CHENNAI PRESS NEWS

Indian cricket fans are upgrading to large screen TVs to watch their home team battle it out in the ongoing Cricket World Cup . Chennai, India – June 20, 2019 : In the month of May, just ahead of the World Cup, Samsung India saw sales of 55 inch and above TVs, which include the Company’s QLED TV line up and Ultra High Definition Tv line up, grow over 110% over last year. Samsung has also seen the sale of ultra-premium 75 inch and above TVs grow five times in the same period, indicating consumer preference for larger screen TVs to enjoy the World Cup. Samsung has been the market leader in TVs for the last 13 years in India. In the premium TV segment (55 inch and above) too it had a market share of 47% at the end of March 2019, which it plans to take up to 55% by this Diwali riding on the rising sales of large screen TVs. With the recent launch of Samsung QLED 8K TVs, Samsung is eying 70% market share in ultra-premium TVs (75 inch and above) from its current market share of...

Utkarsh has been waging its ‘No Plastic’ battle for over 10 years now . Chennai, June 2019: The Tamil Nadu Government is all set to enforce a state-wide ban on certain ‘use and throw’ plastics from this year.   As a part of its ongoing campaign against plastic pollution, the Tamil Nadu Government-Ministry of Environment and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has joined hands with Utkarsh Global Foundation, a non-profit and non-governmental organisation, to distribute 2.5 crore cloth bags in the state. Its environment movement is combined with women’s empowerment as Utkarsh has been roping in women from tribal and backward areas of Maharashtra to make the cloth bags. These bags are distributed free of cost around the state, driving home the message of plastic menace and also encouraging and supporting general public to discard the use of plastic bags. (L-R) Praveen Jadhav, General Secreatary, D.R.Londhe, President, Aatish Wagmare, Vice President, Satish Gaikwad, Treasu...