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<ul><li>This was the 10th edition of IAA's Olive Crown Awards.</li><li>The property is aimed at awarding campaigns that are talking about environmental threats.</li></ul>The <keyword id="1534752" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="International-Advertising-Association">International Advertising Association</keyword> (IAA) India Chapter presented the 10th edition of the Olive Crown Awards celebrating excellence in communicating sustainability. This first-ever award for ‘green advertising’ took on the aura of a ‘cause’ with corporates realizing the importance of differentiating themselves on the ‘green platform’ in an increasingly competitive environment. <keyword id="6395773" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="aaditya-thackeray">Aaditya Thackeray</keyword>, Minister of Environment, Tourism and Protocol (Govt. of Maharashtra) also became a part of the awards last night to support the work being done in the industry to support green initiatives. Speaking about the initiative, <keyword id="599253" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Punit-Goenka">Punit Goenka</keyword>, President, International Advertising Association (IAA) - India Chapter and MD &amp; CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. said, “We at IAA are extremely proud of Olive Crown Awards as an initiative. The overwhelming response received from the industry speaks a lot about the need of such initiatives in today's era. Apart from being the pioneer in recognizing creative excellence in sustainability, Olive Crown Awards as a property has also led to a mindset change in the approach taken by the marketers and advertising agencies while crafting strategic communication campaigns. I am very glad to note that this initiative has touched the 10 year milestone. I am very proud of the entire team at IAA, for their immense amount of energy and time invested in building this initiative and all the key initiatives which bring about a positive change for the industry and the society at large.” Mark Read, CEO, WPP appreciated the fact that Olive Crown Awards show the power of creativity and innovation for environment sustainability. <keyword id="4722871" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="megha-tata">Megha Tata</keyword>, Chairperson IAA Olive Crown Awards said, ‘Today we celebrate a decade of communicating sustainability, a decade where we have brought sustainability to the forefront and on the agenda of both Marketers and Agencies alike. We have seen the conversation shift from doing something green to campaigns and brands vested in sustainability. We have seen this shift and are happy to have identified and led the way to acknowledge these initiatives. We have shown that we are not just custodians of our respective Brands but Custodians of Brand Earth’. <keyword id="1654102" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Andy-Puddicombe">Andy Puddicombe</keyword>, Andy Puddicombe, Former Buddhist Monk and Co-founder of Headspace, spoke about the importance of meditation and urged the audience to take out 5 minutes of the day for themselves and prioritize the mind. <keyword id="296247" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kaushik-Roy">Kaushik Roy</keyword>, Past President IAA, expressed pride of being President IAA during the conceptualization of the Olive Crown Awards, fondly mentioned that if IAA Olive Crown was a tree it would be big today. Prasoon Joshi, Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification and CEO of McCann World group India, reminded us of the fact that while it is a great initiative we must imbibe and live by the values. He recited a poem he had written on Water. Olive Crown Winners 2020: 
 
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IAA awards the green crusaders of advertising with the Olive Crown Awards

By 2025, <keyword id="6358577" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="digital-payments">digital payments</keyword> collectively in India would account for 71.7 per cent of overall payments volume, leaving cash and cheques at 28.3 per cent, said a new report on Wednesday. In 2020, the transaction volume share in India stood at 15.6 per cent and 22.9 per cent for <keyword id="3278781" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="instant-payments">instant payments</keyword> and other electronic payments respectively, while paper-based payments had a considerable share of 61.4 per cent, said the report from US-based electronic payments company ACI Worldwide and data analytics and consulting company <keyword id="1670029" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="GlobalData">GlobalData</keyword>. This is poised to change by 2025 share of volume by instant payments and other electronic payments is expected to rise to 37.1 per cent and 34.6 per cent respectively, leaving the volume of paper-based transactions at 28.3 per cent. Furthermore, by 2024 the share of real time payments volume in overall electronic transactions will exceed 50 per cent, according to the report. "India's journey of creating a <keyword id="50691" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Digital">digital</keyword> financial infrastructure has been characterised by collaboration between the government, the regulator, banks and fintechs," Kaushik Roy, VP and head of product management, Asia, Middle East and Africa, ACI Worldwide, said in a statement. "This has helped to advance the country's goal of enabling financial inclusion and also provided rapid payments digitization for citizens. The <keyword id="43587" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="pandemic">pandemic</keyword> has further accelerated adoption of digital payments with many first time users adopting digital payments and significant uplift by merchants." With millions of people globally having to change the way they work and live -- and the way they shop and pay -- mobile wallet adoption rose to an historic high of 46 per cent in 2020, up from 40.6 percent in 2019 and 18.9 percent in 2018. Countries like Brazil, Mexico and Malaysia where many people historically relied on cash are now some of the fastest adopters of mobile wallets. Globally, more than 70.3 billion real-time payments transactions were processed in 2020, a surge of 41 per cent compared to the previous year, as the Covid-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated trends away from cash and cheques towards greater reliance on real-time and digital payments, said the report. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/xiaomi-plans-to-enter-the-electric-vehicle-business-with-an-investment-outlay-of-10-billion/articleshow/81772965.cms">Xiaomi forays into the electric vehicle business with a $10 billion subsidiary</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/ecommerce/news/amazon-is-eyeing-india-startups-as-it-gears-up-for-a-fight-with-asia-richest-man-in-retail/articleshow/81773692.cms">Amazon is eyeing India's startups as it gears up for a fight with Asia's richest man in retail</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-galaxy-a72-mobile-phone-review/slidelist/81774857.cms">Samsung Galaxy A72 review – a premium mid-range phone in a crowded market</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/earth-lost-more-arctic-sea-ice-than-the-area-of-rajasthan-and-madhya-pradesh-combined-in-2021/articleshow/81775537.cms">The planet lost more Arctic sea ice than the area of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh combined in 2021</a>

Around 71.7% off all payment transactions in India to be digital by 2025

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 Whether you are a foodie or not, the indomitable aroma of a plate of hot <keyword id="41887" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="biryani">biryani</keyword> is sure to make you drool. Quite popular among Indians and its diaspora, Biryani has earned the luxury of being a royal food. A simple hotch potch of rice, vegetables and meat with some authentic Indian spices has made biryani a love affair for gastronomers. 
 
Given the sheer richness and diversity of Indian cuisine thanks to the bountiful cultural heritage, almost every region has its own version of the biryani. The biryani of Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kashmir, Lucknow, and Kerala are the prominent delicacies in the country. 
 And To offer home cooked style fresh biryani to customers across India and worldwide, an Indian start up has just come up with variety of aromatic and flavorsome meal, with right combination of Carbohydrates(Rice) &amp; proteins(Meat/vegetables). <keyword id="4405228" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Biryani-By-Kilo">Biryani By Kilo</keyword> (BBK) has already taken the <keyword id="674224" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-NCR">Delhi NCR</keyword> foodies’ market by storm. 
 
So why is BBK so unique while there are so many restaurants serving the same? 
In an exclusive interview with Business Insider, Kaushik Roy, the founder of BBK claims, the uniqueness lies in the fact that Biryani is made fresh only after the customer order is placed, and delivered in the same handi that it is prepared. 
 Along with co-founder Vishal Jindal, who is a diehard foodie with vast entrepreneurial/PE and scaling up expertise, across different businesses and geographies- the founder duo want to make Biryani By Kilo a pan Indian &amp; worldwide brand. 
Innovation 
However one just can’t stop asking what actually made the duo kickstart a venture, the market of which is quite saturated. 
 
Standardized Process and Systems, best Kitchen Technologies and ERP, going back to traditional and lost recipes of Biryanis/Kebabs/Kormas, New Packing and Delivery methods to ensure freshness are the major innovations BBK has already done in the segment. 
 

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Here's how BBK delivers 
 
Funding 
BBK received funds from investors, including Chandigarh Angels Network, ex-Evalueserve Chief operating officer Ashish Gupta, GlobalLogic's Sunil Singh, highly successful US IT entrepreneur Alok Bhatia, and some senior executives from leading Financial &amp; Legal Firms. Rohit Chand and his son Ashish Chand also participated in BBK investment round, through their family fund Yukti Securities, which makes angel investments in the food and IT sectors. 
 
Revenue model 
BBK is currently generating an annual sales run rate of around Rs 7-10 cr. And targeting annual sales run rate of Rs 15-20cr by Mar 2018. BBK has currently 4 delivery outlets in NCR (Gurgaon, Dwarka, Noida, South Delhi- Shahpurjat). BBK plans to launch in other major cities like Pune &amp; Bangalore after Mar 2018.

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