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In a major setback to Delhi's <keyword id="19935664" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aam-Aadmi-Party" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Aam Aadmi Party" meta.hostid="345" meta.entityid="Aam Aadmi Party">Aam Aadmi Party</keyword> government, the <keyword id="19895345" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Supreme Court" meta.hostid="345" meta.entityid="Supreme Court">Supreme Court</keyword> on Monday ruled that the law "expressly enables" the lieutenant governor to nominate <keyword id="22669982" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="aldermen" source="keywords">aldermen</keyword> to the <keyword id="19900879" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mcd" source="keywords">MCD</keyword> and he is not bound by the advice of the council of ministers in the matter. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala rejected the <keyword id="19925995" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-government" source="keywords">Delhi government</keyword>'s plea challenging the LG's power to nominate 10 aldermen in the <keyword id="19907640" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Municipal-Corporation-of-Delhi" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Municipal Corporation of Delhi" meta.hostid="345" meta.entityid="Municipal Corporation of Delhi">Municipal Corporation of Delhi</keyword> without the aid and advice of the council of ministers. The apex court pronounced its verdict on the Delhi government's plea after reserving it for nearly 15 months. In its ruling impacting the fraught relationship between the LG's office and the AAP-led Delhi government, the bench said the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act as amended in 1993 "expressly enables the LG to nominate persons having special knowledge to the corporation". It said the power expressed by the statute in the name of the LG, also seen in the context of other provisions, demonstrates the statutory scheme in which the powers and duties are distributed among authorities under the Act. "The context in which the power is located confirms that the LG is intended to act as per the mandate of the statute and not guided by the aid and advice of the council of ministers. The power to be exercised is the statutory duty of the LG and not the executive power of the state. This is how we analysed the constitutional provisions," Justice Narasimha said while pronouncing the verdict on behalf of the bench. The bench said the statutory power under provision 3(3)(b)(1) which deals with nomination of persons having special knowledge was vested with the LG for the first time by the 1993 amendment of the DMC Act of 1957. The bench said the DMC Act as amended in 1993 recognises five authorities exercising the state's power and duties under the Act -- these are the Central government, the government of NCT, administrator, corporation and the commissioner. It said the amendment Act of 1993 carries out several amendments to the original DMC Act of 1957 by which the power, duties were allocated to the authorities depending on the function they perform under the law. The bench said by way of the amendment the power of nomination of aldermen was given to LG under the provision just like the power of nomination of MLAs was given to the speaker of the House. On May 17 last year, the top court had said that giving the LG the power to nominate aldermen to the MCD will mean he can destabilise an elected civic body. The MCD has 250 elected and 10 nominated members. In December 2022, the Aam Aadmi Party defeated the <keyword id="19894848" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="BJP" meta.hostid="345" meta.entityid="BJP">BJP</keyword> in the civic elections, winning 134 wards and ending the saffron party's 15-year run at the helm of the MCD. The BJP won 104 seats and the Congress finished a distant third with nine. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the Delhi government, had contended during the hearing that no separate powers have been accorded to the state government to nominate people to the MCD. For the past 30 years, the practice of the LG nominating aldermen on the aid and advice of the city government has been followed, he said. Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, appearing for the LG's office, submitted that just because a practice has been followed for 30 years does not mean it is correct. The top court had observed that giving the LG the power to nominate aldermen will effectively mean that he can destabilise a democratically elected MCD because these aldermen get appointed to the standing committees and have voting power. Earlier, the top court had questioned the "source of power" of the LG under the Constitution and the law to nominate aldermen to the MCD without the aid and advice of the elected government. On May 12 last year, the top court observed that LG has to act on the "aid and advice" of the council of ministers of the Delhi government in nominating 10 aldermen to the MCD.

SC backs LG's right to nominate aldermen to MCD, setback for AAP govt

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11908906" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="t-pain" source="Orion">T-Pain</keyword> said <keyword id="11908907" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="usher" source="Orion">Usher</keyword>'s comments on his use of Auto-Tune was the catalyst for a four-year depression.</li><li><a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9609528/usher-billboard-cover-story-interview-2021/">In an interview with Billboard,</a> Usher responded, saying "we've spoken since and we're good."</li><li>But T-Pain recently told Insider Usher said he'd call, but he hasn't heard from him. </li></ul>T-Pain recently revealed that he and Usher actually never had a conversation after <a href="https://www.insider.com/t-pain-depression-usher-auto-tune-this-is-pop-2021-6">the R&amp;B singer's Auto-Tune comments</a> caused the rapper to become depressed - despite Usher implying otherwise."I just moved on. I just got out of my pity party and moved on," T-Pain told <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/foodbeast/schedule">Insider earlier this week while promoting his partnership with LG Homestyle Challenge.</a> "We never really had a conversation." The Grammy Award-winning rapper, singer, and producer recently revealed in a Netflix documentary, "This Is Pop," that Usher's disparaging comments on his use of Auto-Tune <a href="https://www.insider.com/t-pain-depression-usher-auto-tune-this-is-pop-2021-6">was the catalyst for a period of depression in his life.</a>"He was like, 'Yeah, man, you really f---d up music for real singers,'" T-Pain said in <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81050786">the Netflix series</a>. "I was like, 'What did I do? I came out and I used auto-tune ... I didn't tell everybody else to start using it.'"Although Usher said the two were "good" after the alleged conversation, T-Pain said he doesn't need an apology from the singer."I wasn't looking for the validation or the 'I'm sorry' or anything," T-Pain told Insider over Zoom. "I just moved on [from] it - it wasn't a big deal after all. At the time I was going through so much and that was just the straw that broke the camel's back."<h2>T-Pain revealed Usher said, 'I'll call you,' but then he never from the singer</h2><div type="image" title="usher" height="2080" width="2774" msid="85488296" hostid="261"></div>After T-Pain revealed he had a four-year depression because of a conversation with Usher in an episode of the Netflix documentary, "This Is Pop," which premiered earlier this year that focused on the creation of Auto-Tune, T-Pain's fans were outraged, <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/t-pains-claims-usher-sparked-four-year-depression-1602804">according to Newsweek</a>.Usher later addressed the revelation in <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9609528/usher-billboard-cover-story-interview-2021/">an interview with Billboard.</a> "I'm happy that T-Pain said something - I'm not sure if it was before or after our actual conversation, after I heard what was said," the Grammy Award-winner said. "It was very hurtful to know that he had experienced that kind of hardship in life. I wouldn't wish that on any person.""But we've spoken since and we're good," Usher added.T-Pain told Insider earlier this week that he told Usher about the Netflix interview coming out before it first streamed back in March, but the two haven't had a conversation after it premiered, trended, and made headlines. "He was like, 'Cool, I'll call you,'" T-Pain told Insider. "Then I haven't heard from him. But it is what is."A representative for Usher did not immediately return Insider's request for comment.<h2>T-Pain said that he decided to talk about his <keyword id="11902572" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mental-health" source="Orion">mental health</keyword> because he wanted people to know he's not perfect</h2><div type="image" title="t-pain" height="2000" width="2666" msid="85488297" hostid="261"></div>T-Pain emphasized that he didn't open up about his depression to disparage Usher. In fact, he just wanted his fans to know that he's a human being."I just want to be normal," T-Pain said when Insider asked about his decision to talk about his experience with depression. "I just want to be able to be amongst people and not try to be a God or this infamous celebrity that nothing bad happens to, [like] I'm untouchable, I don't have any emotions, nothing affects me. I don't want to be that kind of person."He continued: "[I'm] tired of hiding my insecurities and stuff like that. I definitely see a lot of people trying to get into the music industry, trying to be perfect, and it's impossible."For now, T-Pain is cooking up something else. On Thursday, he used his culinary skills to compete in the <keyword id="11898940" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="lg" source="Orion">LG</keyword> Homestyle Cooking Challenge, which streamed on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/foodbeast">Twitch</a>, against Olivia Culpo. The two had to create a full meal while viewers could sabotage them during each round."I'm trying to get into cooking and LG is helping me with that, doing their homestyle thing, and I'm trying to get more into it because I'm terrible at it," T-Pain said. "But LG is making so many different products that are making it easier for me to learn how to cook."

T-Pain says he and Usher haven't spoken about the disparaging Auto-Tune comments: 'I just moved on'

Three South Korean electric vehicle (EV) <keyword id="1759430" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="battery-makers">battery makers</keyword> accounted for 31 percent of the global market in the first quarter, but their share has slipped since last year in the face of toughening competition with Chinese rivals, a market research firm said on Monday. The trio -- <keyword id="10479045" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="LG-Energy-Solution">LG Energy Solution</keyword>, Samsung SDI and SK Innovation-- supplied a combined 47.8 gigawatt-hour (GWh) equivalents of EV batteries in the January-March period, up 127 percent from a year earlier, according to the data by SNE Research. Their sales of EV batteries sharply rose in line with solid demand for battery-powered vehicles by major automakers, but the combined share declined from last year's 37.8 percent as Chinese manufacturers expanded their presence on their home turf, the world's top EV market. LG Energy Solution, which supplies batteries to EV models by Tesla, <keyword id="6361865" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="volkswagen">Volkswagen</keyword> and <keyword id="6355174" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="ford">Ford</keyword>, stayed in second place with a 20.5 percent market share in the first three months of this year, following China's CATL with 31.5 percent, reports Yonhap news agency. Market share of two other Korean makers -- Samsung SDI and SK Innovation -- stood at 5.2 percent, which put them in fifth and sixth place, respectively, with a razor thin margin. "With EV battery technology undergoing swift changes and rising competition under way, the Korean battery makers seem to be backing out due to Chinese players," SNE Research said in a report. "With CATL at the head, Chinese battery makers are eating up the global market at an alarming rate and will likely trigger fiercer competition in the EV battery market in the near future." SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/reliance-industries-earnings-disappoints-markets-stocks-fall-by-over-2-in-morning-trade/articleshow/82364515.cms" style="">Reliance Industries’ earnings disappoints markets – stocks fall by over 2% in morning trade</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/tata-power-says-it-has-no-such-decision-on-an-ipo-for-its-renewable-energy-business/articleshow/82365533.cms">Tata Power says it has ‘no such decision’ on an IPO for its renewable energy business</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6356116" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="LG">LG</keyword> announced Monday that it would be closing its mobile business unit.</li><li>The decision shows how difficult it is to challenge market leaders <keyword id="6354427" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="apple">Apple</keyword> and <keyword id="10591" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Samsung">Samsung</keyword>.</li><li>Samsung established itself as an early challenger to Apple, setting it up for long-term success.</li></ul>LG is officially bowing out of the smartphone market.The South Korean tech giant <a href="https://www.lg.com/us/press-release/lg-to-close-mobile-phone-business-worldwide">announced</a> on Monday that it was exiting the "highly competitive" smartphone business by closing its mobile unit, which signaled the end of an era for a company that was once a top-tier handset maker.Its decision underscores how difficult it is to compete with industry giants like Samsung and Apple, particularly in the US, which is part of the <a href="https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-02-03-gartner-says-worldwide-smartphone-sales-to-grow-11-percent-in-2021">third-largest smartphone market</a>.LG was once among the top five smartphone makers. But it failed to stand its ground as Samsung and Apple dominated the US market and companies like Huawei and Xiaomi snatched up market share abroad.Together, Apple and Samsung account for 81% of the US smartphone market, with Apple accounting for 65% and Samsung responsible for 16% as of the fourth quarter of 2020, according to <a href="https://www.counterpointresearch.com/us-market-smartphone-share/">Counterpoint Research</a>. LG, meanwhile, came in third with just 9% of the market, and Samsung and Apple were the only two smartphone companies to show growth in the US during the fourth quarter of 2020.Worldwide, Apple took the No. 1 spot in the fourth quarter of 2020 with 23.4% of the market, while Samsung came in second with 19.1%, according to <a href="https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS47410621">the International Data Corp</a>.Samsung and LG are longtime rivals in the electronics and home-appliances industries, but there's one critical advantage the former has that the latter lacks when it comes to <keyword id="6354775" type="TECHNOLOGY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Smartphones">smartphones</keyword>. Samsung established its phones as the primary competitors to the iPhone when the smartphone market was still fairly young in 2012. Back then, it had a blockbuster hit on its hands with the Galaxy S3, which overtook the iPhone 4S to become the best-selling smartphone in 2012, according to <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121108005702/en/Strategy-Analytics-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-Becomes-Worlds-Best-Selling-Smartphone-Model-in-Q3-2012">Strategy Analytics</a>.The Galaxy S3's successful launch helped shape a narrative that the smartphone market had become a two-horse race between Apple and Samsung. It fueled headlines in outlets like <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/technology/samsung-challenges-apples-cool-factor.html">The New York Times</a>, <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/business/2014/06/apple-samsung-smartphone-patent-war">Vanity Fair</a>, and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jan/25/apple-samsung-won-smartphone-wars">The Guardian</a> declaring the two tech giants as the winners of what had become the biggest shift in computing in recent history. No <keyword id="6355645" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Android">Android</keyword> phone maker had anything that came close to the popularity of the Galaxy S3 at the time. It put Samsung's Galaxy S series on the map, setting it up to be the iPhone's main competitor for years to come.And other Android phone makers simply couldn't keep up, despite being more innovative in some ways. For example, tech critics praised <keyword id="16129" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="HTC">HTC</keyword> in 2013 for its eye-catching <a href="https://www.cnet.com/reviews/htc-one-review/">One M7 phone</a>, which outpaced every Android phone on the market in terms of build quality and design. But it <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/04/the-hurt-thus-continues/">never had the sales</a> to match those accolades, and HTC <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-completed-1-billion-dollar-acquisition-of-htc-smartphone-business-2018-1">sold a chunk of its smartphone business to Google</a> in 2018.<keyword id="11148" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Motorola">Motorola</keyword>'s original Moto X from 2013 was also ahead of its time with hands-free voice controls that preceded the Amazon Echo and was well-received by reviewers. But <keyword id="6355629" type="DEFINITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="google">Google</keyword> sold off Motorola's mobile unit to Lenovo 2014, and the PC giant has <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/lenovo-thought-it-knew-how-to-fix-tarnished-brandsthen-it-bought-motorola-1484586006">struggled to boost its presence</a> in the smartphone market. Even Google, which operates Android, has had a hard time breaking into the smartphone business. It pivoted to selling less-expensive Pixel smartphones <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/29/18523162/google-pixel-3a-sales-lead-up-announcement-smartphone-competition">after it had trouble selling</a> high-end phones designed to compete with the iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy S line. LG took a similar path. It was ahead of competitors in some ways, such as its decision to bring <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-galaxy-s10-isnt-first-phone-with-ultrawide-camera-2019-3">cameras with a wider field of view</a> to its smartphones years before Apple and Samsung did. But its smartphone division incurred losses totaling $4.5 billion over six years, which resulted in the decision to shut down the unit after Bloomberg reported the electronics maker <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-21/lg-electronics-may-close-down-mobile-phone-business-donga">failed to find a buyer</a>. LG will instead focus on areas like smart-home devices, electric-vehicle components, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Of course, the success of Samsung and Apple is just one element that's influenced the market for mobile phones, albeit a big one. Popular Chinese brands that have stood out for their more accessible price points, like Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, and OnePlus, also rose in popularity about the time LG's market share began slipping around 2015, Gartner data provided to Insider indicated.Still, Samsung and Apple have been comfortably at the top of the smartphone market for years, and LG is just the latest casualty.

The smartphone market is a 2-horse race between Apple and Samsung, and LG is the latest casualty

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<ul><li>In our latest series, we talk to brands about how they have been <keyword id="6354839" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="marketing">marketing</keyword> during these adverse times, the things they have learnt and how they are preparing for the somewhat uncertain future.</li><li><keyword id="6354991" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="vijay-babu">Vijay Babu</keyword>, VP - Home Appliances, <keyword id="135696" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="LG-Electronics-India">LG Electronics India</keyword> tells us how there has been a surge in the demand for the brand's home appliance products as people have been staying at home and trying to find a balance between house work and office work with the help of products like washing machines and dishwashers.</li><li>He is also optimistic about a good sell-out during the festive season due to the increased relevance of products that help in strengthening people's health and hygiene.</li></ul> The lockdown, while has had the obvious impact on our lives, has also had some indirect impact on a lot of businesses. For example, the fact that we are all stuck at home has led to more consumption of content on TV and OTT platforms. Meanwhile, considering we are all working from home, demand for home office setups and even mattresses are seeing an increase. With gyms shut for business, people are working out at home, thereby leading to an increase in demand for the athleisure category too. Something similar has happened with LG Electronics too. Since the lockdown has made willing or unwilling multitaskers out of all of us, the demand for dishwashers and washing machines, categories that make our daily existence easier, have seen an increase. Since the lockdown is slowly being lifted, brands are witnessing the impact of pent-up demand. Even for LG, their home appliance range has witnessed an increase in demand in the past few weeks. We recently caught up with Vijay Babu, VP - Home Appliances, LG Electronics India to understand the kind of business impact the lockdown had on the brand and how they are working towards strengthening their place in the hearts and minds of the customers. Excerpts: Q) Considering the complete closure of retail outlets, malls, manufacturing units etc., what kind of impact has there been on LG's business in the last few months? The onslaught of the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> <keyword id="43587" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="pandemic">pandemic</keyword> has had a major impact across the economy in all sectors, while rapidly spreading across the world without any regard for national borders, class, gender, or communities. In these times, brands are facing the brunt of adapting to the ‘New Normal’ in a very short span. At LG Electronics surprisingly our customers have been by our side and in fact, working from home has led to rise in sales for our home appliance range. The two key factors behind this rise in demand, has been the onset of summer- leading to the need for compressor products like air conditioners etc. The lockdown has also ensured multitasking as a necessity for various working professionals. For them, a dishwasher or washing machine have become essential to balance household chores along with professional duties. In the last month, the economy has slowly opened through limited restrictions from the government. This has led to a major rush in purchases from the pent-up demand of the last few ‘lockdown’ months, as seen in June. However, a lack of liquidity in the economy is still prevalent cause of concern and we hope to assist our customer base in every way possible, till the economy comes back to normal. Q) What kind of festive season are we looking at this year? Do you think <keyword id="1549018" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="consumer-sentiments">consumer sentiments</keyword> will turn and people will buy during the festive season? This year is expected to be different than others, due to the pandemic. It is also affected by the economic repercussions from it, leading to restricted incomes for several families. However, consumer sentiments have been changing drastically in the last few months, it is too soon to predict how the festive season will be in terms of consumer demand. However, considering the unique Health &amp; Hygiene benefits offered by LG Appliances, and their increased relevance and significance in the current scenario, we are extremely confident, for a good sell-out during the festive season. Q) As a brand, what kind of changes are you anticipating in consumer behavior? How are you working on embracing these changes and working around them? People are living differently, buying differently and in many ways, thinking differently. In fact, their way of looking at a product while buying it has also completely changed and the new habits created is expected to transcend crisis, permanently changing the consumer decision making process. In the consumer durables industry, we are already observing a change in consumer behavior. Various surveys have indicated that consumer durables remain a top priority on the purchase list post-lockdown. There is a demand for bigger capacity appliances with larger storage to have better stocks, especially in washing machines &amp; Refrigerators.Consumers are also interested to know the origin of products; they are looking for products manufactured in India. We have seen a good demand among customers for refrigerators this 2020 season. In fact, the twin drivers for the refrigerator market are ‘Enough Storage’ and ‘Ensure Hygiene’ of the stored Items. Features such as water and ice dispenser on the outside or a small home bar compartment; number of shelves in refrigerator; maximizing the storage in door for frequently required items have been in trend with our consumers this year. Steam function in washing machine &amp; dishwashers is preferred by consumers as they want to be sure about hygiene aspect. Q) Were there any interesting consumer trends during the lockdown that perhaps you did not anticipate? Any product vertical that saw a sharp increase in demand? Do you think demand for segments like dishwashers and vacuum cleaners will continue to see an increase in the post-Covid world? We have seen a huge jump in dishwasher sales; in the future, we predict an increase in consumption of vacuum cleaners &amp; dishwashers as people continue doing their own chores. Televisions have also seen a major growth in demand, due to the attraction to home screens for indoor entertainment. Consumers are also preferring ‘Made in India’ products in accordance to the government’s ‘VOCAL FOR LOCAL’ campaign becoming a significant driving factor. According to a Nielsen survey, 28% consumers in 12 cities across the country are open to the idea of buying a home dishwasher or microwave among other home appliances in the next few weeks as the country wakes up from the lockdown. This is valid even as all other additional expenditures including going on a holiday, buying a vehicle like a car, or renovating the house, has been put on hold. We are predicting a pent-up demand for home appliances in the next few months and have been preparing for it to provide customers easier ways to get access to our products through digital e-commerce platforms or through our sanitized retail shops. Q) The summer demand for products like ACs would have seen a major hit due to the lockdown. Are there chances of a recovery in terms of sales in the remaining part of the year? Yes, at the onset of the pandemic we found a dip in our summer product sales. However, this trend did not continue for long, partly due to opening of the economy as well as the summer heat. In fact, we had 10-day period in May when the AC sales shot up three folds and even in June, we have witnessed the same trend especially in the Northern Region. Henceforth, we are positive that the demand for white goods like air conditioners will continue to improve despite the pandemic. Q) It is important for brands to stay connected with consumers even during adverse times. How did you ensure that connect during the lockdown? What kind of communications did you put out? Safety is an essential concern for all, and the ‘touch and feel’ part in the consumer buying process might be reduced significantly at this juncture. Henceforth, customer engagements through digital platforms have become the norm to communicate key messages. At LG Electronics, our social media channels and website have been the biggest platforms for us to communicate unique product benefits to our audience. Not only this, we have also posted DIY (Do It Yourself) videos for repairing productsas well as options for pre-booking products. These engagements were taken ahead with the motive to help existing customers, who can order a home repair session from us as well as new customers who might be interested in our products but cannot avail it due to the lockdown. Q) Did your overall media mix change during the lockdown? Will it change again, in the post-Covid world? During the lockdown, the media mix has consistently veered towards online media. We have tried to create engaging content which can cheer up people’s spirits; for example, on Mother’s Day we created a video to salute COVID warriors. The same received a significant amount of traction in media and audience. A healthy media mix is important to a brand, to increase the reach of communication; in the post-COVID world, we will see an integrated media approach. As a brand, we must wait and watch where the media trends take us. However, since consumer behaviors are shifting towards the ‘new normal’ where safety is prioritized, we believe digital platforms will become the new norm. Q) What were your key learnings from this experience? We are celebrating our 23rd anniversary in India this year and over the course of these years we have strengthened our market leadership due to a strong product portfolio developed through customer insights in India. This pandemic has brought us closer to consumers and thus, our key learning has been offering solutions as per consumer’s needs; Home Appliances were a key priority for them and we have designed various programs to reach out to consumers both in terms of new product delivery &amp; service of existing products.As a brand, we hope to be empathetic as we create products to help our customers move on from the trials and tribulations of this pandemic and get used to a ‘New Normal’.

Work from home has led to an increase in sales of our home appliance range: Vijay Babu, LG Electronics India

By imposing a healthcare tax on <keyword id="6356212" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="LIQUOR">liquor</keyword> and fuel, the <keyword id="44522" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</keyword> cabinet on Thursday increased the price of liquor by amounts between Rs 20 and Rs 200 per bottle and that of petrol and diesel per litre by Rs one and Rs two respectively. The healthcare tax imposed on liquor and petrol-diesel will be utilised for the development of the state, cabinet minister and State <keyword id="26362" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Government">government</keyword> spokesperson <keyword id="266731" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Madan-Kaushik">Madan Kaushik</keyword> said. Both the decisions will come into immediate effect as soon as the government orders in this regard come into force, Kaushik said. Foreign-made liquor and liquor made in India will now be available for an additional cost of Rs 20 to 200 per litre, he said. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="75615480" title="There was a second gas leak at LG Polymers' Vizag late on Thursday" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="75595863" title="The hike in excise duty on petrol and diesel is good news for these two companies" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

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Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty ImagesChinese tourists wearing masks use smartphones in the Ginza shopping district on January 24, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.<ul class="summary-list"><li>LG Electronics has cancelled its plans to attend Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the biggest smartphone show in the world, due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.</li><li>Chinese smartphone manufacturer ZTE has cancelled its press conference due to the outbreak, but has said it's still attending MWC but taking precautions which include sanitizing its booth daily.</li><li>Huawei has yet to release a statement on whether it's altering its plans, but a spokesman said its considering all its options.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>The world's biggest smartphone show is taking a hit from the coronavirus outbreak as two big smartphone manufacturers cancel their plans to attend.South Korea-based LG Electronics <a href="http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2020/02/statement-regarding-lg-electronics-participation-in-mobile-world-congress-mwc-2020/">released a statement on Tuesday</a> saying it wouldn't be participating in Mobile World Congress (MWC), scheduled to take place in Barcelona at the end of this month."With the safety of its employees, partners and customers foremost in mind, LG has decided to withdraw from exhibiting and participating in MWC 2020 [...] This decision removes the risk of exposing hundreds of LG employees to international travel which has already become more restrictive as the virus continues to spread across borders," the company said.South Korea has seen 18 confirmed cases of coronavirus <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coronavirus-south-korea-confirms-new-case-man-infected-in-singapore">according to the Straits Times</a>, and overall the virus has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-protect-yourself-from-coronavirus-wuhan-2020-1?r=US&amp;IR=T">spread to 25 countries outside China</a>, where it first began.The two biggest Chinese smartphone manufacturers Huawei and ZTE are still planning to attend MWC, although a ZTE spokesperson <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/4/21122863/coronavirus-zte-press-conference-canceled-mwc-2020">told the Verge</a> the company will be cancelling its press conference. The spokesperson said the virus outbreak had made it difficult logistically for some of its employees to travel. "[We] tend to be an overly courteous company, and simply don't want to make people uncomfortable," they added.In <a href="https://www.zte.com.cn/global/about/news/202002051628.html">a press statement</a> published on Tuesday, ZTE outlined the precautions it's taking to prevent its representatives from transporting the virus, which include: sanitizing its exhibition stand daily, flying high-level executives to Europe two weeks early so they can "self-isolate themselves," and ensuring none of its booth staff are from mainland China.Huawei has not yet released an official statement on whether it's changing its MWC plans. A spokesman <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-04/lg-zte-scale-back-at-mobile-world-congress-amid-coronavirus?srnd=technology-vp">told Bloomberg</a> the company is considering its options, from leaving its plans unchanged up to cancelling its attendance altogether.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intelligence/connectivity-and-tech-pro?IR=T&amp;itm_source=businessinsider&amp;itm_medium=ctgr_bii&amp;itm_term=ctgr_subscription&amp;itm_content=huawei&amp;itm_campaign=connectivity-and-tech-pro-2"></a> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/former-navy-seal-gear-mission-tools-tech-innovation-2020-1">Former Navy SEAL commander shares the best gear he got to use</a></h3>

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