New Delhi [India], October 2: As e-commerce brands increasingly compete on visual presentation, Micks AI, an AI-powered product photography platform, is helping businesses create new product images, lifestyle scenes, model photography and short product videos from photos they already have.
Traditional product photography can involve studios, photographers, models, equipment, editing and repeated shoots whenever a brand needs fresh creative. Micks AI is built around a simpler approach: businesses upload an existing product photo, describe the setting or visual they want, and use artificial intelligence to generate new creative variations.
The platform is designed for e-commerce businesses, marketers, agencies and smaller brands that need a steady supply of visual content for product pages, advertisements, launches and social media.
Micks AI Turns Existing Product Photos Into New Visual Content
At the centre of Micks AI is a straightforward workflow.
Users begin by uploading a clear image of their product. They can then describe how they want the product to be presented, such as against a clean studio background, inside a lifestyle environment, as part of a seasonal campaign or in imagery featuring a model.
Micks AI generates multiple visual directions that users can review before choosing the images that fit their campaign.
This makes it possible for a brand to take one existing product photograph and explore several different ways of presenting the same item.
For example, a skincare brand could take a basic bottle photograph and create visuals showing the product in a bathroom, beside a mirror, on a minimal studio surface or as part of a morning skincare routine.
A home decor business could place the same candle or accessory in different rooms and seasonal environments without arranging a new physical shoot for every concept.
Built for the Growing Visual Demands of E-Commerce
Online brands today rarely need product photography only once.
A single product may require images for its product page, marketplace listings, social media, paid advertising, email campaigns, seasonal promotions and new product launches.
That creates a continuous demand for creative assets.
Micks AI aims to help brands get more value from the photographs they already have by allowing them to create additional visual concepts whenever they need them.
The platform currently supports several types of content creation, including product photography, lifestyle imagery, model photography, product videos and bulk visual generation.
This can also make experimentation easier for marketing teams. Instead of committing to one creative direction from the beginning, a team can explore different backgrounds, environments and campaign concepts before deciding which direction deserves more attention.
Micks AI Targets Brands Without Large Creative Teams
While larger companies may have dedicated photography studios and creative departments, smaller online businesses often need to manage product photography, marketing and content with limited resources.
Micks AI is positioned to make this process more accessible.
Users do not need to build complex digital scenes manually. They can start with an existing listing image or a photograph taken with a phone, describe what they would like to create and review the generated results.
The platform can therefore be used by founders managing their own stores, e-commerce teams producing campaign assets, marketers testing creative concepts and agencies developing visual options for clients.
AI Is Changing How Product Content Is Produced
Generative AI has already changed how businesses approach text, design and marketing. Product imagery represents another area where AI tools are beginning to influence established creative workflows.
Rather than viewing every piece of visual content as a completely new production, AI platforms can allow brands to reuse existing assets as starting points for new creative ideas.
Micks AI is approaching the market with this philosophy.
The product itself may remain unchanged, but the context in which it appears can change depending on the campaign, season, audience or marketing channel.
A brand preparing for summer, for example, can explore summer-themed visuals. The same product can later appear in a festive campaign, a minimalist studio environment or a lifestyle setting.
This allows visual presentation to evolve without necessarily requiring another complete photography process each time.
Accuracy Remains Important in AI Product Photography
AI-generated product photography also introduces an important consideration: accuracy.
Artificial intelligence can occasionally modify small details in a generated image, including labels, logos, textures or colours. Micks AI therefore encourages users to compare generated visuals with their original product photographs before publishing them.
This is particularly important when visual details influence a customer’s purchasing decision.
AI-generated imagery can expand the number of creative options available to a business, while final review remains an important part of the publishing process.
A New Workflow for Product Photography
The emergence of platforms such as Micks AI reflects a broader shift in e-commerce content creation.
For brands, the question is increasingly moving from “When should we organise another product shoot?” to “How many useful creative variations can we produce from the assets we already have?”
Micks AI is building around that transition.
By combining product photography, lifestyle scenes, model imagery, videos and bulk generation within an AI-driven workflow, the company aims to give e-commerce businesses a faster way to explore and produce visual content.
As online shopping becomes increasingly visual, brands are likely to continue looking for ways to create more content while reducing the operational work traditionally associated with creative production.
Micks AI is positioning itself as one of the tools designed for that new generation of e-commerce content creation.
Businesses and creators interested in learning more about Micks AI can visit micks.ai.
About Micks AI
Micks AI is an AI-powered product photography platform built for online stores, marketers, agencies and brands. The platform allows users to transform existing product photographs into studio images, lifestyle scenes, model imagery and short product videos, while also supporting bulk content creation for larger product catalogues.
Website: micks.ai
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New Delhi [India], October 2: Black Opal Consultants Limited’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) received strong investor interest, with the issue being subscribed 68.71 times at the close of the bidding process. The IPO received 59,512 applications, reflecting participation across investor categories.
The Non-Institutional Investor (NII) portion was subscribed 92.30 times, while the Retail Individual Investor (RII) portion was subscribed 60.15 times and the Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIB) portion was subscribed 59.77 times.
The IPO was offered in a price band of ₹185 to ₹197 per equity share, with a lot size of 600 equity shares. The issue size stood at ₹55.08 crore at the upper end of the price band. The company’s equity shares are proposed to be listed on the BSE SME platform.
Prasoon Chauhan, Promoter & Managing Director, Black Opal Consultants Limited, said, “We are grateful to investors for the participation received during the IPO. The response across investor categories marks an important milestone for Black Opal. We remain focused on executing our business strategy with discipline and building the company for the long term.”
Established in 2020, Black Opal Consultants operates across real estate advisory, sales and distribution, alongside selective project-level participation. The company has built a network comprising 25+ developers, 300+ broker partners and 2,200+ customers, and has facilitated real estate sales of more than ₹4,000 crore since inception.
Khambatta Securities Limited is the Book Running Lead Manager to the issue and also serves as an Underwriter, with Share India also acting as an Underwriter. ORIN Connect is the Investor Relations and Public Relations Partner.
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]]>New Delhi [India], October 2: From learning directly from traditional weavers and artisans across India to translating those experiences into contemporary fashion, M3M Foundation’s Threads of India – Bharat Ka Taana Baana brought together craft, culture, sustainability and women’s empowerment at an exclusive ‘Evening of Patronage & Purpose’ at Roseate House, New Delhi. At the heart of the initiative were 32 unique dresses, created by four young women artisans from M3M Foundation’s iMpower Academy for Skills. The collection, titled ‘Ada-e-Hind’, represents a journey that took the young artisans beyond the classroom and into the heart of India’s textile traditions. The evening brought together a glamorous gathering of Delhi’s fashion and social circuit, including Ramola Bachchan, Rina Dhaka, Sunit Verma, Sonal Mansingh, a host of eminent fashion designers, corporate leaders and prominent names from Delhi’s Page 3 fraternity.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Payal Bansal Kanodia, Chairperson and Trustee, M3M Foundation, said, “Threads of India is, at its heart, a journey of discovery, learning and opportunity. We wanted our young artisans to experience India’s rich craft traditions not merely through a classroom, but by meeting the people who have preserved them across generations and understanding the knowledge, skill and stories behind them. What they have created from that experience is a beautiful reflection of our heritage, interpreted through their own imagination and contemporary sensibilities. For us, sustainability goes beyond what we create; it is equally about sustaining skills, livelihoods and the communities that keep India’s extraordinary craft traditions alive and carry them forward”.
Under the ‘Threads of India 1.0’ initiative, the artisans travelled across different regions of the country, meeting local weavers and craftsmen and gaining a first-hand understanding of the techniques, materials, motifs and cultural narratives that shape India’s diverse textile heritage. Their exposure to these traditional practices became the foundation for developing the 32 contemporary creations, bringing together traditional knowledge with modern design sensibilities. This collection was first showcased this year at Times Fashion Week 2026, following the success of ‘Dream Weavers 1.0’. Each of the 32 dresses was uniquely designed, with no replicas, reflecting the learning and creative interpretation developed through the artisans’ journey across India.
Threads of India is an extension of M3M Foundation’s work through iMpower Academy for Skills, which has trained 12,000+ youth, with 76%+ youth placed, including 2,000+ young people trained in fashion, stitching and tailoring. The initiative demonstrates how skill development can move beyond training to provide exposure, creative expression, and pathways towards sustainable livelihoods. The larger vision behind the initiative is to create a more meaningful connection between craft preservation and contemporary opportunity. By enabling young women to learn directly from traditional practitioners and reinterpret that knowledge through their own work, the initiative seeks to contribute not only to the continuity of India’s craft traditions but also to the economic empowerment of the next generation of skilled artisans.
The September 26 evening brought this journey to its culmination. The 32 dresses were presented through a patronage-led auction, inviting guests to support the creations and the larger purpose behind them. Students from Pearl Academy volunteered to drape the mannequins in the exquisite garment collection and thoughtfully accessorise each ensemble, preparing them for the auction. The event positioned patronage as a means of encouraging sustainable craftsmanship while recognising the skill and effort invested in each piece.
A significant highlight of the evening was the launch of the ‘Threads of India’ Coffee Table Book, documenting all 32 creations and the journey behind the collection. The book featured Dr. Payal Bansal Kanodia, Chairperson and Trustee, M3M Foundation, alongside the four young artisans, placing the makers at the centre of the story. The evening also witnessed the launch of the official Threads of India song, adding another artistic expression to the initiative’s celebration of India’s textile heritage and its young custodians.
In a gesture of personal support for the initiative, Dr. Payal Bansal Kanodia wore one of the dresses from the collection. Her participation reflected the vision under which Threads of India was conceptualised—to create platforms where young women can showcase their skills while encouraging more conscious and sustainable approaches to fashion. The four young artisans were also felicitated during the evening for their contribution to the collection, recognising their journey from skill training to creating a collection presented on a national fashion platform.
With Threads of India – Bharat Ka Taana Baana, M3M Foundation seeks to build a bridge between India’s living craft traditions and the aspirations of its young generation—where traditional knowledge becomes a source of learning, skill becomes a pathway to livelihood, and fashion becomes a platform for purpose.
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]]>Powered by ‘Khud se Jeetne ka DUM’, Sonalika’s record sales mark a major leap in scale, speed and execution driven by its Dumdaar tractors.
New Delhi [India], October 1: India’s No. 1 tractor export brand Sonalika Tractors raised its own performance benchmark in the magnificent 30th anniversary year as it has crossed 1 lakh YTD tractor sales in just 6 months (Apr-Sept’26). A milestone that demanded a full year eight years ago has now been achieved by the company in just half the time, thereby marking a decisive leap in the Sonalika’s scale, speed and execution at every horizon. Continued improvements in its Dumdaar tractors, closer engagement with farmers, meticulous production planning and coordinated dealer execution have supported this performance.
The achievement reflects Sonalika’s enduring spirit of delivering ‘Khud Se Jeetne Ka DUM’ to farmers so that they can outperform their own benchmarks in the field. The same spirit has powered Sonalika to clock record performance and steered the brand from achieving 50,000 tractor sales annually to reaching 1,00,000 tractor sales in just 6 months. Sonalika has consistently transformed its every achievement into a new challenge with the same passion and courage, which makes extraordinary achievements possible. As India prepares to enter its peak festive season, Sonalika has already strengthened its product availability by achieving its highest-ever monthly production of 19,000 tractors at its World No.1 plant in Hoshiarpur and aligned its dealer network to respond faster to rising customer demand.
Mr. Raman Mittal, Joint Managing Director, International Tractors Limited, said, “The biggest sign of progress is when we surpass ourselves. That is the spirit behind our ‘Khud Se Jeetne Ka DUM ’-the courage, the fire and the restlessness to keep pushing beyond what we have already achieved. When we crossed 50,000 annual tractor sales, our hunger was to reach 1,00,000 annual tractor sales. When we reached 1,00,000, we challenged ourselves again: could we achieve it in half the time of 6 months instead? Today, we have answered that ambition with our fastest-ever performance.”
He added, “This achievement proves that our hunger to go further is alive and growing. And this DUM belongs to all of us – every person at ITL, every channel partner, and every farmer whose journey we are privileged to share. When a dream becomes a shared ambition, passion becomes infectious and extraordinary achievements become possible. Together, we have surpassed ourselves once again and we have now set our sights higher.”
About Sonalika Tractors
Founded in 1996, Sonalika Tractors is the No.1 tractor export brand from India and one of the leading tractor brands in the country. Guided by its philosophy of ‘Jeetne Ka Dum’, Sonalika has grown from Hoshiarpur, Punjab into an impossible Indian success story that is globally respected with a presence across 150+ countries.
Sonalika operates the world’s largest integrated tractor manufacturing plant that delivers high-performance tractors engineered for diverse farming applications and conditions. The company is a proud Fortune 500 India organisation among India’s largest 500 companies, recognised for its manufacturing excellence, technology leadership, and farmer-first approach. The brand continues to be the pioneer in the tractor industry in introducing price transparency for farmers by publicly announcing tractor prices and service costs on its website.
Sonalika is celebrating 30 glorious years in 2026 of empowering farmers, strengthening rural prosperity, and amplifying India’s leadership in the global farm mechanisation landscape.
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]]>New Delhi [India], October 2: Sculptor Niyamat Mehta presented Sculpt Someone You Love, an intimate portrait-sculpting experience at Zetu, the newly opened modern Sri Lankan restaurant in Mehrauli. Curated and hosted by Cities Without Houses India, the afternoon brought members of Soho House’s wider creative community together for an experience centred on portraiture, observation and human connection.
Cities Without Houses is a unique membership helping to make the Soho House community truly global and diverse, enabling creatives from all over the world to make meaningful connections with each other – even in cities where there is no Soho House.
For Sculpt Someone You Love, CWH invited members to arrive with a partner, friend, sibling or family member and create a portrait of one another in clay. Built around the idea that some of the best conversations happen while our hands are busy, the experience moved away from the formality of a conventional art class. Instead, it unfolded more like an artist’s dinner party: slow-paced, playful and welcoming, with guided sculpting alongside drinks, seasonal small plates and conversation.
No previous artistic experience was required. The charm lay as much in the wonderfully imperfect portraits as in the act of looking at someone familiar with fresh attention. Mehta guided guests through a 90-minute portrait-sculpting session, with clay, tools and workstations provided on site. The wider three-hour programme included an introduction to Zetu, welcome drinks and bites, an artist introduction and opening, curated snacks by Zetu, a wine pairing and music selected by Mehta. Sandalwood was considered as a scent note for the setting, extending the experience beyond the worktable into a more atmospheric, sensory afternoon.
The event was designed for an intimate group, with approximately 10–12 participating members and 25–30 guests in total. A photographer documented each finished sculpture against a styled backdrop at Zetu, creating portrait-style images intended for branded frames. Event pamphlets and branded paper bags completed the personalised takeaway experience.
“Sculpt Someone You Love was about giving people a reason to look at someone they know well in a completely different way. Portrait sculpture asks you to slow down and notice the smallest things — the tilt of a head, the shape of a cheek, an expression. The sculpture did not need to be perfect. The point was the time spent making it together.” — Niyamat Mehta
Niyamat Mehta (b. 1999, New Delhi) is an Indian sculptor whose practice brings together the discipline of classical European sculpture with a contemporary exploration of mythology, movement and the human experience.
Trained on the banks of the River Arno at The Florence Academy of Art, Mehta developed a rigorous foundation in anatomy, observation and working from life. These principles continue to inform a practice spanning portraiture, the human figure and increasingly symbolic and surreal compositions in bronze.
Her work has been presented internationally, including at Palazzo Albrizzi during the 2022 Venice Biennale, as well as across exhibitions in London and New Delhi. Mehta has held two solo exhibitions at Bikaner House, New Delhi, and her work has gone under the hammer at Bonhams London, marking an important step in her growing international auction presence. She is set to make her US debut at Bonhams in New York in the first week of December 2026.
Alongside her studio practice, Mehta has developed a growing series of collaborations that bring sculpture into conversation with other creative disciplines. In 2026, she collaborated with Indian couturier Varun Bahl, bringing together the worlds of fashion and art, followed by Sculpt Someone You Love, an artist-led collaboration with Cities Without Houses India.
Mehta operates out of her New Delhi-based studio, Atelier Della Firenze, where she sculpts, teaches and works closely with her collectors.
Event Details:
Event: Sculpt Someone You Love
Artist: Niyamat Mehta
Curated and presented by: Cities Without Houses India
Audience: CWH India members
Venue: Zetu, Mehrauli, New Delhi
The event was promoted to CWH India members only and centred on a one-afternoon portrait masterclass led by Niyamat Mehta.
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Investment is ring-fenced for Orb Energy’s Africa business and will support project delivery, local team expansion and financing partnerships
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 2: KawiSafi Ventures has invested $2 million in Orb Energy to support the expansion of the company’s commercial and industrial solar business across East Africa. The capital is ring-fenced for Orb Energy’s Africa business and will support its growing project pipeline in Kenya and the wider region.
Founded in Bengaluru in 2006, Orb Energy is a vertically integrated solar company with operations in India and Kenya and in-house solar panel manufacturing in Bengaluru. Its Africa operations are headquartered in Nairobi. The investment adds growth capital to an India-headquartered solar company as it scales project development and delivery in East Africa.
Orb Energy provides solar systems and financing solutions to commercial and industrial customers in sectors including manufacturing, agro-processing, healthcare, and hospitality. Customers can purchase systems outright or use financing structures that reduce the upfront capital required to adopt solar.
The company has installed close to 15 MW of rooftop solar for more than 60 commercial and industrial customers in East Africa. The new capital will support projects as they move from development and contracting into construction and commissioning.
“Orb has built a strong C&I solar business in Kenya at a time when businesses across the region are looking for more reliable and affordable power. We see an opportunity to support the company as it expands its project pipeline and mobilises additional capital for deployment. The model connects a clear commercial need with the transition to cleaner energy,” said Amar Inamdar, Managing Director, KawiSafi Ventures.
“We at Orb Energy are extremely proud that KawiSafi has decided to invest in our Kenya business for further expansion in East Africa. We have so far installed close to 15 MW of rooftop solar in East Africa across more than 60 C&I customers. But the potential in East Africa, and Africa as a whole, is enormous. We are just scratching the surface. With this new equity from KawiSafi, we intend to grow our regional footprint, build our local team and strengthen our partnerships with financiers to solarise more commercial and industrial establishments in Africa,” said Damian Miller, Co-founder and CEO of Orb Energy.
Supporting C&I Solar Growth in East Africa
Commercial and industrial businesses across East Africa continue to face high energy costs and unreliable power. Distributed solar can give businesses greater control over energy expenses while reducing dependence on more carbon-intensive sources of electricity. Access to capital remains important because projects require funding through development, procurement, construction and commissioning.
Orb Energy combines solar deployment with financing solutions for customers. KawiSafi’s investment will provide additional capital for Orb Energy’s project pipeline, regional team and financing partnerships as the company expands across East Africa.
Investment Through KawiSafi Fund II
The investment was made through KawiSafi Ventures’ second fund. The fund builds on the experience of its predecessor, a $67 million clean energy fund launched in 2016, and expands KawiSafi’s investment strategy across Africa’s climate economy. Its focus includes energy transition, clean transportation and green productivity.
KawiSafi Ventures was created by Acumen and manages its for-profit climate investment strategy in Africa. The second KawiSafi fund, which announced $90 million in approved capital in late 2025, extends Acumen’s approach to backing growth-stage businesses that can build markets and scale solutions addressing climate and economic challenges in underserved markets. Anchor investors include the Green Climate Fund and Schmidt Family Foundation, with funding from Quadrature Climate Foundation.
About Orb Energy
Orb Energy is a leading provider of solar energy solutions in India and Africa. The company was founded in 2006 and is vertically integrated, with its own solar panel manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, India. Orb Energy provides rooftop and ground-mounted solar systems, solar plus battery storage and financing solutions for commercial and industrial customers. The company has installed more than 400 MW of solar capacity and aims to reach 1 GW before 2030.
About KawiSafi Ventures
KawiSafi is Acumen’s for-profit investment platform focused on accelerating Africa’s energy transition. It designs and manages climate finance strategies that mobilize catalytic capital to support inclusive, low-carbon growth. Fund II builds on nearly a decade of experience investing in companies that expand access to clean energy and drive economic resilience.
About Acumen
Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest-to-reach communities on the planet, impacting over half a billion lives.
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 2: Some entrepreneurial journeys begin with a new idea, while others grow from a foundation built by the previous generation. For Nitesh Agarwal, Director of M R STEEL (INDIA) Pvt Ltd, leadership has meant carrying forward a family business while continuously exploring how it can evolve with changing industrial requirements.
The story of M R STEEL began in 1987, when Nitesh Agarwal’s father, Mr. Meghraj Agarwal, started the business with an initial loan of ₹50,000 received from a relative. What began as a modest enterprise was gradually developed through persistence, customer relationships, disciplined business practices and a strong focus on service. Nearly four decades later, the organisation has grown into a business generating more than ₹100 crore in annual revenue.
Nitesh Agarwal became actively associated with the family business in 2011. His journey within the organisation has involved understanding the steel trade, customers, materials and the changing requirements of industrial businesses. Rather than viewing his role simply as taking over an established enterprise, he has focused on understanding the foundation created by the first generation while identifying opportunities to develop the business further.
Under this approach, M R STEEL has expanded beyond conventional steel distribution and developed capabilities around specialised grades, ready stock and value-added processing. The company serves customers across industries including automotive, heavy engineering, mining, infrastructure, fabrication, OEM manufacturing, mould and die applications, tool rooms and general engineering.
Its product portfolio includes grades such as C45, EN8, EN19, 4140, 20MnCr5, P20, 1.2311, 1.2379, D2, 40CrMnMo7, IS 2062 E250 and E350, along with specialised wear-resistant steel such as Rockhard 400. The company has also strengthened its processing capabilities through services including six-side cutting, edge smoothing and cut-to-size solutions.
For Agarwal, this evolution reflects a broader understanding of growth. “Growth is not only about supplying more steel. It is about creating greater value for every customer,” he believes.
Today, M R STEEL serves more than 500 customers and has developed a presence across markets including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The company’s progress has been shaped not only by increasing scale but also by its efforts to offer customers specialised materials and processing solutions suited to their individual requirements.
The next phase of the organisation is focused on ambitious expansion. M R STEEL aims to increase its annual revenue from its current ₹100+ crore level to ₹500+ crore within the next three years. As part of this vision, the company is establishing a new advanced machinery. The proposed facility is intended to strengthen production capacity, processing efficiency and quality while enabling the organisation to address increasingly specialised industrial requirements.
For Agarwal, the objective is not simply to increase the quantity of steel supplied. The larger ambition is to develop M R STEEL into a more advanced, processing-led and customer-focused organisation capable of creating greater value across the industrial supply chain.
His interests also extend beyond the traditional steel industry. Agarwal has developed an interest in entrepreneurship, startups and Artificial Intelligence, and continues to learn about how emerging technologies can influence business decision-making and create new opportunities. His perspective reflects an attempt to bring together the experience of a traditional industrial business with the possibilities emerging from new technologies.
Alongside business development, social responsibility remains an important part of the organisation’s values. M R STEEL and the Agarwal family regularly engage in activities focused on compassion and community responsibility. Daily efforts include feeding and caring for cows, dogs, pigeons, ants and other animals. On every Amavasya, the organisation also arranges a meal service for approximately 200 people, providing food to those in need.
These initiatives represent the belief that business growth should go hand in hand with social responsibility and giving back to society. For Agarwal, entrepreneurship is therefore not limited to financial performance; it also carries a responsibility towards the wider community.
The journey from a ₹50,000 beginning in 1987 to an organisation with more than ₹100 crore in annual revenue represents the combined efforts of two generations. The first generation established the foundation through relationships, trust and perseverance, while the second generation is working to build on that foundation through specialised capabilities, technology, expansion and a broader vision for the future.
As M R STEEL moves towards its next phase, Nitesh Agarwal’s leadership story continues to evolve. His focus remains on respecting the values that built the business while preparing it for a more technology-driven and processing-oriented future.
For him, the legacy is not simply something to preserve. It is a foundation from which the next chapter can be built.
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]]>New Delhi [India], October 1: Most payment platforms in India compete on features, speed of onboarding and merchant numbers. MPay by MMADPay, a fintech payment platform focused on digital payments and merchant payment solutions, has followed a different path – one shaped by years of running systems where failure carries real consequences and compliance is non-negotiable.
The foundation of that path is the company’s long association with IRCTC. Since 2018, MMAD Communications has served as the Technical Service Provider for IRCTC’s iPay platform. The role is demanding. Indian Railways processes one of the country’s largest volumes of digital transactions, with sharp peaks during festival seasons, Tatkal windows and sudden demand surges. Passengers expect the system to work the first time. Refunds must be clean. Settlement and reconciliation have to be accurate. There is little room for prolonged downtime or ambiguous processes.
Operating as the technology partner in this environment for nearly a decade has given MPay by MMADPay a practical education that few private payment platforms receive. The company has to design for scale, build robust risk and fraud controls, maintain high availability, and work within the discipline of a public-facing, high-visibility system. That experience did not remain confined to one client. It became the operating standard for the broader MPay payment infrastructure and digital payment platform.
When MMAD received full RBI authorisation as a Payment Aggregator, the licence was treated as a logical extension of work already being done rather than a new marketing claim. The company had applied for the authorisation years earlier and secured final approval after demonstrating the necessary compliance, technical and governance standards. Subsequent steps included the formal launch of the MPay by MMADPay brand and expansion into additional regulated categories such as cross-border payments and physical (PA-P) aggregation. In the context of the RBI’s 2025 Master Direction on Payment Aggregators which tightened net-worth rules, escrow requirements, merchant due diligence and overall oversight, these credentials place MPay among the smaller group of fully authorised, operationally proven players.
Performance data reinforces the reliability narrative. MPay by MMADPay states that its payment processing infrastructure is engineered to process more than 500,000 transactions a day while maintaining 99.99% uptime. For merchants, the practical implications are straightforward: higher probability that payments succeed under load, clearer settlement timelines, and a partner already accustomed to the scrutiny that comes with high-volume, regulated environments. In an industry where success rates and uptime directly affect revenue and customer experience, these figures are more meaningful than feature lists.
Customer trust is reflected in the businesses that have chosen to work with the platform. MPay’s valued partners include established names across travel, logistics, retail and services: IRCTC (iPay), Akbar Online, Riya Travel, Looks Salon, Samaara Holidays, Roinet, IIM Lucknow (Incubator), Samaara International Tours & Travels, TBN Holidays, Pickrr (Shiprocket), Flygoldfinch. These organisations typically evaluate payment partners on operational stability and compliance posture. Their presence suggests that MPay by MMADPay’s quieter, infrastructure-first approach resonates with businesses that cannot afford extended disruption or regulatory ambiguity.
The product suite itself covers the core requirements of modern merchants. It includes a full online payment gateway, customisable checkout pages, payment links, static QR payments,
language-agnostic payment APIs, payment SDKs for faster integration, and offline tools such as AI-powered soundboxes. The design priority remains consistent: deliver reliable collection and settlement first, then layer on convenience features. Where many platforms optimise for rapid self-serve onboarding and product breadth, MPay by MMADPay optimises for resilience and regulatory clarity.
This positioning is deliberate. MPay by MMADPay does not attempt to be the most visible or feature-heavy brand in Indian fintech. It aims to be one of the more dependable ones. In a market that has seen repeated regulatory tightening and growing merchant sensitivity to fund safety and uptime, that distinction is becoming more valuable. The companies that already possess both
high-volume operational scars and full regulatory licences are better placed than those still racing to meet the new baseline.
The MPay by MMADPay story can therefore be summarised simply. Take the hard lessons of powering a national-scale public payment system for nearly a decade. Translate those lessons into infrastructure, processes and controls. Secure the proper RBI authorisations. Demonstrate consistent performance through measurable uptime and transaction capacity. Then offer the same reliability to private businesses that need it. In payments, trust is rarely created by advertising. It is accumulated through years of delivery under pressure. MPay by MMADPay’s track record, client roster, and regulatory standing indicate that it has been accumulating that trust for some time.
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]]>New Delhi [India], October 1: For decades, oral diagnostics relied heavily on two-dimensional film projection – a method that essentially compressed complex, three-dimensional human anatomy into a flat shadow. In modern clinical practice, treating an impacted tooth or a curved root canal using only 2D radiographs is akin to navigating a complex highway exchange with a two-dimensional map: critical spatial depth is entirely lost.
The integration of advanced digital imaging has fundamentally altered this paradigm. By providing high-resolution, volumetric data of sub-surface structures, digital modalities allow clinicians to shift from reactive intervention to predictive, highly targeted treatment planning. At the forefront of this evolution is Fredna Dental Systems (FDS), India’s largest dental diagnostic centre, which brings advanced digital imaging capabilities to the centre of modern dental diagnostics.
Different clinical presentations require distinct imaging tools. The modern digital workflow leverages a spectrum of hardware depending on the required resolution, field of view, and anatomical scope.
Digital intraoral X-rays offer instant rendering and high-contrast local views with a low radiation footprint, making them ideal for detecting interproximal decay and checking margin fits. Panoramic radiography provides a broad extraoral overview of the entire arch in a single exposure, useful for general jaw assessments.
When sub-millimetre anatomical detail is required, Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) provides true 3D volumetric reconstructions without distortion. Complementing these are intraoral scanners, which capture dynamic 3D surface meshes to eliminate physical impression materials for digital aligners, crowns, and guided surgery templates.
Third molar extractions frequently present anatomical challenges. Wisdom teeth often erupt at severe angles or develop root tips in close proximity to the inferior alveolar nerve, the nerve pathway responsible for lower lip and chin sensation. On a standard 2D panoramic radiograph, a root tip may appear superimposed directly over the nerve canal, leaving the surgeon to estimate whether the structures are actually touching or merely overlapping in perspective.
Consider a lower third molar whose roots curve directly around the inferior alveolar canal. On a standard film, you see an overlap and have to estimate proximity. On a CBCT volume, you can rotate the jaw in 3D space, measure the exact distance to the nerve in fractions of a millimetre, and plan an extraction vector that avoids neurological injury altogether.
By utilizing targeted CBCT scans in complex cases, clinicians eliminate guesswork. Reconstructing the jaw in three dimensions reveals the true spatial relationship between bone, tooth, and nerve pathways, significantly minimizing post-operative complications and nerve morbidity.
Root canal therapy presents its own set of micro-surgical challenges inside an unseen environment. The internal architecture of a tooth can feature calcified channels, lateral branches, accessory canals, or severe root curvature that flat radiographs fail to reveal.
Missed canals, such as the frequently obscured MB2 canal in upper first molars, are a leading cause of endodontic retreatment. 3D digital imaging exposes these hidden pathways long before access opening. Furthermore, viewing exact canal angles and radii allows clinicians to select instrument tapers that preserve natural tooth structure and prevent instrument fracture, while real-time digital radiovisiography provides immediate feedback during canal cleaning and sealing.
Beyond diagnostic accuracy, digital imaging streamlines interdisciplinary workflows and patient governance. High-resolution digital files can be instantly transmitted across cloud networks, allowing general dentists, endodontists, and oral surgeons to collaborate on complex cases in real time.
When patients observe high-definition 3D renders of their own tooth structures on a chairside screen, treatment necessity becomes visually self-evident, building clinical trust and informed consent. Additionally, digital sensors require significantly lower radiation exposure compared to historical film-based methods, aligning with modern safety protocols.
The evolution of dental diagnostics is rapidly moving toward integrated intelligence. At Fredna Dental Systems, this evolution is reflected in the integration of advanced imaging technologies and digital diagnostic workflows, while emerging software pipelines utilize artificial intelligence algorithms to automatically highlight early decay, spot periapical lesions, and trace nerve pathways automatically.
However, advanced hardware and software remain tools to support clinical judgment. The application of imaging must always be tailored to individual patient presentation, balancing diagnostic yield with clinical necessity. When applied thoughtfully, digital imaging transforms unpredictable dental procedures into precise, repeatable, and patient-centred treatment outcomes.
]]>New Delhi [India], October 1: SpotX, a SaaS platform founded by Sanya Jindal and Virkaran Singh, is building an AI-powered technology layer that brings audience intelligence, analytics, automation and accountability to digital screen networks.
Walk into a mall, restaurant, retail store, cinema or real-estate experience centre and chances are you will encounter a digital screen.
They are everywhere.
But while digital screens have become increasingly sophisticated, the technology managing them has often remained surprisingly basic: upload content, schedule it and play it.
SpotX believes the screen can do much more.
Founded by Sanya Jindal and Virkaran Singh, SpotX is a SaaS platform designed to turn distributed screen networks into intelligent, measurable and centrally managed business infrastructure.
The platform brings together content management, campaign scheduling, AI-powered audience analytics, remote monitoring, proof-of-play, automation and performance intelligence within a single system.
The idea is simple: if businesses can track, analyse and optimise almost every interaction in the digital world, why should physical screens be any different?
When a Screen Becomes More Than a Display
For years, the success of a digital screen campaign has largely been measured by whether the content was displayed.
SpotX is looking at the bigger picture.
Through camera-powered audience intelligence, the platform is designed to help businesses understand factors such as audience demographics, dwell time, engagement patterns and content performance—creating a richer layer of data around what happens in front of a screen.
That changes the role of the screen.
It is no longer simply a surface for communication. It becomes a source of operational and audience intelligence.
“The real opportunity is not just putting intelligence into the screen, but creating an intelligence layer around the entire screen ecosystem,” said Sanya Jindal, Founder & Director, SpotX. “We are looking at how audience data, content performance, campaign delivery and operational metrics can work together to create a much clearer picture of what is happening in a physical environment. The ability to analyse these signals in real time can help businesses understand audience behaviour, identify patterns and continuously optimise content and campaigns. In many ways, we are bringing the analytical depth businesses are accustomed to in digital environments into the physical world.”
From ‘Did It Play?’ to ‘Did It Work?’
Running a screen network at scale comes with a different set of problems.
Is the screen online? Is the right campaign playing? Did every scheduled impression run? Which device has gone offline? What content is running at a particular location? Can everything be updated without sending someone to the site?
SpotX is designed to bring these questions into one dashboard.
Businesses can manage content, build playlists, schedule campaigns, monitor device health, track connectivity and generate proof-of-play reports remotely.
For DOOH operators and brands managing distributed networks, this creates a more transparent connection between campaign delivery, operational performance and audience data.
“The problem we are solving is very practical,” said Virkaran Singh, Founder, SpotX. “When a business has screens across multiple locations, managing them individually quickly becomes inefficient. SpotX brings those operations into one platform so teams can deploy content, schedule campaigns, monitor devices and verify delivery without constantly relying on manual intervention. The goal is to make screen networks easier to operate, easier to control and ultimately easier to scale.”
One Dashboard. Hundreds of Locations. Thousands of Screens.
SpotX is built for businesses where screens are not limited to one location.
From a central dashboard, teams can publish content, update playlists, schedule campaigns, manage permissions and remotely monitor screen and device status across multiple sites.
The platform also integrates with Canva, allowing creative teams to move more seamlessly from designing content to deploying it across screen networks.
Its hardware-flexible approach is designed to work with existing infrastructure, including web- and Android-based deployments, helping businesses modernise their screen networks without necessarily replacing the underlying hardware.
The company says SpotX is already managing 1,500+ screens across 75+ business locations, with applications spanning retail, QSR, hospitality, healthcare, real estate, malls, cinemas and Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH).
Why This Matters Now
The physical world is becoming increasingly digital.
Retailers are using screens to influence purchase decisions. Restaurants are deploying dynamic menus and promotions. Malls and cinemas are combining advertising with information and entertainment. Real-estate brands are turning experience centres into immersive digital environments.
As the number of screens grows, so does the complexity of managing them.
And that is where SpotX sees an emerging opportunity—not simply to help businesses run more screens, but to help them understand what those screens are doing.
The company is building toward a model where content, audience intelligence, automation and measurement operate together, creating a more connected layer between media owners, advertisers, businesses and audiences.
The Screen Economy Is Changing
The first generation of digital screens was about replacing static displays.
The next could be about making those displays intelligent.
SpotX is betting that the future of physical-world communication will be shaped not just by what appears on a screen, but by the data, automation and intelligence operating behind it.
And if that vision plays out, the screen in front of you may no longer be simply showing you something.
It may be learning from what happens around it.
About SpotX
SpotX is a SaaS platform for intelligent screen network management, enabling businesses to centrally manage content, automate campaigns, remotely monitor screens and measure performance.
Its capabilities include AI-powered audience intelligence, analytics, proof-of-play reporting, multi-location screen management, dynamic content automation and enterprise governance.
SpotX serves screen-driven industries including DOOH, retail and QSR, malls and cinemas, hospitality, real estate and healthcare.
Website: SpotX.in
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