Debshankar Mukhopadhyay appointed as CEO of Zee Learn

Essel Group firm Zee Learn today said it has appointed Debshankar Mukhopadhyay as the CEO of the company.
The board of company in a meeting held today approved the appointment of Mukhopadhyay, Zee Learn informed BSE.
His appointment would be effective from July 1. Mukhopadhyay has over 20 years of experience in educational and financial sector.
Zee Learn operates chain of K-12 schools - Mount Litera Zee School and pre-school network Kidzee.
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Ola launches luxury category service 'Ola Lux' in Bengaluru * Taxi aggregator Ola today announced its luxury category 'Ola Lux' for the city.

Ola Lux will feature luxury sedans like Jaguar, Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Toyota Camry & Fortuner, Honda Accord, amongst other high-end sedans and SUVs, the company said in a release.

It said the service will be available on the mobile for booking at a minimum fare of Rs 200 and Rs 19 per km.
With this launch, Ola Lux is now available in three cities --Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi.
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IndiaFirst Life, Star Health join hands to offer combi plans * IndiaFirst Life Insurance today announced its collaboration with Star Health Insurance to offer combi plans- combination of health and life insurance plans.

The StarFirst Combi Plans are a suite of five plans that provide unique combined benefits of health and life cover under a single offering, according to a release.
Sadanand Gowda inaugurates workshop on sustainable devp goals
New Delhi: Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation Sadananda Gowda today inaugurated a national consultation workshop on developing a monitoring framework for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) here.
The two-day workshop will be attended by senior officers from Central Ministries/Departments and State Governments, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said.
The workshop will have deliberation sessions with focus upon principles for development and identification of suitable National and State level indicators for measuring the SGDs and targets including standardisation, harmonisation and periodicity and coordination, it added.

In his address, Gowda stated that the success in the implementation of national policies for the attainment of SDGs not only requires better coordination of all stakeholders, but also a robust monitoring mechanism.
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Vistra ITCL (India) cuts stake in Edelweiss Financial Services * Vistra ITCL (India) Ltd, formerly IL&FS Trust Company, has lowered its stake in Edelweiss Financial Services by over 2 per cent to 9.90 per cent.
The company sold 2.43 per cent, or over 2 crore shares in Edelweiss to bring its shareholding to 9.90 per cent (8.15 crore shares).
The stake sale was held in a off market mode on September 23, Vistra said in a regulatory filing. Before selling of the stake, Vistra held 12.33 per cent in Edelweiss Financial Services.

IL&FS Trust Company Limited (ITCL), the corporate trust services provider has earlier this month being acquired by global firm Vistra that is engaged in corporate services globally.
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Startupbootcamp launches FinTech accelerator program in India * Startupbootcamp, the global family of industry-focused startup accelerators, today announced launch of its Startupbootcamp FinTech programme in Mumbai.
ICICI Bank, ICICI Lombard, RBL Bank, AZB & Partners and PwC join as founding institutions in program's expansion to India market, following success in London, New York and Singapore, the company said in a release.
"Following the success of programs in London, Singapore and New York, the evolution of the FinTech program to Mumbai ensures coverage of the three main FinTech hubs around the world and now the fastest growing economy," it said.