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Sony India launches Grand Wega
BANGALORE: Sony India announced the debut of Grand WEGA, a range of innovative LCD projection televisions, in the city today.
The latest in the exceptional range of televisions from Sony, Grand WEGA brings alive a large screen viewing experience for consumers, that sets it apart from any other television.
Keeping in mind requirements of consumers, the Grand WEGA is a unique product offering that combines a large screen experience with high picture quality and low power consumption – all packaged in a lightweight slim line design that saves tabletop space, the 60 inch Grand WEGA weighs only about 50 kgs.
“The Sony Grand WEGA is a perfect example of Sony’s innovation at its best. Equipped with ground-breaking 3LCD and WEGA Engine technology, along with stunning aesthetics, the Grand WEGA range of LCD projection televisions will lead the way in terms of industry trends and consumer demands”, said Katsuhiko Murase, Marketing Head, Sony India Pvt Ltd.
“The Sony Grand WEGA is a perfect example of Sony’s innovation at its best. Equipped with ground-breaking 3LCD and WEGA Engine technology, along with stunning aesthetics, the Grand WEGA range of LCD projection televisions will lead the way in terms of industry trends and consumer demands”, said Katsuhiko Murase, Marketing Head, Sony India Pvt Ltd.
Grand WEGA’s picture quality is a result of the combined ingenuity of Sony’s latest 3LCD technology and the exclusive WEGA Engine technology. Its 3LCD technology results in a highly detailed picture quality with brilliant, clear and natural colours.
The performance of three WXGA LCD panels generates a total picture resolution of 3.15 million dots giving improved image definition, with Sony’s proprietary WEGA Engine technology. The system integrates a host of unique technologies and circuitry, enabling full, precise digital image processing.
The Grand WEGA is fully compatible with analogue, digital broadcast and other input signals and reduces noise, enhances clarity, and improves depth and contrast to make images appear stunningly realistic, with amazing detail and sharpness. The Grand WEGA also comes with a DVD and built-in Memory Stick and is empowered with Sony’s unique S-Master Digital Amplifier technology ensuring a high power sound output from a minimal space.
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UltraTech Cement appoints Jayant Dua as managing director
Dua will succeed K. C. Jhanwar after his term ends in December 2026
MUMBAI: UltraTech Cement, the flagship cement arm of the Aditya Birla Group, has elevated Jayant Dua as managing director, effective 1 April, 2026.
The company’s board also approved his appointment as additional director, managing director and key managerial personnel, effective 1 January, 2027, following the completion of the current managing director K C Jhanwar’s term on 31 December, 2026, according to a regulatory filing.
Dua will serve as managing director for a four-year term from 1 January, 2027 to 31 December, 2030.
A veteran executive with more than 37 years of professional experience, Dua joined the Aditya Birla Group’s cement business in 1996 and spent nearly a decade in various functional and leadership roles.
Over the past two decades, he has held several profit-and-loss and chief executive responsibilities across multiple group businesses, including insulators, insurance, Century Cement and the chlor-alkali segment. In 2023, he was elevated to lead the group’s renewables and textiles businesses.
Within the group, Dua has received several internal honours, including the chairman’s individual award for exceptional contribution in 2002, the outstanding leader award in 2009 and the leader of leaders recognition in 2022.
He holds an engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, an MBA from International Management Institute and has completed the advanced management programme at Harvard Business School.
