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Barista bags music launch rights for ‘Chai Pani etc’
NEW DELHI: In a bid to further its connect with today’s youth, Barista Coffee Company has aligned with Duniya Vision Production, bagging the exclusive music launch rights for Manu Rewal’s movie Chai Pani etc.
Under this exclusive retail agreement, over 50 Barista Espresso Bars across Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Chandigarh and Baroda will sell audio CDs of the movie. Music CDs for the movie will only be available at Barista outlets.
Sawant Dutta makes her entry into the film industry by composing the music for this movie. A company release informs that the music album also has a couple of Rajasthani Manganiar folk songs sung by internationally acclaimed Ghazi Khan, who again makes his debut in the Indian film industry with Chai Pani etc.
Commenting on the synergies of this association, Barista Coffee Company chief operating officer Brotin Banerjee said, “We believe that music, art and theatre is central to the Barista experience. Barista is a place, which not only offers a person, an exquisite experience but also an atmosphere to relax, enjoy and cherish. And this promotion with Duniya Vision corroborates our views.”
“The alliance with Barista is done keeping in mind the target audience for the movie. This effort has also been initiated to help fight piracy in the music industry by directly reaching the target audience,” said Chai Pani etc director Manu Rewal.
The movie is releasing on 11 March, 2005 featuring Konkana Sen Sharma, Zafar Karachiwala and Channel [V] VJ Gaurav Kapur. Written, produced and directed by Manu Rewal, the movie is a satire, featuring Konkana Sen Sharma in a double role.
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Schneider Electric launches One Unit Mission for Women’s Day
Green Yodha 2.0 urges every Indian household to save one unit of electricity daily.
MUMBAI: Schneider Electric just flipped the switch on savings because this Women’s Day the brightest idea isn’t a new bulb, it’s turning one unit off. Schneider Electric launched the second phase of its Green Yodha initiative, ‘One Unit Mission’, on International Women’s Day 2026, calling on every Indian household to save at least one unit of electricity daily. The campaign was flagged off in Delhi by chief minister Rekha Gupta, actor and sustainability advocate Bhumi Pednekar, and other dignitaries.
Rekha Gupta said, “Delhi’s journey towards clean, resilient growth begins with how efficiently we use the energy we already have. Green Yodha 2.0 reminds us that every citizen is a stakeholder in India’s energy future, and saving one unit of power today is an act of nation-building for tomorrow.”
Schneider Electric India zone president, MD & CEO Deepak Sharma added, “India is entering a decade of unprecedented growth, and that growth will require enormous amounts of energy. The real challenge is not just how much power we produce, but how intelligently we use it. If every Indian household saves just one unit of electricity a day, the impact would be equivalent to planting billions of trees or taking millions of cars off the road.”
Schneider Electric India, vice president of marketing Rajat Abbi noted, “Sustainability becomes real when it is simple and measurable. The One Unit Mission is about turning awareness into everyday action.”
In FY 2023–24, India’s energy-efficiency programmes (PAT, UJALA, S&L, SLNP, CAFÉ) collectively saved 53.6 million tonnes of oil equivalent, avoided 321 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions, and reduced energy expenditure by Rs 2 lakh crore equivalent to nearly 6 per cent of national primary energy supply.
The initiative aligns with government efforts on efficient cooling, appliance standards and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency’s state-level SEEI FY 2024 framework, emphasising demand-side efficiency as a cost-effective complement to new generation capacity.
In a nation sprinting toward brighter, bigger tomorrows, Schneider isn’t selling more power, it’s quietly handing every household a daily superpower: the ability to save one unit and help light up a cleaner, more efficient future, one thoughtful switch at a time.
