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CavinKare partners with Ability Foundation for CavinKare Ability Awards
Mumbai: CavinKare, the FMCG conglomerate, is back with the 21st edition of the CavinKare Ability Awards, in collaboration with the Ability Foundation.
The awards will honour the unwavering spirits of individuals with disabilities. The awards are presented to persons with disabilities to recognise their accomplishments in various sectors, in keeping with the organisation’s mission to provide basic necessities to people from all socioeconomic backgrounds.
Nominations for the awards are open till 20 November 2022. Any citizen of India with a disability (as defined by the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016) who has performed an incredible job in his or her chosen field is eligible to apply. An individual can be nominated for only one category. The nominations go through a short-listing, interviewing, and site-visiting process before a panel of eminent jury members selects the recipients.
The awards fall under two categories, namely, the CavinKare Ability Award for Eminence and the CavinKare Ability Mastery Awards, which are given to specially chosen achievers from all around the nation.
The CavinKare Ability Award for Eminence is presented to one individual with a disability who has shown a commitment to others that goes beyond individual success. The award includes a memento, a citation, and a cash reward of 2 lakh rupees. The CavinKare Ability Mastery Awards are presented to three individuals who have not let their disabilities stand in the way of achieving brilliance in their chosen fields. This category of awards is presented to those people with disabilities who have demonstrated proficiency in the field of their choice, set high standards for themselves, and also realised their personal goals. The award includes a memento, a citation, and a cash reward of one lakh rupees for each recipient.
Since its establishment in 2003, the CavinKare Ability Awards have recognised 85 achievers with disabilities who have broken through conventional barriers to pursue their dreams.
The CavinKare Ability Awards are a highly sought-after acknowledgment for the disability sector nationwide because they highlight the extraordinary feats of individuals and accentuate their outstanding achievements.
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From mega bills to spontaneous dates: Swiggy Dineout Valentine’s report
From mega bills to last-minute plans, India celebrated love with flair
MUMBAI: Valentine’s Day 2026 was a feast for the senses and wallets alike, according to Swiggy Dineout. India’s on-demand dining platform revealed how the nation celebrated romance with big gestures, lively nights out, and plenty of spontaneous bookings.
Metropolitan hubs continued to rule the roost with Bengaluru, Delhi, and Hyderabad seeing the most reservations. Emerging cities aren’t far behind, with Ahmedabad, Jaipur, and Chandigarh joining the party. Growth was particularly striking in Surat (up 180 per cent), Vadodara (155 per cent) and Bhubaneswar (145.5 per cent) compared with the previous Saturday.
Mumbai stole the headlines with a single customer splashing out Rs 130,155 – the highest bill in the country. The city also hosted the largest single group booking, with 30 diners coming together to celebrate in style. Most Valentine’s transactions took place between 10pm and 11pm, proving love, and hunger, strike late.
Mumbai stole the spotlight with a mega-spender whose bill made everyone else blush, while savvy diners were cashing in on discounts, including a Pune customer saving 60% and another in Bengaluru saving 50 per cent. Fine dining was on fire, with bookings up 121 per cent year-on-year, though pubs, bars, and lounges remained the crowd favourites, accounting for 30.6 per cent of all reservations. Last-minute romance was the order of the day, with 66 per cent of diners booking within two hours of heading out. Together, India saved over Rs 6 crore, proving that love can be grand, yet thrifty.
Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi led the premium dining rush, showing a growing appetite for curated, high-end experiences. Meanwhile, spontaneous bookings reinforced modern lifestyles, where convenience and instant gratification rule the day.
Whether it was big spends, huge groups, or a last-minute romantic dash, Valentine’s Day 2026 proved love and dining go hand in hand – and sometimes, they go all out.
