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Centuary Mattresses is the Official Sleep Sponsor of Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2024
Mumbai: India’s Sleep Specialist, Centuary Mattress, announces its debut sponsorship for Sunrisers Hyderabad 2024. This marks a significant milestone for the brand as it extends its support to one of the most renowned franchises in the Indian T20 cricket league, reflecting Centuary’s commitment to supporting sports and connecting with cricket enthusiasts across the country.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad have a storied history of success and are widely regarded as a powerhouse team. At the same time, Centuary mattress also commands a solid market share across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana region. As a brand that is deeply rooted in the city and cultural fabric of Hyderabad, this partnership will help Centuary in further strengthening its presence in the Deccan community while also enhancing its brand visibility on a national scale. As part of the sponsorship agreement contract, the Centuary Mattress logo will be prominently displayed on the leading leg of the player’s trousers.
Centuary Mattress executive director Uttam Malani said, “We are delighted to embark on this exciting journey with Sunrisers Hyderabad. Since this is our first-ever association with such a prestigious sporting franchise, which is also a Hyderabad-based entity, it will not only strengthen our local connection but also elevate the spirit of cricket in our city. Cricket holds a special place in the hearts of millions of Indians and through this partnership we look forward to engaging with fans in a meaningful way while promoting our commitment to quality sleep.”
Sunrisers Hyderabad CEO K Shanmugam stated “We are excited to welcome Centuary Mattress as our official sponsor for 2024 season. This partnership signifies our shared values of excellence, performance, and dedication to providing the best experience for fans and players alike. We look forward to a successful collaboration that inspires mutual growth for both the brands.”
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Samsung certifies 1,000 Maharashtra students in AI and coding
The South Korean electronics giant marks its first large-scale skilling push in the state, with women making up nearly half the national programme’s enrolment
PUNE: Samsung has put 1,000 students in Maharashtra through a certified training programme in artificial intelligence and coding, the largest such drive the South Korean electronics company has run in the state and a signal that corporate India’s skilling ambitions are moving well beyond the boardroom brochure.
The certifications were awarded under Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC), the company’s flagship corporate social responsibility programme, which launched in India in 2022 with the stated aim of democratising access to future-technology education. The 1,000 graduates were drawn from four institutions: 127 from Savitribai Phule Pune University, 373 from Pimpri Chinchwad University, 250 from D.Y. Patil University’s Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology and 250 from Anjuman-I-Islam’s Kalsekar Technical Campus. All completed training in either AI or coding and programming, the two disciplines Samsung has identified as the critical pillars of the digital economy.
The programme does not stop at technical training. Soft-skills development and career-readiness modules are baked into the curriculum, a deliberate attempt to close the gap between what universities teach and what employers actually want.
“India’s digital growth story will ultimately be shaped by the quality of its talent pipeline,” said Shubham Mukherjee, head of CSR and corporate communications at Samsung Southwest Asia. “As technologies like AI move from the periphery to the core of industries, skilling must evolve from basic training to building real-world capability. This milestone in Maharashtra reflects how industry and academia can come together to create a future-ready workforce that is both globally competitive and locally relevant.”
The Maharashtra drive sits within a rapidly scaling national effort. Samsung Innovation Campus trained 20,000 young people across India in 2025, hitting its stated target for the year. Women account for 48 per cent of national enrolments, a figure the company cites as evidence of its push for an inclusive technology ecosystem. The programme is implemented in partnership with the Electronics Sector Skills Council of India and the Telecom Sector Skill Council.
Samsung, which is marking 30 years in India this year, runs SIC alongside two other initiatives, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow and Samsung DOST, as part of a broader effort to build what it calls a generation of innovators with both the technical depth and the problem-solving mindset to thrive in a fast-moving digital world.
A thousand certified students is a tidy headline. Whether they find jobs that match their new skills is the harder question, and the one that will ultimately determine whether corporate skilling programmes like this one are genuine pipelines or well-photographed gestures.
