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NDTV & DHFL launch ‘Behtar India’, Rajput encourages children
MUMBAI: NDTV and DHFL Pramerica have launched a ‘Behtar India’ campaign to work towards a better future for India earlier this year. The core thought of the campaign is to mobilise students, ordinary citizens and corporates to join a nationwide movement that focuses on three main pillars of the campaign – Health, Hygiene and Environment.
As part of the campaign, the Behtar India Students’ Conclave was held at Modern School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi with Campaign Ambassador Sushant Singh Rajput today. The Conclave highlighted issues that needed urgent attention and discussed how students can help bring the right difference in the mindset of people regarding Swasthya, Swachhta and Vataavaran.
The Conclave also saw active participation from Bittu Sehgal, Environmental Activist; Neha Kirpal, Founder at India Art Fair; Dipa Karmakar, Gymnast; Malavath Poorna, the youngest girl to climb Mount Everest; Abhiraj Bhal, CEO Urban Clap; Priya Dutt MP, Congress member; Shazia Ilmi, BJP member; Atishree Marlena, AAP member; Kalikesh Singh Deo MP, Biju Janata Dal member; Nitesh Kadyan, Co-Founder Graviky Labs; Kristen Kagestu, Founder Saathi Pads; Akshat Mittal, Founder – Odd-Even.com and Ritwika Bhattacharya, Founder/CEO – Swaniti Initiative.
Campaign ambassador Sushant Singh Rajput said, “I urge all our young citizens to actively partake and join us in this nationwide movement to ensure everyone has a right to proper health, hygiene and environment through this campaign.”
NDTV consulting editor Vikram Chandra said, “Behtar India campaign is aimed at encouraging young citizens to empower and motivate others to actively build healthier, more hygienic and environment friendly world.”
DHFL Pramerica MD and CEO Anoop Pabby said: “This Conclave is a celebration of what we have achieved so far but we can’t afford to be complacent because there is still a lot that needs to be done on our journey towards a Behtar India”.
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
