Month: October 2017

Uber, along with Mphasis, introduces new services in India

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Uber has recently launched two new products – “uberACCESS” and “uberASSIST” in Bangalore, supported by Mphasis as a part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. With an aim to address day-to-day transportation requirements of senior citizens and those with accessibility needs, riders can request uberASSIST rides starting today and will soon be able to book uberACCESS rides, the forward-facing wheelchair accessible product, on-demand. Trained and certified by Diversity and Equal Opportunity Centre (DEOC), all driver-partners are equipped with the required skills to assist passengers with accessibility needs as well as those…

PM MODI flags off Run for Unity on the anniversary of Sardar Patel

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The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, along with Shri Ram Nath Kovind, and Shri Venkaiah Naidu, today offered floral tributes at the statue of Sardar Patel, at Patel Chowk in New Delhi, on the occasion of 147th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.  Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister recalled the contributions of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, especially in uniting the nation. The Prime Minister asserted that the youth of India respect Sardar Patel, and his contribution towards the building of our nation.  The Prime Minister said that India is proud…

Indian Government inks $200-million loan agreement with World Bank for Assam project

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The Government of India and the World Bank have signed a $200-million loan agreement for the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project.   The Project will support the Government of Assam to facilitate agribusiness investments, increase agriculture productivity and market access, and enable small farm holders produce crops that are resilient to recurrent floods or droughts in the state.   The $200-million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a 7-year grace period, and a maturity of 16.5 years.   The agreement for the Project was…

MHA supports Make in India with arms manufacturing in the country

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The Ministry of Home Affairs has liberalised the Arms Rules to boost “Make in India” manufacturing policy of the Government as also to promote employment generation in the field of manufacturing of arms and ammunition. The liberalised rules are expected to encourage the manufacturing activity and facilitate availability of world class weapons to meet the requirement of Armed Forces and Police Forces in sync with country’s defence indigenization programme. The liberalised rules will apply to licences granted by MHA for small arms & ammunition and licences granted by Department of…

76% LED bulb brands disregards consumer’s safety standards in India: Nielsen study

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In a Nielsen study conducted across four major Indian cities – New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmadabad and Hyderabad, 76% of LED Bulb brands and 71% of LED down lighter brands across 200 electrical retail outlets were found to be non-compliant with consumer safety standards, as prescribed and mandated for lighting products by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. These spurious products pose a serious safety hazard for consumers, besides causing significant loss in tax revenues for the Government of India, as…

Aricent, along with NASSCOM Foundation, skills 900+ in Hyderabad

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Aricent and NASSCOM Foundation have jointly announced the culmination of the first edition of “Arise by Aricent” programme in Hyderabad with 900+ students successfully trained and certified from tier-2 and tier-3 colleges in and around Hyderabad.   Delivered through India’s leading vocational training provider MindMap LLP and governed by NASSCOM Foundation, this On-Campus program equipped students from select colleges with skills ranging from basics like SDLC methodologies, to programming languages like JAVA, database management languages like SQL, API creation through Jdbc, project designing and software testing.   This program also…

Atos positioned as a world leader on Climate A List 2017

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Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, has been awarded the highest score in climate performance by the CDP and is listed on the 2017 Climate a List for the fifth consecutive year.   Thousands of companies have submitted information to be independently assessed against the CDP scoring methodology. Among them, 112 companies have made it to the Climate a List worldwide in 2017. Atos is one of these 5% to be awarded an “A” grade for its performance and actions to cut emissions, mitigate climate risks and develop the low-carbon economy.   …

Indian Government and ADB sign $65.5 Million Loan to support Coastal Protection in Karnataka

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a $65.5 million loan agreement in the national capital to continue interventions to check coastal erosion on the Western Coast in Karnataka. The loan is the Second Tranche of a $250 million financing facility under the Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Program. The financing will be used to address the immediate coastal protection needs and for strengthening institutional capacity of Karnataka’s Public Works, Ports and Inland Water Transport Department. Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic…

India and the Netherlands come together for sports

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Sports bring people together. That’s the motto the Netherlands has adopted for the event it will be hosting at the Jude Felix Hockey Academy in Bangalore on October 27. Dutch international football star Johan Neeskens and Olympic Hockey Medalist Floris Jan Bovelander will join hands with Indian kids at the Jude Felix Hockey Academy. The mini-tournament is part of a day of soccer and hockey, hosted by Dutch Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Alphonsus Stoelinga, Charities Aid Foundation India, One Million Hockey Legs, the KNVB World Coaches and…

Firms should use CSR funds for Ganga cleanup – Nitin Gadkari

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India Inc should undertake Ganga cleaning and river rejuvenation projects under their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes, road transport and water resources minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.   Corporations can build ghats, crematoriums and adopt river development projects as the government is looking to enter into memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the private sector, the minister said at PHD Chamber’s annual session here.   Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 requires companies above a certain size to spend at least 2% of their average net profit for the immediately…