Category: Corporate

Uber has marked the 29th National Road Safety Week by announcing a slew of initiatives for driver partners, to spread road safety awareness. Reiterating its commitment to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Uber will conduct free medical and eye check-ups for over 4.5 lakh driver partners over the next 6 months in-line with this year’s theme of ‘Sadak Suraksha – Jeevan Raksha.’   Speaking on the launch of its initiative, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport & Highways pointed out, “Ensuring road safety is a key…

New-Delhi headquartered online travel marketplace Tripshelf has raised fresh funding of Rs. 1.6 crore from a group of professional investors including GEMS Advisory (a micro VC); Alok Mittal of Indifi; Sachin Bhatia, Co-Founder of MakeMyTrip & Truly Madly; Anita Gupta, Global Equity Strategist; Singapore Angel Network; and Alka Puri, IIM-C Alumnus & Founder of Roads Ahead Consult; amongst other HNIs. This is a continuation of Tripshelf’s Pre Series-A Funding Round received from GEMS Advisory in mid-2016; the total amount raised by the startup now stands at INR 3.2 crore.   …

Ahead of the International Earth Day, Belkin has shared its concerns over the inefficient waste management scenario of India which is resulting in an alarming rise of solid waste generation per capita.   Incepted in 1983, Belkin is well known for creating products that make people’s lives better, easier and more fulfilling. It is one of the most active tech- companies in the world to participate and carry out activations related to sustainability of the planet Earth and preservation of its resources. The environmental initiatives undertaken by Belkin since 2009…

Xerox managed print services (MPS) customers will have the opportunity to contribute to the reforestation of global forests through Xerox’s new partnership with PrintReleaf. Based on a theme of “you print one, we will plant one,” PrintReleaf leverages paper usage reporting and equates the number of trees needed to reforest that usage on an equivalent basis in geographic areas of need.   Xerox customers around the world will be able to sign up for PrintReleaf as an add-on to a managed print services contract. Through an online portal, Xerox will…

Sonata Software has announced a grant to International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B), to support scientific research for accelerating digital and platform-based business transformation. The three-year project, funded to the tune of INR 1.05 Crores will focus on research fellowship and evangelization of technology for platform- based digital business transformation.   Sonata Software has been at the forefront of enabling digital transformation through platform-based technology and business models through its proprietary Platformation methodology. The company feels that the methodology would provide a boost to the ecosystem of enterprises, by…

In its constant endeavor to make English learning accessible to every Indian, Kings Learning, the employability-focused English learning tech start-up, has joined forces with Hero Motocorp CSR division. As part of the Saksham Haryana program, Kings Learning will be conducting an app based blended English learning program using their enguru App at 10 government schools in Haryana. Kings Learning will also conduct a special 3-day intensive teacher training program for the teachers in these schools to enable them to run the blended program including a 45 minutes session every two…

International Gender Equality Day and Oxxy Girl Child Development Program were launched on 16th April 2018 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, India in the presence of representatives from different countries like Brazil, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Pakistan, Guyana, Ethiopia, Republic of Korea, Maldives etc.; professionals from multinational companies like Alibaba, Amazon, Microsoft, PwC, Pepsi and members from organisations like World Parliament & WFIT.   Oxxy, the Healthcare Network in India has offered a solution to combat the problem of Gender Inequality in the country by facilitating “Rs. 11,000 Fixed Deposit…

1 in 125 children are thought to be affected with Autism. These children have special needs and many have special talents. Sankara Eye Hospital, in association with Young Indians, CII organized an “Interactive Workshop for Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum” atSankara Eye Hospital Auditorium, Varthur Main Road, Bengaluru.   The workshop saw 65 teachers and parents of Children with Autism Spectrum benefit from insights on education, dental hygiene to being able to overcome stress and create a safe environment for their children to achieve their potential.   “Recognizing the need…

Ambuja Cements has set yet another benchmark in sustainable development with being ranked at No.2 in the world in the latest sector research report by the internationally renowned, non-profit organization, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).   This report features 13 of the world’s largest publicly-listed cement companies which account for 15% of the total global cement production on their business readiness for a low carbon economy transition. With this ranking, Ambuja Cement emerged as the company showing a high level of preparedness for low-carbon transition, competing with other global and…

According to a report by the World Health Organization, there are about 285 million people who cannot read all the content on a regular screen due to some form of visual impairment. Out of these, 39 million people are blind and are incapable of accessing an information on screens.   Today, developers across the world are using the graphically dense interface of integrated development environments (IDEs) in order to get more information on the code they are working on; leveraging visual cues in order to access the information on their…