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Cognizant India starts vaccination drive for . lakh employees, families

Cognizant India starts vaccination drive for . lakh employees, families IT major, Cognizant India ...

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EPFO allows its subscribers to avail second COVID- advance

EPFO allows its subscribers to avail second COVID- advance amidst second wave of Covid- pandemic...

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Newgen Software to hire around employees in

Newgen Software to hire around employees in this year Newgen Software, a digital automation com...

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L&T to offer quarantine facilities to about 2.5 lakh contract workers, 45K employees

L&T to offer quarantine facilities to about 2.5 lakh contract workers, 45K employees As the country battles the deadly second surge of COVID-19, engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen and Toubro says it has come up with quarantine centres for its about 2.5 lakh contract labourers and about 45,000 employees. Quarantine facilities have been made available from […]

Renault Nissan’s south India plant staff to stay away on Monday

Renault Nissan’s south India plant staff to stay away on Monday Workers at the Renault Nissan plant in southern India will not report for work on Monday over coronavirus-related safety concerns, according to a union letter to the company seen by Reuters, and two sources familiar with the matter. Ford and Hyundai have also shut plants in […]

Govt rolls out pension scheme for families of workers who died due to COVID-19

Govt rolls out pension scheme for families of workers who died due to COVID-19 The Ministry of Labour and Employment has announced additional benefits for workers through ESIC and EPFO schemes to address the fear and anxiety of workers about the well-being of their family members due to increasing incidences of death due to COVID […]

May 30, 2021

Industry

Infosys cuts carbon emissions by 46% in FY21, WFH played a significant role

Infosys cuts carbon emissions by 46% in FY21, WFH played a significant role Bengaluru-based IT giant, Infosys has released its ESG Report 2020-21. Further to the launch of the Infosys ESG Vision and Goals 2030, the ESG report presents efforts made and progress achieved by the company in delivering on its commitments. In the report, […]

May 30, 2021

Govt rolls out measures to help families who lost earning member due to COVID-19

Govt rolls out measures to help families who lost earning member due to COVID-19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an important meeting to discuss and deliberate on steps which can be taken to support children who have lost their parents due to Covid-19. PM announced a number of benefits to children impacted by the current […]

Appointments

Subros names Shradha Suri as Chairperson and MD

Subros names Shradha Suri as Chairperson and MD of the company The Board of Directors of Subros at the meeting held on May 26, 2021, appointed Shradha Suri as Chairperson and Managing Director of Subros Limited. Shradha Suri Marwah is an economics graduate from Delhi University with masters in international marketing & information technology from London, UK. She […]

Uber to offer financial aid to COVID-positive drivers

Uber to pay a one-time payout of Rs. 6,800 to COVID-positive drivers Ride-hailing major Uber on Friday said its drivers testing positive for COVID-19 will receive a one-time payout of up to Rs 6,800 in partial earnings support for 14 days. Drivers furnishing a positive RT-PCR test from an accredited lab will receive a one-time […]

Jobs

Cognizant stays bullish on freshers hiring, will hire 65% more than last year

Cognizant stays bullish on freshers hiring, will hire 65% more than 2020 IT major Cognizant stays bullish on freshers hiring, will hire 65% more than last year in India. The company plans to hire 28,000 freshers in 2021 in India in comparison to the 17,000 hired in 2020. One of the reasons for this robust […]

Merger & Acquisition

Tata Digital acquires ownership in BigBasket

Tata Digital acquires ownership in BigBasket Tata Digital Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of Tata Sons has acquired a majority stake in online grocery seller BigBasket. Commenting on the development, Hari Menon, Big Basket CEO & Co-Founder, said it is going to be business as usual at the company. “Everything is going to be the same and all the founders […]

Mindtree Foundation launches ‘OxyBus’ to help COVID +Ve patients

Mindtree Foundation launches ‘OxyBus’ to provide healthcare support to Covid positive patients While the country continues to grapples with an exponential surge in COVID-19 infections, reports suggest that the concentration of the infection has moved to rural areas, which are underprepared & overwhelmed with the situation. In the recent past, numerous cases have been reported […]

GE Foundation pledges Rs 4.5 crore for COVID relief aid

GE Foundation pledges Rs 4.5 crore for COVID relief measures in India The GE Foundation has announced a USD 6,00,000 (nearly Rs 4.5 crore) to aid COVID-19 relief measures in India amid the second wave of deadly coronavirus spread. Out of total grants, USD 4,50,000 is being given to NGO United Way Bengaluru, which supports […]

Capgemini India starts COVID vaccination drive for employees, families

Capgemini India starts COVID vaccination drive for employees, families IT major, Capgemini starts an on-premises vaccination drive for its 1,25,000 employees and their families in India in association with health and security partner International SOS. Under the Capgemini L.I.F.E (Leading Inoculations for Employees and Families) program, the company is also tying up with several hospitals […]