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Updated on: Apr 2021

Appointments

Droom appoints Preeti Jain as CHRO

Apr 30, 2021

Tech Mahindra has acquired Eventus Solutions Group for up to million

Tech Mahindra has acquired Eventus Solutions Group for up to million IT major Tech Mahindra on M...

Jobs

Apr 28, 2021

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TCS sets up Covid- Care Centres in cities for staff, their dependents

TCS sets up Covid- Care Centres in cities for staff, their dependents Indias largest sof...

Jobs

Apr 28, 2021

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HDFC Bank sets up isolation centres for Covid-affected employees

HDFC Bank sets up isolation centres for Covid-affected employees HDFC Bank on Tuesday announced that...

Industry

Apr 28, 2021

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Industry

Tech Mahindra headcount drops in FY21, hiring to increase in FY22

Tech Mahindra reported an increase in attrition rate to 13% from 12% in the previous quarter IT services firm Tech Mahindra’s headcount drops by 4,182 in the financial year 2021 even as it looks at double-digit organic growth. According to the company statement, it will lead to more hiring in the next few quarters with multiple […]

Apr 27, 2021

Industry

Wipro overtook HCL Tech to be third largest IT firm

Wipro overtook HCL Tech to be third largest IT firm Wipro Ltd, on Friday, overtook Noida-headquartered HCL Technologies to become the third-largest Indian IT services company by market capitalization. The market valuation of Wipro was at Rs. 2,64,916.48 crore while that of HCL Tech was at Rs. 2,62,004.37 crore on the BSE. On 22 October […]

Apr 27, 2021

Industry

Amazon donates oxygen concentrators to India

Amazon donates oxygen concentrators to India Amazon on Sunday said that it is donating 10,000 oxygen concentrators and BiPAP machines to hospitals and public institutions to augment their capacity to help Covid-19 infected patients across multiple cities in India. Amazon has joined hands with ACT Grants, Temasek Foundation, Pune Platform for COVID-19 Response (PPCR) and […]

Apr 26, 2021

Industry

Procter & Gamble contributes Rs 50 crore for Covid Vaccination

Procter & Gamble contributes Rs 50 crore for Covid Vaccination Procter & Gamble, an American multinational consumer goods company today pledged Rs 50 crore contribution towards COVID-19 vaccination of over 5 lakh Indians to be carried out in partnership with government and local authorities. In a statement, the company said it is contributing towards the vaccination of 100 […]

Apr 26, 2021

Industry

Wipro to reach Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040

Wipro to reach Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040 Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, has announced its commitment to achieving Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2040 in line with the objective of the Paris Agreement to cap temperature rise to 1.5°C. Wipro, while unveiling its pledge […]

Apr 26, 2021

Demise

Former Maruti MD Jagdish Khattar passes away

Former Maruti MD Jagdish Khattar passes away Jagdish Khattar, former managing director of Maruti Udyog Limited (MUL), passed away on Monday due to a cardiac arrest. He was 78 years old. Khattar’s demise was confirmed by Maruti Suzuki Chairman RC Bhargava. “This is a deep personal loss and has come as a big shock. We […]

Apr 26, 2021

Industry

HCL Tech rolls out skill-based allowance to 16K employees, Attrition came down to 9.9%

HCL Technologies: Attrition came down to 9.9% from 16% a year earlier The IT major, HCL Technologies has announced a skill-based allowance to its 16,000 employees. This allowance will be 25-30% of employees’ cost-to-company (CTC). Apart from this, the company has set a target to hire 20,000 campus graduates this year compared to 14,500 in the […]

Apr 26, 2021

Demise

Anuj Aggarwal, Member (HR) AAI, and ex-Chairman passes away

Anuj Aggarwal, Member (HR) AAI, and ex-Chairman passes away Airports Authority of India (AAI) Member (HR) Anuj Aggarwal passes away fighting from COVID-19. Currently, he was serving as a Member (HR) in AAI, and earlier had held additional charge of Chairman of AAI as well. With profound grief and a heavy heart we bid adieu to […]

Apr 23, 2021

Appointments

HDFC Bank appoints Atanu Chakraborty as part-time Chairman

HDFC Bank appoints Atanu Chakraborty as part-time Chairman after RBI approval HDFC Bank appoints former Economic Affairs Secretary, Atanu Chakraborty as part-time Chairman for 3 years effective from May 5, 2021, after getting approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). “The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide its communication dated April 22, 2021, has approved […]

Apr 23, 2021

Appointments

Narayan Gangadhar appointed as CEO of Angel Broking after demise of Vinay Agrawal

Narayan Gangadhar appointed as CEO of Angel Broking after demise of Vinay Agrawal Fintech brokerage firm Angel Broking has announced the appointment of Narayan Gangadhar as CEO after the demise of Vinay Agrawal due to stomach cancer. The company had announced his tragic death last Saturday, April 17, 2021. Most recently, before this, Narayan was working as […]

Apr 23, 2021

Coronavirus

Registration for Covid-19 vaccine for 18 Yrs and above will start by April 28

Registration for Covid-19 vaccine for 18 Yrs and above will start by April 28 Registration for the 3rd phase of vaccination against Covid-19 for those between the age groups of 18 and 45 years will begin on April 28. The CoWin portal — App where people can register for vaccination against coronavirus will be made […]

Apr 22, 2021

Appointments

Nasscom appoints Accenture’s Rekha Menon as Chairperson

Nasscom appoints Accenture’s Rekha Menon as Chairperson Rekha M Menon, Chairperson and Sr. Managing Director of Accenture India has been appointed as Chairperson of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) for 2021-22. She is the first woman Chairperson of Nasscom in the association’s 30-year history. Rekha takes on the position from her previous […]

Apr 22, 2021