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Updated on: May 2021
JCB India temporarily suspends production for 10 days
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JCB India temporarily suspends production for 10 days

JCB India temporarily suspends manufacturing operations from May 1 Construction equipment major JCB India on Friday said it will temporarily suspend operations for 10 days across its manufacturing facilities in the wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases. The company will pause manufacturing operations starting from May 1 across the plants located at Ballabgarh, Jaipur […]

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Escorts will temporarily halt manufacturing during May 1-3
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Escorts will temporarily halt manufacturing during May 1-3

Escorts will temporarily halt manufacturing during May 1-3 Farm equipment major Escorts will temporarily shut down its manufacturing operations on a selective basis between May 1 and May 3 amid the deteriorating COVID-19 situation in the country, the company said. Company said in a regulatory filing report, “At Escorts, safety and health of our employees, and wellness […]

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HDFC Bank sets up isolation centres for Covid-affected employees
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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 it has converted three of its training centres at Bhubaneswar, Pune, and Gurugram into isolation facilities, equipped with first-line assistance and round-the-clock nurses and visiting doctors. Immediate medical help from a nearby hospital will be made available if required, it said, […]

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Tech Mahindra headcount drops in FY21, hiring to increase in FY22
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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 […]

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Wipro overtook HCL Tech to be third largest IT firm
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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 […]

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Amazon donates oxygen concentrators to India
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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 […]

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Procter & Gamble contributes Rs 50 crore for Covid Vaccination
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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 […]

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Wipro to reach Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040
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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 […]

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Revolut starts India operations, will hire 300 People in HR, finance, etc
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Revolut starts India operations, will hire 300 People in HR, finance, etc

Revolut starts India operations, will hire 300 People in HR, finance, etc UK-based Fintech firm, Revolut will hire 300 staff for its subsidiary in India and make a multi-million-pound investment there as part of its global expansion, the British-based digital bank app said on Thursday. The company also has appointed Paroma Chatterjee as its India […]

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TCS to vaccinate its employees thru direct tie-up with suppliers
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TCS to vaccinate its employees thru direct tie-up with suppliers

TCS to vaccinate its employees thru direct tie-up with suppliers India’s largest IT Services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is planning to vaccinate its employees and their family members through a direct tie-up with the suppliers, after government’s new guidelines for vaccinating everyone above the age of 18 years, starting from May 1. The total headcount of […]

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ONGC India’s 3 employees are kidnapped from Assam
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ONGC India’s 3 employees are kidnapped from Assam

ONGC India’s 3 employees are kidnapped from eastern oil rig of Assam According to a Reuters report, ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corp) announced that three of its employees were kidnapped by gunmen from a rig site in the Assam state of India. The company has filed a complaint with local officials and said that the […]

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