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Updated on: Apr 2022
Women in India quit or consider quitting their jobs due to lack of flexibility
Survey & Report

Women in India quit or consider quitting their jobs due to lack of flexibility

An online professional network, LinkedIn, has launched its latest consumer research based on 2,266 respondents in India to uncover the challenges faced by women at work, and spotlight opportunities for employers to help break biases that are holding women back. The research has found that poor employer sentiment towards flexible working and career breaks are […]

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Andhra Pradesh: Six killed in a fire accident at Chemical Plant, dozen injured
Industry

Andhra Pradesh: Six killed in a fire accident at Chemical Plant, dozen injured

According to PTI report, Six people died in a fire accident in a chemical factory located at Akkireddygudem in Eluru district in Andhra Pradesh and 12 others sustained burns. This incident took place in Porus Laboratories Private Limited at Akkireddygudem in the recently formed district. Rahul Dev Sharma, Superintendent of Police, Eluru, informed that the […]

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Infosys plans Return to Office for employees in 3 phases
Industry

Infosys plans Return to Office for employees in 3 phases

India’s second-largest IT firm, Infosys is looking forward to calling its employees back to the office. The company has devised a three-phase plan. The year 2020 is remembered as the one introducing work from home idea while 2022 will mark its remembrance for work from office policies. Infosys’ CFO Nilanjan Roy has shed some light on their […]

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Maruti Suzuki reports fire incident, 2 people die at Rohtak R&D centre
Industry

Maruti Suzuki reports fire incident, 2 people die at Rohtak R&D centre

Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Monday said that two people working with a contract firm died in a fire incident at its research & development centre at Rohtak in Haryana. There was a fire incident that took place on 11 April 2022, Monday afternoon in the company’s Rohtak R&D centre in one of the buildings […]

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upGrad KnowledgeHut appoints Swati Topno as Director- HR
Appointments

upGrad KnowledgeHut appoints Swati Topno as Director- HR

upGrad KnowledgeHut, part of the Asian higher edtech major upGrad appoints Swati Topno as Director- Human Resources. In her new role, she would focus on implementing the company’s people strategy, building capability for expansion, resourcing, talent development, and enabling culture frameworks, etc of the organization. Subramanyam Reddy, CEO and Founder, upGrad KnowledgeHut said, “We are […]

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N Chandrasekaran has formally taken charge as chairman of Tata Digital
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N Chandrasekaran has formally taken charge as chairman of Tata Digital

Executive Chairman of Tata Sons, N Chandrasekaran has now formally taken charge as Chairman of Tata Digital which had announced the launch of its much-hyped super app Tata Neu on April 7. Tata Neu is an app designed to offer customers an extensive yet highly personalized shopping experience. The culmination of over two years of research, […]

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Flam’s OneAbove platform enables walk-in hiring experience in metaverse
Hiring

Flam’s OneAbove platform enables walk-in hiring experience in metaverse

A social metaverse company, Flam has announced the first walk-in recruitment experience in the metaverse through their One Above platform. As a part of its growth strategy, Flam aims to recruit 100+ employees within the next six months across product, design, marketing, and technology roles. The company is looking to hire mid-to senior-level positions across […]

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Google to invest $9.5 billion in US on offices, to create 12,000 jobs
Industry

Google to invest $9.5 billion in US on offices, to create 12,000 jobs

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday announced to invest of approximately $9.5 billion for new offices and data centres in the US this year, creating 12,000 new full-time jobs and thousands more among local suppliers, partners and communities. Pichai said that Google helped provide $617 billion in economic activity for millions of American businesses, nonprofits, creators, developers and publishers […]

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EY is hiring for various roles in India, freshers can also apply
Hiring

EY is hiring for various roles in India, freshers can also apply

EY, the leading global professional services organization has announced that it would be inducting Experienced Professionals, Students & Entry-Level jobs for various roles in India. The company is having multiple openings in the Data Analytics / Data Science / Data Engineer / UiPath / RPA / Cyber Security / Data Architect / .Net Full Stack […]

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Lupin to hire talent in digital health, diagnostics, and data science
Hiring

Lupin to hire talent in digital health, diagnostics, and data science

Lupin, a Pharmaceutical major is planning to step up its presence in India with its hiring connected to new business divisions being launched, according to an ET report. The hiring plan of the company includes Digital Health, Medtech, and Consumer-facing diagnostics roles. The company is also hiring data scientists and engineers across the board. Commenting […]

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Capgemini appoints Preeti Chopra as CHRO of its Business Services
CHRO Move

Capgemini appoints Preeti Chopra as CHRO of its Business Services

Capgemini, French multinational information technology services and consulting company has appointed Preeti Chopra as Chief Human Resources Officer, Business Services Global Business Line. Confirming the development, Preeti Chopra wrote on social media Post, “I’m really happy to be joining Capgemini as the CHRO for their Business Services Global Business Line.” “Automation and AI are at […]

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