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Updated on: Mar 2021

Appointments

Cipla re-appoints Umang Vohra as MD and Global CEO

Mar 24, 2021

Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despite easing of virus ban

Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despite easing of virus ban Several of San Franc...

Jobs

Mar 24, 2021

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Provident Fund Govt raises threshold limit to lakh for tax-free interest

Provident Fund Govt raises threshold limit to lakh for tax-free interest Finance Minister Nirmala...

EPFO

Mar 23, 2021

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Indias largest IT firm, TCS is looking for Talent on Cloud

Tata Consultancy Services is looking for Talent on Cloud Tata Consultancy Services TC...

Industry

Mar 23, 2021

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Coronavirus

New MHA Guidelines for effective control of COVID-19

States/ UTs mandated to strictly enforce Test-Track-Treat protocol, Containment measures,COVID-Appropriate behavior and SOPs on various activities Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an Order today with Guidelines for effective control of COVID-19, which will be effective from April 1, 2021, and remain in force up to April 30, 2021. The main focus of the Guidelines […]

Mar 23, 2021

Industry

Xiaomi India rewarding employees with hardship bonus

Xiaomi India rewarding employees with hardship bonus Xiaomi India is rewarding half-a-month hardship bonus for all its employees, as a token of thanks for his or her work in the course of the pandemic. Manu Jain, Managing Director of the company said, “this allowance will be in addition to the salary hike and bonus paid […]

Mar 23, 2021

Appointments

Salesforce names Arun Parameswaran as SVP & MD- Sales & Distribution for India

Salesforce appoints Arun Parameswaran as SVP & MD- Sales & Distribution for India Salesforce has named Arun Kumar Parameswaran as Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Sales & Distribution, effective May 2021. He will be based in Bengaluru and lead the overall Sales and Distribution strategy for India and will report to Arundhati Bhattacharya, CEO, and Chairperson, […]

Mar 23, 2021

Partnership

HCL Tech announced its support for RISE with SAP

HCL helps Enterprises move to the Cloud with RISE with SAP HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, announced its support for RISE with SAP, an offering by SAP that helps clients take their business-critical elements into the cloud, thereby accelerating their digital transformation and the value realization of their investments on their journey to becoming […]

Mar 23, 2021

Jobs

Major employers scrap plans to cut back on offices: KPMG

Major employers scrap plans to cut back on offices: KPMG Most major global companies no longer plan to reduce their use of office space after the coronavirus pandemic, though few expect business to return to normal this year, a survey by accountants KPMG showed on Tuesday. Just 17% of chief executives plan to cut back on offices, down from […]

Mar 23, 2021

Jobs

Haryana Jobs Quota: Gurugram firms ready to shift to Noida, Bhiwadi

Haryana Jobs Quota: Gurugram firms ready to shift to Noida, Bhiwadi The Haryana government’s nod to the Bill providing 75 percent reservation in the private sector to job seekers from the state, have far-reaching effects on industries in Gurugram. Several industry entrepreneurs in Gurugram are preparing to shift their businesses and establishments to Noida’s Sector-29 […]

Mar 23, 2021

Survey & Report

Microsoft forecasts the Next Great Disruption as Hybrid Work

Microsoft forecasts the Next Great Disruption as Hybrid Work Microsoft Corp today announced the findings from its first annual Work Trend Index. Titled “The Next Great Disruption is Hybrid Work – Are We Ready?” the report uncovers seven hybrid work trends every business leader needs to know as we enter this new era of work. […]

Mar 23, 2021

Industry

Microsoft announces to reopen headquarters from March 29

Microsoft announces to reopen headquarters from March 29 Microsoft on Monday announced to slowly reopen its Redmond, Washington-based headquarters and nearby campuses from March 29 with a six-stage hybrid workplace strategy. The company said that while stages 4 and 5 offer limited or augmented options for workers who choose to be on-site, employees are encouraged […]

Mar 22, 2021

Strike

Ola, Uber drivers go on strike in Delhi-NCR asking fare hike

Ola, Uber drivers go on strike in Delhi-NCR asking fare hike A section of drivers working with cab aggregators Ola and Uber are on strike on Monday as they demand a fare hike affecting services in several parts of Delhi-NCR. The drivers are demanding the base fare to be at least Rs 100. At present, […]

Mar 22, 2021

EPFO

EPFO enrolled 13.36 lakh net subscribers in the month of January 2021

EPFO enrolled 13.36 lakh net subscribers in the month of January 2021 and around 62.49 lakh subscribers during the current financial year The provisional payroll data of EPFO published on 20th March, 2021 highlights a growing trend of subscriber base with the addition of 13.36 lakh net subscribers during the month of January, 2021. Despite COVID-19 pandemic, EPFO added around 62.49 lakh subscribers […]

Mar 22, 2021

Survey & Report

India has among the highest adoptions of digital technologies during pandemic: EY

India has among the highest adoptions of digital technologies by health and human services organizations: EY-Imperial College London survey The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital solutions and India has witnessed one of the highest adoptions of digital technologies by health and human services (HHS) organizations among the countries surveyed, according to a […]

Mar 22, 2021

Jobs

Telangana Govt to create 3 lakh jobs in electronics manufacturing: KTR

Telangana Govt to create 3 lakh jobs in electronics manufacturing: KTR Hyderabad: Telangana state government has said it has a fixed target to deliver three lakh jobs in the electronic manufacturing sector over the next four years. State IT, Minister of Industry, KTR, made this revelation while answering questions raised by MLAs about the incentives […]

Mar 22, 2021