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Updated on: Jun 2021
Schneider to create over 2,000 jobs, to invest Rs 350-400 crore in Luminous Power
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Schneider to create over 2,000 jobs, to invest Rs 350-400 crore in Luminous Power

French multinational Schneider Electric has announced its plan to infuse around Rs 350-400 crore in its Indian subsidiary Luminous Power Technologies to double its manufacturing capacity and ramp up the solar business. With these funds, Luminous will expand the capacity of its seven existing plants in the country, and set up two new manufacturing plants, generating direct employment for more […]

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Grofers rolls out 33% salary hike for its tech team
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Grofers rolls out 33% salary hike for its tech team

Online grocery delivery platform Grofers announced on Monday that it will offer a 33 per cent hike in salary to its tech team effective July 2021, along with a “hefty ESOP allocation” as the online grocery delivery platform looks to retain staff and woo more tech talent. The SoftBank-backed company, which plans to launch an […]

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IAMAI appoints Google India MD Sanjay Gupta as Chairman
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IAMAI appoints Google India MD Sanjay Gupta as Chairman

Industry body IAMAI on Thursday said Google India Vice President and Managing Director Sanjay Gupta has been elected as its chairman for the period 2021-23. He succeeds Amazon Senior Vice President and India Country Manager Amit Agarwal. Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has also named Facebook India Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan as Vice Chairman of the association, succeeding […]

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DXC Technology to regularise salary increments, increase hiring
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DXC Technology to regularise salary increments, increase hiring

According to TOI report, DXC Technology, a global technology company has said that it is going to regularise its salary review process and expedite the hiring in 2021. Mary E Finch, CHRO and EVP, DXC Technology said in a statement that one of her first initiatives was the Pay the People campaign. “There was no regular pay […]

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Disney+ Hotstar set to hire 250 people across verticals
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Disney+ Hotstar set to hire 250 people across verticals

Content streaming platform Disney+Hotstar on Thursday said it will recruit about 250 people in the country across different levels and verticals to drive its next phase of rapid growth and transformation as it looks to compete more aggressively against rivals like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. The new recruitments will be made across verticals including engineering, […]

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TCS, Bharti Airtel collaborates to build 5G networks in India
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TCS, Bharti Airtel collaborates to build 5G networks in India

TCS, a subsidiary of the Tata Group has developed a state-of-the-art O-RAN-based Radio & NSA/SA Core and has integrated a totally indigenous telecom stack, leveraging group capabilities and that of its partners. This will be available for commercial development starting January 2022. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) brings its global system integration expertise and helps align the end-to-end […]

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Reliance Retail aims to create over 10 lakh jobs in the next 3-5 years
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Reliance Retail aims to create over 10 lakh jobs in the next 3-5 years

Reliance Retail would grow at least three times in the next 3 to 5 years, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director Reliance Industries, said. It continues to be among the fastest-growing retailers globally and the company aims to be among the top ten retailers of the world, Ambani said at RIL’s annual general meeting with […]

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JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals India names Cipla veteran as Head – HR
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JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals India names Cipla veteran as Head – HR

Suresh Amin has joined JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals as Head – HR, India Business. In his most recent role, he was working with Cipla as Director & Head HO HR and Cluster Partner Respiratory. Amin confirmed his appointment on LinkedIn and said, ” I’m pleased to share my new and exciting assignment as Head of […]

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Govt appoints Ex-Infosys CEO as Chairperson of Mission Karmayogi
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Govt appoints Ex-Infosys CEO as Chairperson of Mission Karmayogi

Ex- Infosys CEO SD Shibu Lal was on Wednesday appointed chairperson of a three-member task force formed to help the government in bringing major bureaucratic reforms through its ambitious “Mission Karmayogi”. According to a Personnel Ministry, besides SD Shibu Lal who is founder of ShikshaLokam and founder and ex-CEO of Infosys Limited, Govind Iyer, Consultant […]

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Brillio appointments Vishal Chhibbar as Chief Financial Officer
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Brillio appointments Vishal Chhibbar as Chief Financial Officer

Brillio, a leading digital technology consulting and solutions company, today announced the strengthening and expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of Vishal Chhibbar as Chief Financial Officer. “I am thrilled to announce the hiring of a top industry veteran like Vishal. He is joining us at an exciting time, as we continue to […]

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HDFC Bank to hire 500 employees to strengthen its online infrastructure
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HDFC Bank to hire 500 employees to strengthen its online infrastructure

HDFC Bank plans to set up digital and enterprise units to strengthen its online infrastructure and handle a larger volume of transactions after customers faced repeated outages. HDFC Bank plans to hire 500 people from diverse backgrounds—from data analytics and cloud computing to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning—for the “digital and enterprise factories”, according […]

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Tesla has begun recruiting for leadership and senior-level roles in India
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Tesla has begun recruiting for leadership and senior-level roles in India

Tesla has begun recruiting for leadership and senior-level roles in India, according to a person familiar with the matter, as it gears up to break into one of the world’s biggest emerging car markets. The California-based maker of electric vehicles is recruiting for positions including a head of sales and marketing, and a head of […]

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