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Updated on: Jan 2021
Govt to drive a nationwide survey to identify wilful EPFO, ESIC defaulters
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Govt to drive a nationwide survey to identify wilful EPFO, ESIC defaulters

Govt to drive a nationwide survey to identify wilful EPFO, ESIC defaulters The government of India to drive a nationwide survey to identify companies that did not deposit the social security dues which come under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) as part of a crackdown against wilful defaulters. Compliance cannot […]

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EPFO net new enrolments dip to 10.11 lakh in November
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EPFO net new enrolments dip to 10.11 lakh in November

EPFO net new enrolments dip to 10.11 lakh in November Net new enrolments with retirement fund body EPFO slipped to 10.11 lakh in November from 10.56 lakh in October 2020, according to its latest payroll data released on Wednesday, providing a perspective on formal sector employment amid the coronavirus pandemic. Provisional payroll data released by the Employees’ […]

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Cognizant to Acquire Magenic Technologies
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Cognizant to Acquire Magenic Technologies

Cognizant to Acquire Magenic Technologies Cognizant has entered into an agreement to acquire Magenic Technologies, Inc., a privately-held custom software development services company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The acquisition will expand Cognizant’s software product engineering footprint, adding 475 employees in the U.S. across seven locations and more than 350 employees in Manila, Philippines. Upon completion of the acquisition, Magenic […]

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Unilever promises living wage to its supply chain
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Unilever promises living wage to its supply chain

Unilever promises living wage to its supply chain Unilever today announced a wide-ranging set of commitments and actions to help build a more equitable and inclusive society by raising living standards across its value chain, creating opportunities through inclusivity, and preparing people for the future of work. Unilever’s main commitments include: Ensuring that everyone who […]

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Larsen & Toubro Infotech CFO Ashok Kumar Sonthalia resigns
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Larsen & Toubro Infotech CFO Ashok Kumar Sonthalia resigns

Larsen & Toubro Infotech CFO Ashok Kumar Sonthalia resigns IT firm Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) on Wednesday said its chief financial officer Ashok Kumar Sonthalia has resigned from the company. “The Board of Directors in its meeting held on January 19, 2021, inter-alia considered the resignation of Mr Ashok Kumar Sonthalia, CFO of the company, on account of personal reasons and […]

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Cabinet approves Hydro Power Project proposal, creates 4000 jobs
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Cabinet approves Hydro Power Project proposal, creates 4000 jobs

Cabinet approves Rs. 5281.94 crore investment Hydro Power Project Proposal, creates 4000 jobs The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the investment of Rs.5281.94 crore for 850 MW Ratle Hydro Electric (HE) Project located on river Chenab, in Kishtwar district of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, by a new Joint Venture Company (JVC) to be incorporated between National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and Jammu & Kashmir State Power […]

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ZEE Entertainment appoints Ashok Namboodiri as Chief Business Officer
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ZEE Entertainment appoints Ashok Namboodiri as Chief Business Officer

ZEE Entertainment appoints Ashok Namboodiri as Chief Business Officer ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEE), a leading Global Content Company has onboarded Ashok Namboodiri as the Chief Business Officer for the International Business. His appointment is with effect from 20th January 2021. In line with the ZEE 4.0 approach, the Company aims at maintaining a strategic […]

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Govt asked WhatsApp to withdraw privacy policy update
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Govt asked WhatsApp to withdraw privacy policy update

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology asked WhatsApp to withdraw privacy policy update India’s technology ministry has asked WhatsApp to withdraw changes to its privacy policy the messaging platform announced earlier this month, saying the new terms take away choice from Indian users. The demand creates a new headache for WhatsApp and its U.S. parent […]

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Labour Codes 2020: “The Pros and Cons”
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Labour Codes 2020: “The Pros and Cons”

The year 2020 will be remembered as a year for devastation, Job loss and exodus of Migrant labourers. There are many good things also happening amid this situation of crisis, Introduction of Four Labour codes was one of them. Labour codes mitigate the generation gap of seven decades, where the emphasis is much on practising […]

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TOTAL acquires 20 pc stake in Adani Green Energy
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TOTAL acquires 20 pc stake in Adani Green Energy

TOTAL acquires 20 pc stake in Adani Green Energy Adani Group on Monday said global energy major TOTAL has acquired a 20 per cent equity stake in Adani Green Energy Ltd. The purchase of 20 per cent minority interest by TOTAL was done “via the acquisition of shares held by the Adani Promoter Group in […]

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Don’t join WhatsApp if not accepting new policy: HC
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Don’t join WhatsApp if not accepting new policy: HC

Don’t join WhatsApp if not accepting new policy: HC The Delhi High Court on Monday said accepting the new privacy policy of social messaging app WhatsApp was a “voluntary” thing and one can choose not to use or join that platform if one did not agree with its terms and conditions. “It is a private […]

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3.75 lakh youth got jobs in Uttar Pradesh since 2017: CM Yogi Adityanath
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3.75 lakh youth got jobs in Uttar Pradesh since 2017: CM Yogi Adityanath

3.75 lakh youth got jobs in Uttar Pradesh since 2017: CM Yogi Adityanath Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said 3.75 lakh youths were given jobs in the state in a transparent manner according to their merit since he took over in 2017. “In the past three years and 10 months, jobs were given […]

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