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Updated on: Feb 2021
GE T&D India appoints Mahesh Palashikar as Chairman of the Board
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GE T&D India appoints Mahesh Palashikar as Chairman of the Board

GE T&D India appoints Mahesh Palashikar as Chairman of the Board GE T&D India Limited (GETDIL) has announced the appointment of Mahesh Palashikar on the Board as Chairman. Mahesh assumes the role of Chairman effective 1 March 2021 and succeeds Vishal K Wanchoo who resigned from Board upon assuming new responsibility with another company, post-retirement […]

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Indian Angel Network plans to invest over Rs 100 cr in start-ups in 2021
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Indian Angel Network plans to invest over Rs 100 cr in start-ups in 2021

Venture capital consortium Indian Angel Network (IAN) is planning to invest over Rs 100 crore in start-up firms across sectors in 2021, according to a governance committee member and co-founder of the network. IAN co-founder Padmaja Ruparel told PTI that the consortium members will evaluate opportunities in biotechnology, augmented reality, manufacturing and in environment space. […]

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Volvo Car India appoints Jyoti Malhotra as MD
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Volvo Car India appoints Jyoti Malhotra as MD

Volvo Car India appoints Jyoti Malhotra as Managing Director Volvo Cars India announced the appointment of Jyoti Malhotra as its new Managing Director with effect from March 1, 2021. Currently, he serves as the Director Sales and Marketing, would be the first Indian to head the company in India. Malhotra, who joined the company in […]

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Mismatch of KYC data holds-up EPF interest for 4 mn subscribers
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Mismatch of KYC data holds-up EPF interest for 4 mn subscribers

Mismatch of KYC data holds-up EPF interest for 4 mn subscribers Retirement fund body EPFO was likely to credit 8.5 per cent rate of interest for 2019-20 in the employees’ provident fund (EPF) accounts of around six crore subscribers in one go on Diwali and then at end of December 2020 but around 4 million subscribers of […]

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TCS Launches Business Unit with Amazon Web Services
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TCS Launches Business Unit with Amazon Web Services

TCS Launches Business Unit with Amazon Web Services Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a new TCS AWS Business Unit (BU) to further deepen its long-standing relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This is a dedicated group within TCS that brings together the scale, technology expertise, and industry knowledge of the two companies to help enterprise […]

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Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana: Details you need to know
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Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana: Details you need to know

Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana: Details you need to know Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana (ABRY) has been launched to incentivize employers for creation of new employment along with social security benefits and restoration of loss of employment during COVID-19 pandemic. Under the scheme; An employee drawing monthly wage of less than Rs. 15000/- who was not […]

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Cognizant to follow new working hours and leave policy from tomorrow
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Cognizant to follow new working hours and leave policy from tomorrow

Cognizant to follow the nine-hour workday model and new leave policy from tomorrow, February 15 Cognizant Technology Solutions is officially moving to the 9-hour workday for the India-based workforce from its current 8-hour working hours. IT companies determine the Utilization Rate by Total Billable Hours divided by Total Available Hours. A 9-hour workday model would essentially […]

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Labour Ministry finalises rules under 4 codes, reform to be a reality soon
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Labour Ministry finalises rules under 4 codes, reform to be a reality soon

Labour Ministry finalises rules under 4 codes, reform to be a reality soon The Ministry of Labour and Employment has finalised rules under the four labour codes paving the way for making reforms a reality by notifying those for implementation soon. The four broad codes on wages, industrial relations, social security and occupational safety, health […]

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Tesla to set up electric car manufacturing unit in Bengaluru
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Tesla to set up electric car manufacturing unit in Bengaluru

Tesla to set up electric car manufacturing unit in Bengaluru Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc will set up an electric-car manufacturing unit in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, according to a government document seen by Reuters on Saturday. “The U.S. firm Tesla will be opening an electric car manufacturing unit in Karnataka,” the state […]

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Cognizant to hire 23,000 freshers from campuses in India
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Cognizant to hire 23,000 freshers from campuses in India

Cognizant to hire 23,000 freshers from campuses in India Cognizant Technology Solutions expects to hire around 23,000 people from campuses in 2021, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Rajesh Nambiar said. Currently, Cognizant India has more than 2,00,000 employees. The company hired more than 17,000 people through campus placement drives last year. This year, the prospect […]

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7 employees lose 30% salary for neglecting parents
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7 employees lose 30% salary for neglecting parents

Maharashtra: 7 employees of Latur ZP lose 30% salary for neglecting parents Maharashtra | Latur Zilla Parishad in Maharashtra has started deducting 30 per cent salaries of seven of its employees for not taking care of their old parents, its president Rahul Bondre said on Saturday. Notably, six of the 12 employees against whom the […]

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