Merck Foundation and African First Ladies announce new edition of Merck Foundation Film Awards “More Than a Mother” 2022 in Africa addressing wide range of social issues such as: Breaking Infertility Stigma, Support Girls’ Education, End Child Marriage, End FGM, Stopping GBV and Women Empowerment at all levels Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Windhoek, Namibia – [...]
New Delhi, Mar 4 (PTI) The country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Friday said it has lined up a USD 100-million (around Rs 760 crore) global fund to nurture over 10,000 entrepreneurs on ESG (environmental, social and governance) solutions. The auto major announced the fund as it unveiled its new identity 'Vida' for the [...]
Washington, Mar 4 (PTI) The White House has imposed new sanctions on 50 Russian oligarchs, including Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskovt, and their families in the latest attempt to target President Vladimir Putin for ordering the invasion of Ukraine.President Joe Biden said the sanctions will target those who “line their pockets with the Russian people’s [...]
Washington, Mar 4 (PTI) US President Joe Biden spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to receive an update on the fire at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and urged Russia to cease its military activities in the affected area and allow access to emergency responders, the White House has said.On Thursday, Russian forces pressed [...]
Debt-ridden telecom operator Vodafone Idea (VIL) on Thursday said its board has approved raising up to Rs 14,500 crore, including Rs 4,500 crore from promoter entities -- Vodafone and Aditya Birla Group. An amount of Rs 10,000 crore would be raised by way of equity or debt instruments, in one or more tranches. In a [...]
New Delhi, Mar 3 (PTI) Online B2B platform Indiamart on Thursday said it has invested about Rs 17 crore in software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm Zimyo Consulting Private Limited. Indiamart founder and CEO Dinesh Agarwal said COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of SaaS-based HR management solutions by new age as well as traditional businesses. "Apart from [...]
Bhubaneswar, Mar 3 (PTI) Tata Steel Mining Limited (TSML) on Thursday said the Great Place to Work Institute has certified the company as a Great Place for a year starting from March this year. The Great Place to Work Institute is the global authority on building, sustaining and recognising high-trust, high-performance culture at workplaces. “We [...]
New Delhi, Mar 3 (PTI) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said several countries have evinced interest in India's 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' initiative and want to emulate its growth story. He also said PM Gati Shakti national master plan is a game changer which would be adopted by the whole world. Prime Minister Narendra [...]
Colombo, Mar 3 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday sacked two of the country's Cabinet ministers after they openly criticised his younger brother and Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa, accusing him of having a rigid working style that caused the island nation's ongoing economic woes.Sri Lanka is currently reeling under a severe foreign [...]
New Delhi, Mar 3 (PTI) Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Houlin Zhao signed a pact virtually on Thursday to establish an area office and innovation centre of the United Nations telecom body in New Delhi. The setting up of the area office will provide greater access and engagement to India [...]
