New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) Companies must accelerate efforts to innovate and reinvent their approach to talent while focusing on becoming more efficient, sustainable, and responsible in this decade of technology, Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte said on Wednesday. Firms, across industries and markets, are intensifying efforts on digital transformation to solve their business problems, with [...]
Mumbai, Feb 16 (PTI) Charging Infratech firm EVRE will set up charging facilities in collaboration with tech-enabled car servicing platform GoMechanic, according to a statement released on Wednesday. GoMechanic has a wide network of about 800 workshops across 35 cities that provides 3,600 car service solutions such as vehicle maintenance, retrofitting and access to spare [...]
Mumbai, Feb 16 (PTI) Tata group will make Air India financially fit, upgrade aircraft, bring in new fleet and make it the most technologically advanced airline globally, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Wednesday. Virtually addressing employees of Air India across the globe, he said for the airline to be the best again there [...]
New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday flagged off the maiden voyage of shipment of steel from Haldia to Pandu through the Indo Bangladesh Protocol route. This maiden voyage showcases multi-modal movement of cargo along with harnessing of the power of river–sea combination. "Sonowal...flagged off the [...]
Smartphones maker Vivo plans to invest Rs 3,500 crore in two years to boost its manufacturing facility in India and start exporting devices from the country this year, a senior company official said on Wednesday. Vivo India Director (Business Strategy) Paigam Danish told PTI that the investment is part of the Rs 7,500-crore commitment that [...]
New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is exploring the option to acquire IL&FS Paradip Refinery Water Ltd, the crisis-hit IL&FS has said in an affidavit filed before the insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT. However, the Uday Kotak-led board has not shared any financial details while updating the tribunal on the progress of [...]
New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) The income tax department on Wednesday said more than 4.50 crore tax returns have been processed so far, of the total 6.26 crore ITR filed for the financial year 2020-21. Further, more than 5.41 crore income tax returns (ITRs) filed have been verified and 1.58 crore refunds amounting to Rs [...]
Second-largest IT exporter Infosys may hire more than 55,000 fresh graduates from campuses in FY23 as it sees a very good runway for growth going forward, a top executive said on Wednesday. The Bengaluru-headquartered company's chief executive Salil Parekh said there are tremendous opportunities awaiting engineering and science graduates in the tech sector, but urged [...]
Mumbai, Feb 16 (PTI) Uniphore, the start-up which is into conversational automation, has raised USD 400 million in its Series-E funding round, led by foreign fund NEA, March Capital and other existing investors along with new entities, at a valuation of USD 2.5 billion. With this round, the Chennai-headquartered Uniphore's total funding has touched USD [...]
Mumbai, Feb 16 (PTI) New Zealand bicycle brand Avanti has entered the Indian market in association with Scott Sports India with the launch of 'Avanti Giro FM1' in the domestic market, at a price of Rs 40,990, according to a statement released on Wednesday. Rolled out for both men and women in the country, the [...]