UN study predicts rising global unemployment due to slower growth, inequality, turbulence
Jan 21, 2015, at 03:52 pm
New York, Jan 21 (IBNS)An extra 10 million people worldwide are likely to be unemployed by 2019, a new United Nations report has said on Tuesday , pointing to slower growth, widening inequalities and economic turbulence as reasons behind the trend.
Twitter buys India's startup ZipDial
Jan 21, 2015, at 04:33 am
Bangalore, Jan 20 (IBNS): Micro-blogging site Twitter on Tuesday said it has acquired Bangalore-based mobile value added services startup ZipDial.
Virgin Atlantic Airways selects TCS to support Digital Transformation Programme
Jan 21, 2015, at 04:30 am
London/Kolkata/Mumbai, Jan 20 (IBNS): Tata Consultancy Services, the leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, on Tuesday announced that it has been selected by Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA), one of the UK's leading airlines, to provide fully managed services to transform and optimize its IT processes, applications and infrastructure.
Crowdfunding platform Wishberry secures Rs. 4 cr seed funding
Jan 21, 2015, at 04:17 am
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): Indian crowdfunding platform Wishberry, founded by ex-McKinsey consultants Priyanka Agarwal (CEO) and Anshulika Dubey (COO) in 2012 has secured four crores in seed funding.
Guinness book of World Records recognises achievements made under PMJDY: FM
Jan 21, 2015, at 04:14 am
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that the financial Inclusion is one of the top most priorities of the government.
Tata Communications announces investment for capacity purchase in Seaborn Networks' US-Brazil cable
Jan 21, 2015, at 03:45 am
New Jersey /Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS): Tata Communications, a provider of A New World of Communications, and Seaborn Networks, the developer and operator of the first express submarine cable between the United States and Sao Paulo, Brazil, announced Tata Communications' investment for purchase of significant capacity in Seaborn Networks' cable system between Brazil and US.
Vodafone India announces appStar global contest winner
Jan 21, 2015, at 03:09 am
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IBNS): Telecommunications service providers Vodafone India on Tuesday announced the winners of second edition of the global 'Vodafone appStar' event held in Bangalore recently.
Strides Arcolab signs agreement with Gilead Sciences
Jan 21, 2015, at 02:38 am
Bangalore/Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS): Strides Arcolab Limited (Strides) on Tuesday announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. under which Gilead has extended non-exclusive rights to Strides to manufacture and distribute Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF), both as a single agent product and in combination with other drugs.
Mamata inaugurates Keventer's two projects in North Bengal
Jan 20, 2015, at 11:23 pm
Siliguri, Jan 20 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee formally inaugurated two projects of the Keventer Group in North Bengal.
Info Edge registers net sales at Rs 145.7 cr Q3 FY15
Jan 20, 2015, at 04:41 am
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): Info Edge (India) Limited on Monday announced results for the 3rd quarter ended Dec 31, 2014.
Domestic air passengers grow by 9.7pct during 2014
Jan 20, 2015, at 04:18 am
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS) The government on Monday said the domestic air passengers have grown by 9.7 percent in 2014.
1st Mobility Excellence Awards ceremony held in New Delhi
Jan 20, 2015, at 03:44 am
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS) Mobility, India's leading mobile technology magazine, organized grandly their 1st Mobility Excellence Awards Night in New Delhi, to felicitate the achievers of mobility industry for their outstanding performances in 2014 in different segments of mobility industry - covering mobile handsets, apps and accessories.
Wipro's profit jumps to 8 percent in Q3
Jan 19, 2015, at 04:35 pm
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IBNS): India’s third largest outsourcer Wipro reported a consolidated profit of Rs 2,193 crore on consolidated sales of Rs 12,085 crore for the three months ended December 31, 2014, media reports said.
Jan 18, 2015, at 05:07 am
Zaragoza, Spain, Jan 17 (IBNS) The three day session of 2015 UN-Water Annual International Conference comes to an end in Zaragoza, Spain, on Saturday.
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GreatWhite Global introduces home and building automation system in Kolkata
Jan 18, 2015, at 05:07 am
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IBNS): Taking forward its strategic partnership with Italian major VIMAR S.p.A, GreatWhite Global Pvt Ltd, one of India’s pioneers in the electrical sector, today introduces new range of innovative and intuitive technology of the home and building automation systems in Kolkata.
Government has no Intention to Privatise Either Railways or Coal India: FM
Jan 18, 2015, at 05:05 am
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley assured the representatives of various Trade Unions that the Government has no intention to privatise either railways or Coal India.
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GP Tronics inaugurates new solar power plant
Jan 17, 2015, at 06:08 am
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS): Solar power manufacturer and the channel partner of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), GP Tronics on Friday inaugurated their new semi-automatic solar inverter manufacturing plant in Kolkata.
Datsun Go+ Compact Family Wagon launched
Jan 17, 2015, at 05:38 am
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS): Datsun India has launched its new offering Datsun GO+, a sub-4 meter Compact Family Wagon with a spacious interior and flexible three-row seating.
Electrosteel leverages Microsoft Cloud to reduce IT cost by more than 50%
Jan 17, 2015, at 05:36 am
New Delhi /Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS): Pipeline solutions provider Electrosteel Limited has reduced their IT cost by more than 50 percent and improved collaboration amongst its 1,200-strong workforce across two group companies (Electrosteel Castings Ltd. and Electrosteel Steels Ltd.) by deploying Microsoft Office 365.
Jan 17, 2015, at 05:09 am
Nifty Future opened on a positive note and saw some intraday correction in earlier part of the week but mid week Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) surprise announcement of a cut in its main lending rate viz. the repo rate by 25 basis points helped it to attain its highest closing level in more than six weeks getting help from factors like RBI’s surprise announcement of a rate cut which led to rally in rate sensitive sectors like realty, auto and bank stocks which helped Maruti, Yes bank, Axis bank scaled fresh new highs and good third quarter numbers declared from Yes bank and TCS.
BALCO to start new power plant in Chhattisgarh
Jan 17, 2015, at 04:43 am
Raipur, Jan 16 (IBNS): Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), a subsidiary of Vedanta's SSLT announced that it has received approval from the state government of Chhattisgarh, to start a 1,200 megawatts (MW) captive power plant (4 units of 300 MW each).
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Punj Lloyd builds 1.2 MWp solar rooftop power plants in Chandigarh
Jan 17, 2015, at 04:23 am
Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IBNS) A 200 kWp SPV Grid Interactive multi rooftop single point integration power plant, designed and commissioned by EPC conglomerate Punj Lloyd was inaugurated on Thursday by Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Technology Promotional Society (CREST) at the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) Complex in Chandigarh, taking Punj Lloyd’s cumulative installed solar energy capacity to over 1.2 MWp in Chandigarh.
West Bengal is the largest seller base in the east: Flipkart
Jan 17, 2015, at 04:22 am
Bangalore, Jan 15 (IBNS): West Bengal is the largest seller hub for Flipkart in the eastern part of the country. 2014 saw the seller base grow by 10-15% in this region, the company said in a statement.
Jet Airways introduces zero penalty fee for online cancellations with 24 hrs of booking
Jan 17, 2015, at 04:02 am
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IBNS): Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, has introduced a new initiative 'Zero Penalty Fee' for changes or cancellations within 24 hours of bookings made on www.jetairways.com.
Jan 17, 2015, at 01:58 am
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IBNS): The market closed on a high note on Friday with the Sensex crossing the 28000 mark.
Jan 17, 2015, at 01:40 am
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Petrol and diesel prices were reduced on Friday, reports said.
Jaitley pitches for long term agri investment
Jan 16, 2015, at 10:03 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (UNI) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday stressed the need for long term investment in agriculture for meeting the food related demands of the country in the future.
BALCO gets state nod to commence new power plant
Jan 16, 2015, at 09:35 pm
Raipur, Jan 16 (IBNS) Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), a subsidiary of Vedanta’s SSLT, announced that it has received approval from the state government of Chhattisgarh, to start a 1,200 megawatts (MW) captive power plant (4 units of 300 MW each).
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Tata Motors launches 'Tata SKOOLMAN' Telematics service
Jan 16, 2015, at 05:26 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): Tata Motors on Thursday launched 'Tata SKOOLMAN', a telematics based tracking solution, aimed at addressing pressing concerns over student safety during school bus travel.
Emirates increases capacity on Chicago route
Jan 16, 2015, at 03:45 am
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Emirates, a global connector of people and places, will be able to connect even more people with Chicago on May 1 when it switches from its Boeing 777-200LR currently operating the route to a larger Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, adding passenger capacity.