Business

16 Jul

RLG India’s Clean to Green Campaign Commences E-waste Collection Program in Five New Cities This Year

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Under the aegis of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and in line with the Digital India movement, RLG India drives the Clean to Green campaign to encourage safe and responsible disposal of electronic waste (e-waste). Through the campaign, RLG India reinforces its commitment towards building a sustainable and greener environment and preventing the poisoning of our ecosystem due to the flow of e-waste into landfills. Ms. Radhika Kalia, MD, RLG India, who drives the Clean to Green campaign, said, “Under this program, we acquire discarded and unwanted electronic products and recycle them to protect the environment. The e-waste…

16 Jul

OYO-Unilever partnership begins in India

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To enhance OYO’s ‘Sanitised Stays’ initiative with the help of Unilever’s leading home and personal hygiene brands which will be used in the cleaning and disinfecting of OYO properties, OYO Hotels & Homes, one of the world’s leading hotel chains has partnered with Unilever, the global consumer goods company. Through this partnership, select OYO properties will have Unilever hygiene kits for guests and cleaning supplies for staff. To provide a cleaner and more hygienic experience to guests right from check-in to check-out, OYO has upgraded its cleanliness and hygiene protocols to suit the ‘new normal’ with ‘OYO Sanitised Stays’. With…

16 Jul

GIA India organizes Knowledge Webinar

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GIA India recently presented a Knowledge Webinar on “The Big 3 – Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald”. More than 45 members of the Bangiya Swarna Shilpi Samity, Hanschara (West Bengal) attended the webinar to learn important information about the three gemstones. At the webinar, GIA India Instructor Mohit Agrawal shared insights on the colours, qualities, sources and treatments for rubies, sapphires and emeralds. The webinar taught the participants about laboratory-grown gems along with a few care and cleaning tips. Secretary of Bangiya Swarna Shilpi Samity (Hanschara), Sanjit Karmakar thanked the GIA India for providing this Knowledge Webinar on ‘The Big 3…

15 Jul

Google to pick 7.7 pc stake in Jio for Rs 33,737 crore.

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Google will pick up 7.7% stake in Reliance Industries’ technology venture for ₹33,737 crore, richest Indian Mukesh Ambani said on Wednesday. “We are delighted to welcome Google as a strategic investor in Jio Platforms. We have signed a binding partnership and an investment agreement under which Google will invest ₹33,737 crores for a 7.7% stake in Jio Platforms,” Mr. Ambani said at the company’s annual general meeting. This takes the cumulative fund raising by Reliance in less than three months to ₹2,12,809 crore, he said. This would be a rare instance of two FANG — Facebook, Apple, Netflix, Google —…

15 Jul

Jio says it will launch 5G service with Made-In-India.

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Jio Platforms has designed and developed a complete 5G solution from scratch. Jio's 'Made-in-India' 5G tech will be deployed and launched in a year once spectrum becomes available. Reliance Industries (RIL) claims that once it is proven in India, Jio Platforms will be well placed to be an exporter of 5G solutions to other telecom operators globally as a complete managed service. “Today, I have great pride in announcing that Jio has designed and developed a complete 5G solution from scratch. This will enable us to launch a world-class 5G service in India, using 100% homegrown technologies and solutions,” said…

15 Jul

TikTok’s India striving booms with 500k users added every hour

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In late June, when India banned 59 Chinese apps, including global sensation TikTok, the short-video platform stopped working for its 200 million local users. Within hours, an avalanche of new sign-ups pushed the servers of one of its Bangalore-based rivals, Roposo, to breaking point.Two weeks on, Roposo, which also offers short videos, says it’s peaking at 500,000 new users an hour and expects to have 100 million by month’s end. That’s almost double the 55 million it had before the ban and puts Roposo among a profusion of Indian startups to benefit from TikTok’s troubles in the country. While India summoned privacy…

15 Jul

#OlaPerspective: Taking Care Of The Driver Partners’ Safety

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The daily wage employees have suffered the worst due to the pandemic as they continue to get affected on the basis of financial instability and also the risk of getting infected. However, there are only hand-few companies which have ensured that the workers, who depend on them for a daily income, are taken care of. One such brand is Ola Cabs Ltd, as they have not only run the emergency services for the customers but also the worst affected driver-partners. Rajasthan continues to be one of the majorly affected states by the COVID-19 outbreak. Amidst this, driver-partners like Mukesh have…

15 Jul

Appealing For TikTok Ban In Pak; ‘Imran Will Ban Judge; China Will Invade,’ Say Netizens

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Following India's ban on TikTok, the Lahore High Court on Tuesday heard a petition filed by a lawyer seeking a ban on the popular social media platform in Pakistan owing to its 'vulgar content'. The petition filed in the HC stated that the use of the app in the country had caused a rise in cases of 'blackmailing and harassment.' It also stated that TikTok was harming 'the social fabric' of Pakistan adding that it was 'peddling vulgarity' in the country. Appealing to the Lahore HC, the petition demanded that directions be given to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), to…

14 Jul

Glenmark reduces price of oral antiviral FabiFlu

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A Post Marketing Surveillance (PMS) study on FabiFlu has been commenced by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals to closely monitor the efficacy and safety of the drug in 1000 patients that are prescribed with the oral antiviral. Further, Glenmark has announced a price reduction of 27% for FabiFlu. The new MRP is Rs 75 per tab from the earlier Rs 103 per tab. The price reduction has been made possible through benefits gained from higher yields and better scale, as both the API and formulations are made at Glenmark’s facilities in India, the benefits of which are being passed on to patients in…

11 Jul

Amazon says it will not ban TikTok from employee phones.

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Roughly five hours after an internal email went out Friday to Amazon employees telling them to delete the popular video app TikTok from their phones, the online retailing giant appeared to backtrack, calling the ban a mistake. “This morning’s email to some of our employees was sent in error,” Amazon emailed reporters just before 5 p.m. Eastern time. “There is no change to our policies right now with regard to TikTok.” The development comes days after India banned 59 Chinese apps, including Tik Tok and UC Browser, saying that they are "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity and defence" of the…