Author: Business Wire India

[gt_alert id=”gt-alert-688″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””]Funds to support underprivileged students, local schools, and orphanages. [/gt_alert] Bengaluru, Karnataka, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad, India Wells Fargo Enterprise Global Services (EGS) – India announced today that team members in Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad have raised more than INR 32 lakhs during their Annual Fundraising Week. The funds will be used to improve infrastructures in government schools, and to support underprivileged students and children with special needs. Team members raised the funds by providing services to their Wells Fargo EGS colleagues in return for donations. In Hyderabad,…

New Delhi, Delhi, India The three-day expo conducted in the capital received an overwhelming response and was concluded with Smart Cities India 2016 Awards. 2nd Smart Cities India 2016 expo was inaugurated by Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Government of India, and Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent charge), Ministry of Power, Coal, and New & Renewable Energy, Government of India. The inaugural ceremony also saw world leaders such as H.E. Mr. Harald Sandberg (Ambassador to India, Embassy of Sweden), H.E. Mr. Chung-Kwang Tien (Ambassador to India, Embassy of Taiwan), Meenakshi Lekhi (Member of Parliament,…

New Delhi, Delhi, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India The presentation ceremony of the prestigious Padma Shri was held in the historic Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 11:30 am on Tuesday. Continuing the tradition, the Hon’ble President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Padma Shri to Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chairman of The Akshaya Patra Foundation. At the ceremony, illustrious personalities recognised for contributions in varied fields were also present. Shri Madhu Pandit Dasa was honoured with the recognition for the distinguished service rendered by Akshaya Patra for the children of India. On the occasion, he thanked the Government of India…

New Delhi, Delhi, India Some of the leading players in India’s renewable energy sector including global investors, developers and manufacturers came together over two days of business networking and candid discussion in Delhi this April. Supported by the Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI), and coordinated by one of the world’s leading renewable energy business intelligence providers, Green Power, InREC – India’s Renewable Energy Congress took place in the New Delhi’s Shangri-La Eros Hotel. Topics of discussion centred on what the Indian renewables sector could learn from other renewable markets around the world. Insight came from financial players Deutsche…

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India The Mumbai Municipal Corporation has proposed opening up 5,189 acres of land which at present is in the ‘no development zone’ (NDZ) as also 642 acres of salt pan lands within Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s limits. This is part of the new Development Plan which should be submitted to the BMC’s general body shortly, said Niranjan Hiranandani, MD, Hiranandani Communities. Last year, the Maharashtra Government has appointed a committee to supervise a plan for optimum utilization of salt pan lands in Mumbai. There was a suggestion that the salt pan lands in the city and the suburbs could…

[gt_alert id=”gt-alert-509″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””]Taking place from May 1 to 8, 2016, at www.wosf.in, WOSF has been conceptualized by Velvetcase.com and is bringing together vertical leaders from various categories, ranging from beauty, jewellery, electronics, innerwear, eyewear, accessories to apparel and bridal, addressing the needs of today’s women. [/gt_alert] India The Women’s Online Shopping Festival (WOSF) is a flagship annual online shopping event conceptualized by VelvetCase.com, that has been brought together by a collective of brands that are vertical leaders in various categories – A first in India. Culminating on Mother’s Day (May…

[gt_alert id=”gt-alert-521″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”success” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””]Receives an award for its Clean & Green initiative. [/gt_alert] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Varroc Elastomers, a group company of Varroc, has been recently felicitated with “Environmental Youth of the Year” award at Clean & Green India 2016 award function held in April 2016 in Delhi. This award was conferred to the company for the green initiatives implemented under the stewardship of Mr. Srikanth Pothapragada Executive Director, Varroc Elastomers Pvt Ltd for its Automotive Rubber Component plant in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. These awards aim to recognize achievers, innovators and…

New Delhi, Delhi, India TripAdvisor is promoting and profiting from some of the world’s cruellest wildlife tourist attractions reveals global charity, World Animal Protection. World Animal Protection estimates that at least 550,000 wild animals are suffering at the hands of irresponsible wildlife tourist attractions around the world, many of which are promoted and sold via TripAdvisor, to its 300 million visitors each month. Tourists who are buying tickets to ride elephants, handle sea turtles, watch dolphin performances and take lion and tiger ‘selfies’, via the world’s largest travel site are usually unaware of the abuse and suffering the animals experience…

Hefei City, China Delta, a pioneer in display and monitoring solutions, successfully installed its display solutions at Hefei Traffic Command Centre, China. Delta provided an updated 67 inches DLP® Video wall comprising 5 rows × 11 columns for the 2nd phase of Hefei Intelligent Command Center. This display solution integrated with Delta’s advanced Distributive Vision Control Systems (DVCS®) gives operators’ remote access to control surveillance cameras, signal invocation, and alarm trigger signals. With the help of this Delta display solution, the users are able to view and monitor the operations, enabling a highly centralized and integrated traffic command center. The…

New Delhi, Delhi, India Mindmine Summit, one of India’s most influential public discourse platforms organized by the Hero Mindmine Institute, will commence its 10th edition in the national capital from Thursday, April 21, 2016. The glittering two-day event will see more than 75 top influencers from across the social spectrum, including corporate sector, government, bureaucracy and entertainment business come together to discuss pertinent issues faced by the country today. The theme of the 10th Mindmine Summit – “The Idea of India…Whose India?” aims to delve deeper, and examine the idea of India more profoundly, even as progressive and disruptive forces…