Author: Business Wire India

New Delhi, Delhi, India [gt_alert id=”gt-alert-795″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””] The Summit highlighted the need for urgent policies and reforms to create 50 million high-quality jobs in next 10 years The Summit also released a white paper by Dr. Romesh Wadhwani that proposes six key high-quality job growth strategies that link GDP growth with job growth Shri Manohar Parrikar, Hon’ble Minister of Defence stressed the need to enhance the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ in India [/gt_alert] Wadhwani Foundation recently organized the ‘Job Creation Summit’ in New Delhi, with a panel discussion on filling…

New Delhi, Delhi, India The 43rd Annual Conference of the National Progressive Schools Conference (NPSC) themed “A Learning Revolution for Sustainable Development Goals”, was held on 16 and 17 February 2016 at the Air Force Auditorium, Subroto Park, New Delhi. The two day informative and interactive forum was attended by leading educationists, public policy practitioners, senior government officials and industry leaders from across the country. The symposium hosted an eminent panel of experts comprising of Prof. C Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), Mr. Anant Agarwal, CEO, edX, an online learning destination founded by Harvard and MIT…

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India A Smart City is one which has Smart Citizens, and these are health conscious and follow a fit lifestyle – and Thane, as one of the fastest growing urban conglomerations in India, put its ‘health consciousness’ on display, with the large participation in the Hiranandani Thane Half Marathon 2016. The event, which was flagged off by Niranjan Hiranandani, MD, Hiranandani Constructions, was held at Hiranandani Estate, Thane on 14 February 2016, under the aegis of Athletics Federation of India. Lok Sabha MP from Thane Rajan Vichare and the Vice Chairman & Managing Director and CEO of Bayer…

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and Dubai, United Arab Emirates Global trade enabler DP World has announced that it seeks opportunities in India worth over $1bn over the next few years. The Group has already invested capital of $1.2bn and is currently the only foreign operator with six port concessions in the country with approximately 30% market share. The announcement was made during a visit to New Delhi and Mumbai by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and His Excellency Sultan…

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Virtuous Retail’s second flagship in India, VR Bengaluru announced details of the inaugural edition of the Whitefield Art Collective, a month long initiative to catalyse civic pride in the city’s heritage, art & culture. Staying true to its core philosophy of ‘Connecting Communities’, and in the build up to the official launch in May 2016, Virtuous Retail’s flagship lifestyle destination VR Bengaluru http://www.buyantibioticshere.com will launch the Whitefield Art Collective presented in association with artchutney.com on  February 13, 2016 . This initiative, which will be open to visitors from February 13 – March 13, 2016 aims to celebrate…

Amsterdam, Netherlands Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management technologies, rolls out innovative display and monitoring solutions at ISE2016 to foster higher productivity in control room, indoor/outdoor display and collaborative education applications.  Among these, Delta’s laser-light source DLP® video wall solution which boasts the world’s highest brightness of 2,150 lumens, embeds the distributive vision control system (DVCS) to allow control rooms to capture, distribute, control and display HD video signals over an IP network for optimal operating integrity and efficiency. The interactivity display system, WOW Board, combines Delta’s full HD ultra-short-throw projectors, multi-touch and wireless transmission capabilities for…

[gt_alert id=”gt-alert-432″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””]Challenges and good practices for managing water in smart cities. [/gt_alert] New Delhi, Delhi, India Security Watch India (SWI) is organizing ‘Water Management for Smart Cities’ on 15th February 2016 at Jacaranda Hall, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi and on 17thFebruary 2016 at Centrum Hall, World Trade Centre, Mumbai. The theme of the event is “Challenges and good practices for managing water in smart cities”. H.E. Amb. Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union to India,will be inaugurating the event along with Dr. Udit Raj, Hon’ble…

[gt_alert id=”gt-alert-227″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””]TRRAIN Retail Awards recognises Excellence in Customer Service in Indian Retail [/gt_alert] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India The TRRAIN Retail Awards, which recognises exemplary customer service by Retail Associates (sales staff), was graced by Sadhguru, Founder of the Isha Foundation. The award ceremony that was held on February 11, 2016, in Mumbai, recognised 6 Retail Associates as the National Winners out of the 15 Retail Associates who were awarded as the Category Winners at the Regional Level. The key highlight of the TRRAIN Retail Awards was an insightful discussion of…

New Delhi, Delhi, India Freshmen’s Valley today, officially announced the launch of its ‘Kaushal Vikas Abhiyan- Kaise badayen rozgar va aaye, kyunki mahila sashaktikaran ka yahi upaya’. The social initiative is aimed at making women financially strong and socially independent. Freshmen’s Valley believes that women are the cornerstones of change, and with this belief the corporate has unveiled its social initiative, to create a change at the grass root level. The campaign educates women about various income generating opportunities available to them today and the tools to leverage these opportunities. Kaushal Vikas Abhiyan was inaugurated by Mr. Anant Choudhury, Director,…

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India With new flyovers and other critical infrastructure works getting completed, Thane, as a residential destination and also as a real estate destination, is ‘packing a punch’. When it comes to health consciousness, as also supporting noble causes, citizens of Thane proved that they too have ‘come of age’, given the huge number of participants registered for the Hiranandani Thane Half Marathon 2016 (HTHM 2016). The event is being held at Hiranandani Estate, Thane on Sunday, 14 February 2016. “The Hiranandani Thane Half Marathon is not about winning or losing, it is about the passion and effort one…