Naveen Patnaik’s government today made an impressive business pitch to Indian and global investors to Make in Odisha and ‘Join the Juggernaut’. A word derived from the mighty Lord Jagannath, his overwhelming force and symbolic of Odisha’s growth trajectory. Accompanied by 54 corporate Sarathi’s (charioteers) Patnaik today vowed to makeContinue Reading
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has more female employees than any company in India, according to a survey conducted by Burungdy Private (private banking business of Axis Bank) and Hurun India. “Women make up 16 per cent of the boards of the companies from the 2022 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500.Continue Reading
Bluetooth speakers aren’t always host to innovation. Apart from cursory upgrades around hardware (usually, audio driver changes to deliver incrementally better audio) and battery life. That is why the Sony XE300 is very much a deviation from routine. One needs to look closely to appreciate the attempt. The mission, perhapsContinue Reading
Elon Musk has taken several controversial decisions at Twitter since becoming the owner of the company, which he purchased at $44 billion in October. However, praising Musk, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has described him as the ‘bravest and most creative’ person on the planet. Also Read | Amid chaos atContinue Reading
Only 32% of employees think their compensation is fair while other think they are not paid reasonably, according to a new survey by consulting firm Gartner Inc. Employees’ perceptions of unfairness can be attributed largely to trust — or lack thereof — in their organizations, according to Gartner, which surveyedContinue Reading
Several companies in the United Kingdom are making a transition from the usual five-days week structure to a permanent four-day working week. According to a report by The Guardian, a hundred companies have adopted this set-up for all their employees without any salary cuts. Albeit, these UK companies, employing aboutContinue Reading
Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) said on Tuesday it would emerge as a 25.1% owner of Air India as part of a deal that would merge its Vistara full-service airline joint venture with Tata Sons into India’s national carrier. SIA will invest $250 million into Air India as part of theContinue Reading
Reuters | | Posted by Yagya Sharma Warner Bros Discovery-owned CNN’s top boss Chris Licht informed employees in an all-staff memo on Wednesday that layoffs are underway, according to a CNN reporter’s tweet. Also Read| Amazon to shut some India businesses, lay off hundreds of staff: Report A representative forContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: India’s real (inflation adjusted) gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.3% in the July-September quarter, far slower than 13.5% in the previous quarter, official data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation showed on Wednesday. Gross value added, which strips out the subsidies and indirect taxes, grewContinue Reading
Bloomberg | | Posted by Yagya Sharma Sri Lanka’s inflation slowed in November for a second straight month amid improved supply conditions and tight monetary policy. The consumer price index in the capital Colombo eased to 61% from a year ago, the statistics department said in a statement released Wednesday.Continue Reading