Wipro bags 500 million pound deal from UK

Wipro bags 500 million pound deal from UK

Thursday, 27 March 2025 | Press Trust of India | New Delhi

IT services company Wipro on Wednesday announced that it has clinched a 500-Million pound ($644.7 Million), 10-year strategic deal from British insurer Phoenix Group. Announcing the blockbuster deal, Wipro said the project is designed to deliver life and pension business administration for the ReAssure business and accelerate Phoenix Group’s operational transformation. As...

India needs to turn to beer to reduce alcohol, hooch tragedies

India needs to turn to beer to reduce alcohol, hooch tragedies

Wednesday, 26 March 2025 | Vinod Giri

India has grappled with tragedies related to alcohol including hooch mishaps. While such tragedies also happen elsewhere in the world, the frequency of such events in India is definitely way above the rest of the world. Banning alcohol is not the solution as one has seen in Bihar where hooch...

Inbrief

Wednesday, 26 March 2025 | Agencies

New Delhi: The IPF Bihar Council successfully organised a grand celebration of Bihar Diwas at Hotel Crystal Plaza, Sharjah, bringing together more than huge number of attendees, primarily from the Bihari diaspora in the UAE. The event was a vibrant tribute to Bihar’s glorious heritage, culture and contributions to India...

NorthEast Frontier Railway achieves 100 per cent electrification of Alipurduar

Wednesday, 26 March 2025 | Pioneer News Service | Guwahati

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is advancing steadily in its electrification efforts, supporting Indian Railway ambitious vision of achieving 100 per cent electrification and net-zero carbon emissions. A major milestone has been reached with the successful electrification of the Alipurduar Division (APDJ), while electrification efforts in the Tinsukia Division (TSK)...

India, Singapore join hands for Green and Digital Shipping Corridor

Wednesday, 26 March 2025 | Press Trust of India | New Delhi

India and Singapore on Tuesday signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC), with a focus on digitalisation and decarbonisation. The Singapore-India GDSC, when established, will enhance collaboration from both countries and help accelerate the development and uptake of zero or near-zero GHG emission technologies and...

CM Rekha Gupta announces education boost with Rs 19,291 crore allocation

Wednesday, 26 March 2025 | Press Trust of India | New Delhi

In a major push for education and entrepreneurship, Delhi Chief Minister and Finance Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday announced a slew of initiatives, including CM Shri schools, language laboratories, modern computer labs and startup support centres. The government has allocated Rs 100 Crore to set up new CM Shri schools and...

Government rolls out fix quality norms for hinges

Wednesday, 26 March 2025 | Press Trust of India | New Delhi

The government has issued mandatory quality norms for hinges to curb the import of sub-standard goods and boost domestic manufacturing of these goods, according to a notification. The Hinges (Quality Control) Order, 2025 was issued in this regard by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on...

REC transfers four transmission SPVs to Power Grid, IndiGrid

Wednesday, 26 March 2025 | Press Trust of India | New Delhi

REC on Tuesday said its subsidiary, RECPDCL, has handed over four project-specific special purpose vehicles (SPVs) — three to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd and one to IndiGrid 2 Private Ltd. Transmission asset, namely Ratle Kiru Power Transmission Ltd, has been handed over to IndiGrid 2 Private Ltd, REC said...

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