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01 Dec

Amazon has launched a program named Aurora

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Amazon India has launched Aurora, a program aimed at leveraging the unique talents of individuals with learning disabilities and providing meaningful, sustained employment. The program, which began with a pilot with Sol's ARC, a non-profit organization in Mumbai, has already employed over 35 associates at Amazon's fulfillment center, sortation center, and delivery station area. Amazon India plans to onboard more people with learning disabilities this year. The program also focuses on building groundwork and support mechanisms, such as increasing employee awareness and inspiring employees to be allies to those with learning disabilities. Amazon India's Director – HR Operations, Liju Thomas,…

01 Dec

Redefine elegance this Wedding Season with Amazon Fashion’s Wedding Store

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The wedding season unfurls as a vibrant and joyous period, adorned with a kaleidoscope of colors, rituals, and festivities.Embrace the essence of this celebratory time with Amazon Fashion’s Wedding Store – your go-to destination for the upcoming wedding season. We offer a wide range of styles and trends for brides and grooms to wear this wedding season. Brides can choose from elegant lehengas, comfortable sandals, trendy bags, and more, while grooms can choose from elegant sherwanis, traditional Juttis, and stylish watches to complete their look. The Wedding Store offers a wide range of over 45,000 latest styles from 150+ renowned…

01 Dec

Ujjivan SFB has announced a partnership with Water.org

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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (Ujjivan SFB) has partnered with Water.org, a non-profit organization that provides affordable financing for safe water and sanitation. The partnership aims to help India's high population access these services. Water.org will assist Ujjivan SFB in identifying areas needing financing for clean water and hygienic sanitation, providing technical assistance, market assessment, IEC material development, and monitoring and evaluation support. To support the cause, ujjivan SFB will offer loans starting from ₹6,000 to ₹1,00,000 to enable customers to construct or renovate water and sanitation facilities. Last year, Ujjivan SFB disbursed over 5,000 Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) loans worth…

30 Nov

Seagram’s Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films inaugurates ‘Select Films, Select Conversations’

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Seagram's Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films, a pioneer in India's short film format, presents Select Films and Select Conversations. The platform has won six Filmfare awards and Oscar qualifications, making it the largest destination for short films in India. The interactive activation platform aims to foster a creative environment for artists in two unique formats, hosted by Mandira Bedi. The Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films will be launched in two formats: On-Ground, a live event in Gurugram, Kolkata, and Pune, featuring dynamic Indian film artists, and On-Air, a unique chat show featuring five prominent film industry…

30 Nov

D-Mart’s Radhakishan Damani tops Hurun’s list of 200 self-made entrepreneurs

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Radhakishan Damani, veteran investor and founder of retail chain D-Mart, has topped the list of top 200 self-made entrepreneurs of the Millennia 2023, with a market capitalization of Rs 2.38 lakh crore. He is closely followed by Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal, founders of e-commerce behemoth Flipkart, with an equity value of Rs 1.19 lakh crore, according to an report of IDFC First Private Hurun India published on November 30. The list also includes Zomato's Deepinder Goyal and Dream 11 promoters Bhavit Sheth and Harish Jain, with a market cap of Rs 86,835 crore and equity value of Rs 66,452…

30 Nov

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Clinches two Prestigious EEPC India National Export Awards

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Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has been awarded two National Awards for Export Excellence by the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) of India. The awards were presented at the 52nd and 53rd editions of the Awards event held in New Delhi on November 21st, 2023. The awards were presented to TKM for its outstanding export performance in the engineering sector. The ceremony was organized by the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) of India and was attended by Shri Manoj Sinha, the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir. TKM's Vice President- Finance, Indirect Taxation & Impex Division, Shri Arun Velayudhan, received…

30 Nov

Coca-Cola India has announced its onboarding onto the Open Network for Digital Commerce

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Coca-Cola India has joined the Open Network for Digital Commerce network, which will help Coca-Cola leverage ONDC's data-driven insights, market intelligence, and strategies. The company has launched its own marketplace, the 'Coke Shop', exclusively on the ONDC platform, which will transform consumer interactions with Coca-Cola products and empower retailers across the country. By joining ONDC Network, Coca-Cola India will access a vast and diverse consumer base in the digital commerce arena, ensuring widespread availability of its products. SellerApp, the technology enabler, will streamline order management and inventory tracking, allowing Coca-Cola's sellers to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities within their specific…

30 Nov

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan honored PM Vishwakarma Gurus and 26 artisans & craftsmen

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Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, the Hon'ble Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, has honored 26 Vishwakarma Gurus across 18 trades under the PM Vishwakarma scheme. The scheme aims to provide end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople, equipping them with modern tools and techniques, coupled with credit support. The scheme aims to make Guru-Shishya tradition more scalable, accessible, and innovative. The event was attended by various officials from MSDE, DGT, MSME, NSDC, and other organizations. The Gurus will be trained in modern tools, design elements, and latest technologies to transform them into master trainers. The scheme aims to preserve traditional…

30 Nov

Gautam Adani back in world’s top 20 richest billionaires list

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Billionaire Gautam Adani is back in the league of the world's 20 richest people after a recent surge in the group company's shares. Adani is now ranked 19th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a net worth of $66.7 billion as of 29 November. Adani Group stocks added over Rs 1.34 lakh crore to investors' wealth on Tuesday. While the group's market capitalization lost some gains on Wednesday, the rise lifted Adani into the top 20. Shares of Adani group companies rose after the Supreme Court upheld its confidence in SEBI's probe into the Hindenburg allegations. The top court, while…

30 Nov

The foundation stone of NSTI Plus has been laid in Jatni, Bhubaneswar

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Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, the Hon’ble Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, has laid the foundation stone for National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) Plus in Odisha. NSTI Plus, under the Directorate General of Training (DGT), will train 500 instructors in Phase-1 under the Craftsmen Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) and will incorporate another 500 instructors for upskilling and reskilling. The initiative aligns with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of making India the Skilling destination of the World. MSDE is introducing several fresh and innovative initiatives and NSTI Plus is a robust step in this direction, enabling the State of…