LimeRoad, an independent fashion platform, has announced a slew of relief measures for employees affected with COVID during India’s second wave of infections that peaked in April this year. “LimeRoad employees can now avail two additional weeks of holidays/leaves for COVID over and above their regular annual leaves. The organization will provide financial assistance to…
Intermap Technologies, a geospatial intelligence solutions firm, has announced further expansion into Asian infrastructure markets, with its first commercial client in India, as well as continued work in the Middle East for a new public infrastructure client in Saudi Arabia. Intermap has entered into a strategic agreement with TATA Communications, a global telecom provider connecting…
IndiQube, a flexible workspace provider headquartered in Bengaluru, has announced its partnership with Care.fit, MediBuddy, MFine, and PinkBlue.in. “We at IndiQube have always been focused on providing value to our community through partnerships. The second wave has prompted us to give additional focus to the health and wellbeing of our community members and we have…
Experian has announced a new partnership with Microsoft which will help organisations globally make more informed, intelligent decisions with their data and deliver better outcomes for their customers, according to the company. Speaking on the development, Andrew Abraham, Managing Director of Experian’s Global Data Quality division, said, “Having accurate, complete, valid and well managed data…
Tech Mahindra, a provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, has announced that it has been selected by food-to-go retailer, Pret A Manger, as its technology and digital transformation partner to enhance the technology support provided to its shops and operations. The five-year contract will see the two companies work in…
Digital payments and banking technology company, Cashfree, has announced its partnership with Shipway, an eCommerce automation platform, for faster processing of Cash-on-Delivery (CoD) order refunds. With this partnership, Shipway’s merchants can now process refunds in a single click using Cashfree’s Payouts platform, according to a statement made by the company. Commenting on this partnership, Reeju…
Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, in the past three months, over March – May 2021, has hired 23,000 people across the country in various capacities across its supply chain, including delivery executives. “At Flipkart, our top priority is to meet the needs of consumers through a safe and robust supply chain while ensuring the safety…
Investment platform Strides Ventures has announced the launch of debt fund for startups based in India. The firm is looking to target corpus of up to Rs 1,875 crore. ‘The firm will continue investing in early to late-stage startups with ticket size from the new fund expected to go up to Rs 70 crore,” informed…
L&T Technology Services Limited, a global pure-play engineering services company, has announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with UK’s Coventry University to build and deliver new generation engineering solutions for the automotive and manufacturing sectors. The partnership will see research undertaken in autonomous mobility solutions and vehicle dynamics with the aim of strengthening…
Kellton Tech, a global provider of digital transformation, integration, and enterprise intelligence, has bagged a contract to build a cutting-edge NFT (Non-Fungible Tokens) marketplace, using new digital technologies, including blockchain. “The advanced NFT marketplace will create exceptional user experiences while buying, selling, and auctioning digital artifacts in the form of tokens. The NFT marketplaces are…
Larsen & Toubro (L&T), an engineering and construction company, has announced that it is planning to intensify its efforts to retain the company’s workforce, in light of the second wave of COVID-19, according to a company official. “What has happened after the first wave (of COVID-19) is that much of the labourers went back to…
PeopleStrong, an enterprise HR technology platform, has announced its expansion to Australia and New Zealand. The Group CEO, Pankaj Bansal said, “The HR technology market has matured considerably with many organizations realizing the true potential of HR and work tech in transforming employee experience and enabling the workforce in the new normal.” Pankaj added, “We’re…
Schlumberger has announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deploy domain centric digital solutions, enabled by the DELFI* cognitive E&P environment, on the cloud with AWS. “This collaboration will bring AWS customers to the DELFI Petrotechnical Suite, which provides access to AI-enhanced applications from Schlumberger and high-performance computing from AWS’s secure, extensive, and…
NTT has announced plans to donate US$3 million to support the humanitarian tragedy facing the people of India. In addition to this, the NTT companies are contributing support and services for their employees to help cope with this challenging situation, according to the statement made by the company. “India has NTT’s largest country employee base…
LBB Specialties (LBBS), a North American specialty chemicals and ingredients distribution firm, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Caltron Clays, a global supplier of natural cosmetic & health ingredients. “We are pleased to announce our agreement with Caltron Clays,” said Darren J. Birkelbach, CEO of LBB Specialties. “Demand for authentic, high-quality…