Mr. Shriram Vijayakumar has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of IHH Healthcare India, effective 01 March 2021. Shriram joined IHH Healthcare as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of its India Operations Division in December 2019. Until 28 February 2021, he oversaw the operations of our five Gleneagles Global hospitals and Continental Hospital in India.…
According to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey released by ManpowerGroup India, the survey of 2375 employers across India indicates a rebound in hiring plans for the upcoming three months. The survey highlighted, “sectors which will lead the job market are Public Administration and Education followed by Services sector. The strongest hiring pace is recorded in…
While the world is celebrating stories of women who have successfully carved a niche for themselves globally, Women’s Day at the International Gemological Institute- IGI, was all about recognizing the efforts of the silent diamonds among us, the institute said. The campaign #TheSilentDiamonds appreciated the victories of the women who “we often see, but don’t…
Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, has been recognised at the ASSOCHAM Diversity & Inclusion Excellence Awards, 2020 as the winner for ‘Best Employer for Persons with Disabilities’. Wipro has also been awarded second runner-up for ‘Best Employer for Diversity & Inclusion’ in the category for organizations with more…
India ranks third in the world for women working in senior management positions, according to the Women in Business 2021 report by global accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton. The report informed that the percentage of women in senior management for India stood at 39%, as against the global average of 31%, which signals the…
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Twitter commissioned independent research to uncover insights around what women in India are talking about on the service. A quantitative survey amongst 700 women on Twitter was carried out, along with the qualitative curation and analysis of 522,992 Tweets sent out by female Twitter accounts between January 2019 and February…
Towards International Women’s Day 2021, LinkedIn, a professional network, has launched the Opportunity Index 2021 report, a composite measure that seeks to understand how people perceive opportunities and the barriers that stand in the way of achieving them. This year’s report seeks to understand how women perceive opportunities, and how the gender gap is further…
This International Women’s Day, Capgemini reiterates its commitment towards gender diversity with a focus on its key gender balance initiatives. Capgemini wants to be recognized worldwide as a responsible company using its expertise for positive impact as they are ‘Architects of Positive Futures’. “It shapes how the company works with its customers, partners, suppliers and…
LinkedIn, a professional network, has announced the findings of the latest LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index, a fortnightly pulse on the confidence of the Indian workforce. Based on the survey responses of 1,752 professionals, findings from January 1-29 reveal that professionals in India are confident about career progress despite growing uncertainties about the job market and…
Mercer l Mettl, an online assessment company, has launched its web-based examination platform as an all-in-one, integrated solution to digitize academic exams. “As physical examinations pose multiple challenges at each step of the process for academic institutions, administrators and students, Mercer l Mettl, using new-age digital tools, has made online exams a reality in the…
upGrad, an edtech company, has added a large number of paid learners from different geographies making higher education a borderless phenomenon, a statement made by the company said. According to the data received from Q3 (October-November-December 2020), the number of paid international learners rose to 400+ across 50+ countries with the largest chunk coming from…
Music platform Flutin has announced the launch of its free livestreaming tool. It has been designed by Flutin as a one-stop solution to help different types of creators and social media influencers go live seamlessly, perform and interact with their fans, and monetize their talents via livestreamed content. With the launch of Flutin For Creators, Flutin –…
Indian Crypto Entrepreneurs has formed an Industry-Focused Association in an attempt to communicate with the Government. “This is an opportunity for the Indian entrepreneurs to create global startups early on. The proposed ban may destroy these young startups giving employment to thousands. To engage in a dialogue with the Government, entrepreneurs have joined hands together…
Zippr has tied up with New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to create digital door numbers for 50,000 homes. “90% of the administrative tasks happen along the street, so it is important to give identity to all the streets. This is a scalable system, down to the localities and buildings,” said Parikshith Reddy, co-founder of Zippr.…
Skill-Lync, a Chennai-based start-up, has announced 200 scholarships for students to take up job-aligned career programs. Successful scholarship candidates will get a fee waiver of upto INR 100,000 on the career programs. Interested candidates can apply on the scholarship section of the Skill-Lync website where they are accepting applications starting from February 2021. The program…