Category: Press Release

Wipro’s newly launched Cybersecurity Defence Centre to create jobs in Melbourne

Wipro Limited is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced the launch of its NextGen Cyber Defence Centre (CDC) in Melbourne, Australia. With the launch of this centre, Wipro aims to make substantial investments to upskill its employees, hire more local resources and generate more than 100 jobs in…

Cipla Foundation and Sikkim Govt to bring Science Education closer to students

Further strengthening its purpose to support quality education to every child, Cipla Foundation, the social responsibility arm of Cipla Ltd, launches the second Mobile Science Lab (MSL) with its implementing partner, Agastya International Foundation. This innovative project revolutionizes rural education and makes hands-on learning increasingly accessible. It is a fun, engaging and interactive channel that…

SHL completes acquisition of Aspiring Minds

SHL, the world leader in talent innovation, announces today that it has completed the acquisition of Aspiring Minds. SHL offers the largest and most valid database of human potential coupled with a history of scientific rigor, and has now added Aspiring Minds’ proven, AI-powered suite of assessment and interviewing tools, creating the most comprehensive and…

GAIL awarded as the “Project Management Company of the Year” 2019 by Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel

GAIL (India) Limited has been awarded the “Project Management Company of the Year” for successfully completing phase- I of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Pipeline Project. The award was given by Hon’ble Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan to GAIL CMD & Director (Projects), Dr. Ashutosh Karnatak accompanied by Director…

Deutsche Bank appoints Dilip Khandelwal as head of Technology Centres

Earlier this week, Deutsche Bank announced two senior appointments within its newly formed Technology, Data and Innovation division. Dilip Khandelwal will join as Managing Director and Head of Technology Centres, based in Pune. He will oversee the development of the bank‘s Technology Centres globally. The role’s mandate is to create one consistent strategy while continuing…

Wipro announces advanced cloud SOC service powered by Microsoft Azure Sentinel

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced the launch of advanced cloud Security Operations Centre (SOC) services using Microsoft Azure Sentinel. As part of this integration, Wipro will offer managed cloud SOC services with built-in Artificial Intelligence (Al) and Orchestration capabilities for rapid threat detection and response…

FinAccel has raised $90 mn in series C

FinAccel, a financial technology company that enables Indonesian consumers to buy online and pay later under the brand Kredivo, has raised US$90 million in a Series C equity funding round to expand in Indonesia and the region. The round was jointly led by Asia Growth Fund (a joint venture between Mirae Asset and Naver) and…

ISG recognizes WNS as a ‘Market Leader’ in insurance

WNS (Holdings) Limited, a leading provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) services, today announced that the company has been recognized as a ‘Market Leader’ in insurance across several categories by Information Services Group (ISG) in their Provider Lens Digital Insurance BPO Services U.S. Quadrant and Archetype reports, published in October 2019.  In the Buyer…

Siddharth Mittal to be the new CEO and joint MD of Biocon Limited

Biocon Ltd, an innovation-led global biopharmaceuticals company, announced that Siddharth Mittal has taken over as Chief Executive Officer & Joint Managing Director of the Company starting December 1, 2019. Mr. Mittal has been serving as Biocon’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2014. Welcoming Mr. Mittal, CMD, Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said, “I am very pleased to…

Lupin awarded for Operational Excellence in Manufacturing at India Pharma Awards 2019

Pharma major Lupin Limited won the prestigious award for ‘Operational Excellence in Manufacturing’ at the India Pharma Awards 2019. The jury panel which comprised senior leaders and veterans from the industry, chose Lupin as the recipient of this award for the company’s innovative and consistent efforts in streamlining manufacturing operations and enabling quality excellence. On…

Aditya Birla Group to Host AI Conclave FULCRUM on 2-3 Dec 2019

Artificial Intelligence is the future for almost all industries, and who better to personify its diversity than India’s leading behemoth Aditya Birla Group (ABG). In a move that is set to bring together and share expertise from across the country, ABG’s Group Data and Analytics (GDNA) Cell, in association with the Analytics India Magazine, is…

IIT Kanpur Celebrates 60 Years of Excellence

IIT Kanpur, one of the first Indian Institutes of Technology and a globally acclaimed Institute of National Importance, continued its Diamond Jubilee celebrations with a unique event in Bengaluru hosted by IIT Kanpur Alumni Association, Bangalore Chapter. The symposium on ‘Transforming India: The Next Innovation Powerhouse’ was the first of a series of events that…

IFC to invest $200 Mn in Mahindra Finance to boost MSME Lending

IFC, a part of the World Bank Group, has anchored an investment round of $200 million in Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. Mahindra Finance to create a dedicated pool of financing for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in low-income states. At least $100 million will be earmarked for womenowned MSMEs. IFC has invested…