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Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company has partnered with the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) to launch the Future Skills platform for 10,000 students from over 20 engineering colleges in India. This is a part of Wipro’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme, TalentNext which aims to enhance the quality of engineering education by preparing faculty and academic leaders to train students. The programme has now been extended to students directly through Future Skills, which is a new age platform built to bridge the industry-academia skill gap and help students keep pace with the emerging technologies — Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity and Internet of Things (IoT) – to make them future-ready. Commenting on the partnership, Debjani Ghosh, President, NASSCOM said, “Future Skills is a truly collaborative platform that w

The 2 nd chapter of the #BerokZindagi campaign launches multi-media awareness campaign “Asthmakeliye inhalers hainsahi -#InhalersHainSahi” today. The new campaign #InhalersHainSahi focuses on generating awareness and education about asthma besides its appropriate line of treatment with inhalers and continues to inspire patients to live a barrier-free life. The campaign aims to eliminate the stigma around inhalation therapy and make it more socially acceptable by addressing key issues & myths around therapy. This will also help to foster further dialogue between parents and their physicians and highlight that inhalers are suitable for children and for all levels of severity inhalers are not addictive and show better results than oral solutions. Asthma is a chronic (long term) disease usually characterized by airway inflammation and narrowing of the airways, which can vary over time. It is estimated that in Bhopallocal doctors daily see an average of around  65 patients  suffering

Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, held the ninth edition of the Audi Twin Cup with participation from 37 Audi Service Touchpoints across India. A total of 162 teams comprising of 486 Audi dealer technicians and service advisors competed for the coveted championship titles. The top 6 teams made it to the finals held at the Training Academy in Pune, where teams from Audi Rajkot/ Audi Vadodara bagged the top spot in the Twin category. Audi Mangalore bagged the top spot in the Technology category and Audi Coimbatore topped the Service category.  The team from India will compete alongside 65 teams from 34 countries at the World Finals that will be held in July 2020. Mr Balbir Singh Dhillon, Head of Audi India handed over the Audi Twin Cup trophy to the winners of the Twin category. Mr Alexis Joseph, Head of Aftersales, Audi India and Mr Detlef Viete from Audi AG handed over the Audi Twin Cup trophy to the winners of the Technology and Service category respectively, in a glittering

A grand Tech Park wide Fitness event was launched by Columbia Asia Hospital Sarjapur Road at Embassy Tech Village recently.  ‘The ETV Fitness Challenge’  is a month-long fitness challenge to encourage employees from MNC’s and various corporates in the tech park to focus on their fitness regime, burn extra kilos and lose weight. The event witnessed a participation of over 200 employees from over 20 different corporates, who pre-registered themselves for the fitness challenge and many more who went for an on-spot registration during the kickoff. The event was inaugurated by Ms Manisha Kumar, General Manager, Columbia Asia Hospital Sarjapur Road and Dr Nataraj HM, Consultant Senior Orthopaedic, Columbia Asia Hospital Sarjapur Road who spoke on issues like the importance of preventive healthcare. He stated ways to gear up and get on the ‘one-month challenge’ and the do’s and don’ts that are to be practised. With the launch of the event, the registered teams had to input their current weig

The Laryngectomee Society of Apollo Hospitals, celebrated its 20 th  anniversary with Para-Badminton World Champion, Ms Manasi Joshi, as the Chief Guest, on Saturday at the Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills. Radio Mirchi RJ Shezzi, conducted the show and Dr Umanath Nayak, Consultant Head & Neck Cancer Surgeon, Apollo Cancer Hospital & Founder President, Laryngectomee Society of Apollo Hospitals, was also present on the occasion. The Laryngectomee Society of Apollo Hospitals is a voluntary self-help rehabilitation group of cancer survivors who have undergone surgery for the removal of their larynx (voice box) as a treatment for advanced cancer of the throat. On the occasion, RJ Shezzi conducted a live chat-show with the laryngectomees. They shared the ordeal they undergo, the challenges they face in their daily lives and how they overcome them. In unison, they sent a strong message that despite all odds, it’s possible to lead a normal life as cancer survivors.

The three day, 6 t h  ida Telangana State Dental Conference 2019, was formally inaugurated by the Chief Guest Etela Rajender Garu, Medical & Health and Family Welfare, Telangana State; at Cyber Conventions. Also on the occasion Guests of Honour, Shri Palla Rajeshwar Reddy Garu, MLC, Chairman & Director, Telangana Rashtriya Rythu Samanvaya Samithi, Cabinet Rank; inaugurated the Trade Exhibition and Dr B Karunakar Reddy Garu, Vice Chancellor, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, inaugurated the Scientific Session. The Organizing Committee members of the Conference Dr. S. Jagadeeswara Rao, President, IDA Telangana State; Dr. P. Karunakar, Organising Chairman; Dr. K. V. Thrinath Reddy, Conference Chairman; Dr. Y. S. Reddy, Co Organising Chairman; Dr. M. Praveen Kumar, Hon. General Secretary; Dr. A. Srikanth, Organising Secretary; Dr. T. Jayasimha Reddy, Conference Secretary and Dr. K Aditya Sandeep, Jt Organising Secretary, were present at the inaugural ceremony. Th

Amristar based electric bike company, eBikeGo creates the pathway to a new future with ebikes for rental. The company is known to have started a business in multiple cities already and plans to expand all over India. Started in 2017, the company has been one of the largest ebike rentals brands in the country with more than 400 bikes on the road in more than 8 cities. They plan to get more than 1500 bikes on the road by the end of this financial year. The brand is directly connected with delivery services like Zomato, Delhivery, Big Basket and many more companies to provide the delivery boys with an environment-friendly solution to speed up deliveries in the area. Apart from being environment-friendly, ebikes also reduce costs for the delivery boys, giving them an opportunity to save more money. The Government has run numerous campaigns on clean energy and eBikeGo has been at the forefront of the fight against environmental pollution. Recently, the company received a funding of $300,00

InstantPay, one of India’s largest inclusive and neo Banking platform, has entered into a strategic partnership with Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited to reach out to the billion uninsured and underbanked population of India, including the urban migrant. This alliance will not only bring insurance to the first time consumers but will also digitally empower the semi-urban sections of the society. InstantPay will deploy its extensive network of more than 1 lakh merchants to distribute Kotak Life Insurance’s products via the InstantPay portal or app, which have an annual premium as low as RS 200! Piyush Trivedi, Senior EVP – Sales, Alternate Channelat Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Co. Ltd.said, “The next billion uninsured Indians remains a frontier waiting to be tapped by life insurers in India. It will require the right mix of products, processes and distribution to make a dent in this virtually unpenetrated segment. We believe that Kotak Life insurance has the right set of

In keeping with the global standards to maintain the good health of patients, Columbia Asia Hospitals organized a two-day unique conclave on transforming housekeeping through technology and innovation, improving customer satisfaction, safety and security, enhancing food quality and patient service. The conclave witnessed the participation of teams from the Food and Beverages Department, Housekeeping and Security personnel. The event featured all the 11 hospitals of the brand across India. “If not the backbone, the support service team can be described as the heart of any hospital.  They make sure that the surroundings meet all standards of hygiene, which is one of the most important parameters of a hospital. It is this team that takes care of the comfort of the patient, the food that is served and most importantly, the safety and security of each person who enters the hospital premises. We felt the need to celebrate their contribution, and ensure they feel deserved,” said Mr Kiran Sam

Apollo Hospitals has announced a joint collaboration with Nobel Laureate Dr Ferid Murad, to do extensive research on the causes for the high prevalence of heart disease among Indians and suggest ways to detect early and render precise treatment. This was announced by Dr Sangita Reddy, Jt. Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals and Nobel Laureate Dr Ferid Murad, at a press conference on Monday at Apollo Hospitals. Also present on the occasion were Dr C. Venkata S. Ram, Director, Apollo Institute for Blood Pressure Management; Dr Manoj Agarwal, Sr. Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals; Mr Y Subramaniam, CEO, Apollo Hospitals and Mr Atul Adania, Director Medical Sciences, Apollo Hospitals. Due to the high prevalence of heart disease in India, there is an opportunity for this collaboration between Dr Ferid Murad and the Apollo Hospitals, to explore newer pathways for early detection and accurate treatment of heart ailments. This joint initiative will work towards finding newer methods to provide f

  Indian® FTR 1200 S, FTR 1200 S Race Replica, Indian® Roadmaster Elite, and Indian® Chief Dark Horse® showcased at IBW IBW held on 6 th – 7 th  December 2019 in Goa Dr Arun Thareja (Owner GODS) and Mr Deepak Gupta (famously known as The mountain Man) rode the Indian® FTR 1200 S from Delhi to Goa Indian Motorcycle®, America’s First Motorcycle Company® set their foot at India Bike Week 2019 in Goa and showcased the recently launched Indian® FTR 1200 S Race Replica along with the most premium Indian® Roadmaster Elite, and Indian® Chief Dark Horse® in IBW. The outstanding iconic bikes became the eye candy to every bike lover present at the biggest motorcycle extravaganza. The passionate and enthusiastic Indian Motorcycle® riders, Dr Arun Thareja (Owner GODS) and Mr Deepak Gupta (famous as The mountain man) rode the Indian® FTR 1200 S from Delhi to Goa for the IBW 2019. The ride was flagged off from Delhi on 30 th November and culminated in Goa on 5 th December 2019. The riders

Mankind Pharma, a Rs 5,600 crore pharmaceutical company, has launched a Dydrogesterone-containing drug, for treatment of pregnancy-related complications. Mankind Pharma becomes the first Indian and second global company to develop the drug and make it available at an affordable price. Progesterone is a natural hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, implantation, and in successful maintenance of pregnancy. Any deficiency of progesterone during different stages of the reproductive process can cause infertility, menstrual disorders and miscarriage. Dydrogesterone has a similar molecular structure to natural progesterone but it has enhanced bioavailability and fewer side-effects. It took nine years for a team of 400 scientists at Mankind Research Centre to develop this drug, which is the only retroprogesterone available commercially. The manufacturing process of Dydrogesterone is very complex as it involves the conversion of natural progesterone. Mr. R.C. Juneja, Chairman and Founder, M

The first phase saw the short-listing of 8 start-ups from over 100 participants The second phase launched to scout for start-ups across 4 use cases Mumbai, December 4, 2019: HDFC Life, one of Indias leading private life insurance companies has been at the forefront when it comes to technology. In June 2019, HDFC Life tied-up with IvyCamp to launch an initiative called Futurance. It is a corporate engagement program that aims to identify and onboard innovative startups that can co-create targeted solutions and build next-gen capabilities for HDFC Life. Post the successful conclusion of Phase 1, HDFC Life and IvyCamp have now announced the opening of the second phase of the Futurance program to scout for startups to deliver innovations across the following use cases: MedTech: Non-invasive health monitoring and diagnostic solutions for assessing current and predicting future medical conditions Behavioral Sciences: Behavioral science tools & techniques for higher employee and customer