Author: Melvyn Thomas

Delhi: For India Inc., the empowerment of women on International Women’s Day is crucial. Grant Thornton found that in mid-market companies worldwide, 32% of senior management roles are held by women, and in India, that number rises to 36%. Worryingly, in 9 percent of these companies around the world, no women hold positions of executive leadership at all. Pallavi Bakhru, Partner at Grant Thornton Bharat, commented on the report’s findings as follows: “Progress in the number of women in executive roles is positive as we work towards gender equality in the workplace. Companies can help women advance if they take…

New Delhi: Lexicon Group of Companies has launched a new Business Vertical named EasyRecruit Plus. As the name suggests, this is going to be a Recruitment Solutions Providing company. With humble beginnings, The Lexicon Group today has leadership in most educational fields. The success of Lexicon Kids Preschools, The Lexicon Schools, Lexicon Management Institute of Leadership & Excellence, Lexicon Institute of Hotel Management, Lexicon Institute of Media & Advertising, and Lexicon Fitness Academy is all a testimonial to this, along with Pune Times Mirror, Civic Mirror, Multifit, EduCrack, Citta, Thinker Place, Rest the Case. EasyRecruit Plus aims to help recruiters to…

New Delhi: Goeld (part of Shri Bajraj Alliance Ltd, a listed company), a renowned frozen food company, has announced the launch new products, which will be exclusively available at Reliance Retail across the country. The new range of products includes Pizza Pocket, PaneerPakoda, and Idli. This new range of frozen foods by GOELD is specially designed to cater to the needs of Indian consumers who are always on the go and looking for quick and tasty snack options. The Pizza Pocket is a delicious snack combining pizza and samosas, making it a unique and mouth-watering treat for pizza lovers. The Paneer…

The tie-ups would empower the mid-income groups to get expensive surgeries done on time without having to worry about medical finances. New Delhi: Glamyo Health, a healthcare brand specialising in elective and cosmetic surgeries, has been on a mission to make quality secondary surgical care affordable to the aspiring middle class of India.  To this end, they have entered into a strategic collaboration with multiple healthcare financing partners to convert the medical bills of its patients into easy and affordable Equated Monthly Instalments (EMIs) at no interest and additional charge to the patient. The tie-ups with Fibe (previously Early Salary), Bajaj…

Mumbai: Dun & Bradstreet India has announced today it is supporting Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to help its Network Participants along with sellers on the ONDC platform, increase their visibility, expand access to global markets without going through multiple layers, find potential customers, and identify growth opportunities. The Dun & Bradstreet D-U-N-S® Number will be freely available to Network Participants along with sellers on the ONDC platform. The D-U-N-S® Number will help MSMEs on the ONDC platform to build their credibility and access global markets. Dun & Bradstreet India will also offer value-added services, including D&B D-U-N-S® RegisteredTM Solutions…

New Delhi: The relationship between India and tea is inseparable. The bond goes back decades when the country took the British beverage and gave it a new twist. Over time, tea has become the country’s most popular and widely consumed beverage. Adding to India’s love for tea and expanding its customers’ taste palettes, FromBhutan introduces three new products to its portfolio. FromBhutan is a Bridge Goodness Pvt Ltd venture with Mr. Shailendra Sirikonda (also the founder of Hege Natural Mineral Water) as its founder and CEO. The brand focuses on sourcing organic tea from the lands of Bhutan using sustainable farming…

Ahmedabad: Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), the renewables arm of the Adani Group, now has its fourth wind-solar hybrid power plant fully operational at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan and the asset has been capitalized. The combined operational generation capacity of this newly added hybrid power plant is 700 MW and has a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) at Rs 3.24/kwh for 25 years. This new hybrid power plant consists of a combination of 600 MW solar and 510 MW wind plants. The latest hybrid plant deploys advanced renewable technologies like bifacial solar PV modules and horizontal single-axis trackers (HSAT) systems to enable…

New Delhi: Digital Futur, a technology brand co-founded by Bitan Purkayastha, Kabir Mehta, and Abdul Rehman, has recently launched a Chat GPT-enabled SEO optimization plugin. This new product is designed to optimize the results of SEO for a vast number of people, leveraging the power of OpenAI’s language model, ChatGPT. As the importance of online presence and search engine optimization continues to grow, Digital Futur’s latest offering is an innovative solution for analyzing and improving website content, ensuring that it meets the latest SEO standards and drives better search engine rankings. The plugin features over 150+ digital marketing functionalities, making…

Kerala:  Kudumbashree is set to launch its products on the ONDC network at the “Symposium on Digital Marketing and Launch of Kudumbashree Products on ONDC” event, which will be held on March 2, 2023, in Trivandrum, Kerala.  Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is an initiative to promote open networks for all aspects of exchanging goods and services over digital or electronic networks. ONDC is to be based on open-sourced methodology, using open specifications and open network protocols independent of any specific platform. A government of Kerala programme, Kudumbashree, is a three-tier community of women working towards poverty eradication and women…

New Delhi: The career-tech platform, Internshala, has launched The Greatest Stargazing Internship. The initiative brings an off-beat internship opportunity for the students of India. All college students, school students, and graduates who are interested in gaining a unique experience and doing an offbeat internship are eligible to apply for the opportunity. Interested students may apply for the opportunity by 18th March 2023. This Greatest Internship Ever will be a unique and immersive experience around stargazing. It will be a 2-day expedition that will take place in a remote area with minimal light pollution. The goal of this internship is to provide…