Author: Priyanka Chauhan

Mumbai: Avidii, a Switzerland-based on-demand EdTech platform, is actively hiring tutors in India as part of its expansion strategy. With over 400 tutors already onboarded across the country, Avidii aims to recruit 200 tutors to cater to the rising regional demand and increase its headcount by 50% in the next two months of Q2. The platform is experiencing a surge in demand from students seeking regional tutors proficient in Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Kannada, and Hindi.  The platform’s focus on localized educational support will provide a new earning opportunity for many tutors in India. Avidii offers access to expert tutors specializing in…

New Delhi: The Tourism and Hospitality Skill Council (THSC) commemorated its Annual Training Partners meet on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day. This event brought together over 100 Training Partners nationwide to mark the annual occasion and promote skill development in the tourism and hospitality sector. The event was graced by the esteemed presence of distinguished dignitaries, including Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari, IAS, Secretary of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India; Ms. Vinita Aggarwal IES (Retd), Executive Member of the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET); Mr. Suhas Deshmukh, Director of NCVET; Ms. Jyoti…

New Delhi: Two of the country’s biggest IT firms, Wipro and HCL, have deferred salary hikes for their employees from Q2 to Q3. For this financial year, HCL tech will skip salary hikes for seniors, said in a statement. Generally, IT firms like HCL and Wipro Tech give salary hikes during the second quarter of the fiscal. Infosys grants raises in the first quarter (June) but have yet to do so till the current month. On this front, it has not yet informed the staff in any way. On July 20, the company will announce its April-June earnings. The delay in…

New Delhi: Tezos India, a leading blockchain adoption entity, announced today the launch of much awaited TezAsia Hackathon 3.0. The third edition of Asia’s most popular hackathon will commence on July 16th, 2023, and embark on a month-long exciting journey of collaboration and innovation by the brightest minds in the Indian blockchain space. This transformative initiative aims to amplify Web3 development and facilitate broader access to the Tezos blockchain platform throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Tezos India aims to leverage the power of India’s demographic transition to make India the world’s blockchain capital. Tezos India to offer grants and prizes worth $130,000…

New Delhi: Stuart Russel, a University of California, Berkeley professor, cautioned that the text supply for training generative AI models might soon run out of AI developers. Russel highlighted how AI’s reliance on a lot of text material for training big language models is starting to need to be upgraded during his speech at a UN summit. Russell expressed concern that AI-powered bots like ChatGPT could be “running out of text in the universe” that serves as their training material. The technology that fuels these bots, which analyzes vast amounts of digital text, is now reaching a critical point. During an…

New Delhi: According to Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra, the Indian finance ministry has clarified that it is not considering any duty waivers for Tesla. This declaration was made in reaction to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent assertion that Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India had urged the business to make a sizable investment in the nation. “Any duty waiver for Tesla is not under active consideration of the Department of Revenue, as of now,” Malhotra said in a statement. Tesla and the Indian government had already discussed the prospect of requesting remission of customs duties to import the company’s electric…

New Delhi: iVOOMi, India’s fastest-growing OEM, is excited to announce its rapid expansion plan of aiming for over 250 service centers and over 150 authorised iVOOMi dealers in the country by the end of the financial year 2023 – 24. ​Apart from expanding in Southern India,​the company has an extensive plan to mark its footprints in the Northern Indian market this year, including states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,​and Bihar. With a wide network of over 100 service centers across the country, the company further sets its sights on expanding its penetration to enhance its reach and provide exceptional services to its…

New Delhi: Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, and Twitter are being sued for failing to provide the tens of thousands of sacked employees with the $500 million in severance money promised. In January 2023, Courtney McMillian, a former employee of Twitter’s HR division, filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco. Several lawsuits against Musk for mass firings following his takeover of Twitter last year have been filed. As per the lawsuit, the company fired over 6,000 people. Musk slashed over 80 per cent of the Twitter staff, including its then-CEO Parag Agrawal, since October 2022. Before…

New Delhi: India faces a drastic shortage of radiologists, with just one radiologist available for 100,000 people living in the country. Even a developed country like the US faces a similar problem, and the shortage is also projected to worsen. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the U.S. is projected to have a shortage of 17,000 to 42,000 radiologists, pathologists, and psychiatrists by 2033. On average, the number of imaging studies increases by a rate of up to five percent per year, but the number of radiology residency positions only increases by two percent. This results in a…

Mumbai: Liminal, a leading provider of wallet infrastructure and custody solutions, is delighted to announce the appointment of Manhar Garegrat as the Country Head of India & Global Partnerships. With his extensive experience in the blockchain industry, Manhar brings valuable insights and strategic leadership further to strengthen Liminal’s position in the Indian market. Manhar Garegrat has successfully spearheaded growth and strategic initiatives as a seasoned business leader, propelling two of India’s largest digital asset businesses to new heights. His close collaborations with various government departments, ministries, and influential think tanks have been instrumental in shaping digital asset regulations in India. With…