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24 Apr

JLR plans to become world’s leading luxury car manufacturer

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JLR announced exciting plans to accelerate its transition to become the world’s leading modern luxury car manufacturer revealing its Halewood plant, in the UK, will become an all-electric production facility and its next generation medium-size SUV architecture, electrified modular architecture (EMA), will now be pure-electric. In an update to global media at JLR’s centre in Gaydon, Chief Executive Adrian Mardell reaffirmed the business’s commitment to its Reimagine strategy, which will reposition the company as an electric-first, modern luxury carmaker by 2030, as JLR makes strides towards its financial goals of achieving a net cash positive position by FY25 and double-digit…

24 Apr

IndiGoReach and InterGlobe Foundation organized ‘My City My Heritage’ walk

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IndiGoReach and InterGlobe Foundation (IGF) organized a heritage walk in Shillong, Meghalaya on April 23, 2023. The walk is part of the 'My City My Heritage' campaign, which aims to raise awareness about the value and importance of heritage and culture in India. ‘My City My Heritage’ campaign kicked off in November 2022 in Delhi, followed by heritage walks in Prayagraj and Bhubaneswar. The walk in India's rock music capital, Shillong, was led by Mary Therese Kurkalang and accompanied by AneesAilynti Noronha, IndiGo senior leadership, staff members, members of the local community and government officials. The 'My City My Heritage'…

24 Apr

Snapchat makes everything, everyday better

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Snapchat makes things better – because it’s different. It’s our fun filled, privacy-first, and friendly designthat attracts 750 million people to our service monthly. And we continue to create products that makethings better, building on our pioneering visual communication and ephemeral messaging, bringingaugmented reality mainstream, inventing Stories, and more. Snapchat has released two new features to help stay connected with friends and family: Calling Lenses and Stories. Calling Lenses let you break free from the grid and appear together, while Stories lets you share your life with friends. Communities let you share your perspective with classmates. Snaps and Chats are…

24 Apr

MSDE, Government, UNICEF collaborate to address youth skilling and employment challenges

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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India, and UNICEF-YuWaah, have partnered to address skilling and employment challenges among youth in India, within the umbrella of the approved Government of India-UNICEF Country Programme Document 2023-2027. The partnership between MSDE and UNICEF-YuWaah will provide 21st century skilling, apprenticeship, and entrepreneurial opportunities, career guidance, and support for young job seekers. YuWaah is a multi-stakeholder platform by UNICEF that aims to prepare young people to transition from education and learning to productive work and active citizenship. It has been working with young people and partners in India since its launch in…

24 Apr

IndiGoReach and Grameen Sahara Empower Women Farmers in Assam

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IndiGoReach, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of IndiGo, partnered with Grameen Sahara, a non-profit society, to empower women farmers in the Assam-Meghalaya border areas in 2018. The program is aimed at enhancing the livelihoods of the poor and underprivileged through scientific cultivation and promotion of spices such as turmeric, ginger, black pepper and king chilli, which are endemic to this region.The project has already made a significant impact, with 1,670 participating women farmers (out of the targeted 1,500 farmers) benefiting from improved capacities, and 1,155 acres of land brought under integrated cropping practices along with spice cultivation. This has…

24 Apr

Tata Motors announced to launch the Altroz iCNG

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In order to revolutionise the CNG market, Tata Motors will soon launch the Altroz iCNG, India’s first twin cylinder CNG technology. Tata Altroz, which is India’s safest premium hatch back is open for bookings in its much-awaited iCNG avatar, from today. With this vehicle, Tata Motors aims at increasing the acceptance of CNG cars in India, similar to petrol and diesel cars. The Altroz iCNG is India's first twin cylinder CNG technology, offering practical usable boot space. Customers can now book the Altroz iCNG at INR. 21,000. It is a testament to Tata Motors' successful multi-power train strategy, making it…

24 Apr

Reliance Retail enters into joint venture for toy manufacturing

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaIndia

Reliance Retail announced on Sunday (April 23) that it has entered into a joint venture with a Haryana-based company for local production of toys to meet the growing demand. Reliance Retail currently owns the British toy brand Hamless and the homemade toy brand Rowan. The new venture will cater to both toy brands, sources said. Reliance Retail is playing a major role in the B2B toys segment, operating through Rowan. "We had a JV with Circle E retailer to produce toys for vertical integration for our toy retail business," Dinesh Taluja, CFO of Reliance Retail, said during an earnings call…

23 Apr

Centre launches over 250 network towers to provide 4G mobile connectivity in border areas of Arunachal Pradesh

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Government introduced more than 250 network towers to give access to 4G mobile network in border areas of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday. This initiative by the centre will help the people of those villages who were deprived of this facility since independence by connecting them digitally. Over 70 thousand subscribers are expected to be benefitted from the service.

23 Apr

Centre to release new Rs 100 coin to commemorate 100th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’

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A hundred rupees coin will be released by the government on this sunday(April 30) to celebrate the hundredth phase of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio show Maan Ki Baat. This radio show first started in the year 2014, October. The platform is used by PM to talk on the various issues. It is broadcasted every last Sunday of a month at 11 a.m The official notification by the Ministry of Finance read: "The coin of One Hundred Rupees denomination shall only be coined at the Mint for issue under the authority of the Central Government on the occasion of…

22 Apr

Actor Amitabh Bachchan thanks Elon Musk on blue tick return, says ‘Tu cheez badi hai Musk Musk’

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Amongst many actors, Amitabh Bachchan was also the one who lost the blue tick against his name on his twitter account. The actor took to Twitter and tweeted series of tweets which reads to return back the blue tick feature. No sooner did the actor got the Twitter blue tick back than he thanks to Elon Musk. Using an eastern Uttar Pradesh dialect, Bachchan posted on Twitter on Friday, "Tu cheez badi hai musk musk," interchanging the lyrics of the song "Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast" from the 1994 film "Mohra" to thank "big brother" Musk.