In what could be a significant boost to the Rural BPO industry in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Cisco Systems is partnering with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Tiruchirappalli Regional Engineering College – Science and Technology Entrepreneurs…
Today, October 15th, is Blog Action Day, and as Aishwarya mentioned before, the theme this year happens to be “poverty” – a topic that TC-I touches on in all of its posts and through the belief that social innovation and social…
Rs. 800 to a 1000 crore, that’s how much the Tata Group, one of the oldest and largest business houses in India spends annually on Corporate Social Responsibility [Via Economic Times]
The Tata Trusts control 65.8 per cent of the shares…
Indians have a much higher pre-disposition for heart disease, and are genetically three times more vulnerable to a heart attack as compared to people living in many Western nations. While cardiovascular medicine has made great strides in the last few…
The Economic Times calls it “Nano effect!”. The article discusses how Indian companies are undertaking innovations – in processes as well as products – to create cheaper, better adn more eco-friendly products. One of the products mentioned is the…
An article in The Economic Times blames India’s water woes on human activity, as detailed in a report released by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham). The secretary-general of Assocham, D S Rawat, said:
India’s water crisis is predominantly a…
The Economic Times reports that SKS is planning to infuse Rs. 130 crores additional equity into the company to support its aggressive expansion plans [via Microcapital]. Here is the quote from the story:
“Our investors will infuse Rs 130 crore later this…
The Economic Times reports that a new Government of India regulation would imply that Indian companies report the finer details of their CSR spending in financial statements filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Its an interesting move by the Government…
Last Sunday’s Economic Times carried a opinion piece titled “Ending the Ovarian Lottery” by Manish Sabharwal, the Chairman of TeamLease Services, the country’s largest temp staffing agency. In the op-ed, he calls for a national policy on making India’s labor markets more…
Walk into any of Fab India’s high end retail outlets in major cities across India, and around the world – you
would be tempted by their unique clothing and furnishing collection, surprised by the store’s relentless focus on the customer and…
