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Microsoft India increases focus on the North East

To leverage the power of AI and cloud technologies to partner the region in its digital transformation  Announces investments in Sikkim Microsoft cloud currently powers close to 150 govt departments and State Owned Enterprises countrywide New Delhi, January 31, 2019: Microsoft India today announced plans to increase investments in the eight North Eastern states of …

Mphasis and NASSCOM collaborate to recognize Best in Class Artificial Intelligence (AI) start ups

~ To host a pitch day to identify and promote disruptive AI based start-ups developing futuristic technologies       Bangalore, January 31, 2019: Mphasis (BSE: 526299; NSE: MPHASIS), an IT services and solutions provider specializing in cloud and cognitive services, today partnered with NASSCOM to felicitate best in class AI start-ups at the upcoming NASSCOM Technology & …

RiseSmart launches mobile app in India to help candidates during a career transition

Highly-integrated RiseSmart mobile app drives 3X participation in career transition programs Mumbai, 31st January, 2019—RiseSmart, a Randstad company and one of the world’s largest talent mobility firms, is the first and only provider to offer a native outplacement mobile app, enabling program participants to further their career transitions 24-7. Available in 12 languages, and on both …

DXB gets ready to celebrate the Chinese New Year

DUBAI, UAE – January 30, 2019: Chinese travellers arriving at Dubai International (DXB) during the next few days are in for a string of surprises as Dubai Airports has announced a range of activities involving food, music, dedicated services and special amenities across the airport in celebration of the Chinese New Year. It’s all part …

DXB retains title as #1 international airport

89.1 million in 2018 makes DXB busiest for international passenger numbers DUBAI, UAE: January 28, 2019: Dubai International (DXB) retained its position as the world’s busiest airport for international customer numbers for the fifth consecutive year with annual traffic for 2018 surpassing 89.1 million.  Aside from record traffic numbers, DXB enjoyed a banner year for …

India and South Africa: Strengthening historic ties

Trade and business links between South Africa and India will get a welcome boost from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Delhi this week. President Ramaphosa’s presence as the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations burnishes an already solid relationship between the two countries and focusses attention more broadly on the powerful ties between the …

ABB microgrid to be installed at IIT Roorkee, the oldest technical Institution of Asia as part of joint smart campus development

The ABB microgrid is part of the extended R&D collaboration between ABB and IITR to create platforms for research on various aspects of smart city technology deployment ( The groundbreaking ceremony of ABB microgrid with battery energy storage at the campus of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR), was held to commence the smart campus …

SBM Bank (India) Limited: First foreign bank to set up a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) in India

Mumbai (25 January, 2019): SBM Group, a diversified financial services provider and the second largest listed banking institution on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius, announced the launch of SBM Bank (India) Limited which will operate as a full-fledged universal bank. SBM Bank (India) Limited becomes the first foreign bank in India to obtain a banking licence from …