TCS iON, a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services, announced on Monday a free, 15-day self-paced digital certification program called Career Edge, specially designed for college students/working professionals to enhance their career skills by helping them effectively utilize the time at hand during this period of lockdown.
Since all the colleges and workplaces are closed due to the nationwide lockdown,...
Business upturn and downturn is a very cyclical phenomenon, but it is also a very slow phenomenon. In recent times, the kind of downturns that have taken place have largely been unpredictable – the 2000 downturn post the dot com bubble burst, 2008 economic crisis post plummeting of global banks etc.
Often what is observed that the shifting of...
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the global economy to a standstill and plunged the world into a recession that will be "way worse" than the global financial crisis a decade ago, the head of the International Monetary Fund said, calling it "humanity's darkest hour."
The IMF's Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, speaking at a rare joint news conference with the leader...
What a last couple of weeks it has been! The Covid-19 pandemic has been unprecedented in terms of the scale of the disruption to our normal activities. In India, we are in the middle of a lockdown that has seen organizations accelerate ‘work from home’ on a scale we didn’t think possible some time back. Manufacturing and retail organizations,...
Exclusive Conversation with Pavitra Singh, Chief Human Resources Officer, PepsiCo India
Pavitra Singh currently heads HR for PepsiCo India. With 18+ years of work experience leading large teams across geographies, she has held leadership positions across a variety of roles. From Center of excellence roles like Talent Management, L&D, Culture, D&I, Talent Acquisition to operating HR Business partnering roles.
Prior to joining...
Government extends the validity of Medical Benefit Cards under ESIC till June 30, 2020
The validity of Medical Benefit Cards issued to the IPs who ceased to be in Insurable Employment due to Permanent Disablement or, to retired IPs who couldn't pay the advance contribution due to COVID-19 pandemic, has been allowed to avail medical benefit till 30.06.2020
The validity of...
Fifteen months after announcing the merger with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd (GSKCH), FMCG major Hindustan Unilever on Wednesday, 1st April 2020 confirms that it has successfully completed the merger of GSKCH with HUL.
“This (merger) will enable HUL to utilise cash on its balance sheet and create value for shareholders. In addition, it will enable HUL to drive better salience...
According to a PTI report, Air India temporarily suspended the contracts of around 200 pilots, who were re-employed after retirement.
The decision was taken as all domestic and international passenger flights in the country have been grounded due to the nationwide lockdown in the face of coronavirus pandemic. This has led to a significant decline in the revenues of the...
See-saw sacred own…the downturn certainly doesn’t stay down!
As I jogged in the park, my eyes fell on three kids who were playing on the see-saw in a very unique manner. While two kids were going up and down on the see-saw, the third on was precariously trying to balance the two at the same level. Worried that she might...
Power giant NTPC has elevated Dilip Kumar Patel as its Director- Human Resources. He takes over from Saptarshi Roy after his superannuation on March 31.
Dilip has taken charge on 01.04.2020, and as Director (HR), he is overall responsible for the activities relating to Human Resource Management of NTPC.
According to the press release, Dilip has had an illustrious career spanning...