Monthly archives: June, 2015

FREDERIQUE CONSTANT HOROLOGICAL SMARTWATCHES NOW AVAILABLE IN STORES, POWERED BY SILICON VALLEY’S FULLPOWER TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

Geneva, June 29th 2015 Swiss watch manufacturer Frederique Constant and Fullpower Technologies from Silicon Valley are pleased to announce that the first Horological Smartwatches, luxury timepieces with connected functionality, are officially available in stores. The first watches have shipped from the Frederique Constant Manufacture in Plan-les- Ouates, Geneva, to customers in Switzerland and the …

BUSINESSMAN AND PHILANTHROPIST WALTER SCHERR PROVIDES FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF “THE GREATEST GENERATION” AND POST-WAR AMERICA

Walter Scherr’s memoir, WALTER’S WAY, tells the story of how a Depression-era boy from Queens, New York overcame a life-threatening illness to live an adventurous life as a globe-trotting executive who witnessed and helped foster the post-World War II economic boom. WALTER’S WAY is a tale full of adventure and excitement as well as …

Thapar University partners with Trinity College Dublin

New Delhi/ Dublin, June 29, 2015: Thapar University and Trinity College Dublin (University of Dublin) have partnered to promote academic collaboration in the key areas of undergraduate programmes and research. This institutional partnership was announced at a special event in New Delhi today. The President and Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Dr. Patrick Prendergastand …

HR study finds skill shortages and growing desire for diverse working experience redefine Career & Succession Management

Career & Succession Management no longer only concern senior executive positions Skill shortages lead HR to broaden Career & Succession Management to experts on all levels Crucial to improve retention and engagement of employees Younger workforce prefers varied working experience to linear career progression HR challenged by desire for greater career flexibility and internal mobility …

How Sustainable is your Biryani? – Chawm Ganguly in a tête-à-tête with Chef Debasish Kundu

Ever kept your Biryani in the Fridge only to take it out and find it covered in a yucky layer of pure white obesity? Disgusting? Perhaps, but that’s the vegetable (or worse, animal) fat without which, “experts” opine, Biryani cannot get its trademark taste. You cannot cook up a Biryani without “lard” – the pure, …

74 year old man leaves the wheel chair to walk again following surgery at Fortis Escorts Faridabad

29th June, 2015 Faridabad: Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad, conducted a surgery on a 74 year old patient from Iraq suffering from severe osteoarthritis and deformed knees to help him regain the mobility of his limbs to walk again. Dr. K D Soni, Head- Department of Orthopaedics, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad and Dr. Anurag Aggarwal took …

DuPont Fights Nomex® Protective Apparel Counterfeiters Targeting Oil & Gas Industry

Protecting the Safety of Industrial Workers Dubai, UAE, June 29, 2015 – DuPont Protection Technologies (DuPont) announced the signing of settlement agreements in two counterfeit cases involving fake DuPont™ Nomex® protective apparel supplied to the Oil & Gas industry in Southeast Asia and Central Europe. The infringement of the DuPont trademark and mislabeling of protective …

Primetals Technologies receives FAC for blooming mill at Acciaierie Venete in Italy

Greater cross-section reduction cuts conversion costs • Mill processes up to 110 metric tons of blooms per hour • New line entirely or partly dispenses with downstream processing steps Acciaierie Venete S.p.A. has issued the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) for a blooming mill extensively modernized by Primetals Technologies at its Camin, Italy location. …

Rhea Chakraborty spotted at Audi Event

L&T Construction Wins Orders Valued ` 2035 Crores

Mumbai, June 29, 2015: The construction arm of L&T has won orders worth ` 2035 crores across various business segments in June 2015. Buildings & Factories Business: The Business has secured new orders for the construction of office spaces including add-ons. A major order was secured from a global information technology solutions …