Monthly archives: November, 2015

Steel and Environment: a central issue on the agenda of the Latin American steel industry

Alacero – Santiago, Chile, November 24th, 2015. The environmental protection and socio-environmental sustainability are two central and of great commitment issues for the steel industry of Latin America. Consequently, during Alacero-56 Conference that took place in Buenos Aires a few days ago, an entire section was devoted to discuss the role of steel in the green economy …

Transparency International report shows telecom companies can do much more to prevent corruption

REPORT SHOWS WEAK DISCLOSURE ON CORPORATE HOLDINGS AND COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REPORTING, DISCLOSURE OF PROGRAMMES TO PREVENT CORRUPTION SCORES BETTER The world’s biggest telecommunications companies do not disclose enough information on how they organize themselves and even less on each country where they do business which makes it difficult to hold them to account for their actions, …

Mindtree named in the leadership zone in Zinnov’s Global Product Engineering Service Provider Ratings

Recognized for the fourth year in a row   Bangalore (India) and Warren (NJ) – November 24, 2015 – Mindtree, a leading digital transformation and technology services company, today announced that it has been featured in the overall leadership zone by Zinnov, a prominent globalization and market expansion advisory firm, in its recently released “Global …

Naaptol raises additional Rs.343 crore as it touts steady growth

Mumbai, November 24, 2015: India’s leading multi- channel home shopping company, Naaptol Online Shopping Private Limited, has raised Rs.343 Crore in a new round of equity funding from Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co. This is in addition to Rs. 136 Crore, which the company raised earlier in April this year. This latest financing is a significant …

EUROFER calls for action ahead of European Parliament trade committee and Foreign Affairs Council

Brussels, 24 November 2015 – The Extraordinary Competitiveness Council of 9 November convened to discuss the worsening crisis in the European steel industry. That fruitful discussion delivered a number of promising goals. Today, the industry calls on the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee (INTA) and Foreign Affairs (FAC) Council to move the EU from words …

ZULEKHA HEALTHCARE GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

Taher Shams steps into new role as Managing Director of UAE healthcare provider Dubai, UAE, 24 November, 2015: The Zulekha Healthcare Group has announced the new designations of senior management in a bid to empower corporate governance principles within the organisation and to external stakeholders. Mr. Taher Shams will take on a new appointment at Zulekha …

Over 250 teenagers win NEXT-GENIUS Olympiad 2015 scholarships

NEXT-GENIUS Olympiad, India’s first online Olympiad for students in Grade 9 – 12 announced the winners of the first NEXT-GENIUS Olympiad 2015 on November 15, 2015 in Mumbai. The awards ceremony was led by Neeraj Mandhana, leading career counselor and founder of NEXT-GENIUS Olympiad and special invitees, President of Wheaton College USA (Norton, MA), Dr. …

Watchy’s flagship product SpeedLink was awarded as the Most Innovative product by NASSCOM

23rdNovember 2015 – Watchy Technology, a 4 year old technology start-up that provides hardware technology solutions for video broadcasting and Internet has won the Most Innovative product by NASSCOM for its flagship product Speedlink. NASSCOMM product conclave held on 15th day of October 2015 at Taj Vivanta, Bangalore. Currently the product solves the pain point …