Monthly archives: September, 2018

ASEAN Leaders Hail Transformative Tech Potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The global economy is being transformed by new technology and these transformations hold great promise for ASEAN, its economic dynamism and largely young population, 11,000 of whom enter the workforce each day Increasing automation and the rise of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and self-driving cars necessitate a focus on education, reskilling and equitable …

KPIT joins German consortium Industrie-Gemeinschaft Aerosole e.V. (IGA) i.e. Industrial Community Aerosol

India, September 12, 2018: KPIT Technologies (BSE: 532400; NSE: KPIT), a global technology company specializing in IT consulting and product engineering, today announced becoming the first System Integrator (SI) in the aerosol industry to earn the membership of the Industrie-Gemeinschaft Aerosole e.V. (IGA) [Industrial Community Aerosol] consortium in Germany. The membership demonstrates KPIT’s unparalleled expertise …

ArcelorMittal submits revised proposal for the acquisition of Essar Steel

11 September 2018 – In response to media speculation, ArcelorMittal (the Company) confirms that yesterday, 10 September 2018, it submitted a revised proposal to Essar Steel India Limited’s (ESIL) Committee of Creditors for the acquisition of ESIL. The Company can also confirm that media reports speculating on the financial value of the revised offer are broadly …

Select CITYWALK celebrated Hijra Habba 2018: ‘Born This Way- Access, Rights, Equity and Empowerment for Transgender’

  Hosted transgender and LGBT community from all across India in a vibrant half-day event that had sharings and discussions on what needs to change at the policy, programme and community level to “normalise” lives for the “third gender”.   11th September, 2018, NEW DELHI: Building on the huge success of the last six Hijra …

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has opened registration for the 13th edition of steelChallenge

Brussels, 11 September 2018 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has opened registration for the 13th edition of steelChallenge. steelChallenge is a competition where students and industry employees can test their skills using the sophisticated online process simulations delivered by steeluniversity. steelChallenge-13 will be take place over two rounds. The Regional Championship will take place …

Research indicates Indian consumers confident that Artificial Intelligence will make lives easier and society smarter

65% of survey respondents are positive about AI, but believe businesses can do much more to educate consumers   BENGALURU — 11 September 2018 — Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the Customer Success Platform and world’s #1 CRM company, today unveiled findings from new research titled, Artificial Intelligence in Asia: Trust, Understanding and the Opportunity to Re-Skill. …

GIC Re enters the league of top 10 Global Reinsurers

Mumbai 11 September 2018: GIC Re, a reinsurance company majority owned by Government of India secures 10th position amongst the top 40 global reinsures, as published by Standard & Poor’s. This is based on premium booked during Financial Year 2018.  The company registered a top line growth of 24.5% during FY 2018 recording premium of Rs 41,799 crore …

UltraTech Cement joins EP100, pledges to double energy productivity

11th September, 2018: UltraTech Cement today announced joining EP100, a global leadership initiative bringing together a growing group of energy-smart companies. Becoming a member of EP100 reaffirms UltraTech’s commitment to driving sustainability across its value chain and accelerating business growth. By becoming a member of EP100, UltraTech has committed to double its energy productivity. Improvement …