The Ugly Consumer: Ridiculing Those Who Shop Ethically
New York, Jan 5 (IANS) No one wants to knowingly buy products made with child labour or those that harm the environment, but we also don’t want to work too hard to find out whether…
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Mary Barra Chairman Of Gm Board Of Directors
New Delhi: GM CEO Mary Barra at the of launch the Chevrolet Trailblazer in New Delhi, on July 29, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chicago, Jan 5 (IANS) The General Motors Board of Directors unanimously elected Mary…
Chinese Regulator Probes Microsoft’s Anti-Monopoly Case
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) China’s commerce regulator on Tuesday launched a further probe into Microsoft’s alleged anti-monopoly case, in a display of the country’s latest effort to enforce its Anti-Monopoly Law. State Administration for Industry…
GM Invests in Lyft to Work on Driverless Ride
San Francisco, Jan 5 (IANS) Ride-hailing application startup Lyft Inc. has received a $500 million investment from General Motors to build a fleet of driverless cars. Lyft, based in San Francisco, on Monday said GM’s…
LuLu Group Offers Rs.1,000 Crore Investment in Lucknow
Agra, Jan 4 (IANS) Gulf-based company LuLu Group International on Monday pledged to invest Rs.1,000 crore to set up an international convention centre, a five-star hotel, and a mall in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, if…
Sachin Named Brand Ambassador for Diabetes Awareness Campaign
Hyderabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Novo Nordisk, world’s leading diabetes care company, on Monday announced cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar would be the brand ambassador for ‘changing diabetes’, its programme in India to fight against the lifestyle…
Kurien Becomes Vice-Chairman in Wipro Rejig
Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS) Software major Wipro on Monday announced it had elevated its chief executive T.K. Kurien to vice-chairman and promoted chief operating officer Abidali Z. Neemuchwala to fill his place from February 1….
Samsung Strengthens Foldable Smartphone Patent
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) South Korean electronics giant Samsung got a patent application published by the US Patent and Trademark Office related to foldable phones that may have features like a hologram and a…
Bulbulapps Receive Funding for Kickstarter Project
Hyderabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Hyderabad-based startup Bulbulapps, which develops apps for pre-schoolers, on Monday, announced successful funding of its Kickstarter project. Tuk-Tuk goes to Hyderabad, a travel app for kids, has received $2,000 from over…
Pakistan to Build Peshawar-Kabul Motorway
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) The Pakistani government has planned to build a motorway from its Peshawar city to Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, the media reported. The four-lane road via Jalalabad and Torkham covers 265 km and…
IRB to Build Southeast Asia’s Longest Road Tunnel
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) The IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd. will construct southeast Asia’s longest tunnel at Zozi La, spanning 14.08 km, in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said here on Monday. It has been issued…
Honda Confirms Takata Air Bag Killed Young Driver
Detroit (US), Jan 4 (AP) Honda Motor Company says a defective air bag made by Takata Corporation was responsible for the death of a driver near Pittsburgh. It’s the ninth death worldwide attributed to Takata…
Traders’ Body Asks Salman to Drop ‘Khan Market’ from His Portal
Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan during the Big Star Entertainment Awards 2015 in Mumbai on Dec 13, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Sunday asked actor…
Virtual Reality Technology Could Rule 2016
London, Jan 3 (IANS) Following years of hype, 2016 looks to be the year that Virtual Reality (VR) actually becomes real as firms like HTC, Sony and Samsung propose to launch equipment this year to…
George Costanza-Themed Bar Opened in Australia
Melbourne, Jan 3 (IANS) If you are a “Seinfeld” fan, you might consider visiting George’s Bar here, a newly opened facility named after Jason Alexander’s famous character George Costanza from the TV show. The bar…
Use Small-Scale, Evolving Technology for Smart City Plan: Expert
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) Instead of adopting large-scale technologies from big corporate players, India’s smart city plan should incorporate “appropriate technologies” that are smaller in scale and can evolve with new innovations at minimum cost,…
First N-Plant in China’s Ethnic Minority Region Guangxi Zhuang Begin Operations
Beijing, Jan 2 (IANS) The first nuclear power plant located in one of China’s ethnic autonomous regions has begun commercial operations of its first reactor, the media reported on Saturday. The No.1 reactor of the…
How Big Data Is Changing the Business Landscape
Big Data is increasingly being used by prominent companies to outpace the competition. Be it established companies or start-ups, they are embracing data-focussed strategies to outpace the competition. In healthcare, clinical data can be reviewed…
IIT-KGP, Japanese Experts to Work on Smart Cities
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur on Friday inked a deal with Japan’s Nikken Sekkei Research Institute (NSRI) to plan, design and implement smart technologies to develop sustainable habitats for India’s smart…
Net Neutrality Guiding Principle Of Internet: Expert
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) A neutral treatment of all content on the internet is an essential pre-requisite for fostering permission-less innovation which is one of the guiding principles of the internet, an IT expert said…