As part of its brand building strategy through sports and fitness, IDBI Federal Life Insurance today said it will be the new title sponsor of the 9th Edition of Kolkata's full Marathon to be held in March.
"IDBI Federal Life Insurance will also be the new title sponsor of 9th Edition of Kolkata's only full Marathon. IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Marathon 2016, as it is called now, will take place in the City of Joy on March 6, 2016", the IDBI Federal Life said in a statement.
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KELTRON bags Rs 2.64 crore order from UP * Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited has bagged a Rs 2.64 crore order from Uttar Pradesh Electronics Corporation Ltd.
The order is for the development, implementation, technical support and maintenance of Aviation Software at Civil Aviation Directorate, Uttar Pradesh, a release said.
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LIC launches plan 'Jeevan Shikhar' in Machilipatnam * The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) today launched its new plan 'Jeevan Shikhar'.
The plan was launched by S Ramanadhbabu, Divisional Manager, LIC Machilipatnam Division.
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Bigbasket begins operations in Vadodara * Bigbasket today announced its entry in Vadodara city, the second in Gujarat.
"After starting operations in Ahmedabad in December, this is our second city in Gujarat, and we will start operations in Surat soon," Meera Iyer, marketing head, Bigbasket told reporters.
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Parryware to renovate toilets in 18 schools in 2016 * Parryware today said this year it will renovate schools in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.
"This is just the first step in first quarter of 2016, and will plan similar such activities through the year as well. The initiative is a part of the company's corporate social responsibility plan (CSR) and is inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan," Roca bathroom products.
Axis Bank gets corporate governance award
Private-sector lender Axis Bank today said it has been conferred with the Corporate Governance award by ICSI.
"Axis Bank has been conferred the Certificate of Recognition for excellence in Corporate Governance by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), for the year 2015," the bank said in a statement.
The bank is among the top 5 companies across industries and the only bank in the country to be bestowed with the honour, it said.
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Ex-Apple India top executive launches own mobile venture Hyve
Former Apple India's Head for enterprise mobility Sharad Mehrotra has joined as CEO of Hyve, a start-up which will launch android-based mobile phones in March.
"Mehrotra has come on board with Hyve on January 4, 2016 and served his last working day at Apple India on December 29, 2015," Hyve said in a statement.
He is a co-founder of Hyve along with Aditya Agarwal and Abhishek Agarwal.
"Hyve will be targetting the market segment of Rs 15,000- 20,000 with its flagship model in March. It will soon be followed by other models to address 10,000-30,000 market segments," a company spokesperson said.
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ShoreTel appoints ex-IBM official as country manager
Phone systems provider ShoreTel today announced it has appointed Arun Balasubramaniam as country manager of India.
In his role, he will be responsible for building relationships and driving sales for ShoreTel in India. He will oversee sales strategy from customer acquisition to retention, as well as partner recruitment and management in the region, the company said.
He has over 16 years of experience in technology industry. Prior to joining ShoreTel, Balasubramaniam was the national channel leader for IBM's collaboration solutions business in India and South Asia, and has also held roles at TrendMicro and Microsoft, it said.
