Online marketplace Snapdeal today said it will exclusively sell Maggi atta and oats noodles on April 24.
The company started the preregistration today that will continue till 1100 hrs on April 23. It is offering four packs of atta, four packs of oats, two bowls and Maggi branded diary for Rs 176.
"Pre-registered Maggi lovers can buy... During the exclusive sale on April 24 starting from 1000 hrs till 1500 hrs. Snapdeal is offering free shipping for the first 20,000 orders," Snapdeal said in a statement.
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Walmart partners Amplus Energy for green energy solutions * Walmart India has partnered Amplus Energy to provide green energy at its 15 modern wholesale stores spread across five states.
It has entered into a power purchase agreement with Amplus Energy Solutions (AES) to provide green energy at its stores, Walmart India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Walmart Stores, said in a statement.
The total capacity which will be provided using rooftop PV plants located at these stores is approximately 5 MW, it added.
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50 Taj properties get EarthCheck Gold Certification * EarthCheck has awarded Gold Certificate to 50 properties of Taj Hotels Resorts and places, making it the first group to be receive these many certificates in a year, for reduction in energy, water and waste.
EarthCheck Founder and CEO Stewart Moore said Taj is the first hotel group in the world to have 50 hotels achieve Gold Certification in the same year, having completed a minimum of five years of continuous benchmarking through EarthCheck Certified.
The properties include Rambagh Palace, Jaipur, Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences, London, have been awarded EarthCheck Gold Certification, with data revealing an average 28.6 per cent reduction in energy, water and waste and saving USD 6,107,585 for the group.
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Nittsu Logistics to set up warehouse in SriCity SEZ * Nittsu Logistics, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Nippon Express, today performed the ground breaking ceremony for setting up its warehouse in Sri City Special Economic Zone near Chennai.
Nippon Express, South Asia and Oceania, Managing Director, Yasunori Takahashi performed the ground breaking ceremony along with senior officials including Sri City, SEZ, Managing Director, Ravindra Sannareddy at a function held at the Sri City SEZ in Tada, the company said in a statement.
The warehouse is spread across 22 acre and is expected to become operational by March 2017.
Udacity aims to upskill 1 lakh engg graduates by 2017
* Online education company Udacity in collaboration with Venturesity aims to bridge the skills gap in IT industry through innovative learning solutions and targets to upskill 1 lakh engineering students by 2017.
In order to bridge the hiring challenge in the IT industry in the country, Udacity has launched it's #BeInDemand campaign which helps engineers to upskill themselves., it said.
"Big data, data science, mobile and cloud computing will drive jobs in the IT industry in the next decade. With our new campaign #BeinDemand we are aiming to upskill 1 Lakh engineering graduates across the country and make them easily employable for the best in the industry," Vardhan Koshal, Country Head, India at Udacity, said.
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Coursera, PwC to launch specialisation on Data Analysis * Online education platform, Coursera toady said it has partnered with PwC to launch Specialisation on 'Data Analysis and Presentation Skills'.
Under the pact, PwC will offer a series of widely available courses for anyone who could benefit from learning more about business analytics. This collaboration will also allow PwC's people to improve their internal learning and development.
The specialisation includes five courses -- Data-driven Decision Making, Problem Solving with Excel, Data Visualisation with Advanced Excel and Effective Business Presentations with PowerPoint.
"We are delighted that PwC will now be able to help educate high potential people all around the world in these key skills through our platform," Rick Levin, Coursera's founder and CEO said.
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PNB MetLife launches plan for long-term investments * PNB MetLife today announced the launch of its first online ULIP - Mera Wealth Plan - a comprehensive and flexible online plan.
The product offers multiple options to help plan for long-term investment goals or protection needs of customers linked to retirement, child education, or any other need-based requirement, PNB MetLife said in a statement.
It also provides loyalty additions every year from end of 6th policy year till maturity.
Ernst & Young keen to work with Jharkhand govt
* Accounting firm Ernst & Young (EY) today evinced interest in working with the Jharkhand government.
George Attalla, Partner & Global Leader, Government & Public Sector at EY, called on Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das here.
Attalla appreciated the works being done in the state, an official release said.
During the meeting, he evinced interest in assisting the state government departments.
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Nangia & Co's Rakesh Nangia takes over as ICBC President * Nangia & Co Managing Partner Rakesh Nangia has taken over as the President of Indo-Canadian Business Chamber (ICBC).
A tax expert, Nangia has been in the field of taxation for 35 years and on the Board of several Business Chambers and PSU.
"I look forward to working with distinguished members of ICBC and promoting Canadian Business in India addressing the needs of business community," Nangia said.
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Vedanta bags Best Exporter's Award
* Vedanta Ltd, Jharsuguda has been awarded Best Exporter's Award for 2014-15 in Odisha in recognition of its impressive show in the export of aluminium products.
While the Best Exporter's Award was given to Vedanta for 2014-15 when it achieved a total export of Rs 3,912 crore, the company bagged "Certificate of Excellence Award for 2013-14" with a total export of Rs 2,840 crore.
The award was presented by Odisha Finance Minister Pradip Amat and MSME Minister Jogendra Behera at a function organised by the MSME department of state government here recently, a company release said today.
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Snapdeal awards another project to IBSFINtech * IBSFINtech, provider of niche financial software for Forex, Treasury and Trade Finance management, today announced that e-commerce major Snapdeal has continued its engagement with it as its IT Solution partner for Treasury and Risk Management by awarding another project.
The new project was implemented in a record period of 30 days and went live on September 12, the city-based company said here.
IBSFINtech was awarded the first project in March 2015, to efficiently manage treasury operations at Snapdeal.
This time, Snapdeal required a solution partner to facilitate efficient financial operations management and risk management at its recent acquisitions of Freecharge, Vulcan Express, it said in a release here.
"Having proven their capabilities in the first project, IBSFINtech proved to be a strong candidate when new opportunities arose in the company," IBSFINtech said.
