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Six IT Firms in race to for setting up Public Credit Registry
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has shortlisted six major IT firms to set up a wide-based digital Public Credit Registry (PCR) for capturing details of all borrowers and wilful defaulters. The RBI will now seek request for proposal from the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Azim Premji bestowed with highest French civilian distinction Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur
On November 28, IT czar and philanthropist Azim Premji was bestowed with the highest French civilian distinction Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour). Premji, who is the chairman of Bengaluru-headquartered IT major Wipro, received the ..
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji conferred with highest French Civilian Honour
Chairman of IT major Wipro and philanthropist Azim Premji was bestowed with highest French civilian distinction Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour). He was awarded for his outstanding contribution to developing information technology industry in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Wipro launches Santoor women’s scholarship for higher education
The Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting will offer 3-year Santoor women’s scholarship for higher education to girls from economically weaker families in the three southern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Approx 900 girls from the 3 states will ..
Rishad Premji appointed as new Chairman of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for 2018-19
Rishad Premji, the chief strategy officer and board member of Wipro Ltd, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for 2018-19. He succeeded Raman Roy. Rishad is the son of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Indian Air Force’s Electronic Maintenance Management System launched
Indian Air Force has launched its Electronic Maintenance Management System (e-MMS) Project, an automated military maintenance system. It was inaugurated by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha at the Air Force Station in Pune, Maharashtra. Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Wipro buys HealthPlan Services
India’s third largest IT exporter Wipro Limited has acquired US based healthcare technology firm HealthPlan Services for US 460 million dollars. This acquisition was part of the Wipro’s traditional “string of pearls” acquisition strategy and it shall help company to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Abid Ali Neemuchwala appointed as CEO of Wipro
India’s third largest IT exporter Wipro Limited has appointed Abid Ali Z. Neemuchwala as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Member of the Board of the company. He will succeed incumbent CEO T.K. Kurien who has been elevated as ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016
Wipro awarded 2015 Aegis Graham Bell Award
Global software major Wipro has been awarded 2015 Aegis Graham Bell Award for developing a solution for the Internet of Things (IoT). The award has been bestowed upon Wipro’s IoT solution ‘Universal Data Parser’ (UDP). The UDP enables flexible adaptation ..
Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar among world's 20 richest tech czars: Forbes
Two Indian technology tycoons Azim Premji chairman of Wipro and Shiv Nadar founder of HCL bagged place in Top 20 on Forbes’ first ever list of ‘100 Richest People In Technology’. As per the Forbes list of ‘top 100 richest ..