Bridging the gender gap in STEM

[ A NOVEL idea to transform science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education has won Team VirtuLearn the top prize in the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Sustainathon Malaysia 2024. Students Claudine Ivancka Netto, Chow Xin Ying and Fatima Safiya Fauzy from Brickfields Asia College took home the grand prize for their proposal aimed at making … Read more

5 lakh ‘Apployments’: Apple ecosystem to create huge number of jobs in 3 years; iPhone maker may move half its supply chain from China to India

[ Apple to create lakhs of jobs in India! Apple plans to shift a significant portion of its supply chain from China to India, aiming to boost local employment by three-fold to around 500,000 in the next three years. The tech giant is focusing on increasing the value addition from its Indian suppliers, following a … Read more

BigBasket eyes larger share of private label sales with new frozen foods brand

[ MUMBAI: Tata-owned BigBasket is broadening its play in the frozen foods space, a category co-founder and CEO Hari Menon said is “untapped” as it looks to gain market share and increase its pie of sales from private labels. To be sure, the company had already forayed into the frozen foods segment with its in-house … Read more

Tata Power signs MoU with Indian Oil to set up 500 EV charging stations

[ MUMBAI: Tata Power announced that its unit Tata Power EV Charging Solutions Limited has signed a MoU with Indian Oil Corporation Limited to install more than 500 fast and ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging points across India. This includes the installation of new charging points across major highways such as the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. Besides, … Read more

4.45 million units energy saved by consumers, 24% savings in power bills : Tata Power

[ MUMBAI: Tata Power on Wednesday announced that its city consumers saved 4.45 million units of energy by adopting an energy-efficient lifestyle in 2023, thereby resulting in 24% savings in electricity bills. The announcement came in the wake of power utility firms in Mumbai celebrating Energy Conservation Week from December 14 to 21, 2023 to … Read more