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https://youtu.be/hhHrbRJfNR0 Flying carA car-aircraft hybrid, which can transform from a sports car into an aircraft in less than three minutes, is certified to fly in Slovakia.The AirCar, developed by Klein Vision, received a certificate of airworthiness from the Slovak Transport Authority in January.The certification came after 75 hours of test flights, with more than 220 takeoffs and landings executed.BMW engineA team of up to eight people has been working on the prototype since 2017.The AirCar completed its first inter-city flight in June last year. It is not restricted to airfields. It can take off from and land anywhere.The AirCar is powered…
Unique way to reduce payroll Cutting jobs in France is never easy. So Stellantis NV, the manufacturer of Peugeot cars and Jeep SUVs has come up with a novel way to slim down its payroll: It sends workers emails with tips on how to get exciting new jobs—elsewhere.Employees are routinely sent alerts on career fairs and services that help write winning CVs -so much so that union representatives are accusing management of harassment. This isn’t a good way to motivate people to work hard for the company,” said Christine Virassamy, a representative of the CFDT union. “We’ve asked them to let…
Huge transformation Tata group will make Air India financially fit, upgrade aircraft, bring in new fleet and make it the most technologically advanced airline globally, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran has said. Virtually addressing employees of Air India across the globe, he said for the airline to be the best again there will be an organisational redesign, and it will ”require a huge transformation, probably the largest transformation and the change all of you would ever go through”. The carrier will expand its ”outreach both domestically and internationally” and it has the desire to connect India with every part of…
https://youtu.be/3d17DP5gJgg PLI for auromobiles20 applicants have been approved under the “Champion OEM Incentive Scheme” of the PLI scheme for the automotive sector. Hyundai, Suzuki, Kia, Mahindra, Ford, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, and TVS Motor have been shortlisted. Recent entrants Hop Electric Manufacturing, Ola Electric Technologies have also been selected as new non-automotive investors.Huge successThe Ministry of Heavy Industries said the scheme has been a huge success. It received an overwhelming response with Rs 45,016 crore worth proposed investment from approved applicants. Applications for the Component Champion Incentive scheme to incentivise auto component makers are processed separately.The PLI scheme for…
https://youtu.be/57zh37SPHKQ The question that changed life Nidhi Yadav, 25, has a life-changing story. Nidhi, a computer science graduate, worked at Deloitte. During the year-end presentation, Nidhi was asked a question – When was the last time you wanted to go to the office? She honestly replied that it was never. It was also the moment when Nidhi realized what she wanted to do with her life. She later completed a one-year course in Fashion Buying and Merchandising at the Polimoda Fashion School in Italy. She did an internship at the Italian fashion brand Emilio Pucci. Nidhi got a job with…
https://youtu.be/-eEgzuPyDH4 Forbes IPO moveMajor cryptocurrency exchange Binance will make a $200 million investment in Forbes. The media firm prepares to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). SPACs are shell companies that raise money in an initial public offering.The investment by Binance will replace half of the $400 million in private placement commitments. This was announced by Forbes and SPAC company Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited. The deal is expected to close by the end of March, Forbes, and Magnum Opus said. Binance will help advise Forbes on its digital asset and Web3 strategy.In February last year, Binance dropped a lawsuit…
https://youtu.be/WYLigeYn9fk Decision after consultationFM Nirmala Sitharaman has said the govt will take a decision on “banning or not banning” cryptocurrencies after consultations. Earlier, Sitharaman had announced the proposal of imposing a 30% tax on gains made on crypto tradesAdditionally, a 1% TDS will be applicable on the transfer of such assets over a certain threshold.Legitimise crypto tradersThe crypto industry had welcomed the announcement that it legitimises their trades. However, the 30% tax has nothing to do with the legality of private cryptocurrencies, she said. The government has the sovereign right to tax profit from cryptocurrency transactions, she added.
Digital transformation journeyIBM has acquired Neudesic, a leading US cloud services consultancy specializing primarily in the Microsoft Azure platform, along with bringing skills in multi cloud. This acquisition will significantly expand IBM’s portfolio of hybrid multi cloud services and further advance the company’s hybrid cloud and AI strategy. IBM continues to invest in its hybrid cloud and AI strategy, expanding its cloud services technology, skills and capabilities to meet the growing demand of clients’ hybrid cloud needs. Including Neudesic, IBM has acquired more than 20 companies — 12 in IBM Consulting alone — since Arvind Krishna became CEO in April…
4.5 lakh new jobs India’s IT sector is set to grow at 15.5 per cent “the fastest in over a decade” to USD 227 billion in FY22, as the pandemic pushes up demand for digitisation at companies across the world, Nasscom has said. The revenue growth is much higher than the 2.3 per cent achieved in FY21 in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, and double that of the pre-pandemic FY20, Debjani Ghosh, the president of Nasscom, told reporters at its strategic review. Global IT spending grew at 9 per cent to USD 1.9 trillion in the period. She…
Aims 1 billion users Digital technology firm InMobi’s social media arm Roposo is in talks with Reliance Retail for a social commerce related business deal which is expected to be rolled out in the next two quarters, a top official said. SoftBank-backed InMobi’s co-founder and CEO Naveen Tewari was quoted as saying by PTI that the company is looking to reach 1 billion users in the next 2-3 years by building various partnerships and expanding its footprint overseas. “We are partnering with Reliance Retail to provide the e-commerce back-end for a new generation front — a commerce experience of influencer-led…