Three Indian companies Wipro, Tata Steel and Tata Power have been named among the World's Most Ethical Companies.
A dog and metal detector squad was rushed to the multi-storeyed building, which also houses the Times of India office.
The pace of the progress has been very slow over the last eight years.
Wipro Ltd on Saturday said it will fully acquire LD Waxsons Group, a Singapore-based fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company for an all cash consideration of about $144 million (nearly Rs 790 crore).
Concerns have been raised over rising unemployment in the US and Obama's visit to India was expected to see issues around outsourcing being discussed.
The government on Monday approved the proposals of Reliance Industries, Wipro, Hewlett Packard and Biocon to set up Special Economic Zones -- a move that is expected to generate at least 67,000 jobs by March 2006.
The awards were given by the UN's body on women for their work on principles of women's empowerment and helping champion gender equality.
The decision regarding this was taken by the Board of Approval in its meeting on September 18.
Analysts expect Wipro's revenue to grow 17 per cent this financial year, largely in line with its FY12 performance. Profits are expected to grow 14 per cent, compared to FY12.
The announcement coincides with the visit of Mexican President Felipe Caldern Hinojosa to Bangalore as part of his official four-day India tour.
Housing Development Finance Corporation has divested its entire stake in the Bermuda-based Spectramind for Rs 26.4 crore to Wipro.
Ironically, the Bangalore-based company had established itself as a major Information Technology powerhouse leveraging India's low-cost high-skilled manpower.
HCL Technologies was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, rising 5.58 per cent, followed by Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys, State Bank of India, Tech Mahindra, Tata Steel, NTPC and Wipro. In contrast, Nestle, Bharti Airtel, Maruti and ITC were among the laggards.
The company had a net profit of Rs 1,318.8 crore (Rs 13.18 billion) in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, Wipro said in a filing to the BSE.
The scope of services includes the suite of IT infrastructure and applications across the enterprise.
For IT services companies, ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) metrics are becoming a crucial component in winning deals as clients are considering sustainability a top priority and are keen to work with partners who are on the same page. "Sustainability is becoming an important part of the client's evaluation. "There is a tremendous focus across the world on sustainability, and it is becoming one of the top five business priorities.
As a venture partner, DVP said that Neemuchwala would be bringing deep technology expertise and invaluable experience of building businesses.
Aim is to drive accountability and bring the organisation closer to the client.
T K Kurien talks on the outlook for the next year, the slow growth in the retail vertical and initiatives to introduce automation.
Commercial vehicle manufacturer Eicher Motors said on Monday it had tied-up with Wipro Infrastructure Engineering to source hydraulic tipping kits for its new range of tippers.
Wipro's IT Business crosses $3 billion in FY 06-07;
This is evident in the firm's client addition and mining abilities, and also in its ability to stabilise employee attrition.
So far, all three have launched their own initiatives to train teachers and students in information technology. While Infosys BPO has Project Genesis to train faculty, which in turn teaches students, Wipro recently launched a similar programme called Mission 10x.
"Outlook for wages and salaries... given the current scenario, we have no plans for increase in the course of the year," the Bangalore-headquartered, New York Stock Exchange-listed company's executive vice-president, Pratik Kumar said. On campus hiring in the current fiscal, he said the company would visit the colleges (only) in January-March (unlike previous years when they selected students a year before they got the degree) but gave no firm numbers.
'Jobs openings are scarce, but these companies are either hiring or laying off relatively few workers,' Forbes said. The magazine noted that technology and service firms dominate the 'list of job creators.' These firms are among the world's 2000 biggest companies compiled by Forbes and the league is topped by American industrial conglomerate General Electric. It also includes 47 Indian entities.
Incumbent DMK MP T Sumathy alias Tamizhachi Thangapandian will face-off former Telangana Governor and BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan, while the the AIADMK has fielded ex-MP Dr J Jayavardhan, who won from here in 2014.
Software major Wipro on Friday posted a net profit of Rs 411.70 crore (Rs 4.117 billion) for the second quarter ending September 30, up by 79 per cent over Rs 230.20 crore (Rs 2.302 billion) reported during the same period last year.
Wipro Infotech, the India and West Asian IT business of Wipro, aims to use its data centre platform to offer a host of services, including cloud computing and software as a service (SaaS) on a pay-per-use model, Anand Sankaran, senior vice-president told Business Standard.
Wipro has a good brand because of the trust and quality it enjoys globally.
Wipro on Friday said it has employed 30 cost-cutting measures, especially in the area of operational efficiency, to tackle the current downturn.
Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro, met the chief minister and formally accepted the plot offered in New Town Rajarhat, on the north-eastern fringes of this city.
