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Amazon to invest additional US$2 Billion in India-VARINDIA

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Amazon's  marketplace has grown to be India's largest store with over 17 million products from a continually growing base of thousands of small- and medium-sized businesses, serving millions of customers across India and delighting them with its guaranteed next-day delivery service. Amazon has announced that it will invest an additional US$2 billion to support its rapid growth and continue to enhance the customer and seller experience in India. "After our first year in business, the response from customers and small- and medium-sized businesses in India has far surpassed our expectations. We see huge potential in the Indian economy and for the growth of e-commerce in India. With this additional investment of US$2 billion, our team can continue to think big, innovate, and raise the bar for customers in India. At the current scale and growth rates, India is on track to be our fastest country ever to a billion dollars in gross sales. A big ‘thank-you’ to our customers in Indi...

Honeywell appoints Vikas Chadha as India MD-VARINDIA

As per the latest report,  Vikas Chadha  has been appointed as Managing Director for  Honeywell Automation India Limited (HAIL) , and India country leader for Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS), a Honeywell business that supplies automation control, instrumentation and services to process manufacturers in industries such as oil & gas, refining, pulp & paper, petrochemicals, and metals, minerals & mining. In this role, Vikas will be responsible for strategically leading the various divisions of HAIL for continued growth in the region, and strengthening the brand and its equity with customers and other key stakeholders. He will also provide strategic direction and operational leadership to the HPS India business. Vikas joined Honeywell in August 2009 and has progressed through roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as regional general manager for Honeywell Building Solutions (HBS), an integrated building management solutions business within HAIL. His ...

5th VARINDIA EIITF unfolds newer business opportunities for SMEs from East

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The newest emerging IT hub in the country, Kolkata has recently witnessed the 5th Eastern India Information Technology Fair (EIITF) 2014 amidst the presence of a huge gathering of CEOs, CXOs from corporate world, VARs & SMEs and government dignitaries from the ICT sector. A total of 200 + guests attended the event which was titled ‘Marketing Tools for VARS to Empower SMB’. Unveiling several initiatives, speakers from various verticals of government, PSUs, industry bodies and industrialists also participated in the function. The Chief Guest for the evening was Col. A.K. Nath (Retd.), Executive Director, CDAC, Govt. of India. The event commenced with the ceremonial lamp lighting under the aegis of the Honorable Chief Guest and other distinguished guests - Col.  HPS Bawa, CEO- WTL; Col. A.K. Nath (Retd.), Executive Director- Center for Development of Advanced Computing; Shri. Manjit Nayak, Addl. Director, STPI, Government of India; Shri. B Hari, President- CIITA; Shri. Ganesh Ch...

Reliance ropes in Shankar Adawal-VARINDIA

Reliance Jio  has roped in  Shankar Adawal , who will be responsible in spearheading the regulatory division of the company. Adawal has more than 25 years of experience in regulations, Government relations and support service in the field of Telecom, Energy, Retail and Life Science.After about six years, Adwal is at the steering position of group’s regulatory affairs. By handing over the responsibilities to him again, the company has reposed faith in him.  As per media reports, Adawal has played a major role in smooth network roll out of the company in the first decade of 21st century. Reliance Jio Infocomm , which is the only pan-India 4G spectrum holder, will launch 4G services in phases in 2015 using a combination of the 2300 Mhz and 1800 Mhz airwaves that it holds.