Category Archives: Business

Serum Institute’s Founder Dr. Cyrus Poonawala Nominated For Nobel

Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, Founder of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, Serum Institute of India, has been nominated from India for the prestigious Nobel Prize ,said Dr Parvez Grant, Managing Trustee of the Ruby Hall Clinic. He was speaking in an event held in JW Marriot, Pune on Sunday to felicitate of Dr Cyrus Poonawalla who was recently conferred an honorary ‘Doctor of Humane Letters’

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Kaizad Hansotia moves ahead – full steam!

This Vadodara man who sold electric bats at age 16 is now empowering designers with GetNatty The entrepreneurial bug bit Kaizad Hansotia when he started his first business at the age of 16. Looking to help his family financially by paying his own college fees, he travelled from his hometown of Vadodara, bought electric bats to kill mosquitoes (which were

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The business of family — The Tatas

“We do not claim to be more unselfish, more generous or more philanthropic than other people. But we think we started on sound and straightforward business principles, considering the interests of the shareholders our own, and the health and welfare of the employees the sure foundation of our prosperity. ” The words were uttered memorably by Jamsetji Tata, the man who broke new

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The one-stop-shop for “Everything Zoroastrian”

R. N. Kerawalla & Co. one of the oldest “Everything Zoroastrian” Stores in India is delighted to inform you of its Worldwide delivery service. Yes you read it right… a Worldwide delivery service for anything and everything Zoroastrian. To place an Order with us simply reply to this e-mail or check our link below: http://www.rnkerawalla.in/ Requesting you to kindly share

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WZCC Plan to help Parsi Entrepreneurs

     Mumbai, March 07, 2018: World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce – India (WZCCI) and WZO Trust Funds (WZOTF)  are delighted to announce a joint plan to support entrepreneurs / professionals / start-ups by funding selected projects in India with interest-free loans. The principal amount only would have to be returned, over a pre-determined period. WZCCI and WZOTF would like to

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Parsika’s classic delicacies tickle Parsi palettes

Launched on September 1 last year, Parsika is an effort by four Zoroastrians to help our community do what it does best – eat to its heart’s content. As their Facebook page so honestly puts it – Parsika aims to connect those who love good food with those who make it.    Marking their debut with probably the most lip-smacking Badam Paak this

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Khushru Jijina recognized as ‘Business Leader of the Year 2017 – Icon (Real Estate)’

The annual Global Real Estate Awards recognize and reward excellence across the real estate in the region across multiple organizational as well as individual award categories. This particular award recognizes leaders who have most effectively shaped their business success, delivered outstanding growth and contributed to the well-being of the society. The Business Leader of the Year award is a fitting

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TCS & Cornell Tech Inaugurate the Tata Innovation Center

$50 Million Investment from Tata Consultancy Services will Enhance Applied Research at University Campus and Accelerate K-12 Digital Literacy in New York City Schools  NEW YORK | MUMBAI, Dec 4, 2017 —: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS),(BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced Dec. 4 a $50 million investment in Cornell Tech. The investment includes a significant gift for

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The Ordinary Heroes of the Taj Hotel

Taj terror attack has become a massive psychology case study in Harvard. Not ONE Taj employee abandoned the hotel and ran right through the attack. They helped guests escape and many died . It confounds psychologists . Finally they pin pointed 3 recruitment strategies 1) Taj did not recruit from big cities , they recruited from smaller cities where traditional

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How unconditional warmth has endured Daruvala and Mistry families in engineering venture together

Owned by two Parsi business families, with its fourth generation just being inducted, the storied Sterling and Wilson is now at an inflexion point. The 90-year-old engineering firm has only two shareholders. The Mistry family of the Shapoorji Pallonji group holds 67%, while the Daruvala family led by managing director Khurshed owns 33%. The company has been managed by the

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