Hinduja Group Expands Tamil Nadu Presence With Renewables and New Mobility Initiatives
Chennai, Aug 13: The Hinduja Group – a 111-year-old transnational conglomerate, announced plans to invest INR 2,500 crore in Tamil Nadu. The investment will span across the group’s businesses including renewable energy, electric mobility, automotive, financial services, energy, battery charging infrastructure and digital mobility solutions. As part of the...
IICT and JioStar Launch Joint Research Initiative on Photogrammetry and the 8K Production Pipeline
Aug 13: The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies and JioStar have launched a joint research programme on Photogrammetry and the 8K Production Pipeline, marking a step towards deeper industry-academia collaboration in India’s animation, VFX, gaming, comics and extended reality ecosystem. The programme draws on JioStar’s industry experience and IICT’s...
From Prevention to Lifelong Care: India’s First Comprehensive LE&RN-Accredited Lymphedema Clinic Opens at Apollo Athenaa
A first-of-its-kind multidisciplinary programme brings global standards of lymphatic care to India, shifting the focus from reactive treatment to prevention for women at risk of cancer-related lymphedema NEW DELHI, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Apollo Athenaa, Asia’s first dedicated women cancer centre by Apollo Hospitals, today announced the launch...
IFSCA Grants Nexent Capital GIFT City Investment Banking License
IFSCA registration enables the firm to advise on and manage cross-border capital market transactions from India’s International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). GIFT CITY, India, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Nexent Capital IFSC Private Limited (“Nexent Capital”), the GIFT City-based arm of U.S.-based Nexent Capital Management, today announced that it...
Blackhole nurseries
Aug 13: A popular myth about black holes is that they act like giant cosmic vacuum cleaners sucking in everything around them, but Wladimir Lyra’s research found a new mechanism around supermassive black holes that is more like a cosmic nursery, giving birth to planets bigger than Jupiter. “We’re...
Farizon Hits 600,000 Production Milestone, Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Homtruck Rollout
HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group hosted its 10‑year‑anniversary roll‑off ceremony at its Ma’anshan manufacturing plant, with on‑site employees on hand to witness the landmark 600,000th unit — a Homtruck heavy truck calibrated to satisfy EU regulations and local fleet‑operation demands —...
Kavalan Mizunara Oak Single Cask Strength: When Mizunara Meets the Flight of Butterflies
A collaboration with Japanese artist Takahide Komatsu TAIPEI, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kavalan, the Taiwanese pioneer of New World whisky, has collaborated with Japanese contemporary artist Takahide Komatsu on the label design for its latest Mizunara Oak whisky collection. The limited release brings together rare Mizunara oak matured whiskies...
HTX Ventures Examines Open USD: How Stablecoin Revenue and Rule-Setting Are Being Redistributed
APIA, Samoa, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HTX Ventures, the global investment arm of HTX, has released a new report titled Open Infrastructure, Closed Financial Rails: Open USD, Revenue Redistribution, and Participant Governance, examining the shifts underway in stablecoin revenue distribution, channel relationships, and governance following the June 30, 2026 unveiling...
Hexaware and upGrad Enterprise Expand Collaboration for Global Enterprise AI Programs
Focused on joint upskilling, experimentation, go-to-market, and enterprise transformation MUMBAI, India, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hexaware Technologies (NSE: HEXT), an AI-first digital and IT services company, and upGrad Enterprise, the Corporate Skilling and Workforce Transformation division of global skilling major upGrad, announced an expanded collaboration to deliver AI skilling...
AscentHR Appoints Shivaprasad Mundakana as Chief Human Resources Officer
Bengaluru, Aug 13: AscentHR, one of India’s HR technology and workforce solutions companies, announced the appointment of Mr. Shivaprasad Mundakana as its Chief Human Resources Officer, effective July 1, 2026. He joins the company’s leadership team at an important stage of its growth and will play a key role...