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Time of India
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- Time of India
Hyderabad IT employees log into WFH mode amid heavy rainfall alerts
1 2 Hyderabad: For a change, the usually traffic-jammed roads of Hyderabad's bustling IT hubs, such as HiTeC City and Financial District, wore a deserted look on Wednesday as techies logged into worked from home (WFH) mode due to heavy rainfall alerts. "Based on the weather alerts and advisories issued by the authorities, we sent out emails to our employees this morning suggesting WFH and to avoid venturing out of home unless absolutely necessary," said the top honcho of a US-based financial services giant. An IT professional commuting to Financial District pointed to the stark difference in weekday traffic. "The roads are usually packed on Wednesday mornings as most employees, even those on hybrid work mode, tend to work on this day of the week. But today, the traffic was fantastic," he said. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad | Gold Rates Today in Hyderabad | Silver Rates Today in Hyderabad This was the result of IT bodies such as Nasscom and Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA) relaying advisories, issued by the authorities, to their member companies to adopt remote work policies wherever feasible. "After receiving advisories from the IT department on Tuesday night suggesting WFH for Wednesday, we sent out emails to our members early today morning suggesting remote work," said a HYSEA official. "We advised our member companies to ask their employees to adhere to the advisories issued by the authorities for Wednesday and Thursday," said a Nasscom official. In cases where employees did head to the office, companies urged them to head back home by lunchtime due to the downpour alerts being flashed by the authorities. "We were instructed to return home after lunch and continue working remotely from home," said a techie working with an IT services firm. During the day, Cyberabad Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty, who is also the chairman of the Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC), conducted a virtual meeting with over 100 IT industry honchos and other stakeholders, advising companies to minimise employee movement even on Thursday to prevent any unwanted incidents. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
IndiGo stands ready to resume flights to China: CEO Pieter Elbers
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers announced the airline's readiness to resume direct flights between India and China, which were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. Prior to the suspension, IndiGo operated daily flights from Delhi to Chengdu and Kolkata to Guangzhou. Negotiations between India and China are reportedly in an advanced stage to re-establish these direct air services. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads New Delhi: IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers on Wednesday said the airline stands ready to resume direct flights between India and Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said India and China are in an "advanced stage" of negotiations to resume direct flights between the two countries said IndiGo operated daily flights between India and China prior to the coronavirus pandemic."The airline stands ready to resume these services as soon as bilateral arrangements between the two countries allow," he said in a statement on also said that guided by its entrepreneurial spirit, the airline remains committed to identifying and pursuing commercially viable was operating daily flights from Delhi to Chengdu till February 6, 2020, and from Kolkata to Guangzhou till February 1, flights were operational between the two countries till early 2020 before getting suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Both Indian and Chinese carriers had direct services remained suspended in view of the eastern Ladakh border India also had flights from Delhi to Shanghai, and those were also suspended in early January 27 this year, India and China in principle agreed to resume direct air services between the two countries as part of certain people-centric steps to "stabilise and rebuild" the bilateral ties.
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Time of India
US phone glass maker Corning expands tie-up with Optiemus
NEW DELHI: Top American specialty glass and technology company Corning is expanding its business in India as it ties up with local contract manufacturer Optiemus through a trademark and licensing agreement for screen protectors. The company is also close to starting production of finished cover glass for smartphones in India in a Rs 1,000-crore JV also with Optiemus. The factory is likely to begin production in Dec this year. This will be the first time it will directly supply finished cover glass from India rather than importing it. The customers for the cover glass are likely to include companies, such as Apple, Samsung, and the Chinese makers, who account for a majority of smartphone sales in the country. Ashok Gupta, chairman of Optiemus Infra, said the company will import glass sheets into India for tempered glass and these will be sold in the country under the Rhinotech brand after processing as per Corning's techniques and mandates. The domestic market for tempered glass screen protectors is expected to see annual sales of 400 million pieces this year with an estimated retail value of Rs 20,000 crore. Most of these are currently sold through the unorganised sector after imports from China and Vietnam. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Mit Yazid: New Container Houses – Take A Look At The Prices! Container homes | Search ads Learn More Undo Sudhir Pillai, MD of Corning in India, said the screen protectors will carry the 'Engineered by Corning' trademark. "We believe that this development will support India's growing need for providing screen protectors for the mobile consumer electronics industry." Sources said govt is concerned over import of "low quality but high revenue" tempered glass into India. "BIS standards for setting quality standards for screen protectors have been announced and will need to be implemented over next few months. This will lead to higher production of tempered glass in India, which is critical as its volumes and turnover have been going up each year," a senior official at IT ministry said. Stay informed with the latest business news, updates on bank holidays , public holidays , current gold rate and silver price .
