Cognizant Technology Solutions on Thursday named former Wipro chief financial officer Jatin Dalal as its CFO, a week after his resignation from the Indian information technology (IT) major.

Dalal is the second high profile hire by Cognizant in the past twelve months, after it named former Infosys President Ravi Kumar S as its CEO in January.

Dalal will take over the role from current CFO Jan Siegmund in December, who is due to retire in early 2024, the IT services firm said in a statement.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while participating in the roadshow organized for the Global Investors Summit in London, signed investment MoUs worth Rs 4800 crore. The state government held a meeting with many leading business houses of London, where the MoUs were signed with different companies.

Two separate MoUs worth Rs 3800 crore were signed with Kayan Jet and investment MoUs worth Rs 1 thousand crore was signed with Usha Breco. An investment MoU of Rs 2100 crore for developing a skiing resort in Uttarakhand and Rs 1700 crore for cable car project was signed by Kayan Jet. It was agreed to develop skiing resort projects in Auli, Dayara Bugyal and Munsiyari by Kayan Jet. Along with this, it was agreed to develop a ropeway in Haridwar and other districts by Usha Breco Limited. Around 80 business houses from education, tourism, IT, health sectors of London participated in the main event organized in London.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has welcomed the arrival of the first of six brand-new Dornier Do-228 aircraft, exclusively manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). This upgraded version of the aircraft boasts new engines, composite propellers, advanced avionics, and a modern glass cockpit.

The Ministry of Defence inked the deal back in March, securing the procurement of six Dornier-228 aircraft from HAL for the IAF, with a budget of Rs 667 crore. Originally employed by the IAF for Route Transport Role and communication tasks, these aircraft have also played a vital role in training transport pilots.

Launched in September 2019, Mint’s Emerging Markets Tracker provides a summary of economic activity across 10 large emerging markets* based on seven high-frequency indicators. With a composite score of 73, India topped the EM league table in August. China and Mexico were second and third, respectively.

China climbed two places despite slowdown fears. Inflation remained under control and though lower-than-expected, GDP growth was among the best.

Mexico jumped three spots to the third in August, with a relatively controlled drop in its currency, and inflation, too, in check.

The “disturbed area” status under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or Afspa will continue to remain in place in all of Manipur, except those under 19 police stations in the valley districts, with the state government Wednesday stating it opted for “status quo” in the light of the prevailing law and order situation.

The “disturbed areas” notification issued on Wednesday will come into effect from October 1 in the violence-hit state. It is applicable for six months, following which it can be periodically extended by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after assessing the situation in Manipur.

Android users in India can now get alerts for earthquakes thanks to a new system launched by Google. The system uses the sensors in your phone like the accelerometer to sense an earthquake and warn you in advance.

The Android Earthquake Alerts System is already deployed in many countries across the world helping provide an early warning when earthquake shaking begins. But Google is now bringing it to India in consultation with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the National Seismology Center (NSC).

Out of 64 economies, India has slipped four spots to 56th position, compared to its 52nd position in 2022, in the 2023 World Talent Ranking, according to the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) release.

Though the report, released on 27 September, acknowledges India's infrastructure improvements, it underscores the need for further enhancement in talent competitiveness.

The Indian contingent's unprecedented run in shooting at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou continues as 17 year old Palak secured a gold medal while 18 year old Esha Singh secured a silver medal in the 10m air pistol women's individual final on Friday.

With an individual score of 242.1 points, Palak not only won the gold, but also established a new Asian Games record in her category, going past China's record from 2018.

Shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran clinched gold in men’s rifle 3P team event at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday.

En route to their gold medal, the Indian shooters also broke the World Record after achieving a cumulative 1769 points, eight more than the previous record set by the United States in 2022 at the CAT championships.

Green Ammonia was imported through the V.O. Chidambaranar Port for the first time on Tuesday.

The Port successfully handled 3 x 20 ISO Green Ammonia containers, weighing 37.4 tons of Green Ammonia, from Damietta Port, Egypt, for Tuticorin Alkali Chemical and Fertilizers Limited (TFL).

Conventionally, Grey Ammonia is used for soda ash production. As part of its ‘Go Green’ initiative, TFL has imported Green Ammonia to produce green soda ash on a trial basis. Further, TFL has planned to import 2,000 tonnnes of Green Ammonia this year subject to its availability.