By IANS,
New Delhi : Anil Ambani-led Reliance Mobile, a “global partner” of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009, Thursday announced that it will hold interactive contests surrounding the tournament.
The contest will be launched on various platforms, including SMS and voice portal, across both GSM and CDMA networks, the company said in a release.
In the contests, subscribers will be asked skill-based questions and selected winners may win a trip to South Africa.
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Wochardt completes sale of animal health arm
Mumbai: Pharma major Wockhardt Thursday announced completion of divestment process of its animal health division to French company Vetoquinol.
Wockhardt, which is also divesting its mother and child care business, is undergoing major corporate debt restructuring, after suffering huge losses. The group is also looking to sell its hospital arm.
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Google beckons Indian kids to doodle contest
Bangalore: Google announced a competition for school students in India to create a doodle for its home page, the global search engine firm said Thursday.
With the theme “My India”, the Doodle 4 Google contest offers students an opportunity to draw a pictorial depiction of what India means to them. The winning doodle will be displayed on Google India home page on Children’s Day Nov 14, the company said in a statement.
The final winner will be awarded a laptop and a technology grant of Rs.100,000 for his/her school.
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Kingfisher Airlines launches e-coupons
Bangalore: Leading private carrier Kingfisher Airlines Thursday launched e-coupons, a paperless form of payment to buy tickets to fly in any of its fleet of aircraft.
The coupons can be purchased in multiples of four, six or eight for all the three classes of service, the airline said in a statement here.
“The e-coupons offer customers a convenient option to buy at a fixed price and use them for their travel. Unlike regular tickets, the coupons can be transferred to others or gifted to friends and relatives,” Kingfisher vice-president Prakash Mirpuri said.
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Q2AMedia bags order from European schools
New Delhi: Education content developer Q2AMedia has won an order for its interactive learning product from Transfer Learning, a Poland-based training provider.
Starting September this year, Transfer Learning will begin implementing science and math lessons in 500 schools schools in Europe, Q2AMedia said in a statement.
The product is scheduled to be launched in Britain and the US later this year. It will be available in Indian market next year.
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GAIL gets new HR director
New Delhi: S.L. Raina Thursday took over as the new director of human resource at the state-run gas major GAIL India.
Raina, who has a three-decade long carrier in the hydrocarbon and textile industries has a “rich experience in human resource management and marketing”, the company said in a release.