Mumbai - Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, today announced that it has been included in 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the second consecutive year. Tech Mahindra is amongst the 7 Indian companies to be included in Bloomberg’s Gender-Equality Index (GEI). The 2021 Index comprises of 380 countries with a combined market capitalization of 14 USD trillion headquartered in 44 countries and regions across 11 sectors.

The Bloomberg GEI measures gender equality across five pillars including female leadership and talent pipeline, equal pay and gender pay parity, inclusive culture, sexual harassment policies, and pro-women brand.  The framework is comprised of 59 questions and a company’s GEI Score is determined by its level of disclosure and its performance (data excellence). Tech Mahindra is included in the 2021 list for scoring at or above a global threshold established by Bloomberg to reflect a high level of disclosure and overall performance across the framework’s five pillars.

Harshvendra Soin, Global Chief People Officer & Head of Marketing, Tech Mahindra, said, “Tech Mahindra being included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index is a testimony of our 'intentionally diverse' and 'naturally inclusive' philosophy that empowers our ecosystem to RiseTM. We were amongst the early adopters of a non-negotiable, diversity and inclusion (D&I) policy, which has helped us built an inclusive culture where the 'diversity of thoughts' has spurred innovation and creativity in our associates.”

The Bloomberg GEI provides managers and investors with comparative information on gender-equality performance of the world's biggest companies. This unique barometer of gender-equality performance provides transparency to gender-related practices and policies at publicly listed companies increasing the breadth of environmental, social, governance (ESG) data available to investors. Starting with the full universe of 11,500+ public companies in Bloomberg’s ESG data set, the team screens companies to be eligible for inclusion in the index with cut-off based on market capitalization, level of public disclosure and data excellence.

“The companies included in the 2021 GEI are expanding the ESG data universe to include gender-related data that investors are demanding today,” said Peter T. Grauer, Chairman of Bloomberg. “Their commitment to disclosure is making the business case for inclusion and driving transparency in the markets.” 

As part of TechMHRNxt, under Tech Mahindra’s TechMNxt charter, an initiative to provide the ‘workplace of the future’ and enhance employee experience, dignity of each associate is upheld as one of our core values. At Tech Mahindra, diversity is an instrument of growth, and the uniqueness of every individual is celebrated by fostering an environment of inclusion and empowerment.

Arun Kumar Bhardwaj, the only Indian winner of the international multi-day race, added another feather to his cap as he successfully completed his Mumbai-Nashik-Pune-Mumbai run recently. The 560 km non-stop run across three major cities of Maharashtra was commenced on January 31, 2021, and completed in 166 hours.

Over the years, Bhardwaj has won many long-distance running titles but this run was taken up by him as an initiative to spread the message of living a healthy lifestyle by exercising, running, and inspiring people through action. Bhardwaj chose this route because he loves challenges in running and this route was very challenging due to heat and steep ghats. The 14km long Kasara ghat which falls on this route has a high gradient and considered as one of the toughest ghats. During his run of 6.5 days, Arun covered a distance of 80 km on an average per day, and many people on the way accompanied him a few kilometers to show their support towards running and a healthier lifestyle.

Arun Bhardwaj, one of the first internationally acclaimed endurance racers from India, while speaking about his run said, “The running scenario in India is beginning to gain momentum since few years. Apart from helping to spread the message of health and fitness, the ultra-marathon runs will aid our future athletes in preparations as they compete for a place in Olympics. I run because I want to inspire more and more people to take up running and also the athlete in me wants to challenge myself to work hard and be fit and healthy. I also want to be a role model for my daughters.”

As an ultra-marathon runner, the Delhi resident is used to covering several hundred kilometers over a few days. His fondest is the 4100-km run from Kargil to Kanyakumari, via Leh, which took him two months to complete. Over the years, Bhardwaj has won many long-distance running titles, the most noteworthy being the ‘6-Day Race’ in South Africa in 2010 setting a South Asian record at the event.

COLORS popular show Namak Issk which capture the journey of  nachaniya Chamcham’s (played by Shruti Sharma)  has enticed viewers. As she takes on society and their judgments and shows us the kind of prejudices that a dancer in her position has to deal with, she comes across Yug (Played by Aditya Ojha).

It’s the season of love and Saregama is all set to delight its Gujarati listeners with a romantic anthem by none other than Gujarati heartthrob Rakesh Barot. With its emotionally rich composition weaved with some great lyrics, this new single is sure to steal hearts.

Entailing lyrics by Bharat Ravat and Devraj Aadraj coupled with music by Mayur Nadiya, the track exudes a feeling of intimacy and deep love brought forth beautifully by Rakesh Barot, who features in the video along with Sweta Sen and Bharat Chaudhary.

Commenting on this new creation, Rakesh Barot said, “It’s the season of love, and Bodhavi Love Story Che is the perfect offering for lovers all over. It’s a beautifully penned track, and has a great emotional connect. I hope my fans celebrate love with this track of mine.”

A soulful rendition, Bodhavi love story che is an irresistible piece of melody that lingers, casting a spell on all those who are looking to spend some romantic time with their loved ones in the company of good music. So, what are you waiting for? Log on to Saregama Gujarati right now for the right dose of romance

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Most of us like to start business and work from home without even having knowledge of what is required to start a home based job. Some of the tips discussed in this article will help bring forth certain factors to be considered before starting a home based work.

In recent years, there’s been an explosion of life-saving treatment in an alternative way with natural and herbal medicine advances against breast cancer, bringing new hope and excitement. Instead of only one or two options, today there’s an overwhelming menu of treatment choices that fight the complex mix of cells in each individual cancer.

So, up to this point, your dog or cat has been your baby, but now there’s a little human on the way. It is normal and, in fact, wise to be concerned about how the two are going to mix. The chances are very good that everything will work quite well and your pet and your child will be very close buddies, but there are some things you can do to be prepared. First some tips for dogs:

Planning a baby shower is an exciting time but it is important that the proper steps are taken to insure that the shower is a success. Enjoying a baby shower is twice the fun because the parents-to-be get to share the excitement and happiness that they feel with their friends and relatives.

I don’t know about you, but one of the things I’ve learned on this journey of becoming more of who I am – is that every person deep down inside – really just wants to be happy, to be with their families, have their friends around them – have successful meaningful relationships – be healthy and live the life they are meant to live.

I don’t care what co…What are you looking for in your life? More peace, prosperity, someone to share your life with? What are you hungry for?I don’t know about you, but one of the things I’ve learned on this journey of becoming more of who I am – is that every person deep down inside – really just wants to be happy, to be with their families, have their friends around them – have successful meaningful relationships – be healthy and live the life they are meant to live.

I don’t care what country you go to on this great big beautiful blue marble in space that we live upon – most people are good. You can make the argument by saying “look – look at the terrorists or the criminals in the world” – but did you know that those people actually only represent a small percentage of the rest of the world’s population? Think about it. There are 6.5 billion people on this planet.And of those 6.5 billion people, how many of them are really, really, really bad people?The point is this – there is far more goodness going on in the world right this minute than badness!All is well. 

All is really well. There is a flow of well being that comes to each and every one of us – we just need to learn to tap into it – plug in so-to-speak.Did you know that you have immediate access to that well-being regardless of what is occurring in your external world at any given moment?That well-being is called Source, God, Universe, Allah, Shiva, or whatever name you choose to give it but Source is available to each and every one of us at any moment regardless of the constraints any religious dogma tries to put on it.

This is the true secret of living: understanding who you are and where you came from.Religious dogmatists would try to tell you that you must turn around three times and tap your heels together or say 100 Hail Mary’s or get baptized in water or deny yourself those things you want to attain true spirituality!Hogwash!You are a divine child of the Universe with the Source of Creation inside of you! Inside – not outside!Christ once said to his followers (loosely translated) “there will come a time when people will not worship in temples made by hands.”You are the temple not made by hands that He speaks of. In you is the Holy of Holies – a special place where you can connect and meet the Source of all Creation.

Don’t believe me? Haven’t you felt those ecstatic moments of joy that seemingly have no reason for existing? You’re tapping into Source. What about the peace that passes all understanding that has come to you in the dead of night or in that moment you most desperately needed it?

When you make a conscious decision to develop a relationship with Source – the most intimate on the face of this planet you will ever experience – your life can become one of meaning and purpose.Once you make that connection – everything is at your fingertips in a moment.Our true journey here is enjoying this temple not made by hands. 

To live our lives to the fullest potential of who we really are – divine children of the universe – and express that divinity in our own individual ways.Just like there are no two leaves, no two grains of sand, and no two snowflakes alike, there is nothing on this planet that is like anything else in its uniqueness.

You are the gift Source has given you. So what are you doing with this gift of life right now? Are you complaining? Or are you thankful for the simple fact that you are breathing?The gift of life on this planet is that we can interact with this most beautiful and delicious world and everything in it through our thoughts, our feelings and emotions, our bodies and through all of our senses.

You are here to live your life and enjoy it – not constrain it – not bind it all up in a set of rules and regulations that keep you from experiencing life!Take your faith out of the temples made with hands and realize that it isn’t outside of you – it’s inside – right in the core of your being.That faith is what powers you – keeps you breathing – keep it where it belongs – in the inner temple squarely in your heart where its true home is.And realize that faith is the substance of things hoped for the EVIDENCE of things not yet seen.You are a child of the Most High – a divine child of the Universe.

I was watching a program on the Biography Channel the other day which illustrated the truth of Henry Ford’s words and highlighted the importance of se…Of all the things that go towards shaping our destiny, it is our belief in our own abilities which has the greatest influence. Our level of self belief determines whether we succeed or fail to achieve our dreams and ambitions.

As Henry Ford said “If you think you can, you’re right. If you think you can’t, you’re right.”I was watching a program on the Biography Channel the other day which illustrated the truth of Henry Ford’s words and highlighted the importance of self-belief. The subject of this program dropped out of the educational system without a degree, in fact, he quit school before he even reached college age and left school with woefully inadequate qualifications. The reason for this academic failure was a combination of dyslexia and general lack of interest in school work.

Sadly, the lack of academic achievement was accompanied by a complete lack of prowess on the sports field. To top it all off, as well as being a dunce and a sporting failure, the poor kid was not even good looking. He did not have rich parents to give him financial support . 

His parents were not business owners, so there was no chance of a career via nepotism. He had no obvious skills or talent, so a career as an artist or musician was not an option.This sounded like the stereotypical beginning for a person who will at best survive by taking low-paid employment and, at worst, will drift into a life of crime as a way of snatching what he is incapable of earning. His school headmaster is credited with saying on his premature departure from the education system, ‘I feel sure you will either end up in prison or become a millionaire’. 

To entertain the idea that this person had any prospect of becoming a millionaire, you would have to know his character. We can only see the external disadvantages, the headmaster was aware of the strength of character and depth of self belief existing within this person. That self-belief more than made up for any lack of education and academic qualifications.One thing the prospective jailbird/millionaire had was the ability to spot a niche for a new business. No, this is not a story of luck bringing an instant rags to riches transformation. 

Unfortunately his first two business ventures failed miserably. Did this set him on a path of serial business failures? Not at all, the failures probably taught him valuable lessons. He started the first business at the age of seven, so the chances of real success were pretty remote! The fact that he had sufficient self-belief to start his first business before he even reached his teenage years gives us a clue as to his character.

The condensed version of the rest of this biography is that the “hero” of the story built a successful business before he reached his twenties, was a millionaire by the age of 25 and was the owner of a Caribbean island before he was thirty. He did not stop working then, he went on from flamboyant success to even bigger flamboyant success, setting records and achieving the apparently impossible.The subject of the TV program was Sir Richard Branson who is, at the time of writing, a billionaire several times over. He has attributed his success to hard work, belief in his business ventures and a willingness to take risks. These risks have included the well publicised (and life threatening) hot-air balloon journeys, starting a business on borrowed capital and taking risks in business where the potential losses were huge.

It is self-belief which made it possible to take those risks. Without belief in himself, Richard Branson would not have dared to borrow the money to start his first business as a magazine publisher after leaving school. Without self-belief the balloon challenges would not have been contemplated. Without self-belief the ambition to own an airline would have remained just a dream.”It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself”. Those words were said by Muhammad Ali but they sum up the essence of what makes any person able to reach his goals in life. We must learn to sow and cultivate self-belief if we wish to achieve the harvest of our dreams.

Being pregnant means following a healthy lifestyle is more important than ever. It’s crucial to understand what steps you can take to keep you and your baby in good health.

Yoga positions for beginners are so easy to learn. If you have not experienced any yoga session or have not seen one, that is not a problem.

If sources in the Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party are to be believed, the former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia is going to start a Yatra on her birthday on March 8 from a Krishna Temple, Adi Badri Dham, situated in Bharatpur district, in a bid to display her show of strength in the state.

Raje, since the appointment of a new state leadership in the BJP, has distanced herself from the party office and its activities. However, her followers have been pressuring her to play aggressive politics for combating the other group, fearing they will lose their presence on ground in the next elections if she sits quiet.

Eventually, she will start her Yatra from Bharatpur’s Adi Badri temple, said BJP sources.

Her staunch supporter and former minister Yunus Khan was in the town in the last few days reportedly to perform a recce of the place from where she will start the Yatra.

Raje supporters, including former MLAs and MPs, are working hard to make this show of strength a success.

In fact, there are one or two faces who have also been in the present working committee of the BJP and are still supporting the former CM.

The action plan for the grand event will include a convoy with over 1,000 fleet of cars which will be more like a grand road show.

“Bharatpur is near to her place Dhaulpur and hence many people can be a part of the show. Also starting her yatra from the Krishna Temple, she shall give a strong political message,” said sources.

It needs to be mentioned here that Raje met Union minister Amit Shah on Tuesday and matters regarding Rajasthan state politics were discussed in the meeting.

She reportedly expressed her annoyance for being kept isolated in major decision making issues of the party in state-related matters. Also, she was unhappy that her loyals in the party were not being given decent positions. Issue of her son not being given a cabinet portfolio was another subject of discussion, sources confirmed.

Now, the former CM is all set to take out the Yatra to give a strong political message to team leaders.

Earlier, her followers have left the saffron party shocked by announcing 25 district presidents of a solo entity ‘Team Vasundhara Raje’ floated in December 2020, and made the list viral on social media.

It needs to be mentioned here that social media is abuzz with activities of a group ‘Vasundhara Raje Team 2023’ where she is being projected as the next CM face.

Meanwhile sources said that all those active on social media till date in these groups will be a part and parcel of the Yatra too.

Also, recently, another new group has appeared on social media with the name of ‘Team Vasundhara Raje kisan Morcha’ and presidents for the same have been appointed in 10 districts, says a post on the group.

This group is again active and projects Raje as the next CM. Meanwhile, the present BJP leadership is monitoring all developments and keeping a strong vigil on all activities, said a team leader adding that if there is a need, the state leadership will approach central leadership with a complete report on such activities.

Meanwhile, a Raje supporter said, “She needs to get aggressive in state politics because this is the time when she should start ground working.”

In 2018 too, she held the Rajasthan Vikas Yatra from Rajsamand’s Charbhuja temple, however, she lost the 2018 Assembly polls to the Congress.

Source - IANS

• HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL), a leading global technology company, today announced its plans to hire over 1000 freshers and experienced professionals at HCL campus in MIHAN, Nagpur.
• This will be a great opportunity for college freshers and working professionals with the desired skills and experience to apply for open job positions.

• HCL’s 50-acre campus in MIHAN has been operational since April 2018 with nearly 2,000 employees. The center is now part of elite league of Platinum certificated campuses across the world by the United States Green building council (USGBC).

• The HCL Nagpur center is in sync with HCL’s philosophy to create and operate a state-of-the-art global IT development center; recruit, train and employ local talent and create sustainable ecosystems for them.  HCL Nagpur focuses on  Engineering and R&D services (ERS), Application Development and Infrastructure Management Services line of business

• HCL Nagpur’s ‘come back home’ campaign, reaches out to talent from Nagpur and encourages them to come back home to exciting careers in ERS, Application and Infrastructure Management Services. The “stay rooted” campaign focuses on creating global opportunities for graduates in their own city and reaches out to freshers with new opportunities.

• HCL offers best-in class skill-based training programs for entry-level job roles. Candidates interested to kick-start their IT career with HCL can apply for its training & hiring programs. HCL offers training programs for students who have completed Class XII, Science Graduates and Engineering Graduates as well as Post Graduates.

• HCL employees have access to one of its kind benefits program called HCL Benefitbox. As part of this program, HCL employees have access to healthcare facilities for employees and their family members; education benefits for employee children besides a host of discounts and offerings available to employees as part of amenities program. 

• Experienced Professionals can join HCL with 2-20 Years of Experience in key technologies including Java, .Net, Salesforce, Mulesoft, PLM, Automation testing, End-User computing, Data Centre operations, leadership roles like service delivery manager, operations manager, project and program managers. Interested candidate can send their resumes on recruit.nagpur@hcl.com

Quote from Ms. Srimathi Shivashankar, Corporate Vice President, HCL Technologies:

HCL’s ‘New Vistas’ initiative provides talent in India with innovative opportunities and platforms that will empower them with the necessary skills needed to play crucial roles in the technology landscape. At HCL Technologies, our core values of Courage and Care inspire us to Collaborate in the spirit of optimism toward a sustainable future. In the last four years, our centers in New Vistas locations like Madurai, Lucknow, Nagpur and Vijayawada have nurtured and hired over 15,000 candidates who are now an integral part of HCL Technologies.