Latest Updates on Award Winners – March 19 2016

M Venkaiah Naidu has been conferred with the Skoch Lifetime Achievement Award

Union urban Development minister M Venkaiah Naidu has been conferred with the Skoch Lifetime Achievement Award at 43rdSKOCH summit held in New Delhi.

  • He was selected for the award for his contributions to inclusive growth and towards poverty alleviation in India.
  • Besides, IT minister of Telangana State KT Rama Rao was awarded the Skoch Award in the Startup India category for his initiative in establishing the path breaking tech incubator T-Hub.
  • Skoch awards were instituted in 2003 as the highest independently instituted civilian honours.
  • These were have been conferred on some of the best brains from across the country for their efforts in the area of digital, financial and social inclusion.

 


DataWind receives award for maximum consumer pull

DataWind Inc., the leader in delivering Internet access to emerging markets, has been recognized for the tablet brand with maximum consumer pull. The award was presented to DataWind during the Tele Analysis Device World 2016, Confluence of Indian Device Ecosystem, in New Delhi.

  • DataWind was recognized for making UbiSlate, the low cost, affordable internet connectivity devices accessible to people at the grass root level and in turn making a transformational impact to the Indian Tech industry.
  • he Award was received by Anil Gupta, Vice President, Platform Strategy from DataWind which was presented by Anupam Srivastava, CMD, BSNL.
  • Recently, DataWind was announced as the leader in the Tablet market in fourth Quarter of 2015 by both IDC and CMR Report with 20.7 percent and 24 percent market share respectively.

Cairn India bags five awards at ‘FICCI Excellence Awards’

Cairn India has remained in the top deciles of safety performance amongst peer group companies for the FICCI Safety Systems Excellence Award in Manufacturing.

  • The awards, which are dedicated for best safety and occupation health systems act as a motivation and a catalyst for adopting best safety practices and systems in the manufacturing sector.
  • Cairn India considers safe transportation of its people and its products as an integral part of responsible care.
  • Continuous efforts to improve road and transport safety are therefore part of the company’s overall objective to improve safety performance throughout its business.

DLF Mall of India wins `Best Retail Project of the Year` award

DLF Mall of India (Noida) has won the award for ‘Best Retail Project of the Year – 2015’ at CNBC Awaaz Real Estate Awards held in Mumbai.

  • Mall of India launched the first phase of the mall in Mid- December 2015 with over 180 brands opening their doors to the customers.
  • DLF Limited also received the most prestigious awards for Developer of the Decade for DLF Ltd. and Project of the decade for DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon.
  • The company has been instrumental in setting high standards in creating world class projects in residential, commercial and retail projects since its inception.