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New cybersecurity offering helps enterprises prioritise findings, accelerate fixes and verify remediation in production Hexaware Technologies (NSE: HEXT), an AI-first digital and IT services company, today announced Zero Vulnerability, a cybersecurity offering designed to help enterprises address the growing gap between vulnerability discovery and remediation. The Verizon 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report found that only 26% of critical Known-Exploited Vulnerabilities were fully remediated last year, down from 38%, while median resolution time increased from 32 to 43 days. Zero Vulnerability helps enterprises identify high-risk findings, route them to the right teams, accelerate remediation and verify that vulnerabilities have been removed…

Programme to reach students across 570+ affiliated colleges through online Hindi-language training C3iHub, IIT Kanpur, has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University (DBRAU), Agra, and Vivekanand Incubation Foundation (VIF) to launch a vocational programme in cybersecurity for students across the university’s affiliated institutions. The programme aims to reach more than 3 lakh students across 570+ colleges. Delivered online and in Hindi, the course is designed to make cybersecurity education more accessible, particularly to students in semi-urban and rural areas. Under the partnership, C3iHub will design and deliver the curriculum, leveraging IIT Kanpur’s expertise in…

Anchor Investor Bidding Date: August 20, 2026 | Bid/Offer Closing Date: August 25, 2026 Augmont Enterprises Limited has announced that its initial public offering (IPO) will open for subscription on Friday, August 21, 2026, and close on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. The Anchor Investor bidding will take place on Thursday, August 20, 2026. The price band has been fixed at ₹750 to ₹788 per Equity Share, with a face value of ₹5 each. Investors can bid for a minimum of 19 Equity Shares and in multiples of 19 shares thereafter. The ₹825 crore Offer comprises a fresh issue of Equity…

With the monsoon increasing the risk of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya, Care Health Insurance has issued a public health advisory urging citizens to take preventive measures and seek timely medical attention. Public health authorities have advised States and Union Territories to strengthen disease surveillance, vector control, community awareness and healthcare preparedness during the monsoon. Hospitals are also preparing for possible increases in cases by ensuring adequate availability of beds, medicines, diagnostics, blood components and trained healthcare personnel. Care Health Insurance recommends regularly checking homes and surroundings for stagnant water in coolers, buckets, flowerpots, tyres and overhead…

Jio has reintroduced its Jio Prime Membership Programme as part of its 10-year celebrations, offering customers additional price certainty and exclusive benefits. The ₹300 one-time membership allows eligible customers to continue recharging with their preferred Jio plans at today’s prices until September 5, 2027, irrespective of any tariff revisions during the price-guarantee period. Jio’s existing tariff plans, including the ₹299 plan, will continue to be available to all users. Originally introduced as a gesture of gratitude to Jio’s first 100 million customers, Jio Prime has now been reintroduced for Jio’s family of more than 500 million users. Members will also…

BLive, an integrated commercial EV mobility platform, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Motors to deploy up to 1,000 Tata electric mini trucks through BLive PRIME, its franchise-owned commercial EV fleet programme. The partnership marks the start of a phased deployment, with the first batch of Tata Ace Pro EVs already inducted for enterprise logistics operations. BLive plans to scale the fleet across sectors including e-commerce, quick commerce, manufacturing, warehousing, retail distribution, FMCG, pharmaceuticals and third-party logistics. BLive PRIME, backed by a planned ₹100 crore investment, enables entrepreneurs and businesses to own electric cargo vehicle fleets with…

Expansion with Uber Bike brings affordable mobility and flexible earning opportunities to smaller cities Uber has expanded its services to 100 more cities across India, taking its presence to 225 cities. The expansion, led by Uber Bike, will bring affordable mobility options and flexible earning opportunities to tens of thousands of local drivers. The new cities span 18 states and one Union Territory, from Jammu and Tirunelveli to Silchar and Jamnagar. Uber Bike will initially provide everyday mobility and first- and last-mile connectivity in these markets. Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Government of India,…

Janasamruddhi Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd., which has a legacy of nearly 12 years, has entered a new phase with the launch of Janasamruddhi 2.0, a technology-driven e-commerce and direct marketing platform aimed at creating wider business opportunities for its agents, customers and partners across India. The platform brings together products and services across 25 categories, including insurance, real estate, fashion, apparel and other consumer and business segments. The initiative seeks to strengthen the organisation’s agent network by enabling agents to offer customers multiple products and services through a single platform. Janasamruddhi 2.0 was formally inaugurated in Bengaluru on August 16…

NFO Opens August 18, 2026; Closes September 1, 2026 Invesco Mutual Fund today announced the launch of Invesco India Pharma and Healthcare Fund, an open-ended equity scheme investing in pharma, healthcare and allied sectors. The fund aims to capture opportunities emerging from India’s evolving healthcare ecosystem, supported by favourable demographics, increasing healthcare access, rising insurance penetration, pharmaceutical leadership and innovation across healthcare and life sciences. The scheme will invest across pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, diagnostics, contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMOs), contract research organisations (CROs), medical devices, healthcare services, insurance and other allied healthcare segments. Structural trends including rising healthcare expenditure,…

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. today unveiled its Global Pik Up, which will enter India as the Mahindra Scorpio Lifestyler by April 2027, with prices starting below ₹19.79 lakh, ex-showroom. First showcased as a concept in Cape Town in 2023, the Scorpio Lifestyler has been designed at Mahindra India Design Studio in Mumbai and developed at Mahindra Research Valley in Chennai. Built on Mahindra’s next-generation body-on-frame architecture, the pickup combines capability, technology, safety and comfort for work, adventure and everyday use. The model has been developed as a global product for markets including Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, Africa, the…