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Microsoft India inks pact with NISA

Microsoft India today signed an agreement with National Independent Schools Alliance (NISA) to offer Microsoft Aspire School Program (MASP) Pro Plus to over 55,000 member schools.

MASP aims to equip schools with technology and innovative learning solutions, modernise campuses, and prepare future-ready students, among others.


With this partnership, schools across 23 states can now avail MASP Pro Plus.

NISA brings together budget private schools (BPS) from across the country to give them a unified voice to address their concerns about legislation's.

Pure play water technology MNC VA Tech Wabag has tied up with IIT Kanpur to develop few sustainable villages on the river banks of Ganga.

Thousands of villagers are expected to be benefited under exchange of this MOU, the company said in a statement today (4).

"We aim to abate direct discharge of untreated liquid wastewater from villages to Ganga and promote better sanitation practises in the villages," Wabag director and Chief Growth officer S Varadarajan said.

FMCG firm Emami has incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary Emami Indo Lanka Pvt Ltd in Sri Lanka.

"Emami Ltd has incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary Emami Indo Lanka Pvt Ltd in Sri Lanka for the business purpose," the company said in a BSE filing today.

Shares of Emami Ltd closed 0.25 per cent higher at Rs 1,075.45 apiece on BSE.

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  • Uber and Lyft seeking regulatory approval to trial Baidu's driverless taxis in London from 2026.
  • Transport Secretary backs self-driving vehicles as nearly 60 per cent of Britons express discomfort with robotaxis.
  • Baidu's Apollo Go service already operates in dozens of cities across China with millions of rides completed.

Chinese-made autonomous taxis could begin operating on London's streets as early as 2026, following announcements by ride-sharing giants Uber and Lyft of partnerships with Chinese technology firm Baidu to trial driverless vehicles in the UK capital.

Both companies are seeking regulatory approval to test Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis, which already operate in dozens of cities, predominantly in China, and have accumulated millions of journeys without human drivers.

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