E-sports, break-dancing made eligible but sports ministry ends cash prizes for junior athletesThe sports ministry has expanded cash rewards to medal winners in several non-Olympic sports including mallakhamb, e-sports, and break-danc...
08 Feb, 2025, 08.52 AM IST
Wushu players who missed Asian games due to visa denial to be treated as part of team: Arunachal CM KhanduArunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has assured three Wushu players from the state, who were denied visas to participate in the As...
27 Sep, 2023, 05.52 PM IST
500 jobs for medal winners, 1,000 centres among steps to boost sports culture in PunjabPunjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer Monday said 500 jobs have been created for outstanding medal winners and 1,000 sports nurse...
31 Jul, 2023, 09.16 PM IST
B2B edtech company Uolo buys code-learning platform TekieIn December, Uolo raised $22.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Dubai-based growth-stage investment firm Winter Capital. Morphosi...
04 Jan, 2023, 02.54 PM IST
Four out of 10 MSMEs changed their business models to survive Covid: ReportWhen asked about the support received from government schemes and incentives, 50% of the respondents said that the schemes did not help the...
14 Dec, 2021, 03.31 PM IST
India can become the export hub of the world, says Alstom India MD, Alain SpohrIf a well-designed incentive scheme is provided, it could be a mega boost for India, he said, adding that some sort of subsidies or financi...
04 Oct, 2021, 09.16 AM IST
From Oyo to WeWork, Son's growth at any cost strategy cost him $17 billionSoftBank said it expects to record an investment loss of 1.8 tn yen at Vision Fund for the year ended March 31.
14 Apr, 2020, 09.57 PM IST
There is no dearth of funds for sports: Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreThe Sports and Youth Affairs Minister spoke to ET about the government’s two-pronged approach to sports — nurture top sports talent and fin...
08 Sep, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
New battleground: No time to play for Bengaluru city copsAfter a 20-year hiatus, the police department held a meeting with the Karnataka State Police Sports Promotion Board (KSPSPB) to increase th...
15 May, 2017, 10.19 AM IST
The economics of an Indian tennis player: Rs 20 lakh on coach, Rs 5 lakh on travel, and trainerBeing a tennis player is expensive. Ask Ramkumar Ramnathan who helped India win the Davis Cup.
10 Feb, 2017, 08.41 AM IST
Tesco Bengaluru announces changes to performance management review systemWith effect from May 1 this year, the company is adopting a simpler, predictable and consistent model of assessment for its colleagues that...
24 Jan, 2017, 01.04 PM IST
IOA announces Rs 50 lakh cash award for Rio gold medallistIt was announced that the national Olympic body for the first time would award Rs 50 lakh for a gold medal, Rs 30 lakh for silver and Rs 20...
05 Aug, 2016, 11.08 PM IST
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announces cash incentives for players winning medalsHe urged the players to bring more laurels for the state by giving their best in different disciplines in the forthcoming National Games be...
27 Jan, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
'More Indian employers focussing on health programmes'About 72 per cent of Indian employers, i.e. three in four, believe the focus on such initiatives is likely to grow stronger two years down ...
30 Jun, 2014, 05.52 PM IST
Four Indian startups Zomato, GoQii, Magzter and FusionCharts acquiring a global customer footprintThese four startups Zomato, GoQii, Magzter and FusionCharts have their roots in India but are fast acquiring a global customer footprint.
10 Apr, 2014, 10.04 AM IST
What motivates your employees? Is pay the sole motivating factor or do non-cash incentives drive engagement?The debate on whether money motivates employees more than other factors has been prevalent in cos. Should incentives be financial or non-fi...
28 Aug, 2012, 07.30 PM IST
- Doping shame an upshot of athletes being pressurised by the authorities to gun for glory
In Indian context, the lure of cash awards that are offered to athletes as incentive for winning medals at the international level is stron...
10 Jul, 2011, 12.57 AM IST