NSDC clears fire fighting course
Hyderabad: In another step to boost skill development, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), the apex skill development
body in the country, has approved the fire safety courses provided by TUV Rheniland Nife Academy. “This adds greater value to our certificate which will
now be accepted more widely,” says M.V. Thomas, director of the academy, which was set up in 1992. The institute plans to open 100 more centres, of which 15 will be in Andhra Pradesh
and Telangana, and will come up in another one or
two years. — DC Sport startup gets Apollo arm’s funds
Hyderabad: Apollo’s subsidiary, Lifetime Welness RX, along with Adventure Trails India Limited has invested $1 million (`6 crore) in an adventure sports startup, Volano Entertainment. The
company plans to raise another $6 million funding in
the coming six to nine months. “We also plan to touch a revenue of 100
`
crore in the next three years,” says Adnan Adeeb, Volano’s co-founder of the
startup. The company organises adventure sports in several cities on a subscription basis. It has also devised an obstacle running
series. — DC
CDK GLOBAL INVESTS $35M
IN INDIA DC CORRESPONDENT
HYDERABAD, MAY 13
CDK Global Inc., a global leader that provides integrated IT and digital marketing solutions for the auto
motive industry, on Wednesday announced the
launch of its operations in India with an investment of $30-$35 million in the first year. The company, which has a revenue of nearly $2 billion globally and is a spun
off from Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) has
opened two facilities in Hyderabad and Pune with an
investment of $20-$25m and $10-$15m respectively. Talking on the sidelines of the launch of its operations,
Steve J. Anene, CEO, CDK Global Inc. said, “India operations are important to support our goals, and for this endeavour we have already
employed 800 associates, with 500 in Hyderabad and 300 in Pune.” Reddy Malledi,
MD, CDK Global said, “We will be providing technology
support to CDK’s global growth and for this we are planning to recruit 200
more people.”