8OCTOBER, 2024TOP STORIESASUS TO MANUFACTURE ELECTRONICS IN INDIA UNDER PLI SCHEMEElectronics contract manufacturer Dixon Technologies will be producing notebooks for Taiwanese company Asus under the Production-linked Incentive 2.0 scheme, as per the company's statement in an exchange filing.Asus is the fourth global company, after HP, Lenovo, and Acer, to join forces with Dixon in manufacturing laptops locally. However, the agreement is subject to signing definitive agreements."We are delighted and encouraged by the trust they have bestowed on Dixon for this collaboration. Asus has established a strong and trusted foothold worldwide, thanks to its advanced technology, and we see them as our ideal long-term strategic partner who shares our core values," said Vice Chairman and Managing Director Atul Lall in a statement on Friday.Dixon will conduct production through its subsidiary Padget Electronics at an upcoming facility in Chennai, which will have a capacity of producing 2 million laptops a year.ASUS is a Taiwanese multinational computer, phone hardware and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Its products include desktop computers, laptops, netbooks, mobile phones, networking equipment, monitors, Wi-Fi routers, projectors, motherboards, graphics cards, optical storage, multimedia products, peripherals, wearables, servers, workstations and tablet PCs. The company is also an original equipment manufacturer. AMAZON INDIA CREATES 1L+ SEASONAL JOBS FOR FESTIVE SEASONAmazon India said it has created more than 110,000 seasonal job opportunities across its operations network to cater to increased demand during the festive season. These opportunities include direct and indirect jobs across India in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Chennai, among others, a company statement said."We have hired over 1.1 lakh additional people to strengthen our fulfillment and logistics network and ensure we can handle the increased demand seamlessly. A number of these associates continue to work with Amazon even after the festive season and many others return year after year to work with Amazon," said Abhinav Singh, VP--Operations, Amazon India.A majority of these new hires have already been onboarded, the statement said. Amazon has hired thousands of women associates and close to 1900 disabled persons into its existing network, it added."It is encouraging to see the company hiring a significant number of women and persons with disabilities for these roles while prioritizing its associates' well-being through initiatives focused on their safety, healthcare, and educational support.
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