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Loco, Glance Live acquire streaming rights to Nodwin Gaming’s BGMI Master Series tournament
MUMBAI: Nodwin Gaming’s upcoming ‘Battlegrounds Mobile India Masters Series tournament’ is set to go live from 24 June 2022. Nodwin Gaming has on-boarded game streaming & esports platform, Loco and the android lock-screen platform Glance as its digital streaming partner for the mega event that is set to change the way esports is perceived in India.
Loco said that it is paving the way for gaming to go from a niche hobby to mainstream national interest. The platform has organized over 32 BGMI tournaments since its launch, witnessing a steady rise in its live viewership numbers.
Loco founder Ashwin Suresh said, “We are very excited to partner with Nodwin Gaming once again after our landmark Nodwin Loco All Stars Invitational in April which saw the highest concurrent viewership for any esports tournament on an Indian game streaming platform. Nodwin is looking to take things to the next level with the BGMI Master Series and there’s no better home for it than India’s largest game streaming platform, Loco. Being the Indian gaming community’s town square, we expect a majority of viewership for this tournament to occur on Loco and we look forward to delighting our users with yet another high quality event experience.”
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“We are very excited about this never-before-attempted televised esports event. We’re making sure the tournament can be accessed across platforms be it television or the digital medium. You can watch it on Star Sports 2, and we’ve also tied up with Loco & Glance Live for further digital access. Through these partnerships, we want to amplify the biggest event in the esports calendar this year! Both these brands will give access to advertisers associated with the tournament to an extended consumer base while letting us promote a 360-degree outreach to both the digital and linear television audience,” said Nodwin Gaming co-founder & managing director Akshat Rathee.
The event will be held from 24 June to 17 July, 2022, at the Nowdwin studios in Delhi. The tournament will award a mega price pool of Rs 1.5 crore. The winning team will be awarded Rs 2,500,000 and Rs 100,000 for the tournament most valuable player.
The tournament will see the participation of the top 24 teams which will play in three groups of eight members each. These three groups will battle each other over a period of three weeks, and the top team on the leaderboard at the end of the fourth or final week will win the tournament. The finale of the tournament will be held from 13-17 July 2022.
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Tech firms tweak office operations amid LPG shortage concerns
Infosys, HCLTech and Cognizant adjust cafeteria services and work policies.
MUMBAI: When geopolitics turns up the heat, even office cafeterias start feeling the burn. Several technology companies in India are adjusting workplace operations and food services as concerns over a nationwide shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) grow following escalating tensions in West Asia. Major IT firms including Cognizant, Infosys and HCLTech have begun rolling out contingency measures to reduce dependence on office cafeterias that rely heavily on commercial LPG.
The disruption stems from rising geopolitical tensions involving Iran after military action by the United States and Israel reportedly led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route for oil and gas supplies. The closure has disrupted the movement of LPG and liquefied natural gas across international markets, triggering concerns about supply constraints and price volatility.
According to a report by The Times of India, Cognizant has advised employees to bring their own meals to office where possible to reduce reliance on office cafeterias dependent on LPG based cooking.
The company has reportedly told staff that it is preparing for potential disruptions driven by supply prioritisation, price fluctuations and pressure on vendor networks.
As part of contingency planning, Cognizant is identifying alternative food vendors that do not rely on LPG. These include kitchens using induction based or solar powered cooking systems.
The company is also exploring partnerships with cloud kitchens that operate on electric or solar power to ensure uninterrupted food supply in case conventional cooking gas availability worsens.
Additionally, Cognizant is evaluating the possibility of expanding work from home or hybrid arrangements for non critical roles, partly to reduce commuting exposure if fuel prices rise sharply due to global energy disruptions.
Meanwhile, HCLTech allowed employees at its Chennai office to work from home on March 12 and March 13 after cafeteria vendors were unable to operate because of the LPG shortage.
Several food service vendors at the campus reportedly suspended operations as they struggled to secure cooking gas supplies, prompting the company to permit staff to work remotely for the two days.
Infosys has also issued internal advisories across multiple locations, including its campuses in Bengaluru and Chennai.
The company informed employees in Bengaluru that cafeteria services would continue but with reduced menu options due to concerns around commercial LPG availability.
As part of the temporary adjustments, live food counters have been suspended, and employees have been encouraged to bring home cooked food while the situation evolves.
While LPG shortages in India remain a developing situation, the measures taken by these technology firms highlight how global geopolitical disruptions can ripple through unexpected corners of the economy, even the humble office lunch.
For companies with large campuses and thousands of employees relying on daily cafeteria services, cooking fuel shortages can quickly turn into an operational challenge. Until global supply chains stabilise, many workplaces may find themselves rethinking everything from food sourcing to flexible work policies.
