Pronab Sen, the former secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, was responsible for setting up the government’s data gathering machinery as the first Chief Statistician of India. One of the most regarded economists, he has taught at the Delhi School of Economics and J…
India Accelerator to offer early-stage tech start-ups benefits from 70 leading accelerators
New Delhi: Gurgaon-based India Accelerator is set to launch an incubation programme this month and offer early-stage technology startups benefits from its newly-acquired membership of the Global Accelerator Network (GAN), a consortium of 70 leading accelerators in the world including H-Farm in It…
अंतिम समय की मारामारी के लिए जीएसटीएन की तैयारी, SMEs को सिस्टम में एकीकृत करने पर जोर
भारतीय करदाताओं की यह आदत में शुमार है कि वह कर रिटर्न भरने के लिए अंतिम क्षण तक इंतजार करते हैं। वस्तु एवं सेवा कर (जीएसटी) के मामले में भी उनकी यह आदत बदलने की संभावना कम ही है। वस्तु एवं सेवा कर नेटवर्क (जीएएसटीएन) के अधिकारियों ने बताया कि वे लोगों को सलाह दे […]
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AI startup Innefu Labs raises $2 mn from IndiaNivesh Fund
Artificial intelligence startup Innefu Labs today said it has raised $2 million (over Rs 12 crore) in funding from IndiaNivesh Venture Capital Fund. The series A funding will see IndiaNivesh acquiring a minority stake in the company, Innefu Labs said in a statement. The transaction was facilitate…
GST बढ़ाएगा भारत की आर्थिक ताकत, जीडीपी पहुंचेगी 7.2 प्रतिशत पर: वर्ल्ड बैंक
नोटबंदी के बाद आर्थिक कमजोरी झेल रहे कई भारतीय क्षेत्रों के लिए वर्ल्ड बैंक खुशखबरी लाया है। विश्व बैंक की एक रिपोर्ट में सामने आया है कि वित्त वर्ष 2017-18 में भारत की जीडीपी 7.2 प्रतिशत पर पहुंच जाएगी। साथ ही इस रिपोर्ट के हवाले से पता चला है कि वस्तु और सेवा कर यानि […]
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Cisco eyes India as global export hub
New Delhi: Network equipment maker Cisco said it wants to make India a global export hub for its hardware products and is working with its global component making partners so that they too set up shop in the country to facilitate this plan. The $50-billion company, for whom India has been one of …
5 Cockroach ways for a start-up to light the beacon
Gone are the days of the highly valued and well-funded unicorn startups that leapt high but fell later. Having burnt their fingers with unicorns, investors are now shying away from them and turning their attention to cockroach startups that are slowly, but steadily focussed on building a robust b…
70% of India’s small, mid-sized firms yet to start GST preparations
About 70% of the country’s small and mid-sized firms are yet to begin preparations to get synced with the goods and services tax (GST) structure even as the country prepares to roll out the biggest indirect tax reform from July 1. Consulting major KPMG and the Federation of Small Medium Enterpris…
Giriraj Singh launches State Organic Mission in Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh took a major leap towards healthy and sustainable agriculture on April 15 with the launch of the State Organic Mission at the state Banquet Hall by Union Minister of State for Micro Small and Medium Enterprise, Giriraj Singh. With this, the state hopes to shift to organic farmin…