Kochi: That India is a cricket-crazy country is known. Seeking to connect the participants in a startup ecosystem with each other informally, SaiKiran Gunda founded Startup Cricket League (SCL) in 2015. Being part of the startup space for a few years now, SaiKiran realised the necessity of connec…
Bootstrapping, another way to build a start-up
There’s a meme floating around Bengaluru’s start-up circles that neatly captures the zeitgeist of the community. In it, a crudely drawn map segregates the city’s neighbourhoods based on the technology companies they house. Well-funded start-ups occupy the trendy enclaves of Koramangala and Indira…
दोहरा झटकाः औद्योगिक उत्पादन घटकर -1.2% हुआ, मार्च में महंगाई बढ़कर 3.81%
आर्थिक मोर्चे पर दोहरा झटका लगा है क्योंकि फरवरी में औद्योगिक उत्पादन में गिरावट आई है और मार्च में खुदरा महंगाई यानी रिटेल इंफ्लेशन में बढ़ोतरी हुई है. फरवरी में औद्योगिक उत्पादन (आईआईपी) में जोरदार गिरावट दर्ज की गई है और ये निगेटिव में चली गई है. फरवरी में आईआईपी घटकर -1.2 फीसदी पर आ [……
Cisco betting big on SME sector for growth, to triple customer base to 90k
IT hardware giant Cisco is betting big on India’s Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector for growth. Company is looking to increase its customer base from 30,000 to 90,000 over the next three years. “We have about 30,000 SMEs customer in India and over the next three years we aim to triple this t…
Sebi may ease AIF regulations for start-up investments
Mumbai: A committee set up by India’s stock market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), to encourage investments in so-called alternative investment funds (AIF), which invest in start-ups and other young companies, will likely recommend a lower investment threshold for ac…
Innovate we must. Failure is not an option
The great Robert Noyce once said, “At the heart of what is possible is innovation and imagination”. Since I came back to India, I have been even more fascinated by the statement and how aptly it summed up the situation in the country. For centuries India has been a land of promise and potential, …
Ease of doing biz: Now get PAN & TAN for firms issued in a day
New Delhi: In a move aimed at improving the ease of doing business for newly incorporated corporates, the tax department tied up with ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) to issue permanent account number (PAN) and tax deduction account number (TAN) in a day. Companies submit a common application …
Finova Capital to expand in 4 new cities, disbursing loans to 1500+ MSMEs
New Delhi: The Indian MSME sector has been coming to mainstream attention, owing to the well-concerted efforts of the new age financial companies, NBFCs and FinTechs in India. Further spearheading the revolution for financial inclusion of the MSME Sector is Finova Capital, the NBFC licensed by th…
Start-up Jhakaas offers tech-based tools to bring SMEs close to customers
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India find it difficult to meet the demands of consumers due to limited access to sophisticated technologies such as Big Data analysis and machine learning. This is exactly where a handful of tech start-ups are looking to chip in, with technologies tailor-ma…
अब पेट्रोल और डीजल की कीमत में होगा रोजाना बदलाव, 5 शहरों से शुरुआत
भारत की बड़ी तेल कंपनियां हर दिन पेट्रोल और डीजल के रेट बदलने की योजना बना रही है।रिपोर्ट्स के अनुसार इसके लिए पायलट प्रोजेक्ट के तौर पर 5 शहरों को चुना गया है। यहां पर रोजाना तेल की कीमतों में बदलाव हो सकता है। देश की 5 सबसे बड़ी ईंधन कंपनियां 1 मई से यह प्रयोग […]
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