As you all are aware that Google CEO, Sunder Pichai is in India on a private holiday. What we are surprised to know is that he planned to announce good news for small businesses and startups on an event held by Google India on 4th January. According to sources, the event is confirmed and it will …
At Niti Aayog meet, PM Modi analyzes budget, skills, tourism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for the first time, attended an interaction with a set of noted economists and experts today, in which he called for innovative approaches to budget-making, and a special focus on skill development and tourism. The meet was organised by Niti Aayog. Attending the sess…
Two SME IPOs open offer; expect to raise Rs 18 cr
To tap upbeat investor sentiment, two Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) on December 27 launched their initial public offerings (IPOs) to raise nearly Rs 18 crore. The companies, Libas Designs and Prolife Industries, will get listed on NSE’s Small and Medium Enterprises platform, Emerge. Th…
Year in Review: Textiles sector looks to 2017 for policy boost
2016 turned out to be a mixed bag for textiles, as the government unveiled reforms to impart a thrust to the sector, rolled out innovative campaigns like ‘I Wear Handloom’, a new Minister at the helm, and a controversy over the appointment of former cricketer Chetan Chauhan as the NIF…
Funds no constraint for textile schemes: Additional Secy, Textiles
The schemes implemented by the Central government must be utilised for the development of Textile and Jute industry in the district, suggested Additional Secretary Textiles Pushpa Subrahmanyam here on December 27. Later she interacted with representatives of the managements of the textile and han…
Unorganised sector to be worst-hit by demonetisation: Report
The unorganised sector in India will be the worst hit by the November demonetisation of high value currency, while lots of industries in the organised sector would be impacted by the shortage of cash required to run business, a market analyst said. “The unorganised sector is expected to bea…
News app Funcastic raises funding
Two investors, including US-based North Base Media Fund, have put in money in a startup here that has come out with an audio news and content app ‘Funcastic’. “This app allows you to listen to all kinds of news, be it political, sports or entertainment in both Hindi and English …
Housing.com partners Tata Housing to develop digital platform
Realty portal Housing.com has tied up with real estate major Tata Housing to create an exclusive digital marketing platform for the sale of existing inventories and launch of new projects. Housing.com and Tata Housing have formed a partnership as part of which the realty portal would “offer…
Technology start-up eRaksha to monitor child development
From real time alerts about the status of their children to receiving updates from teachers at school, Mumbai-based technology startup eRaksha acts as a bridge between teacher and parents to monitor the overall development of children. The startup which is run by Cartel Solution is a business to …
Former Zomato VP develops tech discovery platform for SMEs
A recent study by management consulting firm Zinnov says that digital enablement is going to present a $25.8 billion opportunity for tech vendors by 2020. India is home to over 51 million small and medium enterprises (SMEs). While only 40% are influenced by technology today, that figure is expect…