From shopping to hiring a cab, from ordering food to addressing your grievances, today, there is an app for almost everything. Similarly, in the gifting space you have apps, but most fail to solve problems around what to gift, how to gift and in short -making gifts more relevant. “We carrie…
RailYatri.in launches medical emergency
RailYatri.in, a tech start-up focussed on simplifying Indian travel experience has just launched their Medical Emergency feature through the app. This feature will help them locate all important information about available medical facilities in their location. “Healthcare has been a longsta…
Duty drawback for Synthetic Textiles
In a boost for textile export, the government has included blended cotton yarn (both grey and dyed) for the benefit of duty drawback. In a notification early this week, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said yarn (other than sewing thread) with l…
Govt pledges to enable Exports Environment
The government will help create an enabling environment and provide financial support to facilitate exports of telecom products, Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia said. “I would like to assure the government is committed to facilitate exports to other parts of world,“ Teaotia said at a Telecom Equi…
Indian, Israeli firms join hands for Defence
About 25 Indian and 100 Israeli firms will come together later this month for a unique business seminar on defence and security in Israel. The seminar, organised jointly by SIBAT, the Israeli Defence Ministry, the International Defence Cooperation Directorate and FICCI will take place on February…
Madura Fashion’s khadi garment collection on hold
Aditya Birla group’s apparel arm, Madura Fashion and Lifestyle, has been served a show-cause notice by the government for announcing a new collection of clothes named Khadi, forcing the company to pull back its advertising campaign as well as delay unveiling the range under its Peter England bran…
Right ecosystem needed for Start-ups | Amitabh Kant
The Make in India Week kicks off in Mumbai this weekend. A private News Channel caught up with the man of the moment, DIPP (Department Of Industrial Policy and Promotion) Secretary Amitabh Kant, on just what to expect from the mega event. Excerpts: Q : Kant, back in 2014, the PM held a day-long…
Make in India week in Mumbai starts February 13
The Make In India Week—2016 begins Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai and will be opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Centre-State has described Make In India as Asia’s largest multi-sectoral exhibition with participation of 1,000 international and 8,000 Indian companies and heads of state of…
Kalraj Mishra lays foundation stone for Tech Centre in Rajasthan
MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra laid the foundation stone for a in Rajasthan along with the state Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje. The MSME Technology Centre to come up at the Pathredi Industrial Area near Bhiwadi is to be the first of the 15 such new Technology Centres proposed in the country. The…
Nasscom 10,000 Startups Announces Winners of ‘Code for the Next Billion Program’
NASSCOM 10,000 Start-ups announced the selection of 10 start-ups for the Code for Next Billion Program. These Startups are Wallet Guru, Light Vision, Perpignon, Kid Nurture, We-Share, I-We, Huehealth.com, Technovent, Padmavati Agro, and Redoctype. This is an inclusive program that aims to promot…