Investment bank Nomura has decided to set up a $92 million fund to assist start-ups, a senior official said. In a statement issued here on April 19 the firm also said that it has commenced the ‘Voyager – Nomura FinTech Partnership’ in India aimed at harnessing emerging technolog…
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Prime Minister to inaugurate Textiles India 2017
The Ministry of Textiles presented a curtain raiser to ‘Textiles India 2017’ – positioned as the first ever global B2B Textile and handicrafts event in India, at the Crafts Museum in the national capital April 18. The event was hosted by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, under the le…
Digital India: NIESBUD to leverage entrepreneurs with Cloud Computing Certification Prog
Keeping in view the immense job and business opportunities available in the field of Cloud Computing, National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) is organising a two day Certification Programme for entrepreneurs on April 22nd and 23rd at its Noida campus. The …
Microsoft sees good traction in selling cloud tech to SMBs
Coimbatore: Microsoft India is seeing good demand for cloud-based IT (information technology) solutions from SMBs (small and medium businesses) with a large number of firms in the manufacturing sector migrating to the cloud from the traditional IT infrastructure models, a top official said. ̶…
Country is marching towards new mission of empowering youth through skills: Rudy
Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy said that country is marching towards the new mission of empowering youth through skills and helping them obtain freedom from poverty and unemployment. He said, “As we celebrate 100 years of Champaran Satyagar…
SoftBank sets eyes on several Indian start ups; likely to fund Paytm, Big Basket
Mumbai: Japan’s SofBank Group Corp, one of the world’s largest investors in startups, is considering major investments in upcoming Indian entities such as Paytm and online grocer BigBasket. The possibility comes on the heels of talks with Flipkart for a merger with Snapdeal, wherein SoftBank is a…
With technology as its key enabler, fintech start-up Rubique disburses loans worth over Rs 1250 cr
Mumbai: With technology as a key enabler to make finance simpler and minimize the gaps in the lending sector, Rubique has witnessed over 400% of growth in business with the same number of team members. The leading fintech company empowering individuals & SMEs by providing easy & smooth ac…
Wings to tech start-ups: NASSCOM brings back INNOTREK; A chance to go to Silicon Valley
Aiming to bridge India’s Start-up Success dream, National Association of Software and Services Companies’ (NASSCOM) 10,000 Startups program is all set to give wings to select innovators and entrepreneurs from the country, giving them a chance to explore new opportunities. For the 4th consecutive …
How PM Narendra Modi’s Mudra Yojna is encouraging women to be entrepreneurs
With the help of banks and PMMY MUDRA scheme launched in 2015. People who earlier used to struggle in getting loans can now easily opt one. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna is said to have helped 58 million small business owners in our nation. Through the scheme, the government was able to disburse mon…
Lack of local parts hampers Make in India campaign
In February, weather stations located around the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya recorded 600mm of rainfall in Cherrapunjee, a town of 15,000 people. Although the area generally gets more rain than almost anywhere else on earth, the state until recently lacked such real-time information on w…