As part of the activities lined up for the forthcoming Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) in Bengaluru, the Ministry of External Affairs is organising a national contest to identify the country’s top 25 social innovations. The Ministry will be conducting this nation-wide search with the support o…
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Karnataka govt unveils trade organization ‘KRETO’; kick-starts with 6 MoUs
The ‘Karnataka Region Economic Trade Organization’ (KRETO) has been launched by Former Cabinet Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, State Minister U T Khader and Mayor of Bengaluru Manjunath Reddy. KRETO also announced it is in consultative status with ECOSOC United Nations. At the forum, Chief Minister …
South Asian diaspora matchmaking app Dil Mil raises $2.7 million
Despite frosty fund raising scenario, matchmaking continues to be hot as matrimonial app for South Asians, Dil Mil, on March 31 said it has $ 2.7 million in its Pre-Series A round from a clutch of investors. The money would be used to experiment and harness emerging technologies and expand the pr…
Start-up SBricks.com plans to expand its footprint in the south
SBricks.com, a tech-based start-up that offers on-demand services such as home cleaning, laundry and repairs, is planning to expand its footprint in Hyderabad, before expanding to other major cities in the South next year. The firm has opened three walk-in store services in three locations (aroun…
NRIs evinced interest in PPP projects in UP healthcare sector
Speaking about the investment opportunities in the government healthcare sector in Uttar Pradesh, Arvind Kumar, Principal Secretary, Medical, Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, said that NRIs could invest in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the state,…