New Delhi: Networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. on March 23 unveiled one of the most popular products in its switching portfolio as the company’s first “Make in India” product. Minister for electronics and information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said at the launch that he had requested Cisco’s …
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Are 3 months enough for industry to prepare for GST, ask experts
The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley-headed GST council on March 16 cleared drafts of the State GST Bill and the UT GST Bill marking a big step forward in India’s plans for a countrywide rollout of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1. The progress made towards rolling out the Goods and Service…
Google invites entries for ‘SMB Heroes’ awards
Google India on March 8 invited entries for “SMB Heroes” awards, a nationwide programme designed to recognise and celebrate small and medium businesses (SMB) that have gone digital to become successful. The programme, in partnership with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce a…
Accel Partners leads $10 mn Series B round in AgroStar
Pune-based ULink AgriTech Pvt. Ltd, which operates direct-to-farmer mobile-based retail platform AgroStar, has raised $10 million (around Rs 66.6 crore) in its Series B round led by Accel Partners, the company said in a statement. Existing investors IDG Ventures and Aavishkaar Venture Management …
SMEs अपना रही हैं डिजिटल टेक्नोलॉजी, खुली हैं कई नई संभावनाएं: रिपोर्ट
उद्योग संगठन सीआईआई और प्रोफेशिनल सर्विस कंपनी केपीएमजी द्वारा जारी की गयी एक रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि आज के समय में जहां एक तरफ अनेक कंपनियां डिजिटल इकनॅामी को खुद के लिए खतरा मान रही हैं, वहीं छोटे और मध्यम स्तर के उद्यम टेकेनॅालोजी को अपना रहे हैं और अपनी व्यापारिक ग्रोथ को मजबूत […]
‘Indian start-ups are leaders in low-cost innovation’
Whoever has ever attended a TiECON event knows what it is like to hear out and meet some of the leaders in entrepreneurship space in the country. Such conferences are a great meeting point to exchange ideas, understand sectors and trends, gauge motivation for ventures, meet investors and supporti…
Digital tech firm TO THE NEW to build marketplace for start-ups & VCs; Beats EY & KPMG
Bengaluru: Noida-based digital technology firm TO THE NEW has bagged a deal to become the technology partner of the government’s Startup India Hub, beating biggies such as EY and KPMG. TO THE NEW is building a mobile app and a web portal for Startup India Hub that will function as a marketp…
ExportersIndia clocks 25 lakh merchants on its B2B platform
India’s largest searchable B2B marketplace and exporters directory that connects manufacturers, exporters, suppliers and buyers ExportersIndia has announced that it has registered 25 lakh merchants on its platform. The company plans to raise that figure to 32 Lakh by the end of this calenda…
Budget 2017: Tax window extension for start-ups just an eyewash, say experts
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1 announced that small and medium enterprises in the country with a turnover of less than Rs 50 crore will now be taxed at a flat rate of 25 percent. The move is likely to positively impact 96 percent of businesses in India. Earlier, the SMEs were being t…
US-based Houzz bets on local content for success in India
US-based home design firm Houzz Inc. which opened its India website is hoping to capture the market with local content and communities, the company’s Co-Founder said. Houzz is an online scrapbook that allows designers and home service professionals display their work. This is its thirteenth launc…