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Zomato, Swiggy, Dunzo To Present Drone Delivery Plans To Government
In the run-up to making drones available for civilian and commercial purposes, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has now sought detailed plans from seven companies that had requested for...
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Govt Launches Faceless E-Assessment For Income Tax Check
The income tax department on Monday (October 7) launched its faceless e-assessment scheme for taxpayers. Under the scheme, there would be no physical interface between an assessing officer and an...
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India’s Electric Vehicle Plan Amended To Focus On Charging Infrastructure
In the push for 30% electric vehicle and green mobility by 2030, the government of India has approved amendments in the electric vehicle charging guidelines and specifications. Approved by Union...
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RSS Vs OTT Platforms: Are Concerns Over ‘Anti-National’ Digital Content...
Representatives of Hindu right-wing organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are reportedly in talks with video streaming platforms such as Zee5 and Ullu TV over ‘anti-national’ and ‘anti-Hindu’...
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Renault Is Working To Bring Cheap Electric Vehicles To India By 2022
After putting its electric vehicle ambitions for India in slow gear earlier, French vehicle manufacturer group Renault is now looking to launch its first electric vehicle in India by 2022. However,...
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The Loan Guide For Startups: From Government Loans To Raising Debt
As one comes up with a fresh and exciting business idea, translating it to a successful startup might seem like an easy task, but most mew businesses fall at this hurdle. And, to realise this dream, an...
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Tier 2 India Led 30% Y-o-Y Growth For Ecommerce Festive Sales: RedSeer
Indian ecommerce marketplaces led major advertising campaigns to social media campaigns to promote their first festive season sales and raked in millions of orders between September 29-October 4. In...
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Govt To Invest In 100 AI-Backed Translation Startups For National Mission
As part of the natural languages translation mission, the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) has planned to jump in as a seed investor for over 100 AI-backed startups that offer...
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Sequoia Capital Introduces Second Cohort For Its Accelerator Programme Surge
Venture Capital firm Sequoia Capital India, on Tuesday, has finally announced the second cohort of its accelerator programme Surge 02, which started off on September 23, 2019, to help early-stage...
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The 10 Most Active VCs (Q3 2019) In The Indian Startup Ecosystem
This article is an extract from DataLabs by Inc42’s ‘Indian Tech Funding Report Q3 2019’ which provides a detailed analysis of the funding trends, the hottest sectors for investments, the most active...
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Amid Controversy, WeWork Eyes Five New Coworking Spaces In India
WeWork India is opening new coworking spaces across the country, including three in Bengaluru, two in Hyderabad, and one in Noida — even as the company battles plummeting valuation and investor faith...
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Melorra Bags $12 Mn Funding From Lightbox, BlackSoil
Indian fine jewellery brand Melorra has announced a funding round of $12 Mn from venture capital firms Lightbox Ventures and BlackSoil Capital. The investors also include few renounced family offices...
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India Slips 10 Places On WEF’s Global Competitiveness Index
With the Indian government still decoding the economic slowdown, here comes another dampener from the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF). According to the annual Global Competitiveness Index...
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Era of Hyperlocal In India: What Is A Hyperlocal Delivery Startup?
It’s the era of instant, and hyperlocal delivery services and startups in Indi are capitalising on the wave of millennials who want things delivered at their doorsteps at the tap of a button....
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BIGShift 2019 Wraps Up In Vizag: The Emerging Tech Hub Showcases Its Most...
“Something that starts just as a pilot may just grow into something that defines your business. So if you do have a crazy idea, go test it out in the market before actually discarding it.” Prabhakar...
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NetMeds Raising INR 250 Cr Convertible Debt From Parent Company Tresara
NetMeds, an online medicine selling company is in talks to raise approximately INR 250 Cr convertible debt from its parent company Tresara Health Pvt. Ltd. According to RoC filings with the Ministry of...
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Leading Family Offices Pick Up Stakes In Neuroscience Startup NeuroLeap
Brain enhancement and mental health startup NeuroLeap has raked in an undisclosed amount of funding from Rajashree Birla, chairperson, Aditya Birla centre for community initiatives and rural...
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Car Cleaning, Repair CleanseCar Raises $2 Mn From Haldiram’s, Dhianu Das, Others
Daily car cleaning and repair service CleanseCar, on October 9, has announced a funding of $2 Mn in Pre Series A round from 10 investors, including Haldiram’s Family Office, Apoorv Ranjan Sharma,...
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Neo Bank Juno Raises $3Mn Seed Funding From Sequoia, Polychain
Neo bank Juno has raised $3 Mn (about INR 21 Cr) in a seed funding round led by Polychain Capital and Sequoia Capital India’s accelerator programme Surge. Other investors in the round included...
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Location Intelligence Startup GeoIQ Raises Funds From IP Ventures
Bengaluru-based location intelligence startup GeoIQ raised an undisclosed amount of funding from IP Ventures. The company is expected to utilise the fund to expand its tech team, improve product...
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