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Startup & Entrepreneurship
HP partners with LetsVenture, launches Digital Catalyst Program for the Indian startup ecosystem
August 19, 2020Hewlett Packard Enterprise, in partnership with LetsVenture, launched HPE Digital Catalyst Program to identify, support, co-innovate...
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Tech Plunge
2 Indian school girls from Surat spot space rock ‘Mars -Crosser’ that NASA scientists couldn’t
August 19, 2020Paul Chodas, who leads the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in...
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Agriculture
Post-harvest Agri startup Arya launches A2ZGoddam a comprehensive digital platform
August 19, 2020Post-harvest Agri startup Arya Collateral has launched a one-stop comprehensive digital platform A2ZGoddam. It can be used for...
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News
IndiaFilings pledges to help over 10,000 startups register under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Mission
August 18, 2020On India’s 74th Independence Day, IndiaFilings has taken a pledge to help over 10,000 startups register their...
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Auto
PURE EV launches e-scooter ETrance at Rs. 56,999 with 1.25 KWH portable battery
August 18, 2020PURE EV has launched an e-scooter ETrance, which the company promises have been built for Indian road...
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Business
Garment Industry workers in Asia await $6 Billion in dues, says Clean Clothes Campaign
August 18, 2020Garment workers, most of whom are sole breadwinners for their families, have been hit in the...
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Climate Change
Climate change is a critical challenge for Southeast Asia : McKinsey Global Institute
August 17, 2020Southeast Asia must tackle climate change collectively as a critical challenge. The region is at risk...
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COVID19
COVID-19 health crisis has revealed fault lines in urban and digital health: CEO Ayushman Bharat
August 17, 2020The coronavirus pandemic revealed the fault lines on urban and digital health care in India, says...
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Auto
Electric vehicle manufacturers seek government clarification on sale of EV without battery
August 17, 2020While commending the government’s decision to allow the sale of vehicles without pre-fitted batteries, EV –...
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Tech Plunge
SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA, first fully operational crewed mission to space to launch in October
August 17, 2020SpaceX Crew-1 mission, which is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, will be launched no earlier...
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E-commerce
Amazon India’s e-pharmacy is ‘illegal’, against the interest of public health says AIOCD
August 17, 2020All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) said allowing dispensation of medicines by home delivery...
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Economy
PM Modi pushes for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat and also an export led future
August 17, 2020‘Make for the world’ alongside ‘Make in India’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised this motto, saying...
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Business
Business environment deteriorates for Chinese brands in India, as Boycott China stays in play
August 15, 2020Chinese smartphone brands, including Oppo and Xiaomi, account for 8 of every 10 smartphones sold in...
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Democracy
US Justice Department accuses Yale University of racial discrimination
August 15, 2020Yale is the latest move by the Trump administration to undermine affirmative action policies that have...
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Democracy
Facebook India needs to revisit policy on religious hate speech, Bengaluru violence triggered by a social media post
August 14, 2020A Facebook post offensive to Muslims in Bengaluru city resulted in protesters clashing with the police,...
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Tech Plunge
Epic Games files lawsuit against Apple Google for blocking Fortnite
August 14, 2020Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, has filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google for blocking...
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E-commerce
Amazon to enter online pharmacy services with Amazon Pharmacy, currently under pilot run
August 14, 2020With India’s digital health market forecasted for a major leap from about $4.5 billion in the...
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News
ByteDance TikTok Ambani deal, could lead a comeback for the Chinese App in India, despite ban
August 14, 2020Not taking India’s ban to heart, ByteDance is looking for a TikTok Ambani deal for re-entry of...
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EdTech
Google to enhance experience on Google Classroom with 10 new Indian languages and updates
August 14, 2020Google has been working on enhancing the Google Classroom experience in India. With new features and...
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Business
Work from Home drove demand for notebook PCs in 2Q20: IDC India Report
August 14, 2020The nationwide lockdown forced everyone to work from home, and this resulted in a strong demand...
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Business
EdTech company Unacademy eyes BCCI IPL title sponsorship rights after Vivo steps down
August 13, 2020EdTech company Unacademy appears to be keen for the IPL’s title sponsorship rights after Chinese smartphone...
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News
Chinese App TikTok again in stormy waters, this time for violating Google’s privacy policy
August 13, 2020It seems to have violated Google policies limiting how apps track people, and this wasn’t disclosed...
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OTT
Global entertainment industry found Fault Tolerance in OTT, as systems collapsed with COVID-19
August 13, 20202020 and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, has brought about a new normal which cannot be brushed...
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Democracy
Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s running mate, first Indian-American to run for US Vice President
August 13, 2020Kamala Harris, a first-term California senator of Jamaican and Indian descent, was raised by her two...
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MSME
Indian MSME sector should consider e-commerce for export-led recovery, prosperity
August 12, 2020Union Minister for MSME, Nitin Gadkari has stated that the MSME sector is a significant job...
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Business
Equinix Inc. Acquires GPX Global Systems India in a $161 million deal
August 12, 2020Equinix Inc. has acquired the India operations of GPX Global Systems Inc. in an all-cash transaction...
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E-commerce
Is Boycott China just a #tag? Chinese brands sell like hot cakes during Amazon and Flipkart sale
August 12, 2020OnePlus Nord smartphone biggest-selling handset during the two days Amazon Prime Day, other Chinese Smartphone and...
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COVID19
Cold War arms race to COVID-19 vaccine race, Russia claims world’s first vaccine
August 12, 2020President Putin revealed that one of his two adult daughters had received two shots of the...
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Tech Plunge
Perseid Meteor Shower 2020 is an eye feast for star gazers, how to watch in India
August 12, 2020In India, Perseid meteor shower can be witnessed August 11 or August 12
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News
Mauritius oil spill could be headed for an environment crisis
August 11, 2020The latest major oil spill in Mauritius, caused by a tanker that ran aground offshore, could...
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MSME
Cooperative banks may be included under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme
August 11, 2020RBI report had stated there were 1,551 urban cooperative banks as on 31 March 2018 and...
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Business
COVID-19 impact on corporate sector and industries is severe and prolonged: ICRA
August 11, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the financial performance of the corporate sector as prolonged nationwide...
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E-commerce
Swiggy to launch InstaMart, chain of virtual convenience stores
August 11, 2020Swiggy, the food delivery app, is set to launch InstaMart, which is a chain of virtual...
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Tech Plunge
Companies ready to upscale AI skills to keep up with the current times: Microsoft India Study
August 11, 2020The overall number of Indian employees interested in skilling that is 85% is more than double...
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Agriculture
Indian Agri Economy gets Rs 1 lakh crore in Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
August 10, 2020PM Modi also released the sixth instalment of funds of Rs 17,000 crore to 8.5 crore...
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OTT
50 Cent Netflix collaboration, Curtis James Jackson teases on Social Media
August 10, 2020US based Rap Titan Curtis James Jackson, 50 Cent went on social media teasing the collaboration...
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E-commerce
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal warns e-sellers on GeM against selling inferior goods at high prices
August 10, 2020The Center has cautioned e-sellers on the public procurement portal, Government e-marketplace (GeM) against the selling...
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COVID19
India crosses 2 million COVID19 positive cases, spike may be because of extraordinarily dense cities & slums
August 9, 2020In the past two months, cities such as Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad had emerged as...
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Democracy
US intelligence wary of interference by China, Russia, Iran in the upcoming US Presidential Elections
August 9, 2020With the US presidential elections around the corner, intelligence reports suggest of possible interference by foreign...
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E-commerce
Small warehouses in demand as e-commerce assures same-day deliveries to consumers
August 9, 2020E-commerce companies are working towards to ensure same-day deliveries to consumers, and as such, the demand...
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Auto
Made in India smart urban compact SUV Kia Sonet launched for the global market
August 9, 2020Manufactured at Kia’s state-of-the-art production facility at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, the new Sonet marks the company’s...
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Business
Gujarat joins the Atmanirbhar bandwagon, announces Industrial Policy 2020
August 9, 2020The government will back MSMEs in up-gradation of technologies, adopting globally accepted certifications and in marketing...
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MSME
Nitin Gadkari to industry, help MSME turn self reliant over import reliant
August 8, 2020MSME minister pointed out that rival, China’s 70% of exports are from 10 sectors. Nitin Gadkari...
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News
Facebook lashes out at Apple over App Store policies, releases inferior iOS version of Facebook Gaming APP
August 8, 2020Facebook, clearly unhappy with Apple Inc., claims that the iPhone maker’s iOS App Store policies are...
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Movies & Documentaries
Subscribers can now stream through Netflix Hindi UI
August 8, 2020OTT streaming giant, Netflix in an interesting move, has launched its Hindi User Interface(UI) in India....
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News
Microsoft to launch ‘Netflix for Games’, cloud gaming service in September
August 7, 2020Microsoft will be launching its Netflix style cloud gaming service on September 15 as part of...
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Health
Sun Pharma gives India its cheapest brand of oral antiviral drug Favipiravir, Rs 35 per tablet for treating COVID-19
August 7, 2020Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has just launched the cheapest brand of oral antiviral drug Favipiravir in India...
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Advertising
Vivo pulls out of IPL’s title sponsorship, BCCI looks for replacement
August 7, 2020The Indian Premier League is in hot water after Vivo, India’s third-largest smartphone player, pulled out...
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Economy
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan : Focus on protecting the economy not what ratings agencies think
August 7, 2020In an effort to assist India out of the COVID19 doldrums, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan...
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EdTech
Springboard raises $31 million in Series B funding led by Telstra Ventures
August 7, 2020Springboard, a mentor-guided online learning platform that prepares people for in-demand careers, raised $31 million in...
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Artist in Focus
Taylor Swift’s Folklore on the road to Grammys, breaks Billboard, Apple Music & Spotify records
August 6, 2020Taylor Swift explained she wrote from the perspective of people she never met, people she has...
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News
Apple expels over 30,000 game apps from its Chinese iPhone App Store
August 5, 2020Regulators cite concerns about the proliferation of addiction among minors and the dissemination of offensive content,...
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News
Google’s Pixel 4a may be game changer coming fully loaded and staying budget friendly
August 5, 2020Google may cause major disruption with the launch of the Google Pixel 4a, a budget-phone which...
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Business
Microsoft TikTok acquisition could end the political football match over the Chinese App
August 5, 2020The acquisition would eliminate the risk that Chinese authorities exert some extra-territorial influence. Once this happens,...
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News
SpaceX makes historic splashdown for NASA’s commercial crew program
August 4, 2020SpaceX made a historic splashdown with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Dough Hurley in the Gulf...
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Business
Banks cannot refuse credit to MSME under emergency credit facility: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
August 4, 2020Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari in May had highlighted the plight of the MSME sector and how...
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