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01 Mar

Udaan shipped over 260 million products in 2021

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India’s largest business-to-business (B2B) e-Commerce platform Udaan has announced that it shipped over 20 lac tonnes under the Essentials (Fresh, FMCG, Staples, Pharma) and 260 million products of Non-Essentials (Electronics, General Merchandise, and Lifestyle) categories catering to ~50 million orders across 1000 towns & cities of Bharat. The platform also on-boarded over 5 lac new retailers / kirana shop owners in 2021 and over 625 sellers on the platform achieved sales worth Rs 1 crore each during this period. In 2021, Udaan witnessed a huge surge in business across Essentials category adding over 3 lakh new retailers and a repeat…

28 Feb

Vi and A5G Networks to enable Smart Mobile Edge network

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India's leading telecom operator Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has announced its collaboration with A5G Networks, Inc. to enable industry 4.0 and smart mobile edge computing in India. Vi and A5G Networks have together set up a pilot private network in Mumbai utilising existing 4G spectrum.A5G Networks software is fully cloud-native containerized software built for hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure. Vi has already set up an end-to-end private network using A5G Networks’ autonomous core software and white box RAN elements in Mumbai, showcasing industrial automation use cases, enterprise applications, and low latency scenarios - all while seamlessly interconnecting with the operator network.The…

28 Feb

Acer launched its second exclusive store in Agartala

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The leading consumer technology brand Acer announced the expansion of its retail presence with the inauguration of its second exclusive store in Agartala in partnership with Info Solution Systems. The new store is located in Ramnagar, Agartala, Tripura and will be the 4th Exclusive Store in the North-East India and second largest in Tripura. The newly launched store will feature the company’s entire gamut of products like laptops, desktops, monitors, tablets, projectors accessories, and air purifiers. The new store is equipped to provide expert consultation on all products across segments which enable the customer to make the right purchase. The…

28 Feb

Renault and Nissan inaugurated surveillance camera project

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Renault and Nissan have inaugurated a comprehensive surveillance camera project to improve road safety around the Renault Nissan Automotive India Ltd (RNAIPL) plant near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the plant’s wider rural development program which includes waste reduction, recycling, water table management and environmental and habitat protection. 110 cameras installed around the Oragadam corridor out of which 48 are sponsored by the Alliance partners. These cameras will help to control traffic congestion, lower crime rates and reduce traffic accidents.The MD and CEO of Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd Biju Balendran said, “The infrastructure project directly…

28 Feb

Politicians share movies of college students stuck in Ukraine; Rahul says PM is ‘missing in action’

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A quantity of Indian college students attempting to get away war-ridden Ukraine had been stopped, harassed, and crushed at the country's border with Poland indicate a number of movies circulated on social media. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, sharing one such video, appealed to the government to share their evacuation graph with these stranded. "My coronary heart goes out to the Indian students struggling such violence and their family looking at these videos. No guardian must go via this. GOI have to urgently share the targeted evacuation graph with these stranded as nicely as their families. We can’t abandon our personal…

28 Feb

Unacademy launched new learning product: ‘Unacademy Icons’

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India’s largest learning platform Unacademy has announced the launch of a new learning product called 'Unacademy Icons’ — a platform built to provide a structured curriculum taught by industry icons. This will give learners across the country an opportunity to learn from them with a single subscription and offers a variety of features such as in-show graphics and animations that makes the lessons engaging and interactive. The first Icons segment - ‘Cricket with Sachin’ - has been developed in collaboration with world-renowned legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and his brother Ajit Tendulkar. He will mentor Unacademy Learners through a series of…

28 Feb

Govt to come out with policy for regional airlines, helicopters: Scindia

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On February 28, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, the government is working on a policy for regional airways and helicopter operators so as to boost last-mile connectivity. The minister further said the emphasis has to be on smaller town airports as nicely as regional connectivity in India. “That poses its own set of issues, economies of scale, leasing fees and pricing, and these are the matters we are exploring today,” he stated at an event equipped by way of enterprise physique ASSOCHAM. “We are going to come out with a coverage for regional airways and for helicopters to make them…

28 Feb

UP Polls: Political dynasties create obstacles in improvement path, says PM Modi

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Campaigning for the sixth segment of Uttar Pradesh elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday came down heavily towards the household led Opposition parties, accusing them of being barriers in the improvement course of the state. “Today India has given over 200 million vaccine doses free of cost to its citizens. This is the power of a self-reliant and effective India. But these ‘parivaarwaadis (family-led political parties)’ do now not prefer to see a sturdy India. They preserve creating obstacles. That’s why they have to be defeated as soon as once more in this elections,” said the Prime Minister while…

28 Feb

PM deputes four Union ministers to coordinate evacuations from Ukraine

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today deputed four Union ministers to go to the neighbouring countries of Ukraine to coordinate the evacuation of Indian nationals stranded in the war-torn nation. The four ministers who will leave soon as special envoys of the PM are Hardeep Singh Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and Gen (Retd.)V K Singh. The PM held a high-level meeting to discuss the progress made so far in bringing the Indians back from Ukraine under ”Operation Ganga” and how the process could be intensified. The meeting was attended, among others, by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Commerce Minister Piyush…

28 Feb

Deeply saddened by conflict in Ukraine: Dalai Lama

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Globetrotting Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said he has been deeply saddened by the conflict in Ukraine. “Our world has become so interdependent that violent conflict between two countries inevitably impacts the rest of the world." He believed problems and disagreements are best resolved through dialogue. “Genuine peace comes about through mutual understanding and respect for each other’s wellbeing. “We must not lose hope. The 20th century was a century of war and bloodshed. The 21st century must be a century of dialogue.” The elderly monk prayed that peace is swiftly restored in Ukraine.