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20 Sep

India To Resume Export, Donations Of Surplus Covid Vaccines Next Month

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, India, International

The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on September 20 said the government will resume exports of COVID-19 vaccine under the Vaccine Maitri initiative from October. Mandaviya told the media that India will resume vaccine exports to fulfil the country's commitment towards the world in the collective fight against COVID. This announcement has come just a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US where the issue of vaccine export was likely going to be raised by US President, Joe Biden. Addressing the media, Mandaviya said that this is an effort to restart the 'Vaccine…

20 Sep

Flipkart Onboards 75,000 sellers on its platform

editor0 CommentsBusinessFlipkart, msme

Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace said it would onboard 1.2 lakh new sellers and medium, small and micro enterprises on its platform by December 2021. These new entrants would potentially create over 4 lakh direct and indirect jobs in the country. Flipkart has already onboarded around 75,000 sellers on its platform over the last few months. The new sellers and MSME base predominantly come from Tier 2 and 3 markets such as Agra, Indore, Jaipur, Panipat, Rajkot, Surat, and many others.Currently, the Flipkart Marketplace supports digital commerce for 3.75 Lakh sellers and is steadily working towards taking this number to…

20 Sep

BYJU’S Tripura student scores over 99 per cent

editor0 CommentsIndiaBYJU’S

Arijit Pal, the student of BYJU’S, the world’s leading Edtech Company, has done Tripura proud by securing 99.8 per cent marks in the 10th board examination. Studying at Vivekananda Vidyapith Higher Secondary School of Gomati. Arijit has secured prominent positions in the merit list announced by CBSE earlier this month. He has been learning with BYJU’S for over a year to strengthen his conceptual clarity through the app's digital learning tools. Speaking on the success, Vinay MR, Chief Content Officer, BYJU’S, said, “Arijit’s achievement is a true testimony to the efficacy of our platform. We wish him luck in his…

20 Sep

Flipkart strengthens its supply chain for the upcoming festive season

editor0 CommentsBusinessFlipkart, supply chain

Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has strengthened and expanded its supply chain across the country in the run-up to the festive season to cater to the growing needs of millions of consumers coming online and to support market access for lakhs of MSMEs, sellers, artisans, and kiranas. Flipkart has also strengthened its last-mile reach with the addition of more than 1,000 new delivery hubs (DH) across the country. The complexity and scale of the Big Billion Days require investments for capacity, storage, sorting, packaging, human resources, training, and delivery. The festive season requires the supply chain to be scaled up…

20 Sep

Britannia launches Marie Gold My Startup Season 3.0

editor0 CommentsNorth EastBRITANNIA, Marie Gold

Britannia Marie Gold’s My Startup campaign has successfully run across two seasons, providing funds and skill development for Indian homemakers to embark on their entrepreneurial journeys. In 2020, a partnership with NSDC helped the campaign provide 10,000 homemakers with basic communication skills, financial literacy through access to information and communication technology (ICT), along with micro-entrepreneurial skills for social and economic self-reliance. In its Season 3, the Britannia Marie Gold My Start-up campaign has been broadened to help homemakers leverage the internet to grow their businesses. 77% of homemakers who desire to set up their own ventures, consider technology as an…

20 Sep

HDFC Mutual Fund announces launch HDFC Developed World Indexes Fund

editor0 CommentsIndiahdfc, mutual fund

HDFC Asset Management Company Limited has launched its first international offering – HDFC Developed World Indexes Fund of Funds (“the Fund”), the first of its kind, providing exposure to 5 regions across 23 developed markets countries, 1500+ constituents and 14 currencies with coverage of 56% of global GDP & ~ 50% of world market cap in one single fund. The Fund is being launched in association with Credit Suisse Asset Management, one of the world’s leading global asset managers with USD 510bnin assets under management. The Fund will invest in Credit Suisse Index Funds and/or ETFs which will in aggregate…

20 Sep

Poshmark, Inc. Social Shopping Experience Now Available in India

editor0 CommentsIndia, LifestylePoshmark

Poshmark, Inc. has launched its simple, social and sustainable shopping experience in India. As India’s first technology-advanced and truly social marketplace, Poshmark makes it simple and easy for anyone to sell items from their closet, enabled by a full suite of end-to-end seller tools and services, including seamless listing, merchandising, promotion, pricing, and shipping. Indian consumers will be able to join Poshmark's booming community of more than 80 million users and a vibrant network of millions of shoppable closets to make money, save money, connect with others, and foster entrepreneurship. Manish Chandra, founder and CEO of Poshmark, said, “I am…

20 Sep

Livspace announces expansion across India and APAC

editor0 CommentsIndiaLivspace

Livspace, India and Southeast Asia’s largest home interior andrenovation platform announced its expansion plans across 80 markets, including 60 new marketentries across India and 20 Asia Pacific cities. Consolidating its leadership in the segment,Livspace, which holds a 65% market share in the organised home interiors sector, plans to set up150 Design Experience Centre (ECs) over the next 18 months. With this phase of expansion, thecompany is best placed to capture the demand for modular solutions from markets such asIndore, Surat, Lucknow, Mysore and many more. The new centres will supplement an existingnetwork of over 25 stores in both metros and…

20 Sep

MG Motor India unveils Astor

editor0 CommentsBusinessMG Motor

MG Motor India has unveiled MGAstor, India’s first SUV with personal AI assistant and first-in-segment Autonomous (Level 2)technology. Astor is based on the MG’s successful global platform, ZS.Astor’s contemporary style will connect with consumers. It has a prominent Bold Celestial Grillethat makes a solid on-road impression. Astor’s nine crystal diamond elements in the LEDheadlamps make for a distinct hawk-eye expression with precise details. The interiors areelegantly crafted with soft-touch and premium material. It will be coming in two engine options– the Brit Dynamic 220TURBO petrol engine and the VTi Tech petrol engine. The much-awaited mid-size MG Astor will be on…

20 Sep

Ashok Leyland expands its LCV portfolio

editor0 CommentsBusinessAshok Leyland

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group andIndia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, launched the BADA DOST in West Bengal,reinforcing its offering in the LCV (Light Commercial Vehicle) range. Through this, thecompany increases its addressable domestic LCV market by tapping into the potential of thissegment in West Bengal. BADA DOST builds on the strong foundation laid by the DOST brand,which is known for reliability, mileage and comfort. It features customer-centric offerings ontechnology and driver comfort while being contemporary and futuristic. Equipped with the latestBS-6 engine, has two variants, i4 and i3, with a best-in-class payload capacity of 1,860 kg…