Business

19 Aug

Ministry of Food Processing Industries sanctions 16 new food processing projects in Assam

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries has sanctioned 16 new food processing /preservation and infrastructure projects with a total cost of Rs.230 crore with subsidy commitment of Rs.85 crore for Assam in the last one year. It include 3 agro-processing clusters or Mini Food Parks with the objective to create common modern food processing/preservation infrastructure facilities for the processing/preservation units, 12 food processing/preservation units and 1 backward and forward linkage infrastructure. Healthy food selection. Shopping bag full of fresh vegetables and fruits. Flat lay food on table The Ministry has so far sanctioned 53 food processing/preservation projects in the different states…

19 Aug

Android smartphone users can get Google’s flood forecast

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Many people in states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Assam are continuing to grapple with the effects of the flooding. This monsoon season has seen some of the most devastating floods in these parts of India. Along with the Central Water Commission (CWC), Google India has deployed its flood forecasting initiative and sent numerous public alerts to people in impacted regions across India, over the past several months. These alerts provide timely, updated, and critical information that can help users make informed decisions on their safety. Any user in the affected region with an Android smartphone with location services enabled…

19 Aug

Flipkart witnessed a 54 per cent increase in transacting

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Flipkart’s Independence Day Sale event saw participation from sellers primarily from Tier 2 cities and beyond. Kick-starting the festive season, sellers on the Flipkart Marketplace platform witnessed significant business growth in the company’s recently concluded 5-day-long Independence Day Sale (August 6-10). During this period, the Flipkart marketplace platform recorded a 54 per cent increase in transacting sellers compared to last year. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce has emerged as the preferred channel to connect with consumers nationwide. This Independence Day being the first major sale-event for the newly onboarded sellers, the marketplace saw maximum participation of sellers…

18 Aug

UTI Mastershare: India’s first equity oriented fund

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UTI Mastershare Unit Scheme, an open-ended equity scheme predominantly aims to invest in large-cap companies having a competitive advantage in their respective fields. It follows an investment style of Growth at Reasonable Price (GARP) for stock picking. UTI Mastershare Unit Scheme is India’s first equity oriented fund (launched in October 1986) and has a track record of wealth creation for over 30 years. UTI Mastershare Unit Scheme aims to invest in companies that are fundamentally strong with control on borrowings, consistent revenue growth, focus on profitability and a higher return on capital than cost of capital and consistent operating cash-flows…

18 Aug

Maruti Suzuki Alto announces 40-Lakh cumulative sales

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Maruti Suzuki Alto is the preferred choice of Indian car buyers with 76% of Alto customers choosing it as their first car. Now, Maruti Suzuki Alto announced a milestone of 40-Lakh cumulative sales. Crowned as India’s best-selling car, Alto could not have achieved this milestone without the unparalleled faith and support from all its valuable customers. Alto is India’s first entry-level car to become BS6 compliant car. Alto offers fuel efficiency of 22.05 km/l for Petrol and 31.56 km/kg for CNG. Since 2000, Maruti Suzuki Alto has become a member of numerous households across different geographies. Alto has continued to…

17 Aug

Arman Kabir’s inspiring story of success

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The occasion of Independence Day is beyond a holiday mark on the calendar for entrepreneurs. Financial freedom and the opportunity to make a difference to the world are most important to them. Being an entrepreneur is also a liberating experience. Arman Kabir, a hotel owner, started his journey with nothing and through years of hard work and dedication, he became financially independent at the age of 35. A graduate from Magadh University, he initially worked in a marketing team. He also briefly worked as a Bengali translator at a hotel in Ajmer, helping with day-to-day operations. His first-hand experience with…

17 Aug

ABSLI introduces Assured Flexi Savings Plan

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Aiming to provide guaranteed benefits to provide for future goals while empowering customers with liquidity at hand, to fulfil short term goals or unplanned money needs, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance (ABSLI) introduced a new plan - ABSLI Assured Flexi Savings Plan. It offers fully guaranteed benefits and allows policyholders instant access to their money by giving them the flexibility to make unlimited withdrawals. The flexibility to make unlimited withdrawals is hitherto unseen in the insurance market. ABSLI Assured Flexi Savings Plan is a fully guaranteed, non-linked non-participating life insurance plan. The annual incomes grow with a 5% Income Booster…

16 Aug

Telephone service begins between UAE and Israel amid deal.

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Telephone service between the United Arab Emirates and Israel began working Sunday as the two countries opened diplomatic ties, part of a deal brokered by the U.S. that required Israel to halt its contentious plan to annex West Bank land sought by the Palestinians for a future state. Associated Press journalists in Jerusalem and Dubai were able to call each other from both landline and cellular phones registered to Israel’s country code +972 from around 1:15 p.m. The historic deal delivered a key foreign policy victory to President Donald Trump as he seeks re-election and reflected a changing Middle East…

16 Aug

“BJP Controls Facebook and What’s app”: US Media Report Fuels Rahul Gandhi’s Attack.

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An article by a foreign publication, alleging that Facebook overlooks hate speech by BJP leaders, became the latest flashpoint between the Congress and the BJP today. While the Congress posted the article as evidence of the alleged social media manipulation by the BJP, the ruling party cited the Cambridge Analytica data scandal and said the Congress should not point fingers.In the article titled "Facebook Hate-Speech Rules Collide With Indian Politics -- Company executive opposed move to ban controversial politician", the Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook looks the other way in cases of hate speech and objectionable content from leaders…

14 Aug

Asus ROG’s Zephyrus G14

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Taiwanese tech giant, ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) launched Zephyrus G14. Asus ROG’s flagship product is powered by the latest AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS processor. It comes with customized intelligent cooling system, up to an RTX 2060 MaxQ GPU from NVIDIA and up to an UHD resolution Pantone validated 100% sRGB color accurate display to captivate users. ASUS India also ramps up the AMD portfolio by adding ZenBook 14, VivoBook S S14, VivoBook Ultra K15, VivoBook Ultra14/15, VivoBook Flip14 and Zephyrus G15 to it. Zephyrus G14 (with AniMe Matrix) is available from 6 August at a starting price of Rs 98,990.…