Government launches Atmanirbhar Krishi App for farmers

The government on Tuesday launched 'Atmanirbhar Krishi App' to provide farmers with actionable agricultural insights and early weather alerts.The wealth of information relevant to farmers curated by various government departments…

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[Funding alert] Edtech startup Quizizz raises $31.5M in Series B round led by Tiger Global

Student engagement platform Quizizz on Wednesday announced that it has raised $31.5 million in an ongoing Series B round led by Tiger Global Management. Existing investors Nexus  Venture Partners, GSV…

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This Harvard Business School alum helps people buy fractions of premium commercial real estate

When Harvard Business School alum Varun Mohan returned to New Delhi, he decided to invest in an asset class that would give him good cash flow, and was physical in…

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From partnering with fintech startups to helping dairy farmers, how Federal Bank is transforming into a digital first institution

When KP Hormis first established Federal Bank Ltd on April 28, 1931, it was under the name of Travancore Federal Bank Ltd. The law graduate found his role as a…

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Sequoia India’s Surge announces 23 startups raising $55M for fifth cohort

Sequoia Capital India has announced its fifth cohort of 23 startups, across India and Southeast Asia. The startups have raised a total of $55 million from Surge and co-investors. The programme,…

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[Funding alert] AI startup Detect Technologies raises $12M from Accel Partners, Elevation Capital, others

Industrial AI startup Detech Technologies on Wednesday said it raised $12 million in funding led by Accel Partners with significant participation from existing investor Elevation  Capital. Existing investors, including Bharat…

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[Startup Bharat] This platform founded by IIT alumni and an AI scientist is detecting deepfakes

Deepfake videos are emerging to be the most dangerous form of crime. Deepfakes involve manipulating videos to show someone saying or doing something they never said or did. According to a…

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[Product Roadmap] How SaaS startup Dukaan used tech and customer feedback to go from zero to 3M merchants

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a paradigm digital shift, with almost everything going online. Ecommerce was the future, we all knew, but the pandemic brought it to our doorstep in…

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Cipla gets DCGI nod to import Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in India

India's drug regulator DCGI has granted permission to Mumbai-based Cipla to import Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in the country, officials said on Tuesday.Moderna's vaccine will be the…

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[Funding alert] We Founder Circle leads seed round in home décor and furniture ecommerce startup Nestroots

Startup investment platform We Founder Circle (WFC) has participated in the $100,000 (debt and equity combined) worth seed funding round in Nestroots, a home décor startup. This is the first…

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