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Explurger App Records Surge in Installations and User Registrations After Launch by Jitin Bhatia and Sonu Sood

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250,000 Users Join Explurger In 20 Days | 650,000 Have Invited Over 90-Million Users Explurger, an AI-powered intuitive social media app that lets users connect and share their moments with friends and family online, has announced the huge response it has received after its exciting launch by Jitin Bhatia and Sonu Sood. Within 20 days, Explurger has added 300,000 users to its fold, taking the tally to 650,000 from 50+ countries. The sign-up rate has also gone up from 45% … Continue reading “Explurger App Records Surge in Installations and User Registrations After Launch by Jitin Bhatia and Sonu Sood”

Muthoot Finance has positively impacted over 4.5 lakh people as part of their CSR initiatives in FY2021-22

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Muthoot Finance spent Rs. 81.14 Crores towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) during Financial Year 2021-22 · Prioritized health, education, livelihood related needs of under-privileged and needy along with a special focus on green initiatives in their 2021-22 CSR book Muthoot Finance, India’s largest gold loan NBFC Company has demonstrated its dedication to the socio-economic development of the society and touched more than 4.5 lakh beneficiaries under its CSR initiatives in 2021-2022. The company reported a total spend of Rs. 81.14 Crores … Continue reading “Muthoot Finance has positively impacted over 4.5 lakh people as part of their CSR initiatives in FY2021-22”

JK Tyre & Industries Ltd appoints Anuj Kathuria as President (India)

Startuppr July 7, 2022July 7, 2022News Leave a comment

JK Tyre & Industries Limited is delighted to appoint Mr. Anuj Kathuria as President (India), reporting to Chairman & Managing Director, Dr Raghupati Singhania and Mr. Anshuman Singhania, Managing Director, based out of Delhi. Mr. Kathuria brings with him 31 years of rich experience, having worked in senior management positions in leading and reputed auto companies, i.e. Ashok Leyland and Tata Motors. An Engineer and a Post Graduate in Marketing & Finance, he is a Harvard Business School alumni. In … Continue reading “JK Tyre & Industries Ltd appoints Anuj Kathuria as President (India)”

Mobileware Technologies to offer interoperable wallets via UPI to Oxymoney customers

Startuppr July 7, 2022July 7, 2022PR Leave a comment

Mobileware Technologies, a market leader offering UPI interoperability and scalable payment solutions for businesses that need to make digital payments, has partnered with Appnit Technologies Private Limited – a subsidiary of DMI Finance, to offer interoperable UPI solutions for seamless access to the payments ecosystem. Appnit’s customer-facing brand Oxymoney – a Prepaid Payment Instruments (“PPI”) license holder provides wallet & prepaid card services to its customers, who are primarily retailers. Mobileware will provide Oxymoney with a hosted UPI switch with … Continue reading “Mobileware Technologies to offer interoperable wallets via UPI to Oxymoney customers”

KFintech elevates Sreekanth Nadella to Managing Director & CEO

Startuppr July 6, 2022July 6, 2022PR Leave a comment

KFin Technologies Limited (“KFin Technologies”), a leading technology-driven financial services platform providing comprehensive services and solutions to the capital markets ecosystem across asset classes, has announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sreekanth Nadella has been elevated to the role of Managing Director (MD) and CEO of the organization. Sreekanth was appointed as CEO of KFintech in 2020 and transformed the organization into a customer-centric, digitally agile technology solutions provider. Under his leadership, KFintech has serviced over 100 million key investor … Continue reading “KFintech elevates Sreekanth Nadella to Managing Director & CEO”

GenX Ventures launched: India’s first Start-up Studio for Aspiring Entrepreneurs above 40 Years

Startuppr July 6, 2022July 6, 2022General Leave a comment

~ To build 50 start-ups in the next three years; with cumulative revenues of over Rs. 500 Crore ~ India’s first start-up studio catering exclusively to aspiring entrepreneurs over 40 years, called GenXVentures, has been launched in Mumbai today. Start-up studios are entities that create start-up ventures at scale. Unlike incubators or accelerators, Start-up studios co-found ventures and build them from ground up. Their goal is to develop start-ups within their studio and spin-out these ventures when they’re ready. Some of … Continue reading “GenX Ventures launched: India’s first Start-up Studio for Aspiring Entrepreneurs above 40 Years”

20th International Jawa-Yezdi Day to be hosted in Bengaluru; celebrations across the country planned

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● Jawa-Yezdi Motorcycles will be hosting the 20th International Jawa-Yezdi day on 10th of July 2022 ● Dealerships across the countries will be hosting and inviting Jawa-Yezdi owners for celebratory rides in their respective cities ● The main Kommuniti event will be hosted in Bengaluru at St. Joseph’s Indian High School Grounds, near Sree Kantheerava Stadium. Jawa-Yezdi Motorcycles today announced that the 20th International Jawa-Yezdi Day will be celebrated on Sunday, 10th July across the country, with a major event planned at St. Joseph’s … Continue reading “20th International Jawa-Yezdi Day to be hosted in Bengaluru; celebrations across the country planned”

Zini, India’s first AI Bot, shines at the Digital India Week, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Startuppr July 6, 2022July 6, 2022Tech Leave a comment

Zini, India’s first ever Artificial intelligence integrated physician bot was the attraction at the Digital India Week 2022, inaugurated by honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. As the theme ‘Catalyzing New India’s Techade’, to transform the nation into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy, Zini too played the role of digital empowerment by addressing the health queries of the visitors digitally. Later, the Prime Minister took a walk-through of the booths and praised the technology and … Continue reading “Zini, India’s first AI Bot, shines at the Digital India Week, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi”

IndusInd Bank partners with MoEngage to deliver a differentiated digital experience for its customers

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IndusInd Bank announced a strategic partnership with MoEngage, the insights-led customer engagement platform to deliver a differentiated digital experience across multiple customer journeys. As part of the partnership, Induslnd Bank will leverage MoEngage’s technology platform to deliver ‘Gen Z’ digital banking experience to its customers. The Bank will be able to curate personalized content & recommendations across channels where the customers spend most of their time. Charu Mathur, Head – Digital Banking & Strategy, IndusInd Bank said, “IndusInd Bank has always … Continue reading “IndusInd Bank partners with MoEngage to deliver a differentiated digital experience for its customers”

Bengaluru among the Top 5 Tier I cities with maximum demand for tyres this monsoon; Online searches shot up by 51%: Just Dial Consumer Insights

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– Apollo and Bridgestone were the most widely searched brands in Bengaluru – Demand for tyres in Tier II cities witnessed a growth rate of 67% – Demand for four-wheeler tyres rose by 54% while that for two-wheelers remained stable Fueled by a high demand rate in Tier-II cities this monsoon, online searches for tyres in India have shot up by 51% with MRF, Apollo, and Bridgestone being the top-3 most searched brands, reports the latest Just Dial Consumer Insights. Consumer searches on … Continue reading “Bengaluru among the Top 5 Tier I cities with maximum demand for tyres this monsoon; Online searches shot up by 51%: Just Dial Consumer Insights”

SafeStorage’s Business Storage Solution makes corporate downsizing easy and stress-free

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· The company currently has 9 Lakh+ square feet of space in warehouses across five cities in India- Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai & Pune SafeStorage is India’s leading innovative self-storage solution provider in five major cities – Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai & Pune. They provide rental spaces for businesses at the most economical prices. The company has noticed and accommodated itself to fit into the trend of employers scaling down office spaces as more employees prefer to … Continue reading “SafeStorage’s Business Storage Solution makes corporate downsizing easy and stress-free”

Lightbulb.ai Raises USD 1.5 Million in Pre-seed Funding Round

Startuppr July 6, 2022July 6, 2022Funding News Leave a comment

The pre-seed funding round was led by Chiratae Ventures & 9Unicorns with participation from Anthill Ventures & AI-led video-editing company, VideoVerse The funds raised will be deployed towards strengthening the product, building out a robust engineering & sales team & facilitating an early launch in the US market Lightbulb.ai, an emotion ai & engagement analytics platform, announced that it has raised a pre-seed funding round of USD 1.5 Mn, with reputed investors Chiratae Ventures & 9Unicorns leading the round. The … Continue reading “Lightbulb.ai Raises USD 1.5 Million in Pre-seed Funding Round”

WATCHO App becomes the latest destination for daily K-Dramas

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‘Welcome 2 Life’ becomes the first K-Drama web series released on the platform WATCHO, one of India’s fastest growing OTT platforms and known for providing viewers with new and interesting content, today announced to host 34 Korean Web-Series dubbed in Hindi on the platform. With the motto of ‘#RozanaKDrama” WATCHO will release 3 hours of Korean content every day from its exhaustive Korean content library. The shows – ranging from drama, action, and romance to sci-fi – promise to keep its millennial viewers entertained and hooked. With this, WATCHO is one step closer in democratizing international content for mass Indian audiences … Continue reading “WATCHO App becomes the latest destination for daily K-Dramas”

Devesh Sachdev and Vivek Tiwari get re-elected as Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson at MFIN’s 13th AGM

Startuppr July 6, 2022July 6, 2022General Leave a comment

Association Body announces appointments of new Members to its Governing Body Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN), the premier industry association and RBI recognised Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) for the microfinance industry today announced the re-election of Mr Devesh Sachdev, Founder and CEO, Fusion Micro Finance, as the Chairperson and Mr Vivek Tiwari, MD & CEO of Satya Microcredit Ltd as its Vice Chairperson at its 13th AGM on the 4th of July, 2022. In addition, MFIN also announced the induction of Mr Abhisheka Kumar, MD … Continue reading “Devesh Sachdev and Vivek Tiwari get re-elected as Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson at MFIN’s 13th AGM”

GODI, the First Indian Company to Receive BIS Certification to Sell Li-ion Cells in India with Cells made with in-house technology for Electric Vehicles

Startuppr July 6, 2022July 6, 2022Electric Vehicles Leave a comment

GODI India, has achieved a new milestone by getting the prestigious Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification for its 21700 cylindrical NMC811 lithium-ion cells. As per the BIS requirement, the Godi-designed and made-in-India cells were tested and qualified by TUV, the third-party testing agency. With this, GODI India has become the first Indian company to get this certification for lithium-ion cells in India with their home grown technology. Commenting on the milestone, Mr Mahesh Godi, Founder and CEO, GODI India … Continue reading “GODI, the First Indian Company to Receive BIS Certification to Sell Li-ion Cells in India with Cells made with in-house technology for Electric Vehicles”

Compliance Mandates in IT Rules, 2021

Startuppr July 5, 2022July 5, 2022General Leave a comment

Will Negatively Impact Ease-of-Doing-Business, Finds Report More than 85% percent of intermediaries, surveyed during a recent study, feel that compliance mandates envisaged in Part II of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines & Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in February last year, would lead to overwhelming economic repercussions and negatively impact their ease-of-doing-business. This is one of the key findings of a report titled IT Rules, 2021: A Regulatory Impact Assessment Study, prepared … Continue reading “Compliance Mandates in IT Rules, 2021”

eClerx Partners with IHFC (IIT Delhi Innovation Hub) to Collaborate in AI/ML, RPA, and Mobility Solutions

Startuppr July 5, 2022July 5, 2022General Leave a comment

eClerx, a global leader in business process management, automation, and analytics services and IHFC, the Technology Innovation Hub of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, announced the formation of a strategic partnership. The alliance will drive joint investments to co-create innovative solutions in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Intelligent Automation (IA), and Mobility Solutions. The joint efforts will focus on building solutions in image recognition, speech recognition, natural language processing, text mining, and intelligent automation. eClerx’s existing product stack … Continue reading “eClerx Partners with IHFC (IIT Delhi Innovation Hub) to Collaborate in AI/ML, RPA, and Mobility Solutions”

Vedanta unveils its seventh ‘Tax Transparency Report’ at ASSOCHAM’s National Conclave on GST

Startuppr July 4, 2022July 4, 2022General Leave a comment

· Vedanta Limited contributed highest ever, Rs 54,165 crore to the exchequer in FY22 · Among highest taxpayers in India, Vedanta generated Direct Economic Value of Rs 141,377 crore; paid 41% of its consolidated revenue in taxes Continuing with its commitment towards highest standards of corporate governance, Vedanta Limited today unveiled its seventh ‘Tax Transparency Report’ for the fiscal year 2021-2022. This report, which was made public at ASSOCHAM’s National Conclave on GST, is a testimony to the conglomerate’s endeavour towards absolute … Continue reading “Vedanta unveils its seventh ‘Tax Transparency Report’ at ASSOCHAM’s National Conclave on GST”

Chola partners with Kinetic Green to offer retail finance for EVs

Startuppr July 4, 2022July 4, 2022Electric Vehicles Leave a comment

To provide easy and affordable finance for Kinetic Green’s E3W and E2W customers nationwide Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions Limited, India’s leading manufacturer of electric vehicles today, announced its partnership with Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited (Chola), the well-known financial services arm of Murugappa Group, to offer easy and smart financing for their range of battery-operated three-wheelers and electric two-wheelers. By virtue of an MoU signed by both the companies, Kinetic Green has nominated Chola as an ‘Accredited Financier’ for … Continue reading “Chola partners with Kinetic Green to offer retail finance for EVs”

India Sends Three Student Teams to the Asia Pacific Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge Competition

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Over 450 students participated in the Indian FedEx / Junior Achievement (JA) International Trade Challenge Competition FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, together with tGELF/JA, announced the three winning teams at the second FedEx/JA International Trade Challenge India National Competition. The annual competition recognizes student-run businesses that best exhibit the principles of global connectivity, with selected teams moving on to compete at the APAC (Asia Pacific) level. Over a period of five months, the phased … Continue reading “India Sends Three Student Teams to the Asia Pacific Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge Competition”