Author: Ansh Singh

New Delhi: The founder and CEO of the largest fintech brand in India Paytm, Vijay Shekhar Sharma has been hitting the headlines again, due to his attempts at reviving the company after a difficult time of regulations. During the last year, Paytm was struggling with the issues connected with its Payments Bank licence and tighter regulations of financial authorities. This added ambiguity to the market and even hostile feelings by the investors. Nevertheless, Sharma has been reshaping the lending and financial services business of the company to ensure more stable growth. In the recent past, Paytm has announced the addition…

New Delhi: Neysa became a unicorn and that was a very exciting news to startup ecosystem in India. A unicorn refers to a valuation of a startup that is over one billion dollars. Neysa obtained this feat by attracting a significant capital raise by big investors. The company operates in artificial intelligence infrastructure and cloud solutions. It assists companies in taking advantage of AI systems without having to create everything themselves. With more industries in need of AI such as banking, healthcare, and ecommerce, firms such as Neysa are receiving good interest. The importance of this funding round is that…

New Delhi: Industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla is driving the Aditya Birla Group into new growth opportunities in a number of modern sectors. The Aditya Birla Group is one of the largest business conglomerates in India with operations in areas like cement, metals, telecom, textiles and financial services. In recent years, the group has been looking more at sectors with good long-term growth potential. One key field is that of financial services. Through companies such as Aditya Birla Capital, the group offers such services as loans, insurance and asset management. The financial services market in India is rapidly growing as more…

New Delhi: United States prosecutors have revealed a shocking fraud case involving a young man who claimed to be a successful tech entrepreneur. According to officials, the accused built his career on forged documents and false promises to investors. Authorities say the man presented fake educational certificates and exaggerated company performance data to gain trust. He reportedly convinced investors that his startup was growing rapidly. Based on these claims, he managed to collect large sums of money. The case has surprised many people in Silicon Valley, where startup culture is very strong. Young entrepreneurs are often celebrated as innovators. But…

New Delhi: There is increasing freelancing as an alternative to full-time employment by more young Indians. Most young people believe that freelancing is more free and with less work schedules, and that they have more control over their profession. This shift is particularly evident with the students and new graduates. Freelancing enables the youths to be employed in various projects and get income through many sources. Content writing, graphic design, coding, video editing, and digital marketing are among the most common ones. The Internet has simplified the process of locating freelance jobs. The young professionals would have an opportunity to…

New Delhi: In a shock move that is likely to provide relief to many businesses, Adani Total Gas has announced a sharp cut in gas prices to industrial customers. The company has cut the cost of excess natural gas offered by industries by almost 30 percent. This decision is expected to help many factories which use gas as a major fuel to their production processes. Industries like ceramics, chemicals, food processing, and small manufacturing establishments heavily use gas for their day-to-day operations. Over the past year gas prices had been rising as a result of changes in the global energy…

New Delhi: Global oil prices are once again soaring in the face of a growing amount of tension over the Strait of Hormuz. Former US President Donald Trump has begun pressing for an international coalition to re-open the important sea route, which many oil tankers use to transport crude oil across the world. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most important oil shipping routes in the entire world. Almost 20 percent of the world’s oil flows through this narrow channel between Iran and Oman. To the distant consequence of the continuous tensions, and the military activity in the…

New Delhi: Access to bank and non-bank financial institutions lending is also improving in the MSME sector of India where small and medium-sized companies are situated. This has relieved millions of small business people who rely on credit to operate and expand their enterprises. In the last one year, the situation has seen banks lend more to MSMEs because there are improved loan recovery and government support schemes. The digital loan platforms, credit guarantees, and other programs have minimized risk to the lender and provided smaller firms with an easier access to borrowing. The NBFCs are also contributing significantly by…

New Delhi: India has also dispatched the biggest and the most varied delegation to the World Economic Forum in Davos. In 2021, the Indian list features Chief Ministers, the best CEOs of companies, the founders of startups, and even social media influencers. This peculiar combination of this has drawn attention worldwide. The purpose of the delegation is to present the lifestyles of growth in India to the global world. The Chief Ministers are representing their states and selling investment opportunities. CEOs are discussing the position of India in the global business, manufacturing and technology. The Indian story is being spread…

New Delhi: PedalStart, in collaboration with Cesim India, recently hosted NitiQuest 2026 at The Den, Whitefield, Bengaluru – a curated event designed to connect select early-stage startup founders with active investors and operators. The high-engagement ecosystem-enablement event served as the culmination of a national-level startup challenge, as well as a launchpad for 12 promising student-led startups from campuses across India – many of them from tier-2 and tier-3 locations. It also witnessed participation from 4 startups accelerated by PedalStart, 2 of its portfolio startups, and 50+ investors from PedalStart’s flagship PedalInvest club. Notably, the twelve college student-led startups invited to present their innovations at NitiQuest…