Author: Priyanka Chauhan

New Delhi: Airmeet, the homegrown virtual events platform, recently made the decision to lay off approximately 75 employees, which accounts for around 30 percent of its workforce across various departments. The company terminated employees from sales, marketing, tech, and operations departments located in India, the United States, and Europe. Lalit Mangal, CEO of Airmeet, cited reduced marketing budgets and the rapid commoditization of the virtual event category as the primary reasons behind this difficult choice. Despite recently securing $35 million in Series B funding from Prosus Ventures and Sistema Asia Fund, the company had to take this step to maintain…

New Delhi: Government personnel from ministries, departments, agencies, and public sector units will soon have the convenience of booking taxis for official purposes through the popular cab aggregator Uber. In a strategic collaboration, Uber has partnered with the government’s public procurement portal, GeM, to provide this service. Initially introduced as a pilot project, the service will gradually become available to all government ministers, departments, agencies, and public sector units, following a phased approach. This collaboration aims to offer a corporate service experience to government officials. Uber will provide the service at a fixed price, ensuring no surge pricing or cancellation…

Over 10,000 skilled content partners services in over 15 languages Trivayu Media Works, or Trivayu founded in 2020 during the pandemic by Ratnendra K. Pandey and Tanu Shree Rawat. The platform aims to address a major issue for leading companies seeking to expand further into the market of tier 3 and tier 4 cities, where marketing and its determining factors are difficult to establish due to the diversity of languages and people coexisting. Most of Trivayu’s workforce is located in Tier 3 and Tier 4 cities, strategically focused on these areas. This enables them to provide their clients with quick…

New Delhi: Physics Wallah (PW), India’s leading ed-tech platform, is delighted to announce a significant achievement for its skilling vertical, PW Skills. PW Skills has emerged as the largest online platform for imparting tech skills to an impressive 150,000 learners. The platform offers courses in Hindi, English, and Hinglish, catering to a diverse range of students. Out of the total learners, 50,000 have enrolled in paid batches, while the remaining have availed themselves of the free courses offered. Noteworthy is the fact that 30,000 learners come from the Hindi heartland, which includes regions like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and other…

New Delhi: Voltas, a Tata group company, is taking steps to enhance its production capabilities to meet the increasing demand by commencing the construction of a new Rs 500-crore room AC manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu. The forthcoming factory, situated in Madharapakkam within the Thiruvallur district, will span 150 acres. Over the next few years, Voltas plans to invest more than Rs 500 crore in room AC manufacturing. The ceremony for the project’s groundbreaking, known as bhoomi pujan, was conducted by the company’s leadership team, including Noel Tata, the chairman of Voltas, and Pradeep Bakshi, the MD & CEO. This…

New Delhi: Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain chip company, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence its initial human tests. The company’s ultimate goal is to establish a connection between the human brain and computers, with the aim of restoring vision and mobility for individuals. Although the exact start date for the trials has not been disclosed, Neuralink has made it clear that they are not currently recruiting participants. Elon Musk first discussed the idea of obtaining approval for human trials of Neuralink’s brain implant in 2019. Musk believes that this groundbreaking chip has the…

India Gate Food has served the nation for the past 25 years. Its products are now in every corner of India with a strong distribution network. Global Product now exports to over 82 countries across the globe. Hello Entrepreneurs is curious to know about the brand’s journey, challenges, future planning and more. Without wasting time, we took an opportunity to interview Mr. Kunal Sharma, the Head of Marketing & Business Head – Modern Trade & Ecommerce, India Gate Foods (KRBL). Q. India Gate Food has been serving the nation for ages; with what planning will you take forward this legacy?…

New Delhi: According to reports, Reliance, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, holds a dominant position in the Indian e-commerce market, surpassing competitors Amazon and Walmart. This advantage stems from Reliance’s ownership of the largest retail store network, its influential telecom operations, and its robust digital media presence. The report highlights that India’s e-commerce market is transforming into a three-player landscape, with Amazon, Walmart, and Reliance taking the lead. Unlike the conventional retail business models pursued by Amazon and Walmart, which are predominantly either online or offline, the Indian market demands a different approach. The report suggests that an integrated model…

Gurugram: Over 100 million shoppers are now making purchases from e-commerce brands on the network of GoKwik in 2023, the enabler has announced. One in every three shoppers in India is shopping on GoKwik. This is 1.5 times the number of shoppers on the network in 2021. The incremental shoppers have largely come from tiered cities, with Tier 3 constituting 46% of it and 90% being Android users. The majority of these incremental shoppers come from the addition of new merchants in beauty & personal care, fashion, electronics, and health & nutrition categories. The rising merchant base of more than 150…

New Delhi: MAXHUB, the world’s leading interactive and collaborative solution brand, today launched its two new AI-enabled interactive flat panel series, namely – V6 Transcend and Classic interactive, at the Palm Expo, Mumbai. MAXHUB found these highly engaging and futuristic audio-visual (AV) products and solutions that hold advanced capabilities, which are set to give a new dimension to the corporate and Education sector.  The adoption of technologies for remote collaboration, corporate engagements with large audiences, distant learning, and hybrid working has lately increased in the audio-visual (AV) industry. With the launch of the V6 series, which is available in 55,65,75 and…