Ms. Kanika Gupta Shori, Founder and COO, Square Yards, said, “The Union Budget 2022 has provided a sound fillip to the affordable housing sector, with the government allocating Rs 48,000 crore towards the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). The completion of 80 lakh houses for identified eligible beneficiaries in rural and urban areas will keep the real estate sector in good stead and support the demand buoyant for affordable housing in 2022 and beyond. Further, the decision of the central government to work cohesively with state governments for land and construction approvals and uniform registration of deeds is heartening to see.…
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Varun Goenka, CEO and Co-Founder, Charge up, said, “One of the most pressing needs of the day is to establish a network of battery charging and swapping stations across India that can eliminate the range anxiety and encourage people to adopt EVs with greater confidence. The government’s announcement to encourage private sector players to develop sustainable and innovative business models in this arena is a welcome move. Further, the support for interoperability would lead to battery standardization. We had been anticipating the push towards public transit usage by establishing more EV exclusive zones wherein private or non-electric vehicles will be…
Mr. Sohail Mirchandani, Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder, Ekostay, said, “Young India has become synonymous with the term – Startup. The dream of having one startup per district is almost coming true, but one of the biggest hurdles startups face is being bootstrapped. And so the difficulties that come along, affecting the sustainability of these startups. The extension of ECLGS will only do good to young India in many ways. The ECLGS expansion by Rs 50,000 crores to cover an aggregate of Rs 5 lakh crores to aid MSME’s financial needs will definitely help the hospitality sector, that’s been looking…
January 31: The Finance Minister is expected to come with the provisions for economic revival, as the third wave of COVID-19 has gripped the country and added to the dejection of the previous two waves that caused unimaginable losses of lives and livelihoods. The Union Budget 2022-23 should essentially focus on demand generation, job creation, public healthcare, hand-holding Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and enabling the economy to regain the lost thrust of ideally double-digit growth. As Covid-19 has severely impacted the economy in the second consecutive year, it is time for well-thought actions for maximizing the revenue while…
Founded by Madhvi Bhandari, a seasoned IT professional and entrepreneur, in the year 2000, this ISO 27001:2013 certified company has emerged as a one-stop BPM solutions provider with a team of more than 400 employees, comprising of 30% women workforce. Mangalam Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd. has emerged as an undisputed leader in fulfilling the offshore outsourcing needs of organisations worldwide. This Ahmedabad-headquartered company has instituted some best-in-class practices such as organisation-wide SOP for people and process management, emphasising personal and process training through online resources, in-house library, and sessions with industry experts. The company also has stringent 3-step HR testing…
UpScalio to scale the brand to Rs. 50 Cr. Revenue in 1-2 years It takes UpScalio’s total number of investments to nine brands this year. The company plans to invest in 5 more brands by the end of the financial year. New Delhi, January 31: UpScalio has invested in Truphe, an NCR-based home and gardening brand, continuing their rapid pace of investing in and scaling online-first brands. Truphe is a leading manufacturer and distributor of gardening tools, seeds, planters and other accessories. Mr Honey Gupta started Truphe in 2015, before which he had founded a profitable B2B lead generation platform.…
Delhi, Gujrat, Maharashtra & Rajasthan are among the top states with the highest sales across borders. USA, UAE, Nepal & Singapore are among the top countries where Indian sellers and brands shipped their products. Home Decor, Health & Personal Care, Grocery, Fashion & Jewellery categories clocked in the highest sales. November & December were the highest performing months in terms of GMV. January 31: Eunimart, a Unified SAAS Platform Suite that powers Omnichannel Sales for Small to Medium Global Retail Brands, today released a report on how India sells and the performance at the global commerce front in 2021. The report revealed that…
Mumbai, Jan 29: India’s leading Ecommerce rollup Evenflow has entered into a partnershipwith Assiduus, one of the world’s leading and fastest-growing AI-powered cross-border cross-marketplace e-commerce accelerator, to strengthenits cross- marketplace supply chain. Founded by former Uber executives Utsav Agarwal & Pulkit Chhabra in 2021, Evenflow aggregates third-party sellers on e-commerce platforms like Flipkart and Amazon. It acquires online marketplace sellers in the range of $200k – $2 million per brand. This partnership brings together Assiduus’ global distribution and supply-chain management expertise with Evenflow’s proficiency in acquiring profitable third party sellers with strong product portfolio and scaling them massively on marketplaces…
January, 29: Leading fashion brand for plus size women Not Size Zero launches India’s first calendar featuring plus size women by fashion designer Somwya Sharma. The shoot took place at four different locations featuring 24 plus size models. The locations of the shoot were Dr. Zombie Café, CP, a garden, at the street and in the park. The calendar launch was scheduled virtually on 26th January 2022 at 8:30 PM. The celebrity guests of the virtual launch event were Akshaya Naik (PLAYED THE ROLE OF ANANYA IN SERIAL YEH RISHTA KYA KEHLATA HAI) and Bishamber Das (BRITAIN’S FIRST ASIAN PLUS…
Dr. Preet Pal Thakur, Co-founder GlamyoHealth, said, “Healthcare, for obvious reasons, is likely to be the sector of focus in this financial budget. As a Health-tech startup focused on elective surgeries, I would wish that the GST on Health insurance premiums be removed – a step that will accelerate the insurance penetration in masses and remove inequity in healthcare access. Specifically for the startup ecosystem, I would request the honourable finance minister to tax the ESOPs only at the exercise. There is still some ambiguity. It will help startups like Glamyo Health to hire and retain good quality talent as…
