Author: Vishal Jasani

Custom Duties Exemption for all Cotton Imports till 30 Sept. 2022. New Delhi (India), April 16: This exemption would benefit the textile chain, i.e. Yarn, Fabric, Garments, and Made Ups and provide relief to consumers as stated by the Government of India. HEWA wholeheartedly welcomes the above decision to bring smooth availability of cotton in the offseason. That will surely ease the pressure on demand, bring a full stop to the volatile situation of the last six months, and will help Indian Exporter to achieve splendid growth in textile exports in FY-2023. No doubt, it will bring stability to the…

RBI had recently launched UPI 123Pay, and MissCallPay is one of the four apps riding on this new payment rails New Delhi, 15 April: MissCallPay, the fintech startup built over the recently launched UPI 123Pay by the RBI Governor is poised to take the UPI revolution to feature phones and voice for non-tech-savvy smart-phone users has roped in fintech sales expert Atul Mehta as an advisor to strengthen its go to market strategy to quickly and effectively reach hinterlands of Bharat. This announcement comes 5 months after another high-profile advisor appointment of Telecom expert Mr. Raju Wadalkar ( Ex- CTO and…

Together, USAID and Villgro launched the Yash Entrepreneurs Program, a multi-donor incubator and accelerator program, which will support 20 innovative enterprises over a 30-month period to advance India’s family planning goals.  New Delhi, 14th April: Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership India Yash project, together with Villgro, a leading social enterprise incubator in India, launched the Yash Entrepreneurs Program to catalyze innovative business models to improve family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) outcomes for young people. The launch was done in collaboration with the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. The…

Mumbai, April 14: India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the apex body for India’s pulses trade and industry, today announced the appointment of Mr. Bimal Kothari as the new Chairman with immediate effect while Mr. Jitu Bheda steps down as the current chairman. Mr. Bheda was appointed the Chairman of IPGA on 25th April 2018. Mr. Bimal Kothari takes over as the third chairman of the association after Mr. Pravin Dongre and Mr. Jitu Bheda. Mr. Kothari, one of the key founding members of the association, has been the Vice Chairman of IPGA since 2011 when it was formed. Commenting on the…

To accelerate customer acquisition & retention, build brand salience, and hire the right talent Bengaluru, April 12: Wildermart, a Bengaluru-based healthy and sustainable grocery store startup, has raised a USD 320K seed funding round from Angel Investors to accelerate customer acquisition & retention, build brand salience and hire the right talent. Wildermart has successfully attracted an interesting mix of investors who are prominent names across industries. The group of angel investors includes Sairee Chahal – Founder, Sheroes, Anand Rangaswamy, EX-CEO, Latam and UK Godrej Consumer Products Ltd., Sreenivasan Ramki, Gangs T Gangadhar, Sandeep Komaravelly, Anuroop Krishnan, Chetna Soni, Sunainika Singh,…