Saturday 27 May 2017

What a bunch of Indian startups have in common with Elon Musk's Tesla: Energy-efficiency ventures

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What a bunch of Indian startups have in common with Elon Musk's Tesla: Energy-efficiency ventures
In India, companies have been toying with the challenges of dealing with energy efficiency — and startups have been offering innovative solutions.
Is Bengaluru being Bangalored? Layoffs, job loss fears leave techies reeling under uncertainty
Multiple factors — prospect of a stricter US visa regime and the automation of certain jobs in the sector — have led to the latest retrenchment cycle.
West Bengal: How football is helping Birbhum girls dribble past early marriage and domestic violence
Birbhum is a district where women face issues such as early marriage, domestic violence and even trafficking.
Why parts of India are hotter than in the past? A ground report from Andhra Pradesh's Tiruvuru
KJ Ramesh, director general of meteorology in IMD, told that not only is India as a whole getting warmer from an already high baseline but random urbanisation and mining activities are generating more localised heat.
Is Rajnikanth ready to turn politician?
His entry into politics has been discussed for over two decades now. The decision to take the plunge now may not amount to a lot more than mere hype.
Orkut & other social media sites which failed to keep going
Orkut is having a rebirth in India. Hello, an app-only social media network founded in August 2016 by Orkut's eponymous creator, was recently made available in India. ET Magazine shines a light on Orkut and other social media sites which did not quite deliver on their initial promise.
Why MobiKwik is attempting to morph into a financial services provider
MobiKwik is one of the two companies in the wallet space that has the scale and the ecosystem of users and merchants to stretch beyond wallets.
Payments banks have an opportunity in the millions of unbanked, but are these viable?
The model of the payments bank might turn out to be one that wallets specialise in: a high-volume, low-margin game.
It's becoming a high-volume, low-margin game on telecom segment: COAI
"If even Vodafone and Idea are finding it difficult, you can imagine what a new enrant or a smaller player would face," Rajan S Mathews said.
It is common to dub an aggressive Muslim a terrorist: Jignesh Mevani
"There has been an increase in the number of atrocities against Dalits: from 39,000 cases in 2014 to 47,000 within a year," Dalit activists Jignesh Mevani said.
It may be difficult for fintech cos to compete with banks on pricing: Kotak Mahindra Bank
"The businesses that fintech firms are planning to enter already have dominant players," Dipak Gupta, joint managing director, Kotak Mahindra Bank said.
Bridge to Dublin: The fascinating connections between Ireland and India
Flag colours and alphabetical placement are just some of the coincidental connections between Ireland and India.
How hungry British sahibs & Portuguese sailors helped Bengalis develop sweet tooth
Just like Phantom, the masked superhero of Old Jungle, there are endless legends associated with sweet man Nag of Bowbazar.
Some interesting facts about James Bond creator Ian Fleming
During World War II, Fleming worked as an assistant to the Royal Navy's Director of Naval Intelligence, and he eventually rose to the rank of Commander.
The divisive rhetoric started with the US presidential campaign: Raja Krishnamoorthi
You cannot find this level of freedom anywhere else in the world — imagine a man called Raja Krishnamoorthi is a member of the United States Congress, said Raja Krishnamoorthi.
How Melbourne is influenced by artisanal food culture of nearby small towns
A comfortable three-hour drive from Melbourne, Beechworth is a tiny historical town, right in the middle of High Country, as this mountainous countryside is called.
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