New Delhi- Advocating the need for more content in Indian languages to propel internet penetration, a report titled ‘Proliferation of Indian Languages on Internet’ finds that enabling local language content on the Internet will lead to a growth of 39% in the current Internet user base. 75% growth will be from the rural users while only […]
New Delhi :- Home-grown Hike Messenger today said it has crossed the 100-million user mark. “Crossing 100 million users is a milestone for us and we have achieved this well ahead of our expectations,” Hike Messenger Founder and CEO Kavin Bharti Mittal said in a statement. The company acquired 30 million additional users in just three […]
“I feel I am in my teens, and Paytm is my infatuation.”, said Vijay Shekhar Verma while he was shown in trailer made by MindBatteries. Mindbatteries is a video content creating company started a entrepreneur series called Startupreneur Series. According to Simar, Head of Mindbatteries “Our planning is to create interview of startup founders video series […]
Tata Trusts, and Khan Academy, a Silicon Valley-based not-for-profit education initiative founded by educationist Salman Khan, announced that they were entering into a five-year partnership to leverage the power of technology to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere in the country. The partnership will focus on developing tech-enabled, high quality and localised education resources […]
It’s Saturday morning and a hyperlocal experiment is playing on my mind. I have decided to fix a basket of goods and order from each of the new hyperlocal superstars that have hit the scene. Taking a page from the recent coverage, I chose the following: Grofers Peppertap Flipkart Nearby Amazon Kirana Snapdeal Instant Ola […]
People can now listen to recorded version of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on music application Saavn in 24 languages.PM Modi hosts the programme on All India Radio to address issues and events that affect the general public in India on a daily basis. “We are honoured to have Prime […]
Munna – a simple man with a common name but worth emulating. Coming from humble origins and against all odds, Munna runs his Khwab Foundation with a lot of zest and enthusiasm an infectious ‘must-do’ attitude to uplift the status of the rural youth. We heard his speech in an event and thought why not […]
Alibaba-backed Paytm is testing payment models to make its online wallet usable in the offline world — across large retail stores, restaurants and fuel stations — as the company looks for more avenues for the money stored in its digital wallet to be spent. Last week, Paytm, which recently got a payment bank licence from […]