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India, Russia to Set Up $1 Billion Business Fund

18Mar By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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India, Russia to Set Up $1 Billion Business Fund

India and Russia are setting up a USD 1 billion fund to promote mutual investments in infrastructure and technology projects, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. Both the countries would contribute USD 500 million to the fund, Sitharaman said while addressing India-Russia Business Forum at the ongoing International Engineering Sourcing Show (IESS) here yesterday. While the Russian funds would be channeled through Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Indian contribution will be accrued from National Investment and Infrastructure Fund. Sitharaman elaborated upon other measures being taken by Russia and India to scale up their economic engagement and to boost bilateral trade and investment. As part of these initiatives, the India Russia CEO Forum will hol...

Digital to Overtake Traditional Mediums By 2021-22: EY

14Mar By AnkitaNo Comments

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Digital to Overtake Traditional Mediums By 2021-22: EY

Digital mediums are likely to surpass traditional ones by 2021-22, when smart phone and broadband penetration increases in the country, according to EY India. "When does digital overtake physical? When smart phone penetration becomes 50 per cent of the population, which in our case will happen in 2019-2020. Second factor is when broadband is equal to one-third of the smart phone penetration, which in our case will happen only by 2021-22, according to our estimate. The third factor is parity between cost of the two services," EY India media and entertainment advisory leader Ashish Pherwani said. According to market research firm e-Marketer, Indians spend about two-and-a-half hours per day on traditional media including television, radio, newspapers, and magazines, compared to the o...

Snapdeal, Truecaller Partner to Make Your Shopping Experience Frictionless

2Mar By AnkitaNo Comments

BUSINESS

Snapdeal, Truecaller Partner to Make Your Shopping Experience Frictionless

New Delhi, ANI: India's largest online marketplace Snapdeal has partnered with Truecaller, one of the leading communication apps in the world to enhance consumer experience by integrating Truecaller Priority in the company's IVR and order confirmation numbers. Customers with Truecaller app installed on their mobiles will be able to easily identify and filter IVR or delivery verification calls when shopping on Snapdeal. Any calls received by users who have placed an order on Snapdeal, while be clearly marked as 'Snapdeal Order Team' or 'Snapdeal Delivery Team', and color coded in purple; thus, assuring the users that the call is important and from a reliable source, not spam. "We are very pleased to bring the Truecaller Priority feature to our platform. It will help reduce a key fricti...

27Jan By AdityaNo Comments

CHINA

Alibaba’s Jack Ma Warns of ‘Big Trade War’ Between China, US

E-commerce giant Alibaba's founder Jack Ma has warned of a "big trade war" between China and the US under the new Trump Presidency if conflicts were not dealt properly. He said China's economic outlook will be "tougher than expected" due to continued slowdown of Chinese economy and warned. "In the coming three to five years... the economic situation will be even more arduous than everyone had expected," the e-commerce billionaire said at an annual meeting of the General Association of Zhejiang Entrepreneurs. Referring to the slowdown of the Chinese economy to 6.7 percent last year, the slowest in over two decades, he said it was "only natural" that China's rapid growth over the past three decades could not continue, and that the focus should be shifted to the quality of growth such a...

Unacademy Collaborates With TapChief to Help Students Land Their First job

24Jan By AnkitaNo Comments

BUSINESS

Unacademy Collaborates With TapChief to Help Students Land Their First job

Employment opportunities have boomed over the years which have left fresh graduates with more than enough options to choose from. However, that has not sweetened the deal for them. Fresh graduates today, and even experienced professionals, find themselves confused about the career path they should embark upon. To make matters worse, no substantial professional help is available. India's leading online learning platform - Unacademy, in collaboration with leading career advice platform - TapChief , has launched courses on job preparation for freshers, recent graduates, and working professionals. The scopes of courses on offer include career counselling, skill development, switching jobs, and other related aspects. What sets these courses apart from the other content available online is th...

Tata Led Starbucks Launched Teavana Speciality Teas

19Jan By AdityaNo Comments

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Tata Led Starbucks Launched Teavana Speciality Teas

Global coffeehouse chain Starbucks introduced tea as a core offering in 88 stores in the country under the brand Teavana. "We had nine teas on offer and are doubling that with the launch of Teavana speciality teas. We are looking at attracting newer customers with our focus on tea, and are looking to double tea sales at our Starbucks stores," Sumitro Ghosh, CEO of Tata Starbucks, told Pixr8. Last year, Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz described India as a "major business opportunity" during his visit here and announced the introduction of speciality teas in the country in 2017. In June last, Starbucks announced several joint initiatives in the country along with its joint venture partner Tata Sons, including expanding the market of Himalayan Mineral Water, and providing j...

19Jan By AnkitaNo Comments

CHINA

China May Allow Foreign Company’s and Startups to Launch IPOs

China may allow foreign companies to launch IPOs on its stock exchanges and issue corporate bonds, the government said, after President Xi Jinping promised the world his country was committed to opening its markets. The State Council, China's Cabinet, issued a notice yesterday saying it had granted approval in principle for foreign companies to launch IPOs and issue corporate debt and other financing instruments in order to "support the widening of foreign companies' financing channels". The announcement was the latest in a series of broad liberalisation pledges from China as it braces for the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly blamed China, and globalisation, for the loss of millions of US jobs, raising fears of a trade war between the w...

17Jan By PriyankaNo Comments

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A 360 Degree View Of Numero Uno’s Delhi Head office

Nestled in the serene environment of Gwal Pahari, Gurgaon, the headquarters of the renowned clothing brand Numero Uno is a classic example of reflecting the business operations of a company into its work space and culture. Oozing an intense look, the office sports an Industrial appearance with raw ceiling and exposed wiring and ducts. The raw masculinity of the office is complimented by colours including Blue, Green, White and Grey being used extensively. Fetching the inspiration to go green as well as set up a productive environment, the company fused the open spaces, work stations and planters for a healthy creative environment. The office’s cafeteria “cafe Uno” is a self service break out area with a Table Tennis table. The overall openness and ability to interact freely with ...

China Tech Giant LeEco in Talks on $1.4 Billion Funding

29Dec By reutersNo Comments

CHINA, FUNDING

China Tech Giant LeEco in Talks on $1.4 Billion Funding

Cash-strapped Chinese technology conglomerate LeEco is in talks on securing a 10 billion yuan (USD1.4 billion) deal with an unnamed strategic investor, its listed unit said. Leshi Internet Information and Technology said in a filing to the stock exchange late Wednesday that its parent company had signed a framework agreement with the investor and the two sides were still discussing the final details. It did not disclose the identity of the investor, but the China Business News cited a source familiar with the situation as saying that it was an insurance company. LeEco has been expanding aggressively in a range of businesses including online entertainment, electric and driverless cars and smartphones, but the firm's billionaire chief executive Jia Yueting warned staff last month that ...

28Dec By NitishNo Comments

News

BookMyShow Sets New Records, Sells 1 Million Tickets a Day

BookMyShow has created history by alone selling over 3 million movie tickets for the Christmas weekend from Friday to Sunday, which also was the opening weekend of mega blockbuster Dangal. This massive achievement indeed makes BookMyShow the most loved online entertainment ticketing brand in the country. For shows on Saturday and Sunday, BookMyShow sold over 1 million tickets a day, thereby contributing to over 35% of Dangal's overall opening weekend collection in India. As a way to celebrate this, BookMyShow has also extended its Blockbuster Week offer till 1st January 2017, wherein users will be able to avail massive discounts on movie ticket bookings while also standing a chance to win fabulous gifts and assured prizes. Ashish Saksena, COO-Cinemas, BookMyShow said, "The year 2016 ...

Alibaba Blames Trump Led US Politics For Its Blacklisting For Fake Goods

23Dec By AnkitaNo Comments

CHINA, News

Alibaba Blames Trump Led US Politics For Its Blacklisting For Fake Goods

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba has rejected US allegations that it sells counterfeit goods, saying the Washington's move to put it back on a blacklist of its "notorious markets" could be influenced by the "current political climate" in America. Questioning the US move, Alibaba Group President Michael Evans said he was "disappointed" by the decision and wondered whether it was "based on actual facts or was influenced by the current political climate." US President-elect Donald Trump had, during his campaign, repeatedly accused Chinese firms of stealing intellectual property. The US has again labeled Alibaba Group Holding Ltd as one of the world's largest destinations for fake goods, a major embarrassment for a Chinese e-commerce giant trying to shake off its reputation as a haven fo...

PDF to Excel- Providing the Necessary Help for Many Small Business Professionals

22Dec By AnkitaNo Comments

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PDF to Excel- Providing the Necessary Help for Many Small Business Professionals

The usage of the most popular program in the Microsoft Office suite, the versatile Excel, is in a word - enormous. All around the globe, numerous business people, students and educators alike benefit on a daily basis from this truly handy program. The secret to its success lies in its multi-functional structure of rows and columns, along with a set of progressive mathematical formulas, Excels spreadsheets are ideal for accounting, banking, marketing, bookkeeping, human resources, analysts and many other professions. Almost as an exact opposite to the quality of this software, a rather serious problem can occur while sending Excel files to different computers and devices. Every operating system has its own unique way of reading the formatting of every digital document, so if an Excel file ...