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India sends first vaccine doses to Africa under WHO’s COVAX programme The made-in-India vaccines were shipped to the COVAX facility in Africa on Tuesday WHO had given emergency use authorisation for Serum Institute’s vaccine candidate Serum Institute of India (SII) is the world’s largest vaccine maker SII will also deploy the Novavax vaccine mainly for poor and middle-income countries, soon So far, India has shipped over 17 million vaccine doses to more than two dozen countries
Zomato raises $250 million from Kora Management With this, the food delivery unicorn is valued at $5.4 billion Kora Management invested $115 Million, while $55 Million came from Fidelity Zomato aims for a $6 Billion to $8 Billion valuation through an IPO by 2022 The platform witnessed a surge in profits during the pandemic era Zomato is looking for double listing in India and overseas
Govt clears Rs 7,350 crore PLI (Production Linked Incentive) booster for manufacturing laptops, tablets, PCs etc… To nudge global and domestic powers to tap India’s manufacturing prowess Also to bolster the electronics ecosystem in India Home-bound work and learning led to a surge in demand for laptops and PCs Govt estimates production worth Rs 3.26 Lakh crore and exports of Rs 2.45 Lakh crores The scheme intends to position India as a global hub for hardware manufacturing The market for IT hardware is dominated by 6-7 companies globally These companies control about 70% of the world’s IT hardware market share
India sends first vaccine doses to Africa under WHO’s COVAX programme The made-in-India vaccines were shipped to the COVAX facility in Africa on Tuesday WHO had given emergency use authorisation for Serum Institute’s vaccine candidate Serum Institute of India (SII) is the world’s largest vaccine maker SII will also deploy the Novavax vaccine mainly for poor and middle-income countries, soon So far, India has shipped over 17 million vaccine doses to more than two dozen countries
Zomato raises $250 million from Kora Management With this, the food delivery unicorn is valued at $5.4 billion Kora Management invested $115 Million, while $55 Million came from Fidelity Zomato aims for a $6 Billion to $8 Billion valuation through an IPO by 2022 The platform witnessed a surge in profits during the pandemic era Zomato is looking for double listing in India and overseas
Reliance invests $100M in Kalaari Capital through Jio Platforms This is Reliance’s first investment in a venture fund An additional $100 Mn will be infused into Kalaari by next year Over the years, Reliance had also acquired a controlling stake in four startups backed by Kalaari Kalaari Capital is one of India’s earliest homegrown venture funds The fund currently manages assets worth $650 million
Amazon launches first manufacturing line in India Will commence production activities in India with FireTV Stick Amazon will collaborate with Cloud Network Technology in Chennai Production of FireTV Sticks is slated to begin on late 2021 Amazon might invest $1 Billion both in its production facility and many MSMEs In lines with Indian government’s Atma Nirbhar vision
വാട്സ്ആപ്പിന് മുന്നിൽ മുട്ടു മടക്കേണ്ടി വന്നുവെങ്കിലും ഫേസ്ബുക്കിന് സമാനമായ ഒരു സോഷ്യൽ മീഡിയ പ്ലാറ്റ്ഫോം എന്ന സ്വപ്നത്തിന് പിന്നാലെയാണ് Kavin Bharti Mittal. ഇന്ത്യയിലെ രണ്ടാമത്തെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ ടെലികോം ഓപ്പറേറ്ററായ Bharti Airtel ഉടമ സുനിൽ മിത്തലിന്റെ മകൻ. Hike മെസഞ്ചർ എന്ന ഇൻസ്റ്റന്റ് മെസേജിംഗ് ആപ്പിന്റെ സ്ഥാപകൻ, Kavin Bharti Mittal ന് വിശേഷണങ്ങൾ ഏറെയാണ്. ന്യൂഡൽഹി ആസ്ഥാനമായ ഹൈക്ക് പ്രൈവറ്റ് ലിമിറ്റഡിന്റെ ഉടമസ്ഥതയിലാണ് 2012 ൽ Hike മെസഞ്ചർ ആരംഭിക്കുന്നത്. Softbank Group ഉൾപ്പെടെയുളള ഇൻവെസ്റ്റേഴ്സ് പിന്തുണച്ച ഹൈക്കിന് 2016ൽ യൂണികോൺ പദവിയും സ്വന്തമായി. യൂണികോൺ പദവി നേടിയ ശേഷം നിരവധി തിരിച്ചടികളാണ് ഹൈക്ക് നേരിട്ടത്. ഇന്ത്യയിലെ വാട്സ്ആപ്പിന്റെ പ്രയാണത്തിന് തടയിടുന്നതിൽ ദേശി ആപ്പ് ആയിരുന്നിട്ട് കൂടി ഹൈക്ക് പരാജയപ്പെട്ടു. Tencent Holdings Ltd, Foxconn Technology Group എന്നിവരുടെ ശ്രദ്ധ പിടിച്ചുപറ്റിയ പ്ലാറ്റ്ഫോമായ സിഗ്നേച്ചർ മെസേജിംഗ് ആപ്ലിക്കേഷൻ കഴിഞ്ഞ മാസം അടച്ചുപൂട്ടിയപ്പോഴാണ് ഏറ്റവും പുതിയ തിരിച്ചടി…
The Digital University of Technocity, Thiruvananthapuram is Kerala’s launch pad for the new era of knowledge economy. While inaugurating the University, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said that the state will be the best hub in the world in digital learning. With this, Kerala will be home for the first ever digital university in India The Digital University has become a reality with the expansion of the ‘Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Kerala (IIITM-K)’, which aims to mark Kerala as a global benchmark in digital technology management. The Digital Campus of Kerala will cater to multi-faceted goals, including developing new technology-based products and studying the human changes in a technology-based society. The Digital University stands apart by not…
Unacademy ropes in Sachin Tendulkar as investor and brand ambassador The former cricketer will conduct a series of live classes on the platform Unacademy learners can access it for free Tendulkar is also the brand ambassador of Paytm First Games, Paytm’s gaming subsidiary Last year, Unacademy became the official partner of IPL for three seasons The startup entered Unicorn club last year Unacademy was also the biggest acquirer last year with six acquisitions