Modi Lays Out Vision Of Digital India In Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley bigwigs listened intently as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid out his vision of Digital India in the ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel. Sundar Pichai of Google, Satya Nadella of Microsoft, John Chambers of Cisco and Shantanu Narayan of Adobe shared the stage with the Prime Minister
Mahindra & Mahindra Planning To Invest in Agriculture Based Startups
As we all know the agriculture is India’s oldest but most politicised sector. Agriculture is still very unorganised in India and growth is way low. But with the help of technology we can organise this sector in coming years,” said Ashok Sharma ,President and chief executive of Mahindra Agri.
Infosys Too Junks Bell Curve For Employee Performance Assessment
Infosys has joined the growing list of companies which have junked the bell curve as a performance assessment tool for their employees. Earlier…
Former Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin Acquires Minority Stake In Saavn
Music streaming service Saavn roped a big name on their advisor board. Mr Arun Sarin ,former CEO of Vodafone has acquired a minority stake in music streaming Saavn and will take an advisory role at the India-based company
A Sneak Peek Into Instamojo’s Swanky Bangalore Office
Instamojo has recently turned 3, and the company has moved into a swanky new Bangalore office. Founded in 2012 by Aditya Sengupta, Akash Gehani, Harshad Sharma and Sampad Swain, Instamojo provides customers a platform to sell digital goods like ebooks, reports, comic books, music, software, templates, photos and tutorials by listing the item on the website and sharing the web link with others.
At 12, Australian Girl Among World’s Youngest Entrepreneurs
Australian girl, Bella Tipping, 12, is among the world’s youngest entrepreneurs. Her website, Kidzcationz.com, launched earlier this month, is taking the travel industry by storm. The website allows children to rate hotels, restaurants, theme parks and attractions, based on how well they cater to the younger members of the family.
Uber’s CEO Travis Kalanick Is Confident About His Company’s Future In India
Uber has turned to government portal to hire credible drivers in India. They will be looking for the drivers registered on National career scheme(NCS) portal, which is having a pool of job-seekers, verified and authenticated by government.
Practo on Acquisition Spree; Becomes World’s Largest Healthcare Appointment Platform
Practo is on an acquisition spree after it’s series c funding from Tencent. Practo just acquired Qikwell, a start-up which provides appointments scheduling at hospitals. This is the fourth acquisition by Practo in last 5 months.
Banking And Financial Services Sector Tops In Hiring Activity: Survey
According to a Naukri.com survey, hiring activity in August 2015 increased 13% as compared to the corresponding month last year. Banking and financial services recorded the maximum increase of 26%, followed by healthcare, pharmaceuticals, software, telecom and media and entertainment sectors.