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Medicine delivery by drones to be piloted in 16 green zones in Telangana, says Scindia

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiradtiya Scindia on Saturday said the Medicines from the Sky project under which drugs and vaccines are delivered using drones, will be taken up on a pilot basis in 16 green zones in Telangana and scaled up to the national level based on data. Launching the project here, Scindia said the […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/14/medicine-delivery-by-drones-to-be-piloted-in-16-green-zones-in-telangana-says-scindia/

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WhatsApp to offer end-to-end encryption option for backup

WhatsApp on Friday said it will allow users to back up their chat history with end-to-end encryption, after which the content will be accessible only to them and no one will be able to unlock their backup. The end-to-end encryption backup feature for WhatsApp – which has two billion users globally – will be available […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/14/whatsapp-end-to-end-encryption-option-for-backup/

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Zomato to stop grocery delivery service from September 17

Online food delivery platform Zomato has decided to stop its grocery delivery service from September 17 mainly on account of gaps in order fulfilment, leading to poor customer experience. The company also said that it believes that its investment in Grofers will generate better outcomes for its shareholders than in-house grocery efforts. In an email […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/14/zomato-to-stop-grocery-delivery-service-from-september-17/

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Govt wants Tesla to start production in India first before any tax concession: Sources

The heavy industries ministry has asked US-based electric car major Tesla to first start manufacturing its iconic electric vehicles in India before any tax concessions can be considered, government sources said. They said that the government is not giving such concessions to any auto firm and giving duty benefits to Tesla will not send a […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/12/govt-wants-tesla-to-start-production-in-india-first-before-any-tax-concession/

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India’s economy has recovered strongly from COVID-19 pandemic, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India’s economy recovered more strongly as compared to the impact it suffered due to the COVID-19 outbreak. He said that when big economies of the world were busy defending themselves during the pandemic, India was engaged in reforms. “COVID-19 affected the economies of the entire world, including that […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/12/indias-economy-has-recovered-strongly-from-covid-19-pandemic-says-pm-modi/

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IPO-bound Udaan names co-founder Vaibhav Gupta as CEO

Udaan on Friday said it is moving to a CEO-led structure with co-founder Vaibhav Gupta assuming the role of chief executive as the B2B e-commerce platform looks at becoming a publicly listed entity in the next 18-24 months. The other two co-founders, Amod Malviya and Sujeet Kumar, as board members will actively work with Vaibhav […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/12/ipo-bound-udaan-names-co-founder-vaibhav-gupta-as-ceo/

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Ola Electric postpones S1 electric scooter sale by a week to Sep 15

Ola Electric has postponed the sale process of its electric scooter S1 by a week to September 15 as it faced “technical difficulties” in making the website for purchases live for customers on Wednesday. The company had last month launched the Ola S1 electric scooter in two variants — S1 and S1 Pro — at […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/10/ola-electric-postpones-s1-electric-scooter-sale-by-a-week-to-sep-15/

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WhatsApp says user reports on spam do not undermine end-to-end encryption

WhatsApp on Wednesday said reports sent to it by users flagging spam and abuse do not undermine the end-to-end encryption of the messaging platform. WhatsApp’s clarification came in response to a report by non-profit newsroom ProPublica that said even though WhatsApp says it does not see user content, the Facebook-owned company has an extensive monitoring […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/10/whatsapp-says-user-reports-on-spam-do-not-undermine-end-to-end-encryption/

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Google brings accelerator programme for digital news startups in India

Google on Thursday announced ‘GNI Startups Lab India’ — an accelerator programme for independent local or single-subject journalism organisations in India. Under its Google News Initiative (GNI), the tech giant will offer a four-month programme that “seeks to help independent local or single-subject journalism organisations find a pathway to financial and operational sustainability through intensive […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/10/google-brings-accelerator-programme-for-digital-news-startups-in-india/

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Flipkart adds new warehouse centres in Haryana; to create 12,000 job opportunities

Walmart-owned Flipkart on Thursday said it has strengthened its supply chain network in Haryana with the addition of four new facilities ahead of the upcoming festive season, a move expected to help create 12,000 job opportunities. The new fulfilment centres (warehouses) will help create deeper capabilities to support thousands of sellers, MSMEs, and small farmers […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/10/flipkart-adds-new-warehouse-centres-in-haryana/

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India fastest growth market for Coursera; company steps up local hiring

Coursera on Wednesday said India is its fastest-growing market with the addition of 7.5 million learners since 2020, and it is looking to accelerate this growth by hiring and forging alliances with top-tier educational institutions in the country. Of the 87 million registered users on Coursera’s platform (as of June 30, 2021), 12.5 million were […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/10/india-fastest-growth-market-for-coursera-company-steps-up-local-hiring/

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Cuemath appoints former Swiggy executive Vivek Sunder as CEO

CueMath, an online math learning platform, on Thursday, said it has appointed former Swiggy executive Vivek Sunder as its Chief Executive Officer. The appointment follows a planned succession strategy, and Cuemath founder Manan Khurma will now become the chairman, a statement said. “Adding more depth to its senior team will reassure that the company, which […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/10/cuemath-appoints-former-swiggy-executive-vivek-sunder-as-ceo/

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IIT Madras best institution third year in row; IISc Bengaluru best for research: NIRF ranking

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras retained the top spot among institutes all over India for the third consecutive year whereas the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru was the best among research institutions, according to the Ministry of Education’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings. The sixth edition of NIRF rankings was announced on […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/10/iit-madras-best-institution-third-year-in-row-iisc-bengaluru-best-for-research-nirf-ranking/

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Flipkart strengthens kirana delivery programme ahead of festive season

Walmart-owned Flipkart said it has bolstered its delivery network with more than one lakh ‘Kirana’ (neighbourhood stores) partners from across the country ahead of its Big Billion days sale and upcoming festive season. Flipkart had started the programme in 2019 to onboard local stores and shops as delivery partners, and has since then invested consistently […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/10/flipkart-strengthens-kirana-delivery-programme-before-festive-season/

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Reliance Retail contributes 26 percent of Future Consumer’s FY21 sales

Reliance Retail has become the second-largest customer of the Kishore Biyani-led Future group’s FMCG arm Future Consumer, contributing over one-fourth of the total sales of the company. In FY2020-21, the retail arm of Reliance Industries Ltd purchased goods worth Rs 157.54 crore from Future Consumer Ltd (FCL), accounting for 26.8 percent of the total sales […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/10/reliance-retail-contributes-26-percent-of-future-consumers-fy21-sales/

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Amazon Pay set to help users book deposits, even as Google Pay service under RBI watch

Amazon Pay India, the American e-commerce major’s payments app, is all set to offer deposit booking services for its customers, even as rival Google Pay’s similar facility has invited regulatory attention within days of its launch. Amazon Pay India Wednesday announced a tie-up with investment platform Kuvera.in, through which the former’s customers will be able […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/10/amazon-pay-set-to-help-users-book-deposits-even-as-google-pay-service-under-rbi-watch/

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Cred to offer employees new programme for wealth creation

Fintech firm Cred has said it will offer an ‘Accelerated Wealth Programme’ to its staff in addition to ESOPs and grants to create another avenue for its team to build wealth. “Through this programme, team members can choose up to 50 percent of annual cash compensation in the form of special grant ESOPs that they […] source https://scoopbunch.com/2021/09/10/cred-to-offer-employees-new-programme-for-wealth-creation/