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31 Jul

126,003 SMBs participated on Prime Day

editor0 CommentsBusinessAmazon.in, Prime Day, SMBs

Prime Day 2021 marked the most SMBs (Small Medium Businesses) selling on Amazon.in ever. They saw an overwhelming response from Prime members. During lead up and on Prime Day, Prime members shopped from 126,003 sellers including artisans, weavers, women entrepreneurs, start-ups and brands, local offline neighbourhood stores. 31,230 sellers saw their highest ever single day sales and nearly 25% more sellers’ grossed sales over Rs 1-crore as compared to the last Prime Day. More than 70% of new Prime members shopped from outside of the top 10 cities. With customers from over 96% pincodes of India placing orders and with…

31 Jul

Khatabook supports small businesses with digital offerings

editor0 CommentsBusiness, North EastKhatabook app, MSME segment

Khatabook (India's fastest growing fintech start-up) announced its expansion plans to reach a wider network of MSMEs in the North East India. Khatabook aims to cater to all the digital requirements of the MSME segment in India. The top 5 cities in the NorthEast region in terms of usage of Khatabook are Guwahati, Imphal, Gangtok, Shillong and Dimapur. More than 11-lakh merchants are using Khatabook in the North East to digitally manage their bookkeeping and business transactions. Guwahati is in Khatabook's top 20 user base cities in India. With its various digital offerings - Khatabook, Pagarkhata and Biz Analyst, the…

31 Jul

‘Vi’ against online & KYC Frauds

editor0 CommentsBusiness‘ViCARE’, Vi

Vi issued a public advisory as it came to know that some Vi customers are getting SMS and Calls from unidentified numbers asking them to update their KYC immediately. These fraudsters, disguised as company representatives, threaten users with SIM block if KYC is not done. They may also seek certain confidential information from customers, in the name of verification. Vi cautioned its customers against such unauthorised Calls and SMS. Vi customers are advised to not give their KYC details or share any OTP with anybody on a call, and should not click on any link mentioned in the SMS. Customers…

31 Jul

E-commerce helps kiranas to earn additional income

editor0 CommentsBusinessE-commerce, Flipkart, kirana

As the pandemic impacting the jobs and livelihoods of many people, kiranas are increasingly partnering with e-commerce platforms to help deliver orders safely and earn additional income. Northeast is a fast-growing market for e-commerce with a significant increase in demand being witnessed since the last few years. The expansion of Flipkart’s kirana program across East and Northeastern cities such as Kolkata, Guwahati, Silchar, Noonmati and Shillong makes e-commerce more inclusive by connecting kiranas and providing a personalized shopping experience to the consumers from the region. Flipkart’s kirana programme has helped thousands of kirana delivery partners in the Northeast earn a…

30 Jul

DSF partners with Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools

editor0 CommentsSports‘Dare To Dream’ initiative, Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools, Dream Sports Foundatio

In partnership with Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (BBFS) Residential Academy, Dream Sports Foundation (DSF), the philanthropic arm of Dream Sports launched the ‘Dare To Dream’ initiative to support six talented young footballers. Scouted by the Indian Football Foundation, a sister concern of the BBFS, the young prospects are between the ages of 12 to 17 years and come from challenging backgrounds from Manipur, Meghalaya and Uttarakhand. As part of the initiative, DSF will facilitate their training and provide end-to-end assistance in their education, nourishment and competitive exposure for the next one year. The BBFS Residential Academy currently has 4 campuses…

30 Jul

Mahindra Supro Profit Truck offers Service Guarantee

editor0 CommentsBusinessMahindra & Mahindra Limited, Mahindra Supro Profit Truck

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited announced a unique value proposition for its Supro Profit Truck range of Small Commercial Vehicles. It is proven that the Supro Profit Truck customers have an opportunity to earn 25-36% higher operating profit on account of guaranteed higher fuel efficiency and payload. Mahindra has also onboarded renowned actor and producer Ajay Devgn as the brand ambassador. The new range of Supro Profit Truck is affordable, more powerful, boasts of a greater payload capacity and higher mileage that assures higher profit to the customers. The Supro Profit Truck range comes in both diesel as well as CNG…

30 Jul

Over 3.8 Lakh People Without Photo ID Documents Vaccinated Through Co-WIN

editor0 CommentsHealthCo-WIN

As many as 3.83 lakh people without any photo ID documents have been vaccinated through Co-WIN till July 26, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said on Friday. All beneficiaries who have received vaccines in India are registered on the Co-WIN portal, she said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha “As of 26th July 2021, a total of 3.83 lakh persons without any photo ID documents have been vaccinated through Co-WIN,” she said. The Centre has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to facilitate vaccination of eligible beneficiaries who do not possess the prescribed photo…

30 Jul

Mamata Banerjee wants Javed Akhtar to write a song on ‘Khela Hobe

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalJaved Akhtar, mamata banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday requested noted lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar to write a song on "Khela Hobe," her poll slogan. Akhtar and actor Shabana Azmi today met Banerjee who is on a four-day visit to Delhi. After meeting Banerjee, the poet said there should be a parivartan (change) in the country and it is the history of Bengal that the state had led the revolutionary movements. Briefing media persons after his meeting Akhtar said, "It was a courteous meeting. This is the history of Bengal that it had led the revolutionary movements. Artists and intellectuals of Bengal…

30 Jul

Discounts and flexi payment schemes act as growth levers for homebuyers

editor0 CommentsBusinesshousing.com, NAREDCO survey, Real estate

According to the Housing.com and NAREDCO survey, real estate continues to be the preferred asset class for investment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but majority of homebuyers want discounts along with flexible payment options as an incentive. The real estate portal conducted the survey between January to June this year of more than three thousand consumers. According to the survey findings, real estate is the preferred mode of investment for 43 per cent of respondents, followed by stocks 20 per cent, fixed deposit 19 per cent, and gold 18 per cent. The majority of the respondents (71%) feel…

30 Jul

Tally Solutions introduces latest version of TallyPrime

editor0 CommentsBusinessTally Solutions, TallyPrime

Tally Solutions, India’s leading business management software provider introduced the latest version of TallyPrime - a convenient one-stop solution for e-way bill generation with connected services. The solution will allow businesses to easily generate e-way bill instantly for the movement of goods. It will eliminate the need to manage multiple systems and data across multiple systems and will ensure that the entire workflow can be managed directly from the software. The software provides comprehensive set of reports by tracking all the related activities in diverse scenarios that may arise during the lifecycle of an e-way bill. With the launch of…