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05 Sep

Amazon reports new initiatives to promote India’s digital economy & exports

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Amazon has announced initiatives to boost India's digital economy and exports, in line with its India Pledges. The company has signed an MoU with India Post for an integrated cross-border logistics solution, expanding ecommerce exports to lakhs of MSMEs. Amazon is also collaborating with the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India to enable faster delivery. The company will introduce a generative AI-based personal digital assistant called 'Amazon सह-AI' and open its logistics and supply chain capabilities to direct-to-consumer brands across India through multi-channel fulfillment capabilities. India Post and Amazon unveiled a commemorative postal stamp at Smbhav'23, celebrating their decade-long partnership…

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04 Sep

Tata Play announce free DTH connection for new subscribers

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Tata Play, the Indian DTH leader, has launched a significant value-for-money offer for the festive season. The Dhamaka offer offers new users a free DTH connection for INR 3000, which will be credited back to their account for recharges and value-added services. This offer aims to provide affordable entertainment to the masses. This one-of-a-kind offer highlights Tata Play’s endeavor to build value for consumers especially in smaller towns and rural areas and provide an economical entertainment avenue for the whole family. It also highlights Tata Play’s transparent way of doing business, whereby we empower customer to make choices to avail…

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04 Sep

Celebrate festive season with Super Value Days on Amazon Fresh

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Prepare for festive festivities with curated recipes featuring fresh fruits and vegetables, groceries, and daily essentials during Super Value Days from September 1st to 7th. Enjoy up to 45% off on staples, packaged foods, personal care, and baby and pet care products. Stock up on monthly essentials and enjoy fresh offers from popular brands like Fortune, Catch, D'LECTA, Dabur, Tata Soulfull, and Aashirvaa. From September 1st to 7th, 2023, customers can get a 10% discount on ICICI Bank Credit & Debit Cards and Bank of Baroda Credit Card with minimum transactions of INR 2500 and discounts up to INR 300.…

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04 Sep

Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd completes 15-year foundation

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On August 26, 2008, Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd (RNAIPL) established a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Oragadam, Chennai. Over 15 years later, the company has produced over 2.5 million Renault and Nissan cars in India for domestic and export markets. The plant is set to launch six new models, including two electric vehicles, in the coming years. RNAIPL has achieved 15 milestones in 15 years, including being the first dedicated Renault Nissan Alliance manufacturing plant, producing over 100,000 vehicles annually, and manufacturing 20 models. The company plans to manufacture six new models, including two EVs, as part of a…

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04 Sep

Vijay Deverakonda shines in Fastrack’s ‘BeBoth’ campaign

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Fastrack's has a comes up with its new brand campaign 'Be Both', targets youth with its iconic watch and accessories brand. The #BeBoth campaign by Fastrack celebrates youth's effortless straddling of contradictory ideas, beliefs, and attitudes, particularly in fashion. Starring Vijay Deverakonda as the brand ambassador, the campaign celebrates the new era of youth expression. The campaign highlights the juxtaposition of contrasting realities in the lives of the youth, with an array of unique fashion contradictions - Subtly Dramatic, Seriously Playful, Prim and Improper. The brand aims to inspire its consumers to unabashedly "Be Both" and flaunt their contradictions with…

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04 Sep

Walmart paid $3.5 bn to buy Flipkart shares from Binny Bansal

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, India

Parent Walmart paid $3.5 billion to acquire stake in Flipkart from non-controlling stakeholders, including co-founder Binny Bansal, the US retailer said in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. As reported by Moneycontrol in August, along with Bansal, Accel, one of Flipkart's early investors, and US-based Tiger Global Management have fully exited the Indian e-commerce player by selling their stake to Walmart. Along with them, Franklin Templeton and several other early investors in the e-commerce company also sold their shares to Walmart. A Walmart spokesperson confirmed the development in August and said the company had acquired an additional stake in…

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02 Sep

“Initiatives taken to make UPI system available on feature phones”: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

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Shaktikanta Das, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, while addressing a program at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district said that the measures are being taken to enable keypad mobile phones also operate the UPI payment system. He further said that he has discussed the information regarding the UPI payments at a central board meeting, the UPI transactions crossed 10 billion in the month of August.

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02 Sep

UPL introduces Fascinate Flash for weed control in tea plantations

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UPL Sustainable Agri Solutions (SAS), an integrated AgTech platform of UPL Ltd., has introduced Fascinate Flash, a safe and innovative solution for weed control in Indian tea plantations. With rapid action, extended residual control, and crop safety features, Fascinate Flash revolutionizes weed management, positively impacting the economic and environmental aspects of tea farming. It quickly penetrates weed leaves, causing withering and elimination within four hours. Fascinate Flash also inhibits weed seed germination, maintaining a weed-free environment and reducing herbicide usage. This decrease in herbicide usage lowers product and labor expenses, boosting the return on investment for tea estate owners and…

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02 Sep

Zomato brings AI buddy to help customers place orders

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, India

Zomato, a food delivery platform and restaurant aggregator, has launched "Foodie Buddy" aka Zomato AI. Personalized chatbots will help customers choose what they want to order.The platform published a blog and said the bot is based on a multiple-agent framework, which equips Zomato AI with different prompts for different tasks, essentially giving it multiple superpowers, ready to serve customers at any time. The feature will be exclusively available for Zomato Gold customers and will be rolled out in phases. "Chanting for a specific dish? Zomato AI will present you with a widget, listing all the restaurants that serve your favorite…

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02 Sep

RBI Appoints Bandhan Bank as authorized pension disbursement

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Bandhan Bank, one of the fastest growing private sector banks, announced that it has been appointed by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as an authorised pension disbursement bank on behalf of Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), Ministry of Finance, for the civil pensioners. The Bank will soon be integrating with the office of CPAO to operationalise the disbursement process. The bank is authorized to disburse pensions to Central Government employees in Civil Ministries/Departments, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Union Territory Administrations without legislatures, retired Judges of High Courts and Supreme Court, and All India Service Officers.  This Scheme also covers…

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