India will be cementing its place in world space history soon when it launches its second moon mission Chandrayaan 2 at a revised date after the original launch on July 14 was called off 56 minutes before launch due to a technical glitch. The low costs of the mission have…
South Korean conglomerate Samsung’s venture arm that actively invests in future-oriented businesses recently announced its intent to fund startups in electronics hardware and…
Hyundai, the South Korean automobile giant, has announced that it will be investing 1400 crores in India over the next three years to…
Paris is the most recent in a series of cities and countries to declare a climate emergency. “Paris, like other cities, declares a climate emergency,” Celia Blauel, deputy mayor in charge of the environment, told a municipal council meeting, stressing the need to adhere to the objectives of the 2015…
July 5 2019 saw Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman present the Union Budget for the financial year 2019-2020 in the Parliament. This budget emphasized…
The SoftBank Vision Fund (SVF) will be investing almost $2 bn to $4 bn in India in the next two years. Rajeev Misra,…
Gurugram based online grocery delivery service Grofers is branching into physical stores. It has already started converted about a 100 kirana stores and supermarkets in Delhi into its own branded outlets. This move is being funded by SoftBank. Grofers plans to add another 200 stores. This is not Grofers first…
A California based wearable fitness devices maker, GOQii, received an undisclosed amount as investment in their Series C funding round from none other than…
Yesterday, Google Maps introduced a brand new feature to their GPS app Google Maps. This feature, called “Stay Safer”, notifies the user if…
While Japanese investments in India are not unheard of, this recent development is taking things to new levels. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan for the G20 meet, the launch of the Indo Japan fund-of-funds was announced. This $187 million Indo Japan Emerging Technology & Innovation AIF…