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For Keralites, eating food on plantain leaves (Thooshan ela) is nostalgia. It has health benefits, too. However, if you use ‘Thooshan plate’, you will get two benefits. You can eat the food and the plate. Surprised? Here is Thooshan’s story. When Vinayakumar Balakrishnan and his wife Indira, a native of Kakkanad, Ernakulam, wanted to start a venture, they wanted it to be commercially viable as well as useful to society. ‘Thooshan’ is an outcome of their thought. The idea is to avoid littering plates after eating. If you do not want to eat it, fed it to chicken or fish.…

India’s only truly golden tea with 24 carat gold in it was introduced to the world on International Tea Day at Ranjit Baruah’s tea boutique ‘Swarna Panam’ , the golden tea is a mixture of pure 24 carat gold at Rs 2.5 lakh per kg The blend contains fine petals of 24 carat edible gold and a rare Assam Black tea with honey notes It is made from the finest tender leaves of the best tea clones handcrafted to perfection Swarna Panam comes in a white-gold, ceramic 100-gram jar It is packed with a glass diffuser pot, a double-wall glass…

For 100-year-old Brazilian man Walter Orthmann, it is a proud moment. He has recently entered the Guinness World Records for serving a company for more than 84 years! He works for the textile company in Brazil called Industrias Renaux SA, popularly known as RenauxView. Born on April 19, 1922, in the state of Santa Catarina, he joined the company on January 17, 1938, at the age of 16 as a shipping assistant. His dedication and discipline earned him a promotion to a sales position. Later, he was promoted to Sales Manager. Till then, he has been working in that position.…

According to a report by Benori Knowledge, a new-age provider of custom research and analytic solutions, the digital investment market shows an upward curve in India. In the last three years, 81 per cent of digital investors commenced their investment journey, and the majority of them are millennials who form 93 per cent. They prefer digital platforms as such avenues are convenient and offer a wider range of options such as higher returns on their investments. Interestingly, women make up almost 40 per cent of digital investment. Geographically, residents of urban areas make up the majority. Over 60 per cent…

Fintech platform Paytm has reappointed Vijay Shekhar Sharma as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for a tenure of five years. The tenure will begin on December 19, 2022, and will end on December 18, 2027. Meanwhile, Madhur Deora, who has been appointed as the Whole-time Director of Paytm for five years on May 20, will continue in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer of Paytm. According to One 97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm, it reported a widening of consolidated net loss to Rs 763 crore for the quarter ending on March 31, 2022. In the December…

Innovation Week organized by Kerala Startup Mission was Kicked off by Cyclothon KSUM CEO John M. Thomas did the flag off Cyclothon covered 25 km from Kalamassery Technology Innovation Zone to Infopark The Community Leaders Summit was also held in this connection, with participation of people from different walks of life Startup Mission Innovation Week is organized in association with Global Shoppers Kochi Makeathon, Codeathon, Buildathon, Design-athon, Creators Summit, She power Summit, Investor Cafe, Pitch Fest will be held during the Innovation Week Founders Summit, Product Expo, Food Fest and Open Mic are also organized during Innovation Week Innovation Week…

A Malayalee startup shined in the season 1 of India’s notable business reality show, Shark Tank India. The Malayalee youths asked shark tank investors 50 lakh for 5% equity and got Rs 60 lakh in the final deal. Kochi-based agritech company Brainwired is the startup that has caught the attention of investors. Ashneer Grover, Peyush Bansal, Namita Thapar and Aman Gupta invested in Brainwired. Brainwired founders Sreeshankar S Nair and Romeo P Jerard promote animal health through their startup . Romeo and Sreeshankar had the dream of becoming entrepreneurs while studying engineering at the TalkH Institute of Science and Technology…

Apple Inc has asked its contract manufacturers to increase the production outside China India and Vietnam are among the countries that are being seen as an alternative option to China Over 90 per cent of Apple products including iPhones, iPads and MacBook laptops are manufactured in China by outside contractors Apples expected to influence the thinking of other Western companies for reducing their dependency on China The lockdowns imposed in Shanghai and other cities as part of China’s anti-Covid policy have disrupted the supply chain Apple sees India as the closest thing to the next China as both of them…

The last two years have made QR codes quite popular. A convenient form that allows users to avoid contact with objects and close interactions with other people, it has been a blessing during the pandemic period. Ever wondered how QR code functions? We are here to explain the anatomy of QR Codes. QR codes and bar codes hail from the same family. The difference is bar codes store information horizontally along the axis while QR codes carry data in both vertical and horizontal axes. This arrangement allows QR codes to store more information than bar codes. One needs a camera…

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is contemplating implementing a caller identification mechanism Caller’s KYC-based name to flash on phone screens when someone calls TRAI has received a reference to begin consultation on the same from the Department of Telecom (DoT) It would be a significant move if executed as the mechanism will identify callers as per their KYC And bring greater transparency than some apps that identify callers based on crowdsourcing data TRAI has also implemented blockchain technology to curb the problem of unsolicited commercial communication (UCC) or spam calls and messages