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With opposition parties seizing on the Amul vs Nandini controversy in the election-bound state of Karnataka and assurances from BJP officials in power that Amul would not enter the state, the decision to stay out of Karnataka is more of an economic decision than a political one. Amul, a cooperative society with headquarters in Gujarat, tweeted: “A new wave of freshness with milk and curd is coming to Bengaluru. There will be more details soon. #LaunchAlert. Wishing everyone a happy Taaza day from Kengeri to Whitefield. The dairy company said, “The #Amul family is bringing some Taaza into #Bengaluru city,”…

In order to create a touchless biometric capture system that is simpler to use anytime, anyplace, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay) inked a memorandum of understanding on Monday. According to the Agreement, UIDAI and IIT Bombay will collaborate on research to develop a mobile fingerprint capture technology that includes a liveness model. The touchless biometric capture technology, once built and operational, will enable fingerprint authentication from home, similar to face authentication. The new technology is anticipated to increase the success rate of authentication and collect numerous fingerprints at once. According…

Kuwait to build the world’s tallest tower, Burj Mubarak, as part of the Madinat Al Hareer project, featuring seven vertical villages and expected to create jobs and boost the economy. The “world’s tallest tower,” the Burj Mubarak, will shortly be built in Kuwait. The one-kilometer-tall tower will be the major attraction of Madinat Al Hareer, or Silk City, in Kuwait, and will be built in the city’s core. Madinat Al Hareer is projected to be finished by 2023. According to another Business Insider source, the Burj Mubarak megaproject will take roughly 25 years to complete and will be composed of three interlocking, twisting structures to protect it from…

In an unexpected move, Chinese search engine giant Baidu has launched a lawsuit against tech titan Apple for alleged intellectual property rights violation. According to the complaint, Apple has enabled counterfeit versions of Baidu’s natural language processing engine Ernie to be sold on its App Store, in violation of Chinese law. Ernie is a strong natural language processing system that may be used to power chatbots, virtual assistants, and translation services. It competes directly with OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology and has been widely embraced by many Chinese technology enterprises. According to Baidu, Apple has permitted various apps on its App Store…

10 different sources of Start-up Funding – Explained Entrepreneurs seeking finance frequently turn to venture capital (VC) funding, but there are a number of other options available. Here are 10 different forms of funding options for entrepreneurs, from getting the ideal grant to crowdsourcing from your largest fans. VC funding A venture capital firm provides cash in exchange for stock while providing VC investment. The reason VC is often the most popular kind of investment is that the checks are typically bigger than other choices, which is especially helpful for firms trying to develop at breakneck speeds. Accelerators Accelerators choose…

PM Modi flags off high-speed Vande Bharat Express in Chennai and Secunderabad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today started off the Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express at Chennai’s MGR Chennai Central Railway Station in Tamil Nadu. When the Prime Minister arrived at the location, he inspected the Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express and chatted with youngsters as well as the train’s crew. This is the second Vande Bharat Express train to depart from Chennai, following the Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express. Except for Wednesdays, Southern Railway intends to run the high-speed Vande Bharat express train between the two cities every day. The train will travel at a speed of 130 kmph, reaching the destination on both…

Media groups object to the notion of an Unified Legal System In a joint response to the regulator’s consultation document, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) received criticism from the Media Industry for its proposal to create a complete regulatory framework for Telecom and Broadcasting services. According to the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF), Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA), Association of Radio Operators for India (AROI), and All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), there is no need for a separate comprehensive code to address the convergence between broadcasting and telecommunication services.…

Reliance Consumer Products (RCPL) and leading Chennai-based Bovonto soft drink manufacturer Kali Aerated Water Works are in advanced negotiations for a manufacturing and distribution partnership to produce and market Reliance’s Campa line of soft drinks. Before purchasing Campa in August of last year, Reliance had been in talks to buy the bulk of Kali Aerated Water Works. One of the most well-known cola brands in the southern regions, Bovonto fiercely competes with Coke and Pepsi. More than eight plants of Kali Aerated, which also produces lemon, orange, and ginger ale fizzy beverages, are located in the South. In addition, juices…

The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), which distributes low-cost generic medications via Jan Aushadhi Kendras (retail stores), reported sales of 1,236 crore in FY23, up 38% year over year. The revenue was 893 crore in FY22. The original target for the scheme under the five-year plan was 775 crore, but we have now surpassed the 1,200 crore revised target set by the government, according to Ravi Dadhich, CEO of the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), the ministry of chemical & fertilisers organisation responsible for implementing PMBJP. Dadhich credited the increase in sales to a variety of…

According to the Indian government’s Soil Health Survey 2019-20, almost half of India’s soil is going through degradation. It is mainly due to the usage of fertilisers. Twenty years ago, if farmers used 10 kilos of fertilisers or pesticides on one acre of land, now they are using 100 kilos. That means more damage is being done to the soil. Pune-based agritech startup Kisanserv attempts to solve this issue by supplying wet waste-turned-compost to farmers. The waste is sourced from urban areas where consumerism is the norm.  Niranjan Sharma, the co-founder and CEO of Kisanserv, realised that most of his clients face the…