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Tata Starbucks to launch vegan menu in India There is a growing demand for vegan food in India Said Sushant Dash, CEO, Tata Starbucks People prefer sustainable and healthyoptions now Consumers have been requesting us vegan options for the last two years Hence, we introduce the vegan menu India’s meat substitutes market is expected to hit $47.57 mn by 2026

All of us must have tried to cultivate a habit at least once in our life. And, we know the pain that goes behind it. As per Charles Duhigg, author of the book “The Power of Habit”, it is a three-part psychological pattern. The first part is a trigger or cue that helps you choose a task. It is followed by ‘routine’ and ‘reward.’ The app Habitica, founded by Vicky Hsu, a University of California graduate, follows the same approach. It tries to gamify habit formation by issuing reminders and digital rewards to users. The app, which is available on…

What do you do in your leisure? You might read, watch television or do some gardening. For Lyonel Dougé from West Orange, New Jersey, this is a time to chase his dream. Today, we introduce you to Lyonel Dougé, a man of courage and perseverance. A digital product manager at Johnson & Johnson, the 37-year-old spends his leisure running his own social media company ‘TipSnaps’, which launched in 2017. A subscription platform, TipSnaps offers exclusive content from local social media creators. The platform registered more than 450,000 users within five years of launch. It paid out over $2.5 million in…

Social media platform Sharechat`s parent organization Mohalla Tech is in talks with Google, Temasek and different buyers to close a USD three hundred million investment . The deal is predicted to be done in June. Mohalla Tech had raised USD 266 million in December 2021 at a valuation of USD 3.7 billion. The business enterprise`s quick video platform Sharechat claims to have around one hundred eighty million monthly user-base. In February, the business enterprise merged Times Group quick video platform MX Takatak with its Moj platform claiming that Moj and MX TakaTak will create the biggest quick video platform for…

E-commerce giant Amazon will open its new consumer robotics software development centre in India. The centre will support Amazon’s international Robotics division. The division launched its first robot Astro last year. According to Ken Washington, Vice President, Consumer Robotics, Amazon, the new centre will support Amazon’s growing consumer robotics division and attract top talent to work on world-class technology products. Astro is designed using artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor technology, and voice and edge computing. It is designed to help customers with a range of tasks such as home monitoring. Astro has an in-built Alexa. It uses advanced navigation technology…

IIT Madras develops HomoSEP, a robot for septic tank cleaning It will be first deployed across Tamil NaduLater, it will be adopted in Gujarat and Maharashtra The aim is to end manual scavengingThe septic tank is a poisonous environment that causes deaths Says Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT MadrasHomoSERP robot can eliminate manual scavenging It can homogenise the hard sludge in septic tanks HomoSERP was first developed by Divanshu Kumar in 2019 as a final year project under the guidance of Prof. Rajagopal The researchers collaborated with Solinas Integrity Pvt Ltd to develop HomoSEP further Solinas Integrity…

Nayanthara wore a handcrafted saree featuring tone-on-tone embroidery, inspired by the carvings at the Hoysala temples The actress paired the saree with a matching blouse featuring the motifs of Goddess Lakshmi on the sleeves The saree also has the names of Vignesh and Nayanthara woven on it, symbolising togetherness, commitment and mutual respect Instead of gold, Nayanthara accessorised the look with green emerald statement jewellery The couples’ outfits were designed by JADE by Monica Shah and Karishma

Cricketer Virat Kohli has the most number of followers on Instagram now He now has 200 million followers on the app Kohli announced it on Instagram This is the highest number by any Indian sportsperson on the social media platform He also has the highest number of followers among all cricket players Among sportspersons, only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have more followers than Kohli

Reliance Brands and Plastic Legno SPA have signed a joint venture Reliance Brands will acquire a 40% stake in Plastic Legno SPA’s business in India The acquisition will bring in vertical integration for Reliance’s toy business It will also diversify Reliance Brands’ supply chain Plastic Legno SPA is owned by the Sunino group It has more than 25 years of toy manufacturing expertise in Europe It started business in India in 2009In the toy industry, Reliance Brands is a reliable name It acquired British toy retailer Hamleys in 2019

Apple launches Pay-later service to the Wallet app It is part of the company’s expansion into the finance world This was unveiled at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference Apple Inc. also revealed an updated iPhone lock screen for its latest software iOS 16 Apple CarPlay gets an overhaulApple Watch also gets improvements One of them is atrial fibrillation detection to help with heart health