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Ambika Pillai, born in Thiruvananthapuram, raised in Kollam, has become India’s top celebrity stylist in Delhi. Ambika Pillai married at the age of 17 and gave birth to her daughter, Kavitha, at the age of 22. After separating from her husband when she was 24, she enrolled in a hairstyling class to survive on her own. Ambika Pillai began her career as a beauty-hairstylist with a salary of Rs 2,000 and rose to become a well-known celebrity hair stylist in India. Ambika Pillai, who based herself in Delhi without knowing the language, was defrauded of money by individuals in business.…

Azim Premji and Shiv Nadar lose $20 billion of their personal wealthThis is due to the meltdown in IT companies around the worldAzim Premji’s wealth declined by over $12 billionWipro’s shares have also dipped by over a thirdShiv Nadar lost about $7 billion since the beginning of the yearHCL Technologies’ market capitalisation declined by over 21%Other Indian tech giants TCS and Infosys have also sufferedTCS lost 10% of its value while Infosys lost 20%Analysts predict the trend to go on in FY23

Volkswagen AG is looking to sell its first electric car, the ID.4 sports utility vehicle, in India The German carmaker will begin testing the ID.4 around September for its technical capabilities Volkswagen will bring its global electric portfolio into the country within that limit to test the market Volkswagen is expecting to start local assembly of its electric cars in India around 2025 or 2027 The carmaker will consider making its own batteries — the costliest component of an EV — locally in India

The ultra luxury Sir M Visvesvaraya Railway Terminal in Karnataka’s capital city Bengaluru was made operational on Monday, 6 June It started with Ernakulam Tri-Weekly Express The air-conditioned SMV Railway Terminal is a ₹314 crore project It has solar rooftop panels and rainwater harvesting mechanism And is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and claims to have an airport-like aura The station will have an upper-class waiting hall, a VIP lounge with a digital real-time passenger information system, and a lavish food court

Online cosmetics retailer Purplle raised capital at a $1.1 billion valuation It raised $33 million in latest Series E funding along with existing investors Premji Invest, Blume Ventures, and Kedaara Backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Purplle is a prominent rival of Nykaa Purplle will use the new capital to step up investments in technology, develop its private labels and strengthen its product Purplle was set up in 2012 by Taneja, Rahul Dash and Suyash Katyayani, three engineers from the Indian Institute of Technology

India’s first display fab facility comes in Telangana The investment will be worth Rs 24,000 crore It will produce the most advanced AMOLED displays To be used for smartphones, tablet computers, and laptops Karnataka-based Elest will set up the display fab Telangana government signed an MoU with Elest

The Mopa airport is gearing up to be operational for the travellers from September 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the Mopa airport on 15 August 2022, the 76th Independence Day The first phase of the airport would be commissioned between August 15 and 31 The Mopa airport is set to enhance the state’s connectivity by air, by aiding the flow of civilian traffic to the state The airport is built by GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL), a subsidiary of GMR Airports Limited (GAL)

Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni becomes the brand ambassador of drone startup Garuda Aerospace He will also be one of the shareholders of the company Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace supports agriculture It is developing plans to sell drones to village-level entrepreneurs or pesticide and fertilisers retailers Garuda’s agriculture drones help with agricultural production, crop growth monitoring, and agriculture operations optimisation Dhoni has also recently ventured into farming He owns a farmhouse of organic fruits and vegetables in Ranchi

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…