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Several Indian cities have risen in Startup Genome’s global startup ecosystem rankings Delhi rose by 11 places, to rank 26, compared to 2021 Bengaluru moved up one place from last year, to 22 According to Startup Genome, China’s ecosystems have declined in the rankings Asia experienced a 312% increase in the dollar amount of exits over $50 million from 2020 to 2021 India’s recent success is reflected in both Chennai and Pune moving up in the rankings The Chennai ecosystem saw a $1 billion exit in business software startup Freshworks
The startup ecosystem in Kerala has been ranked as the best in Asia and fourth in terms of Affordable Talent in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) The report was drawn up jointly by policy advisory and research organisation Startup Genome and Global Entrepreneurship Network The GSER was released in the backdrop of the ongoing London Tech Week 2022 Kerala is highlighted in the report on enriching start-up and economic growth It also cited Government support and tech talent as reasons for startups to move to Kerala and flourish
The two-day Rural Indian Business conclave organised by the Kerala Startup Mission and Central Plantation Crop Research Institute (CPCRI) has been attended by prominent startup founders of India. About 40 prominent personalities addressed the conclave that revolved around the theme ‘how to use technology for the development of rural India.’ It has also been said that digitalisation is important for the survival of traditional industries. Kasaragod MP Rajmohan Unnithan inaugurated the second edition of the Rural India Business Conclave. At the inauguration, A.N. Nellikkunnu MLA said that it is under consideration to start a technology innovation zone in Kasaragod following…
The state government has appointed Anoop P Ambika as the new CEO of Kerala Start-Up Mission (KSUM) He is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Technopark-based Genpro Research The decision was taken by the state cabinet Anoop worked with multinationals like GE, NEC, Lucent and Nortel in various managerial capacities before starting Kreara
Google suspended researcher Blake Lemoine over his remarks on the AI bot He claimed that Google’s AI bot had become sentient His remark was about the AI LaMDa (Language Model for Dialogue Applications) LaMDA is used to create chatbots that interact with human users Lemoine said the Google AI he interacted with was a person He tried to prove it, but senior officials rejected it Lemoine was a software engineer on Google’s artificial intelligence development team Google has now put him on paid leave for breaching the confidentiality policy
Switch launched its next-generation electric bus platform ‘Switch EiV 12’ for the Indian market It will be available in two variants–EiV 12 low-floor and EiV 12 standard The EiV platform (Electric intelligent Vehicle) includes telematics and connectivity through Switch iON It enables remote, real-time diagnostics and monitoring services, as well as digital battery management tools Switch Mobility is in talks with financial investors
Ghazal Alagh, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Mamaearth, started her company from a personal experience. She and her husband Varun Alagh could not find products to treat their son’s skin condition as the products contained toxins. This inspired the couple to start Mamaearth in 2016 which claims to sell chemical-free products. In 2021, Mamaearth entered the unicorn club. Here is the success story of Ghazal Alagh, who is also one of the investors of Shark Tank India, the business reality show. Born on September 2, 1988, Ghazal Alagh completed her schooling at Gurgaon, Haryana. A Bachelor of Computer Applications,…
Aadhaar is one of the most widely used identification documents in India. Recently, UIDAI’s Bengaluru office warned against submitting Aadhaar photocopies at places like hotels and movie theatres. The warning was issued citing the possibilities of fraudsters misusing it to commit crimes. Although it created a row, forcing the Centre to withdraw the statement, later it was mentioned that Masked Aadhaar could be used to prevent attempted photoshopped crimes using Aadhaar. The Masked Aadhaar ID or Virtual ID is essential as it does not reveal anything important about your personal information. Thus, it protects the identity of the user. How…
Reliance Jio, has increased the price of one of its most popular prepaid plans meant for JioPhone users in India Rs 749 prepaid plan of the JioPhone will now cost Rs 899 to the users The JioPhone Rs 749 plan has been taken down from Reliance Jio’s website The Jio Rs 899 plan is a year-long plan and offers great benefits for its customers
Private Indian companies sign MoUs with ISRO The Indian National Center for space Promotion and Authorization (IN-SPACe) facilitated it 10 MoUs were signed as part of it Indian geolocation startup PATA is one of them PATA to use ISRO’s geospatial data and services It will be used for creating satellite imagery-based digital addresses The platform will be used for various geolocation tools operated by ISRO IN-SPACe is a government undertaking for private Indian companies in space and allied fields.