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March, 2021 | India. For a society that has grown rapidly since the Internet boom, Coding is definitely a must-have skill. As per National Education Policy 2020, students will be taught coding from Class 6 onwards. This will give children an early start, with valuable skills that are useful even if they don’t opt for a computer science-related field. A startup based out of Bangalore, named Tekie, has taken a unique approach to this. While…

Ahmedabad, March 2021: Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) raised a USD 1.35 billion debt package for its under-construction renewable asset portfolio through definitive agreements signed with a group of leading international lenders. The revolving project financefacility would initially finance the 1.69 GW hybrid portfolio of solar and wind renewable projects to be setup in four SPVs in the state of Rajasthan, India. According to the agreement, 12 international banks – Standard Chartered Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo…

Indore: Central India’s leading B School, Prestige Institute of Management and Research (PIMR), Indore has become the first higher academic institution in Madhya Pradesh and the central India to receive the highest A++ rating with a CGPA of 3.57 out of 4 in the new Revised Accreditation Format from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an apex autonomous organization of the government of India that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions in the country….

India’s home-grown Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) today announced that it leads as the largest beneficiary bank ahead of all major banks in the country. It is also rapidly gaining traction as a remitter bank for UPI payments among banks such as SBI, HDFC, Axis & ICICI. According to the latest report by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), PPBL has registered 389.24 million transactions in the month of February 2021 as a beneficiary…

New Bentayga is first car of Bentley’s Beyond100 business strategy New Delhi, 16 March 2021:The new Bentley Bentayga is now launched in India. The new Bentayga is the first car launched under Bentley’s new Beyond100 business strategy, a journey that will see the company become the world leader in sustainable luxury mobility. The Bentayga continues to be the fastest, most luxurious and most versatile SUV in the world, offering a true Bentley driving experience and…

1. The number of subscribers in various schemes under the NPS rose to 414.70 lakh by end-February 2021 from 340.34 lakh in February 2020 showing a year- on- year (Y-o-Y) increase of 21.85% (Table No- 1) Table-1: Number of Subscribers in various schemes under NPS and APY  (No. in Lakh) S.N. Sector Feb-20 Mar-20 Feb-21 Growth % YOY           1 Central Government 20.94 21.02 21.68 3.52       2 State…

College Romance Drama Series Features A-List Cast Led by Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur, Parambrata Chatterjee, Rukshar Dhillon, Taaruk Raina, Gopal Datt and Ahsaas Channa Directed by Celebrated Filmmaker Akarsh Khurana and Adhaar Khurana India, March 2021: Lionsgate Play, the India-based over-the-top platform of global premium streaming service STARZ, has announced its second original series production, the college romance drama series “U-Special.” With celebrated director Akarsh Khurana as showrunner, the series will star a talented ensemble…

Emerging brands and platforms drive better delivery experience on the back of 3PL players – Delivery Delight Index, by Redseer and Shadowfax Bengaluru. Online retail in India has grown more than 3x in the last 4 years to reach USD $38 Bn in CY20 and is further expected to grow 5x in next 5 years to become USD $140 Bn market by CY25. This growth of online retail will lead to an increase in penetration…

New Delhi. The Aatmnirbhar Digital India Foundation (ADIF), an industry body representing India’s digital and technology startups, deliberated on the need for an India specific policy framework IT intermediaries for Playstore, Search, and rankings. The esteemed panel constituted of Ramesh Abhishek, Retd IAS, Ex-Secretary, DPIIT, Co-Founder and Group CEO, MakeMyTrip, Murugavel, Founder & CEO, Matrimony.com, Rohan Verma, CEO, MapmyIndia and Ajay Data, Founder and CEO, Data Xgen Technologies, who is also Secretary General, ADIF. The…

Madmidaas Films formerly known for their award winning short films ‘Aunty ji’ (Shabana Azmi), ‘Baatein’ (Supriya Pilgoankar, Shivani Raghuvanshi), Dafan (Neena Kulkarni, Ahsaas Channa), and Popular web series Yeh Crazy Dil (ZoaMorani, Lilette Dubey) recently announced its female lead face for its upcoming untitled crime series. The Dehradoon born and bred- Tejasvi Singh is the lucky girl who fought through over hundreds of candidates and bagged the coveted role after an 8 month of pan…