Companies based in Bangalore
Mihir Dalal authors book “Big Billion Startup: The Untold Flipkart Story”
The book titled “Big Billion Startup: The Untold Flipkart Story” has been authored by Mihir Dalal. It will recount the story of how the IIT graduates Sachin and Binny Bansal built Flipkart and how internet entrepreneurship was made a desirable ..
Ministry of Consumer Affairs unveiled draft e-commerce norms for consumer protection
The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs , Food and Public Distribution has released the draft “e-commerce guidelines for consumer protection 2019” to protect the interest of online shoppers. The draft stated that an e-commerce ..
Amasebailu village becomes Karnataka’s first solar-powered Gram Panchayat
Amasebailu village in Kundapura Taluk of Udupi district has become Karnataka’s first solar-powered Gram Panchayat. Over 1800 houses were provided solar lamps at a total cost of Rs 2.13 crore. The project was funded by Centre and State Government in ..
Karnataka launchs Pink Sarathi vehicles for women’s safety
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has recently launched the ‘Pink Sarathi’ vehicles to attend to the complaints of women passengers travelling in city buses. The vehicles are procured by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) under the ‘Nirbhaya’ scheme. The ..
T N Manoharan RBI committee for secondary market in corporate loans
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a six-member task force, headed by Canara Bank chairman T.N. Manoharan, on the development of secondary market for corporate loans. The terms of reference of the task force would include review of ..
Bharti AXA collaborates with Wishfin to offer Policies via WhatsApp
Bharti AXA General Insurance, a private non-life insurer has collaborated with financial marketplace Wishfin’s insurance arm Wishpolicy, to offer two-wheeler insurance to customers via WhatsApp. This service option is an instant and additional customer service option for policyholders, apart from ..