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India, on the verge of Brain Drain 2.0?
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Government needs to stop playing catchup and instead, understand its role – i.e. of being an enabler and not a blocker.
How Reverie Language Technologies is democratizing digital businesses by integrating voice, video, and text #DeepDive
India’s local language market is booming and Reverie, which has been one of the earliest players in this space has not just seen the evolution of the market, but has…
Government To Set Up Research Wing To Boost Information Dissemination
Government plans to set up a research unit to back up policy decisions with well researched data. The government is planning to set up a research unit within its information…
Walmart-owned PhonePe gets AA license from RBI
Walmart-owned digital payments service provider PhonePe group on Thursday said a fully owned subsidiary of it has received an in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India to operate as…
IIT Madras & IBM Collaborate For Programming And Data Science Course
IBM experts will be co-offering a Quantum Computing course on the NPTEL Platform and augment select NPTEL courses such as Data Science and AI with technical inputs to provide students…
MeitY Startup Hub, Paytm to launch programme to support deep-tech startups
Digital payments and financial services firm Paytm on Thursday said it has signed an agreement with IT ministry’s startup hub to scale deep-tech startups by providing access to platform, knowledge…
Google ties up with fintech to let its users open FDs on GPay
Google has teamed up with Setu, a fintech specialising in providing application programming interfaces, to allow its users to book fixed deposits through Google Pay, a person with knowledge of…
Govt to launch incentive scheme to support 75 startups in telemedicine, digital health
The government will soon launch a special incentive scheme to support 75 startups in areas of telemedicine, digital health and artificial intelligence, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said on…
e-RUPI: Here is what you need to know about
What is this e-RUPI? The nature of the eRUPI is like a voucher. It is a one-time cashless. Also, a contactless digital payment mechanism. Users don’t need any card, payment…
Zomato IPO: How much appreciation can one expect? [Hint: The devil is in the details]
If this was not enough, there is another devil in details. The company changed its revenue recognition method midway. Earlier, Zomato counted delivery charges as revenue & netted off the…
This gaming app, Genshin Impact is approximately making $6mn monthly in India
Maybe its too early to say it but if Casual RPGs are finding acceptance among Indian users then this might be a genre to watch out for – Strategy RPGs…
Pandemic 2.0: List Of Resources Helping Migrant Workers During COVID-19!
NextBigWhat brings you a consolidated list of resources which are helping migrant workers, the less privileged section and people in need.
Pandemic 2.0: List Of Coronavirus Resources You Need To Know About!
NextBigWhat brings you a consolidated list of resources — active & verified — which you may refer to and share with those in need. #Coronavirus
Netflix testing Rs 299 mobile+ plan in India to stream HD on 1 screen
Netflix Mobile+ plan which costs Rs 299 allows users to stream HD content on one screen at a time including mobile, tablet and laptop.
The 199 mobile-only plan allowed users to stream SD content. It was launched in India first and was rolled out globally.
After newspapers, news channels are seeking compensation from Google (over lost revenue)
“Advertising revenues form the backbone of the news broadcasters,” said Rajat Sharma, president of NBA, in the letter. “However, they (news broadcasters) are seeing their share of the advertising pie shrinking in the digital space, since technology giants are taking away the major chunk, leaving news broadcasters with a nominal share.”
India’s Fintech Future: What Lies Ahead
After analyzing the financial statement (FY20) of 10 fintech companies, including mine I have come to the following conclusion about Indian fintech customers in this thread: 1. Retail Subscriptions based…
