New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Google on Thursday announced the launch of an India-first feature on Google Maps where users can access their current location to find the 'plus codes' address for their home. Plus codes are free, open-sourced, digital addresses that provide accurate addresses for locations, including for places that don't have accurate formal [...]
New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Agritech startup Our Food has raised USD 6 million (around Rs 45 crore) from investors for growth of its business.Our Food is a technology-driven agribusiness platform that seeks to decentralize the food processing industry with an innovative farmer adoption and engagement supply-chain platform across the country. The company is based [...]
Mumbai, Jan 27 (PTI) EvGateway, a California-based turnkey EV infrastructure solutions provider, on Thursday announced the launch of its operations in India. In India, the company said, it will provide innovation in the domestic EV marketplace and help advance adoption, by offering easy-to-use solutions for drivers and charger owners alike. EvGateway will deliver advanced controls [...]
New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Agritech start-up FAARMS has partnered with Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd to provide health and cattle insurance for the rural population, including farmers, through its mobile application. FAARMS is an e-commerce platform for farmers for all farming-related inputs from seeds, agrochemicals, machinery and animal feed in India. The company has [...]
Mumbai, Jan 27 (PTI) Fintech company Alphaniti on Thursday announced a partnership with IIFL Securities to allow investors to invest and trade in stock offerings. Alphaniti aims to redefine the experience of direct investments by offering high-quality products at affordable costs by leveraging on big data, deep domain expertise and technology for both India and [...]
New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Construction firm Patel Engineering is implementing hydroelectric power projects (HEP) worth around Rs 6,000 crore in four states, a top company official has said. The company is also implementing a railway tunnel project in West Bengal, Patel Engineering CFO Kavita Shirvaikar told PTI in a telephonic interaction. The Mumbai-based engineering, [...]
New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Ola Electric on Thursday said it will invest over USD 100 million (about Rs 750 crore) over the next five years and set up a global centre for advanced engineering and vehicle design in the UK.This centre - called the Ola Futurefoundry - will be based in Coventry, UK, and [...]
New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Tata Group on Thursday took over the ownership of national carrier Air India. "The strategic disinvestment transaction of Air India successfully concluded today with transfer of 100 per cent shares of Air India to M/s talace Pvt Ltd along with management control," DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said in a [...]
New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Hindustan Zinc CEO Arun Misra has been elected as the acting chairman of the International Zinc Association (IZA). Misra is the first Indian and Asian to hold this position, according to a statement. "It is a privilege for me to take on the role of IZA Chair and continue the [...]
Mumbai, Jan 27 (PTI) Electric vehicle maker Simple Energy has teamed up with global technology leader Siemens to drive digital transformation in EV space, a release said on Thursday.The Bengaluru-based EV maker said it has also roped in Siemens' technology partner Prolim to share its technologies to strengthen India's bid to become the EV capital [...]