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  • ‘Jamtara Global’: Indian WhatsApp users flooded with spam calls; users irked [reactions]

    Millions of WhatsApp users in India have been left baffled at the amount of international spam calls they have been receiving in the last couple of days, leaving many at the risk of financial loss.

    These spam calls with international numbers, mostly from African and Southeast Asian countries, along with fake messages from unknown users, have flooded WhatsApp and Indians have nowhere to go but Twitter to share their ordeal.

    Meta-owned WhatsApp has close to 500 million users in India.

    Threema vs WhatsApp

    “What is happening with WhatsApp? So much spam. So much,” Gaurav Munjal, Founder, Unacademy Group, posted on Tuesday.

    WhatsApp Business was a big blunder. Brian Acton (WhatsApp Co-founder) has been proved right,” tweeted Sourabh Mathur, an entrepreneur.

    Although the mobile numbers show country codes of Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Ethiopia, it is not necessary that these calls are actually coming from these countries.

    Most of these calls start with +251 (Ethiopia), +62 (Indonesia), +254 (Kenya), +84 (Vietnam) and other countries.

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    Ray Stings @Purba_Ray tweeted: “I keep getting missed calls on WhatsApp from unknown numbers from different parts of the world every single day. It’s so bad, I have to keep my phone on silent”.

    WhatsApp was yet to comment on the growing fake spam calls on its platform.

    “Same here. Seems to be an epidemic. @whatsapp needs to allow us to choose to get calls from contacts only,” posted Shivam Vij, New Delhi-based independent journalist.

    Another affected WhatsApp user said: “I get that (scam calls) at 5 in the morning. Almost my daily morning alarms now”.

    “That’s JAMTARA GLOBAL, for you,” posted another.

    Another scam that is being reported in India is that of receiving job offers via WhatsApp messages.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • After trip in Rolls Royce, UAE-based Indian business couple awards International trip to workers

    UAE-based company World Star Holdings, on the occasion of International Workers Day, gifted an international trip to its most performing workers. 

    World Star Holdings Chairman Nishad Hussain and Managing Director Haseena Nishad honored 10 of their thousands of workers who performed best in the last year with the status of ‘Superhero’ and gifted them with a 4-day international tour.

    Worldstar

    They celebrated Workers’ Day in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, which is rich in natural beauty. The snow-clad Gudauri hills and the green Tsalka valleys captivated them.

    “We have only seen places like this in movies and now we are in heaven,” says Ugrasen, a native of Uttar Pradesh, India.

    Balakrishnan, a native of Tamil Nadu, India said: ” I have never seen this even in my dreams”. Balakrishnan, who does not use a smartphone or WhatsApp, sends pictures and videos home from the mobile phones of friends he travels with.”

    On the last International Workers’ Day as well, World Star gained global attention by honoring its workers and gifting them two days of luxury. On that day, the workers traveled in a Rolls-Royce car, visited the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, and one of the world’s largest luxury hotels, the Burj Al Arab, and stayed at a five-star hotel for two days.

    Nishad Hussain, chairman of the firm said, “Our company sees workers as heroes. Hundreds of our workers are working on many important constructions in the UAE. Their excellent support is the biggest strength of our company.”

    “We have always placed great importance on the happiness of our workers. Their well-being and satisfaction is the secret behind our success and I take a personal interest in ensuring that it is executed properly,” says Haseena Nishad, the company’s Managing Director.

    Haseena Nishad had also received the Sharjah Government’s honor in recognition of her outstanding labor welfare work.

    Hundreds of Worldstar workers are currently working in various parts of the country for Etihad Rail, one of the largest projects in the UAE.

  • Indian gaming CEOs slam Google’s ‘jagirdari’ 30% tax on apps

    Leading gaming platform CEOs on Monday expressed their grave considerations over the ‘extortionist’ 30 per cent tax imposed by Google on gaming apps within the nation.

    Mandatory in-app purchases power shoppers to pay solely by their fee programs, which includes a fee charge of as much as 30 per cent.

    Sai Srinivas, Co-founder and CEO, Mobile Premier League (MPL) highlighted that the 30 per cent fee could also be viable in superior markets just like the US, however for India, it’s essential to make sure that Indian sport builders obtain extra income to put money into sport improvement and construct extra video games.

    Battlegrounds is now free to play on PC, consoles.

    Battlegrounds is now free to play on PC, consoles.IANS

    If a developer costs Rs 100, Rs 30 goes to the play retailer or app retailer and Rs 70 goes to the developer. From that Rs 70, they need to pay for internet hosting, person acquisition, and different bills.

    “My view is that we should always present Indian sport builders with extra income to put money into sport improvement and construct extra video games,” Srinivas stated at a at a panel dialogue held at ‘Consilience 2023′, organised by the Law and Technology Society (L-Tech) at National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in partnership with All India Game Developers’ Forum (AIGDF).

    Manish Agarwal, Co-founder, IndiGG, stated the 30 per cent tax on gaming apps is unfair.

    “The 30 per cent ‘jagirdari’ tax is an extortion and I consider in India we should always not enable anyone to do that, particularly once you’re not an Indian firm,” he stated.

    Google play store.

    Google play retailer.IANS

    Adding an additional 30 per cent tax on high of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a big expense for shoppers, which is unproductive from a gamer‘s perspective, Agarwal added.

    Last week, in its ongoing battle in opposition to Google’s alleged monopolistic practices in India, the Alliance for Digital India Foundation (ADIF) gained the assist of South Korean legislator, Assemblywoman Jungmin Hong.

    Hong just lately expressed her assist for ADIF and in contrast India’s state of affairs to that of South Korea. South Korea’s personal expertise with Google’s anti-competitive practices led to the world’s first ‘IAP Act,’ which bans obligatory in-app purchases.

    Google.

    Google.IANS

    South Korea’s laws was made to guard shoppers and safeguard the applying ecosystem from the massive tech’s monopolistic dominance. Recently, the nation’s honest commerce regulator, Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), additionally imposed a $32 million nice on Google for blocking the discharge of video games on a competitor’s platform.

    At the panel dialogue, Sean Hyunil Sohn, CEO, Krafton Inc. India, known as for correct intervention by the federal government and inspired the event of competitors from third-party shops, supported by shoppers.

  • Indian students turn PPE waste into eco-friendly bricks without cement

    A crew of engineering students has devised a technique to turn hospital private protecting gear (PPE) waste, which usually swells-up landfills, into bricks which might be stronger and don’t use any cement.

    Not solely do these “poly bricks” have a three-time increased compressive energy as in comparison with the widespread purple bricks, they’re much lighter and could be produced in a far shorter time.

    Since the curing time to achieve ISO requirements is lower than 24 hours, the bricks are prepared faster and cheaper than widespread purple or concrete hole bricks and meet the water absorption specs.

    The crew from the civil engineering division of Sona College — Aravind Kumar from ultimate yr, Kamalesh J B and Dharani Raj U, each from third yr, and Adhavan P and Harshini E Okay, each from second yr — discovered this resolution whereas taking part in a nation-wide competitors.

    Students turn PPE waste into eco-friendly bricks without cement

    Students turn PPE waste into eco-friendly bricks without cement.IANS

    “The expertise is now accessible to hospital chains and different organisations eager about expertise switch to assist deal with PPE waste and likewise scale back toxic emissions,” Chocko Valliappa, Vice Chairman, Sona Group of training establishments, informed IANS.

    The poly brick making course of begins by sterilising PPE kits with ultraviolet (UV) rays, subjecting it to warmth at 160 levels centigrade, including sand aggregates and casting the polypropylene mass into bricks.

    The poly bricks are eco-friendly as they don’t use any cement or water within the course of and trigger minimal in course of emissions because the PPE plastic waste is subjected to lower than 200 levels centigrade.

    The WHO just lately stated the usage of PPE kits used throughout the Covid-19 pandemic was added burden placing on the atmosphere, resulting from their single-use nature.

    According to the tutorial establishment, these eco-friendly bricks can be utilized as common bricks for partitions as additionally as paver blocks as an alternative of purple bricks — within the course of decreasing plastic waste in addition to air pollution triggered throughout cement manufacturing.

    The poly bricks have good cement adhesion and could be plastered with cement.

    Dr N Karuppasamy, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Sona College of Technology who mentored the crew stated {that a} patent utility has been filed for this expertise.

    The civil engineering division has additionally patented a expertise to make use of plastic waste in brick manufacturing that replaces virtually 70 per cent of sand with plastic.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • Funding in Indian startups plunges 75% in Q1 2023, no new unicorn in 3 months

    Indian startups raised a complete of $2.8 billion in funds in the primary quarter of 2023, an enormous 75 per cent decrease in comparison with the identical interval in the earlier yr ($11.9 billion), as rising inflation and rates of interest proceed to influence investments considerably amid a deepening funding winter, a report confirmed on Monday.

    There have been no new unicorns created in the January-March interval, in contrast with 14 unicorns in Q1 2022, based on the report by Tracxn, a number one world market intelligence platform.

    The funding volumes contracted as a result of discount in late-stage funding, which declined by 79 per cent in the primary quarter ($1.8 billion) in comparison with Q1 2022.

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    Govt needs to go bullish on startups with ESOP vacation, tax aid however Q1 funding crunch hitsIANS

    Early-stage rounds noticed funding of $844 million, a drop of 4 per cent in comparison with This autumn 2022 however a drop of 68 per cent in comparison with Q1 of 2022.

    Moreover, seed funding rounds in Q1 2023 noticed funding of $153 million, a 16 per cent drop from This autumn 2022. Although funding has decreased YoY, the MoM comparability is extra promising as Indian startups noticed a big uptick of 54 per cent from $777 million in February 2023 to $1.2 billion in March 2023.

    Late-stage rounds in Q1 of 2023 noticed funding of $1.8 billion, a decline of 79 per cent in comparison with Q1 of 2022 and a 23 per cent drop in comparison with This autumn final yr.

    Decline at 21% in Q3

    Total funding declined by 21 per cent in Q1 2023 as in comparison with This autumn 2022, the report talked about.

    Although funding has decreased YoY, the month-on-month funding in the Indian startup ecosystem was a big uptick of 54 per cent from $777 million in February to $1.2 billion in March.

    Indian startups take 5 years to scale from zero to $100 mn; took 18 years in 2000

    The quarter witnessed 9, greater than $100 million funding rounds with firms like PhonePe, Lenskart, Mintify, Insurance Dekho, FreshtoHome meals, TI Clean Mobility and KreditBee sourcing big-ticket offers.

    PhonePe raises $350 mn at $12 billion valuation

    PhonePe raises $350 mn at $12 billion valuationIANS

    PhonePe raised a complete of $650 million in a number of Series D rounds in Q1 of 2023, valuing the corporate at $12 billion.

    Lenskart raised $500 million in Series J spherical led by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) at a valuation of $4.5 billion, the Tracxn report talked about.

    The main sectors in phrases of funding this quarter have been fintech, retail and enterprise functions.

    The fintech section witnessed a funding development of 150 per cent in comparison with This autumn of 2022; nevertheless, this can be a drop of 51 per cent in comparison with Q1 2022.

    In phrases of exits, the state of affairs has remained secure for acquisitions QoQ as 46 acquisitions happened in comparison with the 43 in This autumn 2022, the report stated.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • Vahak collaborates with SecureNow to ease access to cargo insurance for Indian trucking community

    Bangalore: Vahak, India’s most-trusted transport community platform, has introduced a collaboration with SecureNow, a number one tech-enabled insurance platform for companies, to supply cargo insurance to the Indian trucking community.

    Vahak, co-founded by IITians Karan Shaha and Vikas Chandrawat, is on a mission to digitise the Indian logistics sector, which contributes over 14% to India’s GDP. This logistics tech firm is fostering India’s largest ecosystem of transport SMEs, shippers, and lorry/fleet homeowners on its web site and app, amid the fast-growing $250 Billion logistics sector within the nation.

    Karan Shaha, CEO and Co-founder, Vahak

     

    Karan Shaha, Co-Founder, and CEO at Vahak, stated, “Our imaginative and prescient is to construct a trusted transport community platform that addresses the wants of transporters, fleet homeowners, and truckers for development. While the Indian trucking enterprise stays fragmented and unorganised, and largely not coated underneath social safety advantages, we wish to carry peace of thoughts to the demand and provide sides, serving to them mitigate the monetary dangers related with transporting items.”

    Discussing the necessity of the hour, Shaha elaborates, “India transports almost 4.6 billion tonnes of freight yearly, producing transport demand of two.2 trillion tonne-km, as per NITI Ayog. As this demand grows, related highway freight motion is probably going to enhance to 9.6 trillion tonne-km by 2050. And as highway freight journey grows, the variety of vehicles is probably going to greater than quadruple, to roughly 17 million vehicles by 2050. And, so will the pressing want to safeguard the transported cargo.”

    Cargo insurance can defend trucking corporations and shippers towards losses due to theft, accidents, pure disasters, and different sudden occasions that may trigger injury or lack of cargo. This might help mitigate the monetary affect of those losses and supply peace of thoughts to each events. Many shippers and producers could require trucking corporations to carry cargo insurance so as to comply with rules or contractual obligations. Failing to have correct insurance protection can lead to penalties and authorized points. Having cargo insurance offers fleet homeowners and truckers aggressive benefit over these that don’t, as they will supply load homeowners and producers an added degree of safety and reassurance, bettering buyer satisfaction and constructing belief in the long term.

    India is residence to round 60 million MSMEs, a lot of whom lack the information needed to buy dependable transit insurance on the time of reserving affirmation. Abhishek Bondia, Co-Founder of SecureNow, explains, “Unfortunately, whereas small companies are most weak to accidents, they’re unable to give a big share of thoughts to insurance. Our collaboration with Vahak will assist to carry them into the protection internet. Through this partnership, we’ll make transit insurance extra contextual. Firms should buy their insurance on the time of reserving the transport. This will guarantee greater compliance fee for these companies, higher protection and lesser administrative overheads.”

    SecureNow’s tech-enabled platform provides complete insurance options with restricted exclusions and low costs. The pre-buying and post-sale course of permits companies to handle their insurance policies with a number of insurers and lift claims by one widespread platform. With this collaboration, Vahak has added one other key function to safeguard transporters. Vahak had lately introduced its collaboration with Coverstack making digital automobile insurance processes environment friendly, quick and cost-effective.


    Rekha Nair

  • Vistara Becomes The First Indian Airline To Operate A Wide-Body Aircraft On A Long-Haul Rout Using SAF

    Vistara

    Bangalore, Mumbai, March 2023: Vistara, India’s most interesting full-service service and a three way partnership of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, in the present day grew to become India’s first service to function a wide-body plane utilizing sustainable aviation gas (SAF) on a long-haul route. The ground-breaking ferry flight from Charleston International Airport, South Carolina to Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi was operated in partnership with The Boeing Company and GE Aerospace, on Vistara s latest GEnx-powered Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner plane, the fourth in its fleet. By utilizing a mix of 30% SAF with 70% standard jet gas, Vistara was in a position to scale back roughly 150,000 kilos of CO₂ emissions over the gas’s life cycle.

    Mr. Vinod Kannan, Chief Executive Officer, Vistara, mentioned, “We take immense pleasure in finishing up one other pioneering initiative to function a wide-body plane on a long-haul route utilizing SAF, as we took supply of our all-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. This is a crucial milestone in our dedication to attaining carbon neutrality. We thank our companions, Boeing and GE Aerospace, for his or her help and hope that initiatives akin to this, open up extra avenues for the {industry} to more and more undertake sustainable applied sciences. Since the very starting, Vistara had determined to put money into fashionable and superior new plane with fuel-efficient engines, and we stay dedicated to lowering carbon emissions throughout all areas of our operations.”

    Mr. Salil Gupte, President, of Boeing India mentioned, “We congratulate Vistara on the numerous achievement of changing into the primary Indian airline to function a wide-body plane, the Boeing 787-9, on a long-haul route utilizing SAF. This is a serious milestone within the Indian aviation {industry}’s journey in direction of decarbonization, and we’re proud to have been a associate on this endeavor. Boeing stays dedicated to working with Vistara and different companions to advertise using SAF within the Indian aviation {industry} and world wide, in help of our collective purpose of attaining a sustainable future for air journey.”

    Mr. Vikram Rai, Country Head – South Asia & Indonesia, GE Aerospace mentioned, “GE Aerospace congratulates Vistara on this milestone. The GEnx engine, like all GE Aerospace engines, can function on permitted SAF blends in the present day. Compatibility with present plane engines is likely one of the causes SAF is important to serving to the aviation {industry} attain its purpose to be internet zero by 2050 and collaborations like this encouraging larger adoption of SAF globally helps carry us nearer to this goal. The GEnx can be as much as 15% extra gas environment friendly than its predecessor, serving to scale back gas consumption and CO2 emissions in flight along with the advantages of SAF.”

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a cleaner and extra sustainable different to traditional jet gas, decreasing carbon emissions by as much as 80% over the gas’s life cycle, relying on the feedstock. Vistara is consistently improved methods to do enterprise, maintaining sustainability on the coronary heart of these improvements and this ferry flight on SAF, one other industry-first initiative in India, is a testomony to that.

    The airline is at the moment working below the TATA Aviation Sustainability Working Group together with the opposite aviation arms of the TATA group for lowering carbon emissions. Vistara, together with different airline corporations of the Tata group – Air India and Air Asia India, lately signed an MoU with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Petroleum to collaborate on the analysis, improvement, and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). The airline would even be collectively working by way of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), to decrease CO2 emissions for worldwide flights and to curb the {industry}’s impression on local weather change.

    Vistara is India’s highest-rated airline on Skytrax and TripAdvisor, and it has been the winner of a number of ‘Best Airline’ awards, apart from being lauded for world-class cabin cleanliness and upholding excessive security requirements. The airline has lately been featured amongst World’s Top 20 Airlines whereas being recognised because the ‘Best Airline in India and Southern Asia’ for the second time in a row, ‘Best Airline Staff Service in India and Southern Asia’ for the fourth consecutive yr, ‘Best Cabin Crew in India and Southern Asia’ for the second time in a row and ‘Best Business Class in India and Southern Asia’ on the coveted Skytrax World Airline Awards 2022. Vistara additionally lately obtained the ch-aviation Asia’s Third Youngest Airline Fleet award for the second consecutive yr.


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  • Network18 presents Green Ribbon Champions – an initiative recognising Indian Enterprises and Individuals for their contributions to Sustainability

    twenty fourth March 2023: Green Ribbon Champions, a novel initiative of Network18 is all set to felicitate people and distinguished Indian enterprises for their important contributions to the reason for a inexperienced planet. The Green Ribbon Champions is ready to maintain its inaugural occasion on March 25, 2023, at Hyatt Regency in Delhi. The occasion goals to spotlight the significance of sustainability and dedication to a clear and inexperienced atmosphere for companies throughout industries.

    Shri RK Singh, Honourable Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, Government of India, would be the Chief Guest and will ship the keynote deal with. Following the keynote deal with, the occasion will characteristic fireplace chats and panel discussions with consultants and business leaders corresponding to Shri Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary (CA), Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution; Mr. Venkateswara Pradeep Karumuru, Chairman & MD, Olectra; Saket Dalmia, President, Ph.D. Chamber Of Commerce; Mr. Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, MDI Group; and Atul Bagai, Country Head, UNEP.

    The spotlight of the occasion would be the felicitation of Indian enterprises and people throughout sectors for their initiatives and tasks in sustainability, afforestation, biodiversity, waste administration, renewable vitality, and extra. Categories beneath which the businesses/people will likely be felicitated embody Biodiversity Conservation, Green Technology, Waste Water Management, Decarbonization Initiatives, Environmental Sustainability, Commitment to Sustainability in Accounting, Green Energy Transition, Propelling Green Public Transport, Contribution to Green Living, Dynamic Recycling, Water Conservation Efforts, Sustainable Community Development, Environment Protection, Promoting Green Investments, Promoting Tree Plantation, and Fostering Sustainable Infrastructure.

    Commenting on the occasion, Puneet Singhvi, CEO – Digital & President – Corporate Strategy, Network 18 stated “Green Ribbon Champions will likely be honouring contributions in numerous fields together with sustainability, afforestation, biodiversity, waste administration, and renewable vitality. The principal goal is to emphasize the importance of incorporating sustainability practices and demonstrating a dedication to sustaining a clear and eco-pleasant atmosphere in enterprise operations. Network18 is happy to acknowledge the efforts of those people and organizations in selling a sustainable future. We hope that this occasion evokes others to be a part of the trigger and work in the direction of making India a greener place.”

    Avinash Kaul, CEO, Broadcast – Network18, commented on the initiative, saying, “Green Ribbon Champions is an initiative shut to our hearts at Network18 as a result of it acknowledges and celebrates the exemplary efforts made by Indian enterprises and people in the direction of sustainability.” Our inaugural occasion will deliver collectively consultants and business leaders to focus on the challenges and alternatives on this discipline. We are honoured to have Shri RK Singh, Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, Government of India, as our chief visitor and look ahead to his keynote deal with.”


    Neel Achary

  • HP and Dell laptops dominate Indian Markets in Terms of Ownership

    Bengaluru, twenty third March 2023: HP and Dell laptops have continued their market dominance in India with a gross sales share 33.2 p.c and 23.1 p.c, respectively in response to the newest Laptop Buyer Insights Survey, March 2023 printed by 91Mobiles, India’s primary gadget discovery website. The survey did a year-on-year comparability of laptop computer possession for 12 months. It in contrast the March 2023 information with the corresponding month in the earlier yr.

    91Mobiles introduced the pan-India survey lately. Apple, in response to the survey, declined in possession share by a superb margin over the previous yr. Apple’s margin dropped to 2.7 p.c in March 2023 as in comparison with 4.3 p.c recorded in March final yr. Chinese producer Lenovo too dropped marginally in phrases of possession throughout the interval.

    The outcomes revealed that a number of manufacturers have gained marginally over the yr together with Acer, MI, and MSI.

    “The survey outcomes spotlight that the globalised Indian market gives a number of choices for new-age laptop computer consumers. Our survey was carried out throughout a various group of respondents in the age bracket vary of 18 to 44 years. The state of affairs additionally presents a wholesome image of the market competitors, worth choices and specs. And manufacturers are able to tackle the problem,” mentioned Nitin Mathur, co-founder & COO of 91mobiles.

    Interestingly, Apple can be the main model relating to model loyalty amongst its customers. The model instructions the loyalty of over 77 p.c of its present customers. It beats Asus, HP, Acer, and Dell by important margins, the survey added.

    After Apple, ASUS appears to be the model with probably the most loyal customers as 64 p.c are more likely to buy a brand new laptop computer from the model. It is for that reason Apple is more likely to acquire a most quantity of new customers. When requested about the popular model of alternative for his or her subsequent laptop computer buy, round 55 p.c of the survey respondents will both purchase HP or Dell laptops.

    The 91Mobiles survey revealed some fascinating traits in client preferences and selections whereas buying laptops. Most consumers, whereas making a purchase order, see the efficiency of the laptop computer, it mentioned. More than 75 p.c of the survey respondents take into account efficiency as crucial issue for choosing a laptop computer model. Battery life and storage are the opposite two outstanding specs consumers take a look at. Form issue, design and monitor show are secondary components when shopping for a laptop computer. On this side, nearly 70 p.c of folks take into account the processor and its high quality as crucial components whereas evaluating a laptop computer’s efficiency.

    What specs matter?

    Approximately 60 p.c of the survey respondents most well-liked Intel-powered laptops. AMD, Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek adopted. However, a good 17 p.c of consumers don’t take a look at the processor model.

    Price specs

    More individuals are shopping for laptops priced ₹50k and increased, in comparison with 2022, the survey revealed, indicating that consumers are keen to shell out extra for increased specs and higher efficiency.

    However, laptops priced between ₹30,000 and ₹50,000 proceed to dominate consumers’ choice. When it comes to buying a brand new laptop computer, greater than 54 p.c of the survey takers are more likely to pay the complete quantity upfront, the survey added. Also, individuals are keen to buy from on-line channels if the laptop computer is priced cheaper.

    “The pricing traits spotlight the truth that the Indian market stays worth delicate and customers are sometimes inclined towards shopping for which is worth for cash but offers a top quality efficiency. And laptop computer manufacturers are keen to fulfill the shopper wants,” added Bharanidharan Viswanathan, co-founder & CEO of 91mobiles.


    Rekha Nair

  • iSchoolConnect convenes Study Abroad Fest across major Indian cities

     iSchoolConnect convenes Study Abroad Fest across major Indian cities

    March twenty first, 2023: iSchoolConnect, a number one AI-enabled EdTech agency that assists research overseas aspirants, organized the much-awaited Study Abroad Fest across India in mid-March. Held in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad on 11, 12, 18, and nineteenth March, respectively, the occasion featured representatives from 30+ international establishments from 11+ Study Abroad locations interacting with college students. The consultants guided them on varied essential features of abroad schooling. During the occasions, the scholars had the chance to acquaint themselves with 100+ programs and applications together with an array of on-the-spot presents and suggestions.

    Vaibhav Gupta, Co-founder and CMO, iSchoolConnect, stated, “The Study Abroad Fest turned out to be a stellar success in all of the 4 cities with hundreds of scholars attending the fest. With an rising variety of Indian college students aspiring to review overseas in prestigious universities and carve profitable skilled careers, the timing of the occasion couldn’t have been higher. Students acquired the chance to work together with college representatives from varied prestigious establishments of the world who offered detailed data, assessing their prospects of admission and outlining the applying and admission course of. We are profoundly grateful to all of the collaborating universities, who displayed their utmost goodwill and collaboration in serving to us orchestrate the occasion.”

    A outstanding delegation of college representatives from the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Europe, Singapore, and different nations offered college students with invaluable recommendation whereas assessing their prospects of admission and outlining the applying and admission process.

    “Students and oldsters queued up at our AI sales space and had detailed conversations with our workforce to grasp how AI can rework the research overseas expertise. Our choices just like the Virtual Interview Analyzer(VIA), Recommendation Engine, and SOP instrument had been a major crowd magnet with a number of college students attempting the VIA instrument in the course of the occasion,” Vaibhav added.

    Participants on the fest additionally interacted with iSchoolConnect’s in-house research overseas counselors, take a look at prep instructors, and repair companions for loans, journey, lodging help, and so on.