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22291. This legal tech startup is raising the bar for technology penetration in the sector, focuses on customisation
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- 1) Himanshu Gupta launched legal tech platform Lawyered in 2017. The platform has attracted queries from over 50,000 startups, 10,000 corporates, and more than 100,000 individuals.
- 2) For legal advice seekers, the platform provides free quotes, free appointment booking, 24x7 access, verified lawyers, 30 minutes free consultation and end-to-end support.
- 3) For the lawyers, the platform equips them with better avenues for spreading the rule of law, which indirectly leads to the inflow of business.
22292. IIT alumni show how you can grow chemical-free crops by using hydroponics
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- 1) Founded in early 2019, Kota-based Eekifoods is an agritech startup that has developed a proprietary vegetable growing technology to produce pesticide-free Indian and exotic vegetables.
- 2) IIT Bombay graduates Amit Kumar and Abhay Singh founded Eekifoods in early 2019. The Kota-based agritech startup uses hydroponics technique, which involves growing plants without soil and by using nutrient-rich water.
- 3) At present, Eekifoods has one fully functioning commercial farm in Bhilwara with monthly revenue of about Rs 3.5 lakh. Another one in Talera is about to start production, and two more commercial farms are in the construction phase in Kota
22293. [Startup Bharat] This Nagpur startup is ensuring access to clean drinking water to people across rural India
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- 1) Founded in 2020, Nagpur startup Mineral Drop offers zero-wastage water purifiers, enabling access to clean and safe drinking water to people in rural areas.
- 2) Nadeem, along with his father Shafik Khan, launched Mineral Drop in 2020. The Nagpur-based startup offers water purifiers, enabling access to clean and safe drinking water. At present, the startup has eight core team members.
- 3) Its first product is a small-sized RO purifier called Blumineral, which targets lower-income households in rural areas, and is available for a very low price. Certified by ISO, NABl, and Ministry of Environment, the project is funded by CSR funds.
22294. This Pune-based dental-tech startup is bringing the dentist to your smartphone
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- Pune-based dental-tech startup DentalDost works as an AI-powered online dentist. It was co-founded by Dr Vidhi Bhanushali and Rajat Kabade in 2018.
- The husband-wife duo — who always relied on technology to solve problems — from looking for advanced research to learning new techniques — started Pune-based DentalDost in 2018 as a blog.
- Vidhi and Rajat decided to expand their blog DentalDost into an AI-powered dentist by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). They also launched a 24x7 helpline to better understand their patients’ problems in order to diagnose their oral diseases.
22295. इस इंजीनियर ने लॉन्च किया D2C सिल्वर ज्वैलरी स्टार्टअप GIVA, कोरोना महामारी के बीच बिक्री में दर्ज की 10 गुना वृद्धि
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- अमेरिका स्थित मेजुरी और डेनमार्क स्थित पेंडोरा जैसे उत्कृष्ट आभूषण ब्रांडों के मॉडल पर निर्मित, बैंगलोर स्थित D2C सिल्वर ज्वैलरी स्टार्टअप GIVA ने पिछले साल COVID-19 के बीच बिक्री में 10 गुना की वृद्धि दर्ज की।
- जब इशेंद्र अग्रवाल ने 2019 में उत्कृष्ट आभूषण (fine jewellery) व्यवसाय में प्रवेश किया, तो कुछ शीर्ष ब्रांड जैसे कैरेट लेन, ब्लूस्टोन, मेलोरा और अन्य इस क्षेत्र में काम कर रहे थे। उनमें से ज्यादातर ने कामकाजी महिलाओं को सोने के उत्कृष्ट आभूषण पेश किए, लेकिन कीमत आमतौर पर बहुत अधिक थी।
- इशेंद्र ने 2019 में बैंगलोर स्थित ज्वैलरी ब्रांड GIVA की स्थापना की। वह कहते हैं, “हमने देखा कि पश्चिमी देशों में महिलाएं 9,000-10,000 रुपये की सीमा में आभूषण खरीद सकती हैं। भारतीय महिलाओं को उत्कृष्ट आभूषण पर इतना पैसा क्यों खर्च करना पड़े?”
22296. World Bank's IFC to invest $45 million equity in upGrad Education
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- Online tutor upGrad will raise around $45 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand its services, said the two sides.
- upGrad, the short name for upGrad Education Private Limited, has almost doubled its users in six months and aims to touch 10 lakh by the end of 2021. The company generated Rs 230 crore last fiscal, and aims to close this with an annual revenue run rate of Rs 1200 crore.
- Founded by Ronnie Screwvala (currently serves as Executive Chairman) and Mayank Kumar (currently serves as Managing Director), upGrad is one of the leading players in edtech, offering certificates, diplomas and degrees in data, management, technology, law and other subjects.
22297. इस इंजीनियर ने नौकरी छोड़ शुरू किया मछ्ली पालन, अब हर सीजन कमा रहे हैं 10 लाख रुपये का मुनाफा
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- 1) ऐसे ही एक युवा हैं प्रखर प्रताप जिन्होने मछ्ली पालन के लिए अपनी नौकरी छोड़ दी और आज लाखों रुपये का मुनाफा कमा रहे हैं।उत्तर प्रदेश के कौशांबी जिले में जन्मे प्रखर के पिता किसान मूल रूप से किसान हैं।
- 2) प्रखर ने उत्तर प्रदेश के मेजा में स्थित एक मछली पालन विशेषज्ञ से संपर्क किया और उन्हेे अपने गाँव बुलाया। विशेषज्ञ ने चार दिन गाँव में रुकने के साथ ही प्रखर को उर्वरक और अन्य तकनीकों को लेकर जानकारी मुहैया कराई जिसके बाद प्रखर को मत्स्य पालन में तेजी के साथ आगे बढ़ने में काफी मदद मिली।
- 3) विशेषज्ञ से मिली जानकारी को प्रखर ने मत्स्य पालन में इस्तेमाल करना शुरू कर दिया और जल्द ही उन्हे इसका फायदा भी मिलना शुरू हो गया। अपने दूसरे साल के दूसरे सीजन में प्रखर ने मछली पालन में सारी लागत को निकालते हुए 10 लाख रुपये का बेहतरीन मुनाफा भी कमाया।
22298. QIA invests $100 million in India-based VerSe Innovation
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- Local language tech platform VerSe Innovation, which is the parent company of news aggregator Dailyhunt and short-video platform Josh, has raised $100 million in Series H funding led by global investors Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar, and Glade Brook Capital Partners.
- The round also saw participation from Canaan Valley Capital and existing investor Sofina Group. In December 2020, VerSe had raised $100 million from Google, Microsoft, and AlphaWave.
- Short video platform Josh had then become the first unicorn in the local languages tech space. Avendus Capital was the exclusive financial advisor to VerSe Innovation on the transaction.
22299. Spacetech startup Bellatrix Aerospace successfully tests India’s first privately built Hall Thruster
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- Spacetech startup Bellatrix Aerospace's Hall Thruster is a highly efficient electric propulsion system that's ideal for microsatellites weighing 50kg to 500kg and can be scaled up for heavier satellites.
- Bellatrix is working towards flying this thruster on a satellite mission in the coming months.
- The startup had earlier developed the world’s first commercial Microwave Plasma Thruster, which used water as fuel and for which it had bagged an order from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
22300. ShareChat Explores Raising $200 Mn Debt From Chinese Firm Tencent
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- Speaking The investment is likely to come from a Europe-based entity, in order to circumvent India’s foreign direct investment (FDI) rules
- Last year, India had amended its FDI rules, stating that investments from companies based in countries that share a land border with India would require prior approval from the Indian government
- ShareChat also counts China-based companies Shunwei Capital and Xiaomi as investors