New Delhi, August 6, 2023 – Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has agreed to buy a 10.30% stake in the company from Antfin (Netherlands) Holding BV, an affiliate of Chinese financial technology giant Ant Group. The deal, which is worth an estimated $2.4 billion, will see Sharma’s stake in Paytm increase to 30.6%. The acquisition comes at a time when Paytm is facing increasing competition from rivals such as Google Pay and PhonePe. The company has also been struggling to turn a profit, posting losses of $3.9 billion in the financial year 2022-23. Sharma said that the acquisition would help Payt ..read more

With the incredible boom in the iGaming industry, more and more people are looking to enter the business with their casino platforms. This is a lucrative business, sure, but there are so many things that go into building your own casino business.  However, many solutions are currently available, making this process easier, one of them being casino software. Those who are setting up their own casino platforms would be well-advised to make use of casino software (the software suite that provides your players with various kinds of games) to accomplish their goals  If you are thinking of ..read more

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has proposed a new pattern of examination called the NExT exam, which will replace the existing NEET exam for medical graduates. This exam will be a rigorous evaluation process that will assess medical students thoroughly through a combination of objective-type questions encompassing all the clinical and non-clinical subjects, followed by a practical examination. The NExT exam is divided into two parts, NExT-1 and NExT-2. NExT-1 will focus on MCQ-solving skills, while NExT-2 is a practical exam. The score and rank of NExT-1 will decide the PG seat allocati ..read more

D2C (direct-to-consumer) marketing refers to the strategy of selling products or services directly to consumers, bypassing traditional intermediaries such as wholesalers, retailers, and distributors. D2C businesses use various digital channels such as e-commerce platforms, social media, email, and other online marketing strategies to reach their customers and sell their products or services. They also use analytics and data collection to inform their marketing and product development. D2C marketing allows businesses to have more control over their brand messaging and customer experience, and a ..read more

India has been a country, where the status of the family has been of utmost importance for ages. India is known for its diversity and collectivist culture. Families in India are tied up with an unseen bond, cooperation, harmony and interdependence. Togetherness is what rules over here. There has been a long-standing tradition in the Indian culture to live in extended families with family members taking care of our elderly.  While India’s population is growing at 2% year-on-year, the senior population is growing at 4% every year. Today about 8% of India’s population is above the age of 60 ..read more

“Sport is as old as humanity itself. It’s kept societies fit and healthy while building strong communities and boosting morale. In today’s pandemic-stricken world, we have seen first-hand evidence of how important it is to look after both body & mind.” This is the belief of the founder of Push Sports Mr. Puru Singh. Puru Singh, is an ex-Delhi cricket player who transitioned into a cricket coaching because of his love for cricket. Puru is an experienced cricket coach with a proven track record at the highest level, he has been a part of the winning team of Chitwan Tigers in Nepal’s Everest ..read more

A traditional business model follows a pattern where the manufacturers produce the products that are sent to the wholesalers and then to the distributors, retailers, and finally to the consumer. The cost of this path gets added to the product cost. This is still the dominant pattern. However, small businesses and entrepreneurs who are the producers are now willing to forgo the cumbersome mediated path and reach their customers directly.  Their preferred business model is direct-to-consumer or D2C. Thanks to the internet, various e-commerce sites as well as social media, small and local bu ..read more

There is more than enough food produced in the world to feed everyone on the planet. Yet as many as 828 million people still go hungry. In some areas of the world, we have too much food and in other areas of the world, not enough food. What a sad dynamic in an integrated global food economy!  Food that is grown but not consumed uses resources all along the farm-to-fork chain – in its production, transportation, storage, and marketing. Growing food uses fertiliser, arable land, pesticides, energy, and water; and can degrade the environment through nutrient runoff or effects of pesticides o ..read more

On a mission to accelerate adoption of employee health insurance across India – 40,000 people insured in last 3 months & 110% growth rate quarter-on-quarter Bengaluru, 31 May 2021: Plum, a group health insurance startup aiming to provide   accessible and affordable health insurance to millions of Indians, has raised a $15.6mn  Series A led by Tiger Global with participation from earlier investors – Sequoia Capital India’s Surge, Tanglin Venture Partners, Incubate Fund and Gemba Capital. Angel investors in this round include Kunal Shah (founder, Cred), Gaurav Munjal, Roman Sa ..read more