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British International Investment is looking to raise exposure to India's affordable housing finance and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) spaces, sectors that receive continuous government support and have shown significant improvements in asset quality metrics. The UK's development finance institution said that it has a strong pipeline on both debt and equity investment in these two sectors and that it is looking for innovative ideas for funding. «We are currently pushing funding into two big areas. One is affordable housing and the other is MSME finance. There is a third area which is microfinance,» BII's director and head of financial services business in South Asia, Gaurav Malhotra, told ET.

army's Southern Command, according to Lt General Ajai Kumar Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Command. The Southern Command, which celebrates its 130th Raising Day on April 1, is the oldest and the largest command of the Indian Army, covering 41 per cent India's landmass spread over 11 states and four Union Territories. In an interview to PTI, Lt Gen Singh, the 38th GOC-In-C of the Southern Command, also spoke about the Command's commitment to leverage technology as a catalyst for transformative change during the year 2024, being observed by the army as the Year of Technology Absorption. «This theme underscores our commitment to leverage technology as a catalyst for transformative change, as well as to use in-house expertise to innovate solutions to our operational and logistic requirements and give shape to these projects in collaboration with domestic defence industry,» Lt Gen Singh said.

Ecos Mobility and Hospitality files DRHP with SEBI to launch IPO “The Primary market is set to remain super busy in 2024 as well as many mainboard and SME IPOs are opening for subscription. In 2023, overall 57 IPOs were launched raising around ₹49,437cr. The momentum of the IPO is expected to continue this year as well with bigger deals.

Bhaskar Dutta, a young entrepreneur hailing from Jorhat, has scripted a trailblazing success story in the arena of robotics and autonomous driving technology. Dutta’s deep tech startup Hertzwell, which operates from Singapore, has secured the topmost position in the prestigious NuScenes Object Detection Leaderboard in a significant milestone. This achievement highlights the remarkable capabilities of Hertzwell in the realm of autonomous driving technology, underlining the immense potential of Assam's youth to make impactful contributions on a global scale. NuScenes, a widely recognized benchmark dataset within the autonomous driving community, rigorously evaluates the performance of AI based object detection algorithms across various real-world driving scenarios. Hertzwell's groundbreaking approach has demonstrated unparalleled accuracy and efficiency, leading to its top-ranking position on the leaderboard.

In the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency, memecoins have emerged as a force to be reckoned with. These digital tokens, often inspired by internet memes or cultural phenomena, have captured the imagination of investors worldwide with their meteoric rises and unpredictable price movements. Among the latest contenders in the memecoin arena is HUMP, the newest Solana-based token poised to hit a $100 million market cap faster than its predecessors, Book of Meme (BOME) and Dogwifhat (WIF).

Also Read: Aditya-L1 mission: India's solar mission to meet insertion point on January 6, says ISRO. All you need to know Speaking about the sector, Suyash Singh, Co-Founder & CEO, GalaxEye said that the access to capital at the growth level is still very difficult for the players. “Unlike the deep tech ecosystem at large, space tech has its own gestation period.

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Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE) has terminated 50% of its Technology & Innovation Centre (TIC) staff in Bengaluru to optimise costs and boost its operating margin, the company said in a statement. ZEE has also restructured the TIC and streamlined its scope of work following the board's guidance. The ZEE board had recently asked the management team to reduce TIC expenditure by 50% from ₹600 crore for FY25. Under the new structure, the TIC plans to enhance its content creation, distribution, and monetisation processes by utilising technology-driven tools to gain deeper consumer preferences.

NEW DELHI : Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd said it is overhauling its technology and innovation centre, which includes a pruning of expenses by 50% and a restructuring of its team on the advice of a new management oversight panel. The measures are in line with managing director and chief executive Punit Goenka’s approach to optimise resources and arrive at a cost-effective structure to drive growth, the company said in a statement on Friday. Based on guidance from Zee’s board during the recently conducted monthly management mentorship program, Goenka has pruned the technology centre’s structure by about 50% and streamlined its scope of work, the company said.

Daniel Kahneman never took an economics course. But he received the 2002 Nobel Prize in economics for his work on 'Prospect theory'. Developed along with Amos Tversky, the theory suggested altering the way we consider our options when faced with risk. In a series of startlingly innovative studies, the two psychologists upended conventional wisdom about decision-making, and demonstrated how the human mind consistently makes mistakes when making decisions in unpredictable circumstances. Kahneman provided an explanation for a variety of perplexing behaviours, such as the reason for people's refusal to sell stocks that have lost value. How strange are biases? Well, most people would opt for the sure thing if given the option to choose between receiving ₹500 for certain, or having a 50% chance of winning ₹1,000. But if the choice is between losing ₹500 for sure, or a 50% chance of losing ₹1,000, most of us will take the gamble.

Bitcoin’s highly anticipated halving event is just weeks away and the crypto market is abuzz with renewed optimism. This halving event reduces the Bitcoin mining rewards by half.  Historically, slashing events have preceded massive bull runs as scarcity takes hold.

In the wondrous realm of Ethereum, the digital expanse stretches endlessly, beckoning adventurers like yourself to explore its boundless potential. Ethereum isn’t just any cryptocurrency; it’s full of innovation, riveting ideas, and endless of possibilities in the ever-expanding universe of blockchain technology.

All across the fast-paced and dynamic world of finance, where every second counts immeasurably, the ability to make strategically informed, data-driven decisions can mean the difference between success and failure. For Minotaur Trading Systems , this principle forms the cornerstone of their novel approach to automated trading and quantitative analysis. Led by their Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Minotaur Trading Systems is setting new standards of excellence in the vast, relentlessly expanding world of algorithmic trading, revolutionizing how investors navigate the countless intricacies of modern markets.

In the dynamic world of cryptocurrency, innovation and evolution are constant themes driving investor interest and excitement. Recently, a study likened Solana, a leading blockchain platform, to the revolutionary practices of tech giant Apple, highlighting its groundbreaking advancements in merging hardware and software within the crypto realm.

Solana has been a crypto investor favorite in 2024, thanks to the Solana price surging with the Bitcoin ETF driven bull run.

Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, has brought on board Tavleen Bhatia as its new chief marketing and revenue officer (CMRO), effective April 1. Bhatia will spearhead brand and performance marketing initiatives as well as drive the central planning and growth charter at Cleartrip, the firm said in a release. So far, she has been the head of growth, marketing and monetisation for Flipkart Mobiles.

Under this multi-year agreement with AWS, Minfy will help enterprises across multiple industries worldwide leverage AI and cloud technologies to deliver new solutions, like the Swayam.ai generative AI app store. Swayam.ai serves healthcare, aerospace, logistics, manufacturing, and public sector customers worldwide with solutions including intelligent chatbots, sentiment analysis tools, and text-to-video conversion. Minfy plans to further international expansion in the U.S., Australia, and in Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia and Philippines with AWS.

Best Agrolife Ltd (BAL) on Friday announced the acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in Sudarshan Farm Chemicals India Pvt Ltd (SFCL) for Rs 139 crores. The acquisition will enable BAL to leverage SFCL's proficiency in developing cost-effective and distinctive manufacturing routes for off-patent molecules, it said. «This acquisition involves obtaining a 100 per cent stake through cash consideration, with an estimated enterprise value of Rs 139 crores based on the valuation,» the Delhi-based BAL said in a statement. The cash outflow for BAL will be to the tune of Rs 9.5 crore after considering the net working capital and liabilities, it said.

Narendra Modi, at his widely-reported meeting with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, broached the idea of green gross domestic product parameters, saying that the tools currently used to quantify economic growth are bad for the climate. Modi also said that climate action has picked up pace since the G20 Summit in India, held in September 2023. When asked about making green solutions more affordable, Modi stressed on the importance of a dual strategy: promoting nature- and climate-friendly innovation, and encouraging environmentally conscious lifestyles. He underlined the need to shift the current perspective on progress, noting that traditional markers like steel consumption and energy use can lead to increased carbon emissions.

PM Modi says, ‘Women are more open to adopt new technology in India!’ "I used AI during the G20 Summit for language interpretation," PM Modi. During the G20 Summit, all my drivers downloaded an AI app through which they communicated with various foreign guests who came to India to attend the Summit, the prime minister said. 'India a key country for us': Bill Gates hails country's role in global progress PM Modi demonstrated the use of AI on his Namo app to Bill Gates.

In a strategic move to bolster the wealth management programs of its credit union partners, Cetera Financial Group has announced the establishment of a Credit Union Council under its Cetera Financial Institutions division.