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In a gripping episode of Shark Tank India Season 4, tensions ran high as entrepreneurs Ravi Kaushik and Abhimanyu Kumar pitched their innovative air purifier technology, Airth, to the panel of Sharks. According to the company, the device is designed to transform ordinary air conditioning units into air purifiers.The founders, with Kaushik’s background in aerosol engineering and personal motivation stemming from his mother’s battle with asthma, sought Rs 60 lakhs for a 1% equity stake in their company.

«Whether these companies would do a little bit of it on their own, whether it would be completely third-party restaurant, whether there could be some kind of cloud structures, I mean all of these things would evolve over time,» says Rahul Jain, Dolat Capital. Now, of course, Sagar is saying that there is going to be wide ranging impact on smaller players, smaller restaurant partners, particularly. But what is the overall impact that you assess of these 10-minute delivery services on traditional restaurants? Rahul Jain: The essence of this model is basically delivering things faster, which itself would mean that it would be served through the restaurant which are in closer vicinity. So, to that extent, the proximity of the restaurant to the consumer become an important element for this particular demand to be getting serviced, so that is something where the differentiation would come from those particular units versus the rest of it, so that is something where the impact would come in.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Notwithstanding some of last year’s tech disappointments, including the metaverse and Generative AI (GenAI), which fell short on scalability and returns, tech innovation continues at a scorching pace. GenAI is revolutionising content creation, while artificial intelligence (AI) agentic systems are advancing autonomous decision-making, reigniting debates around artificial general intelligence (AGI) and its ethical implications.

Sustainability is a key theme this year at the annual CES tech trade show in Las Vegas

Shark Tank India Season 4, Anupam Mittal and Aman Gupta found themselves in a heated battle over an investment opportunity in Airth, a groundbreaking air purifier technology. The device, created by IIT Bombay alumnus Ravi Kaushik and co-founder Abhimanyu Kumar, promises to transform regular air conditioning units into air purifiers, offering a much-needed solution to India's growing air pollution problem.

escrow services are transforming the way transactions occur globally by providing an impartial mechanism to ensure trust. This system enables a third-party agent to hold funds or assets until both parties meet agreed-upon conditions. As the global economy embraces technological advancements, digital escrow systems are gaining popularity across sectors. However, the industry faces challenges such as regulatory complexities and cybersecurity threats, which require innovative solutions for sustained growth.

Reserve Bank Innovation Hub and IIMA Ventures on Thursday launched Swanari TechSprint 3.0, a programme aimed at fostering women-centric fintech startups in India. The programme provides a platform for fintech innovators to conceptualise, develop, and scale solutions that address the unique financial needs of women.

NBFC firm Paisalo Digital on Wednesday said it has serviced over 59 lakh customers by initiating transactions worth more than Rs 3,400 crore. This has been achieved within two years with its strong network of business correspondents' collaborations with prominent banking partners, including State Bank of India (SBI) and Bank of India, Paisalo Digital said in a statement.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For investors concerned that America’s tech giants are making recklessly large bets on generative artificial intelligence (AI), big tech’s latest quarterly results have offered some reassurance. The growth in demand from companies for the cloud services of Amazon, Microsoft and Google was red hot.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Over the past couple of years, vivo has been making strides not just in product innovation but also in market share, especially in India. It has galloped past Samsung and Xiaomi to claim the spot of top smartphone brand in India.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bayt al-Hikma, or the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, emerged in the ninth century—even before the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, widely considered the first academy of sciences. The Banu Musa brothers, sons of an astronomer in Baghdad, created the first machine with a stored program there and scientific textbooks from the institute were translated and made their way to Europe.

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Dowey and Ward will be based in London and will report to Tom Riley, head of global thematic strategies for AXA IM Core. The former joins from Liontrust Asset Management, where he was a fund manager and co-head of the global innovation investment team. In October 2024, Investment Week revealed that Dowey was preparing to leave Liontrust, following five years at the UK asset manager, but his next move was unknown as the time. Liontrust co-head of Global Innovation team James Dowey set to depart His new colleague Ward joins from Barings, where he served as head of global tech...

Justin Trudeau’s decision to step down and prorogue Parliament will keep his government from implementing its proposed changes to capital gains for now, but Canadians might not be off the hook with tax collectors just yet.

Google Cloud is partnering with the government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) to launch a Gemini-powered, Beckn-enabled UP Open Network for Agriculture, the hyperscaler announced on Tuesday.

Tata Technologies on Tuesday said it has partnered with Telechips, an automotive semiconductor solutions company, aimed at innovations for vehicle software solutions for next-gen software-defined vehicles. Under the strategic partnership, the two companies aim to develop innovative solutions for ADAS (advanced driver-assistance system) platforms, automotive cockpit domain controllers, and central and zonal gateway controllers that will accelerate the realisation of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), Tata Technologies said in a statement.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s move to step down and prorogue parliament will keep his government from implementing its proposed changes to capital gains for now,but Canadians might not be off the hook with the country’s tax collectors just yet.

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Indian pharmaceutical industry is aiming to more than double its size to USD 120-130 billion by 2030 as it looks to ride on the back of innovation to become the healthcare custodian of the world, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) president and Torrent Group chairman Samir Mehta said. In the last 25 years, the Indian pharma industry has grown nearly 20 times — a market size of USD 58 billion from USD 3 billion in 1999-2000, contributing equally to domestic sales and exports today. The sector is among the top five contributors to India's trade surplus, which has grown to USD 19.5 billion from merely USD 1 billion in 1999-2000.