Centre notifies guidelines under 'PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana'The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has introduced guidelines for implementing Payment Security Mechanism and Central Financial Assist...
14 Jan, 2025, 02.53 PM IST
Discover Arabia in Mumbai: ‘Spectacular Saudi’ offers cultural immersion, travel deals, and visas in 48 hoursSaudi's national tourism brand is hosting its first immersive consumer event, 'Spectacular Saudi', in Mumbai from September 25 to October 2...
19 Sep, 2024, 04.30 PM IST
Saudi Arabia is making a high-risk $1 trillion bet on tourismSaudi Arabia is investing heavily to transform into a top tourist destination, with projects like the Red Sea Project and Neom. The country...
21 Apr, 2024, 10.28 AM IST
Jeff Bezos taps Amazon veteran Dave Limp to speed up space company Blue OriginTop priorities for Limp, who led Amazon's lucrative devices unit, include accelerating the development of Blue Origin's long-delayed New Gl...
22 Dec, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
What is Saudi Arabia's bigger plan as the kingdom bets billions on Messi, Ronaldo?Saudi Arabia wants tourism to account for 10% of its gross domestic product in 2030 and and expert says sport is essential to what the king...
22 May, 2023, 06.48 PM IST
Quona Capital closes $332 million fund to invest in fintech startups in emerging marketsThis raises Quona Capital’s aggregate committed capital since inception to over $745 million. The company has backed startups such as ZestM...
08 Nov, 2022, 06.26 PM IST
Raw material sourcing startup Ximkart raises $2.4 million in funding led by Matrix Partners IndiaXimkart will use the funds to strengthen its position in existing categories, launch new categories and expand to newer geographies across ...
15 Sep, 2022, 01.24 PM IST
Raw material sourcing startup Ximkart raises $2.4 million in funding led by Matrix Partners IndiaXimkart will use the funds to strengthen its position in existing categories, launch new categories and expand to newer geographies across ...
15 Sep, 2022, 12.58 PM IST
Indonesia-based agri-tech startup Semaai raises $1.25 million led by Sequoia Surge, BeenextAngel investors Nipun Mehra, founder and CEO of e-commerce startup Ula; Harshet Lunani, founder and CEO of Qoala; and Prashant Pawar, techn...
15 Feb, 2022, 09.00 AM IST
ETtech Weekly Recap: What startups want from Budget 2021, verification badge scam, & moreWe tracked the Economic Survey 2020-21 and what it had to say about the country's startup ecosystem and how the Covid-19 pandemic and subse...
30 Jan, 2021, 09.36 AM IST
ETtech Evening Briefing, 29 Jan. 2021: Economic Survey 2021 & India’s Startup EconomyFrom Economic Survey 2021’s take on India’s startup ecosystem and gig economy to the government notifying India Seed Fund Scheme, here’s a ...
29 Jan, 2021, 09.35 PM IST
Ula raises $20 million in funding led by Quona Capital, B Capital GroupThe company is focused on digitising their supply chain, inventory and also helps them manage their working capital.
29 Jan, 2021, 09.13 AM IST
Qatar emir invited to Gulf summit amid diplomatic rowQatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a "formal invitation" from Saudi King Salman to the January 5 meeting of the six-nati...
30 Dec, 2020, 04.52 PM IST
Lightspeed Venture Partners expands to Southeast Asia, sets up regional office in SingaporeLightspeed, which manages over $10 billion of committed capital, is also setting up a dedicated investment team for the region, which inclu...
18 Sep, 2020, 07.58 AM IST
Coronavirus frustrates Saudi women's push for financial independenceWomen in the United States and Europe have taken an outsized hit from the wave of unemployment caused by the coronavirus, but for women in ...
04 Jun, 2020, 11.52 AM IST
No quick fix in US bid to end reliance on Russian rocket enginesLawmakers wrote to Obama, citing widespread support for efforts to develop a US engine, & to ensure it would be available to multiple launc...
21 Sep, 2014, 03.38 PM IST
Dipping tiger tally cause for concern in several Asian nationsEven as India hopes to improve its big cat tally from the present 1,411, their number has now declined drastically in tiger range countries...
29 Jun, 2010, 10.18 AM IST