July 17, 2015 - Karnataka rolls out 4,187 services into one mobile app; Centre takes cue from Congress-ruled state

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Digital Karnataka rolls out 4,187 services into one mobile app; Centre takes cue from Congress-ruled state Centre has asked for details of Congress-ruled Karnataka's mobile-governance platform, which integrates 4,187 services, into one app, Mobile-One... Digital AngelList, an online platform which allows startups to raise capital from investors, sets shop in India AngelList, an online platform which allows startups to raise capital from accredited investors, is looking to set up shop in India at a time when early-stage funding is seeing heightened activity. Digital Net Neutrality upheld in India; Facebook's Internet.org could face regulation Facebook has defended its Internet.org initiative as a "gateway" to provide low cost access to the internet after a government panel on net neutrality opposed it saying that the social networking giant was playing the role of a gatekeeper. 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Telecom Reliance Jio executive R Srikanth joins TVS Logistics as CFO Prior to taking up the new role, Srikanth was serving Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd as its President and CFO, Chennai-based TVS Logistics said in a statement... Finance PSU banks are fast approaching perform or perish zone With huge capital requirements and government's reluctance to blindly capitalise PSU banks, the focus will have to turn to performance Finance SoftBank-controlled US telecom firm Sprint to buy Persistent's 26% stake in Indian JV The 74:26 JV was formed four years ago. Finance What is the unease around Indian banks? The concern is on all counts—stressed assets, weak earnings from operations and the investor perception around Indian banks Finance Mindtree to acquire UK-based Bluefin for $66M, US-based Relational Solutions for $10M This marks a revival in its inorganic growth strategy after five years. Food/FMCG India foils Colgate-Palmolive's bid to patent traditional mouthwash formula India has foiled consumer goods giant Colgate-Palmolive's attempt to patent a mouthwash formula containing herb extracts, used in traditional medicines to cure oral diseases. Food/FMCG Wholesale prices of onions shoots up 50% in Lasalgaon, Pune; increases inflation worries Wholesale onion prices shot up by as much as 50 per cent in the key markets of Lasalgaon and Pune in Maharashtra in the first half of July. Food/FMCG Karnataka Milk Federation plans Rs 300 crore plant in Telangana Karnataka Milk Federation has evinced interest to join hands with its counterpart in Telangana, Vijaya Dairy, to set up a milk processing plant involving an investment of at least Rs 300 crore. Food/FMCG Number of outlets of branded coffee chains dropped Despite rising coffee consumption in India, the number of outlets of branded retail chains have dropped to 1,863 from 1,943 in March 2014. Software Indian tech start-ups look upto small businesses with $11.6bn opportunity Digital enablement for SMBs presents a $11.6 billion opportunity for technology vendors, according to advisory firm Zinnov. Software Newshunt acquires e-commerce recommendation platform BuyT.in Bangalore-based Ver Se Innovation Pvt Ltd, the owner of local language mobile app NewsHunt among other businesses, has acquired Delhi-based Rocket Science Innovations Pvt Ltd, which runs e-commerce price comparison and recommendation platform BuyT.in, for an undisclosed amount. Software How cloud, mobility and analytics solutions will help to make Digital India? The government has now come up with a Digital Locker that allows you to store such important files, and lets you authenticate them online with your Aadhaar number Ecommerce Flipkart Names Yahoo's Eric Lange Vice President of Product Management in the ads division Yahoo Vice President Eric Lange is leaving the struggling Web company to join fast-growing Indian e-commerce site Flipkart. Ecommerce Ola ropes in Lazada\'s Sundeep Sahni as its vice president of new initiatives Lazada is South East Asia\'s one of the biggest e-commerce companies, backed by players like Rocket Internet and Temasek Holdings. Ecommerce Ola ropes in Lazada's Sundeep Sahni as its vice president of new initiatives Lazada is South East Asia's one of the biggest e-commerce companies, backed by players like Rocket Internet and Temasek Holdings. Ecommerce E-commerce firms may be brought under consumer protection, competition laws The government is considering bringing e-commerce companies under the ambit of consumer protection and competition laws Franchise Franchisee Journey: From financing franchise businesses to franchisee with over a 100 locations Brian Kelley owns 104 Hardee's, plus a handful of Jersey Mike's Subs and a couple of Blaze Pizzas. Here's his tips for other franchisees. Franchise Oops! KFC and Pizza Hut say Narendra Modi's arrival hasnt turned around sentiment yet Yum has reported a decline in samestore sales for the seventh straight quarter in India, indicating a continued slowdown in the countrys fast-food market. HR A survey says people work for passion not money! Do you? Launches 'Love What You Do' campaign for job seekers HR How Amit Sahni transformed from an offline businessman to an e-retail merchant Online marketplaces like Flipkart, Snapdeal and Paytm have opened up tremendous opportunities for traditional businessmen. The young generation is not sati HR Microsoft calls on Foxconn to build phones locally Foxconn is also revving its India plans after Nokias exit from phone manufacturing shut down its plant in Sriperambudur, Tamil Nadu. HR 'Scale in India' a must for Make in India Indian firms lack the bandwidth to deliver world-class manufacturing. The government must help them scale up Logistics Titagarh Wagons gets a €220-m order book boost post Italian firms confirmed orders Titagarh Wagons' acquisition of Italian passenger rail engineering firm Firema Traspor Logistics Govt clears proposal to redevelop 400 railway stations over a 5 year span: Prabhu Some 400 train stations out of the 7,172 on India's railroad network will get a facelift by co-opting private players, the government said on Thursday. Logistics Railways launch cleanliness drive on trains; aim for rodent free trains by setting up rat traps INDIA: What the Ministry of Railways says is the first line to be built using independent finance under the non-government railway policy announced... Logistics India's port corporatization plan runs aground; plan being reworked as reform in governance also needed The shipping ministry is reworking the plan to convert 11 of the 12 Union govt-owned ports into corporate entities from a trustee set-up Construction Crowdsourcing gains ground among realestate startups Crowdsourcing is a method of getting work done from people who don't actually work for the firm. This is an increasingly popular concept across the world, and.. Construction 150 houses demolished under patencheru lake near Hyderabad In a major victory for environmentalists, revenue authorities in a pre-dawn operation demolished around 150 under-construction houses by pressing a dozen heavy earth movers at Shetti Kunta Lake in Patancheru mandal. Construction Property demand slumps by 35% in Delhi-NCR Demand for property in Delhi-NCR region has slumped by 30-35 per cent in the last one Construction Millions spent online to purchase homes with market expected to grow at 21% over next five years Mumbai resident Madhumita Mondal got the real estate bug earlier this year and decided to buy an apartment. She did it online Marketing Samsung eyes bigger play in 4G market : to launch more LTE phones Korean electronics major Samsung is betting big on the burgeoning demand for 4G-enabled devices and plans to expand its portfolio of LTE smartphones in the coming months. Marketing Google adds 'buy button' in mobile ads : Report "Purchases on Google" will let smartphone users click on certain search ads to visit retailer-branded pages hosted by Google. 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