November 19, 2015 - Now, a mobile app to help you locate the nearest eToilet

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Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk As forecasters predict a world with revised notions of car ownership, the first signs are already here. Apparently, millenials don't want to own a car anymore. They are happy as long as they have access to one when they need one. So, what happens to car companies in a world where consumers simply press a button on their phones and a self-driven car shows up at their doorstep. In this world, personal transportation becomes a utility, like electricity. Auto companies should become the transportation utility companies of the future or else they risk going out of business. - Comment Digital Now, a mobile app to help you locate the nearest eToilet  Eram Scientific Solutions, a manufacturer of electronic toilets, has unveiled a Advt: Get qualified leads for your business TradeBriefs introduces automated mobile number verification, progressive qualification and other API-based verification. Save time and money! 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Digital Google updates mobile app to better understand complex queries Google has updated its mobile app to better understand complex queries and decipher th Digital ScoopWhoop raises $4 mn from Kalaari Capital Internet media and news start-up ScoopWhoop has raised $4 million from Kalaari Capital Digital Ola raises another $500 m from China’s Didi Kuaidi, others With valuation now estimated at $5 b, Ola becomes the third biggest online company in India Digital India low on mobile penetration, but high on new connections 13 million new mobile subscriptions added in Q3 Retail As funds dry up, hyperlocals tap private labels to boost profits Grofers and PepperTap are among those start-ups that plan to launch staples such as pulses, rice and oil Retail Nobody takes us seriously: Kishore Biyani, Future Group CEO As Future Group forays bravely into FMCG, can it beat the likes of Britannia, P&G and Unilever at their own game? Retail Snapdeal CEO: We will be India's biggest e-commerce player According to data by Morgan Stanley, Snapdeal is currently the second-biggest player in India, with a market share of 32 percent. Rival Flipkart, the poster boy of Indian e-commerce, is holding on to the lion share of 44 percent, while US behemoth Amazon accounts for 15 percent of market share. Retail Why I unapologetically love a traditionally 'uncool' retailer LOFTI'm not sorry about what I'm about to say: I love shopping at Loft.This goes back to the first time I ever stepped inside a Loft store. At the time, I Telecom 4G/LTE in India: Changing the rules of the game While 3G sparked the revolution in Indian smartphone industry, 4G/ LTE is set to take it forward in the coming years. Each generation of mobile technology upg.. Telecom After lukewarm response to mobile apps, is it 'ghar wapsi' to websites? With low cost smartphones and better Internet penetration, mobile Internet growth has seen an upsurge in India. A report by IAMAI and KPMG projected that India will reach 236 million mobile Internet users by 2016, and 314 million by 2017   Telecom Lenovo CEO says bullish on India as a market The company said it is bullish about the potential of India as a market. It has grown tremendously over the last decade which makes India strategicall.. Telecom India's telecom subscriber base rises to 102.26 crore As per data shared by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), the total telephone base in the country stood at 101.41 ..   Finance Modi government clears big-ticket projects worth 10000 crore Cabinet has approved 10% stake sale in CIL, IPO of Cochin Shipyards, 3% interest subsidy for exports, and a plan to revive 34 stalled projects. Finance How private equity industry can play a crucial role in development of SMEs By Mukul Gulati & Pankaj Raina The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) segment accounts for 45 per cent of India’s total industrial output and 40 per cent of total exports. However, companies operating in this... Finance Ease of doing business: Private equity funds and venture capitalists need clarity on tax and corporate laws India has overhauled regulatory approvals needed for starting new business ventures; but that still is not good enough in global matrices. Finance Oil ministry wants cess on crude oil to be scrapped or reduced The oil producers have been seeking a switch to 8% ad valorem cess that could significantly cut companies liability. Software With surge in iPhone demand, Apple crosses $1 billion sales mark in India Analysts attributed this to the surge in demand for iPhones with sales growing upwards of 35 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the last two years. Software Google plans to expand the enterprise applications business : Selling aggressively to corporates in India Google is offering to pay the charges of Google Apps for businesses that are running on suites of other providers until their contract is over. Software Nasscom to intensify H1-B visa lobbying efforts in the US As the debate on outsourcing and visa abuse by India's largest software exporters gathers momentum ahead of the US presidential elections next year, representatives of India's $146 billion information technology industry will increase efforts to counter a new immigration bill, which if passed into law, can disrupt their business models. Software Citi to Cisco, top IT clients cutting spends Infosys and Wipro have seen business from their biggest customers fall over the last two years, TCS stopped declaring revenue from its largest clients a few years ago Ecommerce VMukti Solutions all set to become the next unicorn in the country by setting new benchmarks in cloud-based interactive streaming technologies VMukti Solutions, No.2 in the '2015 Deloitte Technology Fast50 India' list which fetes high-growth technology companies, is all set to become the next unicorn in the country by setting new benchmarks in cloud-based interactive streaming technologies. Ecommerce Google aggressively sellinging enterprise applications to Indian companies Google is offering to pay the charges of Google Apps for businesses that are running on suites of other providers until their contract is over. Ecommerce Healthy dining chain Sattviko buys food delivery startup Call A Meal Sattviko, which was set up in February 2014, recently expanded its offerings to include natural and herbal yogic products. Franchise OK you’re ready to be a franchise owner, but are you aware of your responsibilities and duties? Franchise Franchisee Journey: From siblings to Checkers Drive-in Restaurant franchisees with 2 locations, looking to open more Bill Nowak and Gail Gentry of Buffalo, New York, were chosen 'rookie of the year' by their Checkers franchisor. Franchise Franchisor Zone: When your franchise concept does so well that it’s time to take it abroad HR Kuwait's Petrochemical Industries Co close to signing India deal: CEO Kuwait's Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) is close to signing a deal to acquire 45 per cent of the OpaL chemical factory in India, the company's chief executive said. HR The Edgewater Technologies Acquisition Affair There's an incredible story brewing in the AMERI Holdings acquisition offer for Edgewater Technologies.This acquisition can be seen as a way to create a lot of value due to a very easy to understand e HR The CEO of Tinder just gave a cringeworthy interview Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for TinderTinder CEO Sean Rad.Tinder CEO Sean Rad has been doing a bit of a press circuit in advance of his company's IPO this week.And Logistics 2 More Indian airports that will now accept Pakistani Airlines at Guwahati and Shillong, along with Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai by air and the Wagah border by foot india allows pakistanis two new airports Logistics West Bengal transport minister Madan Mitra, accused in the Sardha chit fund resigns The resignation came just hours after CBI pleaded before the Calcutta High Court to cancel Mitra's bail citing that he is still functioning as a cabinet minister in the state government. Logistics Tight security for VIPs at Patna airport for swearing in of CM-elect Nitish Kumar- Times of India Security has been stepped up at Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport ahead of the swearing-in of CM-elect Nitish Kumar on November 20 Logistics Copenhagen airport terminal reopens after bomb scare and an hour long evacuation process Copenhagen airport evacuated after bomb hoax - Associated Press reported that the news was sparked only after 'an overheard conversation about a bomb'. Construction Executives stuck with costly loans and properties due to Real Estate slowdown Hundreds of senior executives and HNIs, who benefitted from the boom in property from 2004-13, thought they could ride the surge for a little longer. Construction Refinancing risk for top realtors, According to Crisil The Crisil analysis involves top 25 realtors, which form 95% of the market capitalisation of the sector. Construction Real estate PE funds switch focus on residential segment, According to JLL India PE funds investing in real estate is witnessing rising focus on assets classes like residential segment, unlike the earlier modus operandi of raising diversified funds. Construction Four flats in Mumbai to be sold by Air India for Rs 90 crore In August 2013, the national airline had floated bids for e-auctioning of these four flats. Each of these 3-BHK flats measures 2,033 sqft Marketing Instagram Eyeing Indian Advertising Industy : Report Among the last 100 million people who joined Instagram, more than half live in Asia and Europe Marketing The marriage of eCommerce and content marketing : Report A study by Deloitte earlier this year pegged the value of the eCommerce market in India at $16 billion for 2015 - that's a staggering 300% increase. Marketing Lenovo CEO says bullish on India as a market : Report Lenovo Chairman and CEO, Yang Yuanqing Wednesday said that Lenovo has a target of generating $6 billion in revenue in the next three years from the India market. Marketing Agencies building digital newsrooms to create and deliver content : Report Ad Age is the leading global source of news, intelligence and conversation for marketing and media communities Politics Nathuram Godse row: Now, Hindu Mahasabha calls RSS ‘the biggest traitor’ Ashok Sharma, national vice-president of Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM), on Wednesday slammed RSS leaders for criticising the ABHM for commemorating Godse and observing Sunday as Balidan Divas in his honour, Politics Mani Shankar Aiyar has lost it, why else will he be so casually colloquial about PM Modi in Pakistan? Aiyar went to Pakistan and embarrassed the nation like no one else, almost as if he was engaged in the 'Stupidity Stakes' and had to beat Salman Khurshid for the silly statements he had made a few days earlier. Since nothing happened to Khurshid by way of chastisement, Aiyar thought he would go 'one better.' Politics Why Congress May Want To Heed Subramanian Swamy's Conspiracy Theory And Declare Rahul A 'Foreigner' One of India’s most fabled jewels, the Kohinoor, is being passed off as a British crown jewel. Now if Dr. Subramanian Swamy is to be believed, India’s other precious family heirloom is act Politics Modi won’t attend Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in ceremony Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the oath-taking ceremony of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on 20 November, an official said. Sports Pakistani sports team safe in India, assures Government Sports Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini lose appeals against provisional FIFA bans Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, who had been favourite to take over in FIFA presidential election, were suspended on October 8. Sports Lionel Messi looking sharp but in doubt for El but Clasico, says Luis Suarez Lionel Messi is in a fitness battle having returned to training on Monday following a knee injury he picked up at the end of September. Sports Ranji Trophy, Group B: Mumbai notch up six-wicket win over Railways Akhil Herwadkar (75) and in-form batsman Shreyas Iyer (91) laid the platform with a fourth-wicket stand of 143. Entertainment Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori announces SaMaPa awards SaMaPa awards for contribution to the field of music were announced by the Santoor maestro Pandit Bhajan Sopori's music academy. Entertainment ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ was watched by two per cent Indians in theatres, five major reasons why One of the major reason that Bajrangi Bhaijaan was watched by a mere 2 % Indians in theatres is because 50 per cent of population has no access to cinemas. Entertainment ‘Spectre’ sets box office records in China "Spectre", taking in more than 376 million yuan, five days after its opening in the world's second-largest film market, China. Entertainment Censor Board says no long ‘kisses’ in Bond film ‘Spectre’, Twitterati makes #SanskariJamesBond trend Reportedly, the long kisses between 'Spectre's lead actors Daniel Craig and Monica Bellucci will be cut short for the Indian audience. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India