December 18, 2015 - Google for India: To partner with India's 'Internet Saathi' program; Wi-fi at 100 railway stations; new campus at Hyderabad; and more

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Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk Pixar, with 15 Academy Awards and an average worldwide gross of $600 million is probably the world's most successful creative company. A key reason for Pixar's success is its culture. One of the key components of its culture is understanding that every masterpiece starts out as an ugly baby. "Originality is fragile," Ed Catmull, founder of Pixar writes in his book, Creativity Inc. "The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs friends." "Our job is to protect our babies from being judged too quickly. Our job is to protect the new." However, excess positivity is not good either. Good feedback needs to be honest, but from a position of trust and empathy. The purpose of creative feedback is to move the project forward. Anything that does not fulfill that purpose - no matter who it comes from - has no place in a feedback session - Comment Digital Google for India: To partner with India's 'Internet Saathi' program; Wi-fi at 100 railway stations; new campus at Hyderabad; and more Google to partner with India's 'Internet Saathi' program: Ravi Shankar Prasad - Prasad said that it is a matter of pride for India that Sundar Pichai is heading Google. Have a penchant for good content? Coming Soon This time it’s not personal!   Advt: Get qualified leads for your business TradeBriefs introduces automated mobile number verification, progressive qualification and other API-based verification. Save time and money! Digital Rental portal for designer wear STAGE 3 secures angel funding by divesting 16% stake STAGE 3, a New Delhi-based online renting platform for designer wear, has secured angel funding by divesting 16 per cent stake in its parent company to a bunch of angel investors. Digital Bangalore-based IT reverse logistics Blubirch raises $2 million from Chicago Capital, Sanjay Mehta, others Funds will be used to ramp up technology infrastructure at the IT reverse logistics firm. Digital Global PE firm Blackstone buys stake in logistics tech firm IBS Software for $170 million in its 2nd India-related investment in 2015 Global private equity firm Blackstone has struck a deal to buy a minority stake in travel, transportation and logistics technology firm IBS Software from General Atlantic and other unnamed investors for $170 million (Rs 1,137.5 crore), in its second India related investment this year. Digital Tiger Global Management-backed Freshdesk acquires in-app customer support platform Konotor Tiger Global Management-backed Freshdesk Inc has acquired in-app customer support platform Konotor for an undisclosed amount. Retail Delhi's Khan Market most expensive retail spot in India at USD 235 per sq ft per year: Report Khan Market in New Delhi is the most expensive retail location in India and the 24th worldwide, a report by global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield said on Thursday. Retail Tata Starbucks' CEO Avani Davda quits, veteran Sumi Ghosh to replace her Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee retailer, posted per-store sales that were more than two-and-a-half times higher than its largest rival during.. Retail Croma adapts to the new age The retail chain is focusing on omnichannel services and opening new stores to fend off rivals Retail The e-commerce evolution 2015 will be remembered as the year that showcased the Internet’s potential to transform all kinds of consumer businesses. However, in the last few months, a lot of that optimism has faded. We look at what lies ahead for the sector Telecom Telecom penetration: India's data haves and have-nots Market leader Bharti Airtel and No 2 carrier Vodafone India lead in these top-five data markets and have gained higher share here, the brokerage said. Telecom From Net Neutrality to Mobile Wallets, Tech Trends That Took India by Storm in 2015 From internet.org to drones, India enters new technology era - While "net neutrality" and its ensuing debate kept Indian policymakers and the social media busy for most part of the year, what took ... Telecom Facebook is rolling out a campaign to 'Save Free Basics' in India With over 125 million users, India is Facebook’s largest market outside the United States. Now, the world’s largest social network is leveraging the strength of those numbers to push its controversial Free Basics initiative — formerly Internet.org in India Telecom Vodafone, Reliance Communications Reportedly Planning 2G Roaming Agreements Telecom operators Vodafone and Reliance Communications (R-Com) are likely to sign 2G intra-circle roaming (ICR) agreements across five circles, including Bihar, Bengal and Odisha. Finance RBI unveils new math for banks’ base rate RBI aims to make rates responsive to policy changes; change may make loans cheaper for new borrowers Finance Reliance Industries: Is the tide turning in its favour? As Reliance Jio is set for launch and can boost street sentiments, investments in core business will accrue benefits in the medium term while in the excessive crude supplies are already adding to benefits Finance Now, register for mobile banking at ATMs too Allow mobile banking registration at ATMs by March 2016: RBI to NFS banks - The RBI said India has high mobile density and it is focusing to encouraging banks to leverage on the mobile channel for widening the access to banking services. Finance Rajan’s crackdown on $59 billion bad loans means M&A surge in India The volume of deals in India will jump from a 5-year high as banks seek to dispose of their holdings in distressed companies, say M&A advisers Software US doubles H-1B visa fee : How will it impact highly qualified Indian IT professionals? The move is likely to not go down well with the IT industry, which relies heavily on the visas for transfer of skilled workers to client locations. Software India is the place where Google searches for big ideas, says Sundar Pichai With this in mind, Google will expand its presence in India with “a new campus in Hyderabad,” and increase hiring in other centres too. Software HCL TalentCare aims to train 20,000 graduates in next 3 years for making them employable HCL TalentCare said it plans to train 20,000 graduates in next three years to make them employable for different industry verticals. Software Facebook partners with Uber for ride-hailing service through its Messenger app Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that it is testing a service that will allow users of its Messenger app to hail Uber rides directly from the app. Ecommerce Logistics platform Rivigo raises $30 million in series B round of funding led by SAIF Partners Series B round of funding, led by SAIF Partners Ecommerce Sundar Pichai is India's most-searched for business leader in 2015; Flipkart is top-searched ecommerce site The India-born Google CEO beat Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and legends like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates; Flipkart is top-searched ecommerce site Ecommerce ZipGo Technologies suspends operations in Bengaluru after the Karnataka State Transport Department officials raids its office Transport department serves a notice to the start-up to provide documents of the licences and other details of the vehicles aggregated on its platform Ecommerce E-tailer Jabong signs an exclusive deal with Missguided to sell UK-based fashion retailer's products on its platform In the past, Jabong has exclusively launched international brands such as TOPSHOP, TOPMAN, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge. HR 9 things CEO Sundar Pichai said at Google for India event Pichai, along with other top executives from Google and YouTube, talked about the company's plans for India. HR Indians in US love jobs and money but many dream of return More than half the respondents to a survey conducted by international money transfer firm Transfast say they want to come home after they retire. HR New Indian Startups And Apps Improve Healthcare In Urban India Quality healthcare is out of the reach of most poor Indians, but for the middle class, some services are only a smartphone away. HR African fraudsters lure job seekers with big pay Now the fraudsters from African countries too are cheating the gullible job aspirants in the name of UNO’s Anti-Terrorist Form. The fake organisation is offering high paid jobs in western countries, particularly UK, USA and Canada and Australia. Logistics India to build sea bridge, tunnel to connect Sri Lanka at a cost of Rs 24000 cr India is set to build a sea-bridge and tunnel connecting Sri Lanka while a pact has been inked with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal for flow of traffic and passenger vehicles. Logistics 3PL Market in India CAGR Growth could be to the tune of 8.43% over Four Years   Logistics Roads ministry identifies 22 deadliest accident prone large 'black' spots on NHs and another 496 smaller black spots identified, Rs 500 cr to be spent to rectify the same Three districts of Tamil Nadu and four districts of Uttar Pradesh have the country’s 20 deadliest stretches on National Highways. Logistics Jet Airways CEO Cramer Ball resigns due reasons of repatriation to Europe Gaurang Shetty to become acting CEO of the firm; frequent churn at the top comes under focus.   Construction CBRE Survey says Delhi’s Connaught Place 6th most expensive office market globally Connaught Place has continued to feature in the top 10 global list of most expensive office markets, according to the report Construction Delhi's Khan Market most expensive retail spot in India: Report With Rs.1,250 ($19) per sq ft rental, Khan Market is followed by Connaught Place in the city centre at Rs.850 per sq ft and DLF Galleria at Gurgaon in.. Construction East Pune is being touted as next realty hub In the next five years, New Airport Road and Vishrantwadi could see property prices rise 63% and 56% respectively, translating into a yearly compounde.. Construction Realty firm M3M's CMO Sanjay Gupta to join Nissan Motor India Sanjay Gupta is expected to join the company on December 21 and would be directly reporting to Arun Malhotra, the managing director of Nissan India. Marketing 25 Awesome Long Format Ad Films By Indian Brands In 2015 : Report Ever since Indian advertising discovered the magic of long format storytelling, the digital audiences have been treated to a plethora of heart warming stories. The 30-second TVC gave way to longer … Marketing Facebook launches email campaign to support Free Basics : more misinformation? Facebook has started a campaign asking its users in India to send an automated email to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) letting them know that they support Free Basics, its zero rating platform which violates net neutrality. Through automated emails, Facebook is trying get public su Marketing Flipkart’s top shopper in 2015 is single, male and works in an office : Report Ecommerce major Flipkart has released #FlipTrends2015, year end analytics and trends report, where it studied 50 million shoppers between 1 January 2015 and 14 December 2015. FlipTrends is Flipkart’s first year of disclosing trends in its 8 years of existence. Moto E in top selling category Marketing From internet.org to drones, India enters new technology era : Report Although India has no regulations yet on "net neutrality" a draft report on this from the department of telecommunications is with the govt for clearance. Politics CBI raids: Kejriwal wins on spin, Jaitley hits back at Delhi CM’s ‘propaganda’, tells Nitish, Mamata to back off Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has used the alleged DDCA scam to divert attention from Rajendra Kumar to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Politics Ashish Joshi, the man who took on the AAP establishment, is no darling of the NDA regime either But despite that kind of acquaintance, Joshi was given the marching orders by the AAP government within 30 days of taking up the Delhi Dialogue assignment. Politics Now, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Says No Question Of Scrapping Reservation NAGPUR -- Making a complete U-turn from his previous statement that the quota system needed a review, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said reservation should continue in the country as long as there was s Politics Jammu and Kashmir: BJP’s demand to declare Accession Day a holiday lands PDP in a fix To declare 26 October a gazetted holiday or not? The question is loaded with political implications in Jammu and Kashmir. Sports Most memorable sports moments of 2015: Highs lows, from 115 to 1 SI.com’s ranking of the most memorable sports moments of the year Sports The Year in Sports Scandals 2015 was a good year for bad athletics. Sports Sports village to be used even after National Games Sports Rugby World Cup-winning All Blacks honoured at British Sports Awards in London World rugby champions only foreigners among winners at glitzy evening in London. Entertainment Multiplexes for ‘Dilwale’, single screens for ‘Bajirao Mastani’? As the makers of 'Dilwale', 'Bajirao Mastani' gear up to release their films tomorrow (December 18), still not clear which one of them have managed to bag maximum screens. Entertainment Poison drummer Rikki Rockett battling oral cancer Rikki Rockett, drummer of American rock band Poison opened up about his battle with oral cancer. Entertainment From Ranveer to Ranbir, Bollywood is on vacation The holiday season’s here and celebrities are busy adding air miles as they take off to cool their heels with their loved ones. Everyone from Ranbir and Katrina to Priyanka and Bipasha is off on vacation. Entertainment Aishwarya Rai starrer ‘Sarbjit’ ‘very challenging’ film for makeup artist Subhash Shinde says working on Aishwarya Rai starrer biopic 'Sarbjit' is a challenging task and had to spend a lot of time on research. 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