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December 29, 2015 - Reliance Jio to make India one of the top 10 internet countries: Mukesh Ambani

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Here are 2 stories that put to rest any questions about India's prowess in fundamental science and technology. Pandorum Technologies, a biotech startup, has made India's first artificial human liver tissue using 3D printing. While, the technology to make a complete organ may be a few years away, the tissue can be used to speed up drug testing in the early-development phase, among other applications. In another story, scientist at IISc have devised a new way to etch nano-circuits on silicon chips at room temperature, which could potentially accelerate research efforts at the fundamental chip level. The team pegs the current patterning cost at Rs 2.5-3 crore, which they expect to drop to Rs 10-25 lakh with their technology - Comment


Digital
Reliance Jio to make India one of the top 10 internet countries: Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Jio to  make India one of the top 10 internet countries: Mukesh Ambani - The Mobile Indian
Currently India is ranked around 150 in the Internet and mobile broadband penetration out of 230 countries..


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Flipkart launches global brand licensing for Indian sellers
Flipkart launches global brand  licensing for Indian sellers
E-commerce giant Flipkart today came out with a new brand licensing initiative to ease


Digital
US-based Vertex Ventures raises $151 million to invest in enterprise, cloud startups
California-based Vertex Ventures (not the same as Temasek's VC arm that also operates under a similar name) has raised $151 million in its debut early-stage fund named 'Vertex Ventures US Fund I, L.P.', according to a disclosure filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).


Digital

Digital
Home decor portal Livspace hires ex-Hettich exec Gopal Dwivedi for lead modular furniture unit
Home décor marketplace Livspace has appointed Gopal Dwivedi, former India business head of German furniture maker Hettich, to lead its newly launched modular furniture and wardrobe division.


Retail
Snapdeal to invest more in logistics to speed up delivery, get edge over rivals
Snapdeal to  invest more in logistics to speed up delivery, get edge over rivals - Economic Times
Snapdeal will spend more on logistics and technology to better compete with Flipkart and Amazon's Indian unit, its co-founder said on Monday.

Retail
Exploiting opportunity: Dutch lingerie brand Hunkemoller to have four stores in India by end-March
Exploiting opportunity: Dutch  lingerie brand Hunkemoller to have four stores in India by end-March - Economic Times
Hunkemöller, which opened its first store at Delhis DLF Promenade mall, will open two more outlets in the National Capital Region in the next two months.

Retail
Voylla in talks with Aditya Birla Group, Reliance Retail to sell its fashion jewellery
Voylla in  talks with Aditya Birla Group, Reliance Retail to sell its fashion jewellery - Economic Times
Voylla is in talks with Aditya Birla Group and Reliance Retail to sell its products in their multi-brand stores. The online jeweller has recently entered bricks-and-mortar retail.

Retail
Age of killer start-ups and online medium bring Bharat & India closer
Age of killer  start-ups and online medium bring Bharat & India closer - Business Standard
Though late, India Inc has now started recognising the disruption


Telecom
Mobile powers e-tail, unicorns and more, best is yet to come
Mobile powers e-tail, unicorns  and more, best is yet to come - Financial Express
Eight Indian unicorns already, hyper-local comes of age and with 50 mn shoppers, e-tail did $10 bn in GMV... that’s the pace of change & best is yet to come.


Telecom
It's Now Time For Mobile Wallet vs Credit Cards in India
It's Now Time For Mobile  Wallet vs Credit Cards in India - Gizmodo India
Mobile wallets are slowly yet steadily gaining a foothold in India. In the year 2015, not only mobile wallets become mainstream but they also become popular


Telecom
Mark Zuckerberg dials Nasscom, start-up leaders over Free Basics
Mark Zuckerberg dials Nasscom,  start-up leaders over Free Basics - Business Standard
TRAI is aiming to solve the issues and based on the feedback received from various stakeholders it will come up with final guidelines for net neutrality by early 2016


Telecom
Reliance Jio launches 4G for employees
Reliance Jio launches 4G for  employees - Times of India
The soft launch of Jio's 4G broadband wireless services, beginning today, will test the strength and quality of network ahead of the commercial roll-out next year



Finance
Consumers with income above Rs.10 lakh to lose gas subsidy
Consumers with income above  Rs.10 lakh to lose gas subsidy - Livemint
The move is based on the assumption that each consumer who will be denied the subsidy would be using five to eight cylinders a year


Finance
10 stock ideas to capture India growth story in 2016
10 stock ideas to capture India  growth story in 2016 - Economic Times
As Dalal Street bids adieu to an eventful and frustrating 2015, market watchers are increasingly becoming optimistic about calendar 2016.


Finance
Mega refinery, petrochemicals hub proposed in Maharashtra
Mega refinery, petrochemicals  hub proposed in Maharashtra - Livemint
Refinery will be built in association with all the three state-owned oil marketing companies—Indian Oil Corp., BPCL and HPCL


Finance
Address financial exclusion based on faith: RBI panel
Address financial exclusion  based on faith: RBI panel - Times of India
A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) committee on financial inclusion has suggested that the government should transfer cash directly to persons instead of giving subsidies, and should replace interest subvention on agriculture loans with affordable




Software
Mark Zuckerberg seeks help from Nasscom, start-up leaders over Free Basics
Mark Zuckerberg  seeks help from Nasscom, start-up leaders over Free Basics - Business Standard
Standing firm on his crusade for Free Basics, Facebook's founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg on Monday reinstated that his pet project supports net neutrality and is not a walled garden of select applications. In an oped on Times of


Software
How Infosys is connecting tech-hungry and mobile-friendly workforce with ‘InfyBubble’?
How Infosys is connecting  tech-hungry and mobile-friendly workforce with ‘InfyBubble’? - Firstpost
In 2011, Infosys introduced InfyBubble, the enterprise networking platform. The external world was embracing social networking, and the need for an internal platform was felt on the ground as well.


Software
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella highlights projects to help in connecting rural India
Microsoft CEO  Satya Nadella highlights projects to help in connecting rural India
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella highlighted the role the White Spaces project by Microsoft could play in connecting rural India.


Software
Indian software market to reach $5.3B in 2016, says Gartner
Indian software market to reach  $5.3B in 2016, says Gartner - iamWire
The country is seeing much tech growth, but is figuring out how to handle censorship and net neutrality.



Ecommerce
After Snapdeal, Flipkart to sell bikes and cars; tied up with local dealers of Bengaluru to sell automobiles on its platform for the first time
Hindustan Times
After Snapdeal, Flipkart to sell bikes and cars;  tied up with local dealers of Bengaluru to sell automobiles on its platform for the first timeAfter real estate, now its time for the automobile space to be gobbled up by e-commerce. The trend was started by domestic e-commerce player Snapdeal with the launch of its Snapdeal Motors last month platform under

Ecommerce
Will Indian companies take steps to contain cyber threats in 2016?
Will Indian  companies take steps to contain cyber threats in 2016? - Economic Times
Experts say that the frequency and ferocity of cyberattacks will only go up in 2016, as economic progress invariably attracts more such predators.

Ecommerce

Ecommerce
Town Essentials, Bangalore-based grocery eCommerce firm, raises $1 million (Rs. 6.7 crore) in angel funding from a clutch of HNIs
Town Essentials, Bangalore-based  grocery eCommerce firm, raises $1 million (Rs. 6.7 crore) in angel funding from a clutch of HNIs - iamWire
Town Essentials, Bangalore-based an online grocer has raised $1 million (Rs. 6.7 crore) in angel funding from a clutch of HNIs.



HR
Reliance Jio Infocomm launches 4G services for employees
Reliance Jio Infocomm launches  4G services for employees - Economic Times
“On the 83rd birth anniversary of our founder, I wish to offer you Jio services from tomorrow," Mukesh Ambani, chairman of RIL said at the launch.


HR
18252 Jobs in Indian Railways: 10 key instructions for applicants
18252 Jobs in  Indian Railways: 10 key instructions for applicants - Zee News
 Key instructions regarding the 18,252 vacancies for various non-technical posts in Railway Recruitment Boards.  


HR
Soft Skills Training, a Necessity for students future and, immediate for Job requirement
India is one among the fastest developing countries having a lot of manpower resources but it is not being properly utilized. The young generation, includi


HR
Young UAE jobseekers struggle to land positions amid fierce competition
Young UAE  jobseekers struggle to land positions amid fierce competition - The National
Fierce competition, inadequate professional skills and lack of real-world work experience are adding up to a grim outlook for job-seeking millennials, experts agree.



Logistics
Congress counters NDA govt on YouTube over GST Bill
Congress counters NDA govt on  YouTube over GST Bill - Hindustan Times
"I hope that in the next session (of Parliament), the GST (Goods and Services Tax) will make headway," Jaitley said.


Logistics
IndiGo wins by a slight margin to retain 'India's Favourite Domestic Airline', runner up is Jet Airways for the 5th time
IndiGo wins by a slight margin  to retain 'India's Favourite Domestic Airline', runner up is Jet Airways for the 5th time - Economic Times
Travel portal TripAdvisor today announced the results of the fifth edition of the India Air Travel Survey 2015, collected from over 1,700 respondents.


Logistics
Speedily, but where to? Malaysia plane 'flies in the wrong direction' for an hour, investion ordered
Malaysia Airlines has said it is investigating a Christmas Day mix-up that sent a plane flying in the wrong direction after it left Auckland, in the latest incident to hit the carrier.


Logistics
Petroleum products to be out of GST for now: CEA Arvind Subramanian
Petroleum products to be out of  GST for now: CEA Arvind Subramanian - Economic Times
Here’s a wrap of the top business stories from the papers.



Construction
JSW Cement, Birla Corp. among bidders for Reliance Infrastructure cement assets
JSW Cement,  Birla Corp. among bidders for Reliance Infrastructure cement assets - Livemint
Reliance Infrastructure gets three bids in total; analysts do not expect assets to be sold at a high valuation


Construction
Slow job creation hits property market in Bengaluru
Slow job creation hits property  market in Bengaluru - ET Realty
A recent Bloomberg poll of over 50 IT analysts says that IT services companies like TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL will struggle to reach double-digit gr..


Construction
Cancellation notices from Chandigarh housing board draw ire
Cancellation notices from  Chandigarh housing board draw ire - ET Realty
Congress president Pardeep Chhabra, senior BJP leader and former MP Satya Pal Jain, councillors Heera Negi and Rana Kashmiri Devi, FOSWAC president Ba..


Construction
Jaypee Cement gets green nod to expand limestone mining with 5 MTPA capacity in Andhra Pradesh
Jaypee Cement gets green nod to  expand limestone mining with 5 MTPA capacity in Andhra Pradesh - ET Realty
It has commissioned a cement plant with 5 MTPA capacity and captive limestone mine of 3.47 MTPA to meet partial requirement of limestone of the cement..



Marketing
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Marketing

Marketing
3 Trends Marketers Must Get Ready For In 2016 : Report
3 Trends Marketers Must Get  Ready For In 2016 : Report - Forbes
  While it seems impossible, 2015 is almost over. 2016 is right around the corner, and marketers will need to make many adjustments for the New Year. Part of the challenge in marketing changes is that it’s impossible to accurately predict everything that marketers can expect. However, you can make an [...]


Marketing
New Facebook service ignites battle over net neutrality in India : Report
New Facebook  service ignites battle over net neutrality in India : Report - Los Angeles Times
The Internet is like a library, Facebook founder writes in an op-ed in the Times of India



Politics
2015: A Rewind In Rhyme For Modi Sarkar
2015: A Rewind In Rhyme For Modi Sarkar
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Politics
Tracing The Roots Of Intolerance And Finding A Way Out: A Roadmap From The 'Gita'
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Politics
Once holding complete sway over Bengal politics, CPM’s future now rests on frail shoulders
Once holding complete sway over Bengal politics, CPM’s  future now rests on frail shoulders
Trouble is, the CPM hasn’t been able to reinvent itself since the collapse of the fall of the Soviet Union that coincided with India’s moves to liberalise and globalise.


Politics
Badals mess up Punjab’s finances, opposition says state will take 15 years to recover
Badals mess up Punjab’s finances,  opposition says state will take 15 years to recover
Former finance minister and Congress MLA from Sanour, Patiala, demanded that the government immediately announce a financial emergency in the state.



Sports

Sports
Rick Pitino is the Least Likable Figure in College Sports
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Sports
Man City clash a perfect chance to bounce back
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Sports
Sagna tutoring Mangala to help turn City form around
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Bacary Sagna has been trying to help Manchester City team-mate Eliaquim Mangala reach top form through extra work on the training ground



Entertainment
Ten Bollywood films to look forward to in 2016
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Farhan Akhtar loves ‘kitchen scene’ with Aditi Rao Hydari in Wazir
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Entertainment
Amitabh Bachchan’s dedication to work is inspiring: Manav Kaul
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Entertainment
I’ve tried marijuana: Nimrat Kaur
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Nimrat Kaur says she has tried marijuana once in her life, but never thought of making it a daily habit.




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