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Maharashtra To Encourage Women Entrepreneurs Via Special Cell

The Maharashtra government announced to set up women entrepreneurship cell in the state to motivate women in start-ups and entrepreneurship sector on January 5. Skill development and Entrepreneurship Minister Nawab Malik has emphasised on the financial assistance to the women-powered start-ups. Moreover, the cell, which will be formed under the Maharashtra State Innovation Society, would form 'girl-student entrepreneurship clubs' at various… read-more

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 - 03:58 PM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: business, entrepreneur, Nawab Malik, Women Entrepreneurship Cell

Courtesy: Hindustan Times

China Launches Investigation Into Jack MA's Alibaba Group

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Chinese Financial Regulators Launch Probe Into Alibaba Group

China's State Administration for Market Regulation has declared that an anti-monopoly investigation had been launched against the tech-giant Alibaba Group. The Chinese regulators have earlier warned the group for forcing their merchants to sign deals promising not to offer their products on rival platforms. Previously in November, the authorities have blocked the stock market listing of Alibaba's associate Ant Group, which would have been the… read-more

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 - 04:10 PM / by Archita chakraborty

Tags: China, E-commerce, Tech-Gaint, entrepreneur

Courtesy: BBC News

Vidyut Mohan

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UN Accredits Indian Entrepreneur With 'Young Champions of the Earth'

An engineer-entrepreneur Vidyut Mohan has won the United Nation's "Young Champions of the Earth" 2020 award for his social enterprise 'Takachar.' Reportedly, the model enables extra income to farmers as it buys rice husks, straw, and coconut, which they convert into fuels, fertilizers, and activated carbon. Moreover, 'Takachar' aims to favour 300 million Indian farmers by 2030 and eyes at generating income of USD 4 billion a year.

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 - 02:41 PM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: United Nations, environment, Pollution, entrepreneur

Courtesy: Business Insider

Jagadish Shettar

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Karnataka Government to Launch Dedicated Website to Help Industrialists

Karnataka Major and Medium Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar has announced that the state will be launching a dedicated website to help the entrepreneurs in industrial sector. He said that the launch was aimed at attracting investments. Speaking at the inauguration of the Karnataka Chapter of the Foreign Investor Council, he said that the Karnataka government has taken steps to implement a single window for investors.

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 - 11:30 AM / by Sneha Ramesh

Tags: Karnataka, Indian industries, Investment, entrepreneur

Courtesy: Deccan Herald