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Peerzada Abrar is a technology and business reporter at Business Standard. He covers the intersection of technology, AI, business, and society and its impact on our lives. This includes tracking top tech firms and startups. He joined Business Standard in 2019, after having worked at The Economic Times and The Hindu. There, he covered the entrepreneurship ecosystem, including startups, new technologies, venture capital, and private equity. A storyteller at heart, he is captivated by the potential of innovation to address global challenges. His narrative spans from resilient communities combating epidemics and natural disasters to groundbreaking initiatives that empower the underserved and transform humanitarian landscapes.
Peerzada Abrar is a technology and business reporter at Business Standard. He covers the intersection of technology, AI, business, and society and its impact on our lives. This includes tracking top tech firms and startups. He joined Business Standard in 2019, after having worked at The Economic Times and The Hindu. There, he covered the entrepreneurship ecosystem, including startups, new technologies, venture capital, and private equity. A storyteller at heart, he is captivated by the potential of innovation to address global challenges. His narrative spans from resilient communities combating epidemics and natural disasters to groundbreaking initiatives that empower the underserved and transform humanitarian landscapes.
In a studied contrarian move, the Ronnie Screwvala-led edtech company is on a hectic expansion spree
Deal expected to be closed in two-four weeks, says source
Edtech offering was launched last year to cater to students preparing for engineering colleges' JEE
Company says bike has the most advanced battery pack in the industry
Firm is in also in talks with various state govts to set up a third plant, which when completed, is likely to have a capacity of a million units a year
'It took us a long time because we started at a time when nobody even believed that electric vehicles would become possible. It was an uphill battle for us'
NITES has written to the Labour Ministry alleging that Amazon India is forcing employees to quit
Bengaluru-based start-up will launch motorcycle on November 24, aims to be in international markets
Firms to develop filtering & control tools and algorithms, verification and control processes
The sale will have offers on global and Indian luxury and premium brands
The firm is expanding in regions such as India, North America, Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia and is also planning to acquire various companies in these markets
Andy Jassy's memo does not say how many people would be impacted as company reviews business plans
Kalyan Krishnamurthy expects the fallout of the global macro environment next year in areas such as company valuations and the funding environment as well
Chandrasekhar said India is well positioned to emerge as a major player in electronics and semiconductor products manufacturing as part of the 'China Plus One' diversification strategy
This is about 25 per cent year-over-year growth as compared to festive sale month of CY2021
Sources say attempts being made to absorb staff in other units
Though technology is driven from places such as Bengaluru, Al Olama said it is coming from the rest of the world as well
The top venture capitalist also predicted that at least 25 Indian unicorns will go for IPO in the next 3-5 years
'Ups and downs' in global economy will not impact Indian industry for long, he says
New demographic joining information superhighway, he says at Bengaluru Tech Summit