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Can you imagine your life without your laptop? Well, 90% of the world’s population would say ‘No’. Laptops are the key productive devices used by students, professionals, homemakers and even by kids for entertainment. But at the same time, they are also one of the most significant sources of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) radiation which are declared toxic by World Health organization. Like all wireless devices connected to WiFi, laptops use radio frequency (RF) energy. In May 2011, the International Agency...

When it comes to food, everyone ensures safety, hygiene, and cleanliness in their kitchens but what about its hygienic condition before reaching there? Have you ever considered the possibility of transmission of communicable diseases when it comes in contact with human hands in the local kirana shops who sell loose and open food items? Also, the condition of the retail premises where it is sold also matters in maintenance of the quality of products. But such details are often...

E-commerce is one of the online evolutions that India witnessed in the past 7-8 years & this evolution has changed the way India functions. Everything happens online and the availability of services and service providers on the internet contributed the most in this difference. Comfort is not a luxury anymore, but a mere handset with an internet connection. This is evident as the fashion online retail, electronic online retail, and other categories boomed rapidly in the past few years and...

This week has been a mixture of triumph and downfall in the startup industry. And this week have recorded some evolution in the Digital payment realm. Starting from the negatives, Aditya Birla group has decided the shut-down of its e-commerce venture Abof.com by the end of the year reasoning their inability to compete against the ruling giants Flipkart and Amazon. They announced that their employees will be credited with a four-and-a-half months' salary as compensation if they decided to...

This September is about to get heated up with the clash of rivals as Flipkart's Big Billion Days and Amazon's Great Indian Festival are scheduled on the same dates making it an one on one, starting from September 20th to 24th. While customers are looking for a treat from this clash, another potential entrant playing its strategy to prove it to be a worthy competitor in the e-commerce realm. It's none other than Paytm that is all set to...

As an investment management start-up we constantly get asked the question – How does investment in commercial real estate compare to other investment avenues? In this blog I am going to address that question by analyzing returns from various investment options. Let’s start by looking at how Equity (Stock Market), Fixed deposits and Cash (money market funds) have performed over 1, 3 and 5 years horizons. Equity has been the clear winner, as it should, given the higher risk associated with...

Steel Industries in India needs no special introduction. Its growth and contribution to Indian economy is totally unbelievable. Over the past few decades, this industry is consistently growing. It stands alone even after facing plethora of hurdles and global recessions. According to one study, India has produced almost 40 million metric tons of steel in the year 2015. Isn’t it amazing?? The statistics itself depicts its value and its growth rate in the country. But what makes this growth possible?...

First two decades of the 21st century have witnessed a boom in the real estate demands and then it met with the bust without fetching in the sustainable results for the industry sector. Many theories came up behind this fiasco; somehow, they all were missing the most important point. This point is connected with buyer and seller relationship. It is not a monopoly market; here the supply is still exceeding demands, in spite of high prices of the property....

An apparent change in Indian Startup Ecosystem was seen in last few days of August month and it is evolving to grow emphatically. Most buzzing news was Amazon's plan to launch new venture by this Diwali. The move will be orchestrated by subsidary entity "Amazon retail India". In July 2017, the ecommerce giant’s proposal to invest $500 Mn in offline and online food retailing industry was finally approved by the DIPP. Furthermore, Amazon revelead its plans to infuse another...

India is a huge country in terms of population. We stand at a population of 1.3 Billion currently. Most of the people in India are farmers by trade. In terms of the total food production globally, India ranks second behind China. So why is food processing even required? The major reason for processing food is to increase the shelf life so that raw food does not go bad. By processing food we are able to increase the shelf life and are able...

The month of July has been an eventful one for Indian startup ecosystem. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, to the implementation of GST, the Indian startups have endured it all and are set to reach new heights in the coming months. The incredible pace with which the startups have accustomed themselves with the changing national and international economic scenario, has been phenomenal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been the first Prime Minister to have visited Israel....

Last week of July has been an eventful week with some positive as well as some negative news. The most prominent of all is the development of Flipkart Snapdeal merger. The long awaited acquisition talks between Snapdeal and Flipkart might finally come to an end. According to the reports, the shareholders have given a thumbs up for the deal. The shareholders include Tata Group chairman emeritus Ratan Tata, BlackRock, Foxconn and Temasek who have given their approval to the...