Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter deal gets board endorsement
NEW DELHI: Twitter’s board has recommended unanimously that shareholders approve the proposed $44 billion sale of the company to billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday. Musk reiterated his desire to move forward with the acquisition last week during a virtual meeting with Twitter employees, though shares of Twitter remain […]
SPAG Welcomes Government’s move to declare National Startup Day
New Delhi: The declaration of National Startup Day by Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes as a big boost to the ever-growing startup industry in India. PR & Advocacy firm, SPAG, works closely with startups, and welcomes this move as it will add tremendously to the existing growth trajectory of the sector. Already pegged to be […]
UoH startup develops new technology to make Favipiravir
Aptus Therapeutics, a start-up at ASPIRE-TBI, University of Hyderabad (UoH) which focuses on Synthetic Chemistry and Chemo Enzymatic Chemistry, has developed novel and innovative methods for manufacturing of Favipiravir, an antiviral drug. Presently the drug is being used in combating COVID-19. The developed synthetic process technology is very cost effective and eco-friendly which uses less […]
Government-recognised startups in Odisha increase to 774
NEW DELHI:The number of startup ventures in Odisha has grown up to 774 with employment opportunities for more than 6,000 youths, said an official on Sunday. “The state startup Council recognised the first startup in June 2017. Since then because of the overwhelming support, the number of recognized startups has increased to 774, including 250 […]
Aye Finance to double its employees to 1800 by end of 2018
NEW DELHI: Online lending startup Aye Finance said that it will be doubling its team size in the current financial year, taking its number of employees to 1800. The company has its branches in 100 cities across the sub-continent and with this expansion in the team size it plans to further strengthen its position of […]