COVID-19's impact on small-town travel startups; Simpl's product ethos
With limited revenue and funding, travel tech startups from non-metros are having a tough time due to COVID-19. Now, they are adapting to the new normal.
COVID-19's impact on travel startups
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With limited revenue and funding, travel tech startups from non-metros are having a tough time due to COVID-19. Now, they are adapting to the new normal.
Fintech startup's Simpl's product ethos
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Chaitra, Co-founder Simpl
Bengaluru-based Simpl lets people make online purchases with one click and pay later, using uses data, design, communication, and network for timely payments.
Meet the 16-year-old founder of Swadeshi Tech
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A teenaged student from Noida is helping Indian users find alternatives to banned Chinese apps and electronic products through his website Swadeshi Tech.
India’s edtech market to touch $3.5B by 2022
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A report by RedSeer and Omidyar Network India says the coronavirus pandemic has proved to be one of the biggest game-changers for India’s edtech sector.
Industrialising India’s hemp and cannabis market
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Yash Kotak, cofounder of Bombay Hemp
Six co-founders from Mumbai started Bombay Hemp Company in 2013, which is using cannabis and hemp plants to make textiles and lifestyle products.
Domestic violence and the Indian workplace
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The lockdown that has arisen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic may be making violence in homes more frequent, more severe, and more dangerous than before.
Making bar-like cocktails at home
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Jimmy's Cocktails Founder Ankur Bhatia (top right) with co-founders Mirza Baig (top left) and Nitin Bharadwaj (bottom)
Jimmy’s Cocktails has four variants — Whiskey Sour, Cosmopolitan, Mango Chilli Mojito, and Sex on the Beach. Each variant comes in a 250ml glass bottle priced at Rs 99.
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Edited by Suman Singh