Month: June 2017

FITPASS, the all-access pass to gyms and fitness studios has raised $1 million led from professional shooter and India’s only individual Olympic gold medalist, Abhinav Bindra and his business partner, Gaurav Marya, Chairman, Franchise India. The fresh funds invested through Bindra’s venture fund – Shooting Star and Franchise India Brands Ltd. will be used to expand the full-suite of FITPASS’ service offerings across 10 cities in the next 6 months. Previously, in December 2016, FITPASS had raised $1 million, from Mumbai Angels and a consortium of Delhi and Bengaluru-based angel…

On the occasion of International Day for MSMEs, SAP SE has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to jointly launch Bharat ERP – an exclusive program to empower MSMEs with next-gen technology to fuel their digital journey. The MoU was signed in the presence of Shri Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India.   As a part of the MoU, SAP India and the Ministry of MSMEs will collaborate to enable MSMEs become future-ready…

Elara Technologies has become the first Indian online real estate company to file an international patent for technological advancements in 3D augmented and virtual reality. This technological innovation will enhance the online home-buying and search experience like never before.   This development follows continued investment in this space by the company and boosted by strategic acquisitions of companies such as OoBI and 3Dphy as well as creation of an in-house world-class R&D team. The implementation of this state-of-the-art technology will bring down the turnaround time to develop and deliver 3D…

Uber has launched the UberEATS service to Delhi, NCR starting with Gurugram. Partnering with over 300 restaurants, consumers can now order their favourite food at the tap of a button. To successfully scale the business across the region, Faiz Abdulla has been appointed as the General Manager for UberEATS in Delhi.   Commenting on the launch, Bhavik Rathod, Head of UberEATS India, said, “UberEATS has received an overwhelming response from Mumbaikars and we recently expanded operations to serve entire city. As a step further in our global expansion strategy, we…

As part of Livelihood Restoration Project (LRP), GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited (GKEL) has organised an animal health camp in association with Veterinary Department, Dhenkanal.   The employees of GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, the CSR arm of GMR Group, invited government veterinary doctors to conduct the camp at Manpur village in Mangalpur Panchayat of Dhenkanal district.   Block Veterinary Officer and all staff of Odapada Block Veterinary Office and Sub-Divisional Veterinary Officer, Dhenkanal attended the camp.   The veterinary doctors treated 60 cows, 130 goats & sheep in the camp. They provided…