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Mumbai Airport Declared As India’s Most Unpunctual Airport; Domestic Flyers Swell To 10 Cr in 2016
As per recent data published by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), it was revealed that Mumbai airport is India’s most unpunctual private-run airport as 45% of all flights (either coming in or going out) were delayed there.…
Germany Has World’s Most Powerful Passport; India Ranks Lowly At #81 But Ahead Of Pakistan, North…
As per the recent Passport Index ranking of World’s most powerful, efficient and popular passports, India has a disappointing presence. With only a visa-free score of only 46, we are ranked #81 out of 98 in the list.
In fact, we have…
Daily ATM Withdrawal Limit Increased To Rs 10,000/Day; But Free ATM Withdrawals Can Be Limited To…
As per various estimates, more than 50% of the demonetized currencies have returned back to the system. This means that cash is not being hoarded anymore, and the markets are circulating currencies like before.
Signaling ease of…
Govt. Issues Guidelines For Digital Villages – Vision For Reforming Education, Healthcare…
Under the ambitious ‘Digital Village’ initiative, Govt. has released their draft requirements which will now act as a platform and standard for implementing the scheme across India.
Three major areas have been benchmarked as a pilot…
Govt. Officials, MEA Warn Amazon Over Hurting Indian Sentiments; Amazon India Plans To Hire 7500…
Amazon, which has committed to invest $5 billion in India, has once again being warned and threatened over the issue of doormats with Indian flags, even as reports emerged of slippers being sold on their platform having Mahatma Gandhi’s…
Govt. May Introduce ‘Cash Tax’ To Discourage Cash Transactions; Retailers Rejoice As Sales Increase…
Govt. of India is all set to introduce the final nail in the coffin for killing cash based transactions across India, and to ensure that more and more digital transactions take place. As per some unconfirmed reports, new form of ‘cash…
Reservation Seeps Into Aviation – Air India Declares 6 Seats Per Flight Reserved For Women!
For the first time in the world, an aviation company has brought in reservation for women. In a move which has baffled even the most hardcore feminist and activist of gender equality, Air India has declared 6 seats reservation for women…
Airtel Payments Bank Launched Pan-India With 2.5 Lakh Banking Points; 7.25% Interest On Savings A/C…
Airtel Payments Bank, which was India’s 1st payments bank when they launched their operations in Rajasthan last November, has now been launched pan-India. Airtel has converted their 250,000 retail outlets into banking points, thereby…
Jugnoo launches ‘Menus’ to Get into On-Demand Meal Delivery Service
Uber introduced uberEATS in San Francisco in 2014, and since then the facility has been expanded across the US, Singapore and Europe to deliver food to individuals. Chandigarh-based Jugnoo too relaunched ‘Fatafat’ as a meal and tiffin…
Amendments In Companies Act 2016 Makes Exit Easier For Failed Startups!
As per various estimates, 3 out of 5 startups fail. Failure is the default state of any startup, and it is hardly surprising. Some ideas click, some don’t. No big deal.
But what after the realization that the startup has failed? What…
Home Loan Interest Rates Will Now Be Linked To Your Credit Score; BoB Becomes 1st Bank To Implement…
Banks have decided to reward those customers whose credit score is good and who pay their installments on time. For the very first time in India, home loan interest rates (which determine your EMI) will be directly linked with the…
INX – India’s 1st International Stock Exchange Is Now Open; Stock Trading Possible For 22…
PM Modi has inaugurated India’s first ever International Stock Exchange at Gujarat International Financial Tec (GIFT) City, which is also India’s first smart city built from scratch.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Bombay Stock Exchange…
Air India Declared As 3rd Worst Performing Airlines In The World By FlightStats; Air India Says…
In a major embarrassment for flag carrier airline of India: Air India, a ranking has declared them as world’s 3rd worst performing airlines in the whole world.
The annual ranking, prepared by aviation insights company FlightStats…
Housing.com Merges With PropTiger.com To Create India’s Largest Digital Real Estate Company; $55 Mn…
Softbank backed Housing.com has decided to merge with News Corp funded PropTiger.com. The new joint entity is claiming to be India’s largest digital real estate company, as it has raised a fresh VC funds of $55 million from REA Group…
Govt Wants PAN Card Details Of All Bank Account Holders By February 28th As Hunt For Black Money…
In one of the major crackdown on black money hoarders, Govt. of India has directed all banks to furnish PAN card details of all bank holders by February 28th, 2017.
Never before in the history of banking, such massive exercise has…
Petrol Pumps Declare War Against Banks; Strike Against Cashless Payments Put On Hold, But Situation…
This is indeed a scary situation out here, especially for millions of vehicle owners, who are ready to pay for petrol and diesel using their debit/credit cards; but it seems that the petrol pump owners won’t support card based payments…
Aadhaar Data Collection By Private Firms Condemned By Supreme Court; Termed As ‘Not A Great Idea’
The ongoing legal confusion over Aadhaar Card, its validity and the methods of data collection for the same has once again come under scrutiny by the Supreme Court. While hearing a case on its legal status, the Court condemned the…
5 Digital Marketing Predictions For 2017; And 2 Anti-Predictions Which We Regret This Year!
Definition of Prediction: An event or action predicted, a forecast of future events
Definition of Anti-Prediction: A predicted event which doesn’t happen the way it was predicted.
2016 would be a remembered as a special year,…
After Uber, MagicBricks Jumps Into Social Service; Convert Their Billboards Into Blankets For The…
Winters in North India are brutal, ruthless. And as weather forecasts rain in the coming days, the situation can become even more extreme, especially for the homeless, who are forced to sleep on the road, out in the open.…
Paytm Payments Bank Gets Final RBI Approval; Integrates UPI Into Their Wallet!
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma personally announced the big news via blog post: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its final approval for the launch of their much-awaited Payments Bank.
The news is indeed important, as Sharma…