The Pixel 6a, launched today at Google I/O 2022, is coming to India later this year! The exclamation mark is intentional because instances of Google launching Pixel hardware in India are few and far between. The Pixel 4a 4G was the last Pixel phone to launch in India. The 5G Pixel 4a and Pixel 5a […]
The Indian industry should take the lead in joining the race for the net-zero campaign, Pawan Munjal, vice-president at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), said on Wednesday. He added that businesses must commit to carbon emission mitigation through the fine targets over a period of time and evolve strategies to achieve them. ”We meet […]
Though the Centre took complete control of the district mineral foundations (DMFs) from the states with effect from July last year, mainly to rein in diversion of funds, the utilisation of the funds has not improved much. The DMF, created in 2015 with legal sanction, is meant for the welfare of mining-affected people. Till March […]
The tyre manufacturers capital expenditure is expected to rise to Rs 5,000 crore in this fiscal on improving demand, compared with Rs 3,700 crore annually in the preceding two fiscals. However, with capacity utilisation still below 70-75%, capex this fiscal will be lower than the annual average of about Rs 6,200 crore between 2018 and […]
Riding on Mitchell Marsh’s all-round heroics, Delhi Capitals got their act together in the nick of time to upstage Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets and keep their IPL playoffs hopes alive here on Wednesday. After their bowlers restricted RR to 160 for six, Marsh’s 62-ball 89 and David Warner’s unbeaten 52 off 41 balls helped […]
A witty or funny business name can be a huge driver in helping small businesses succeed, a new study has revealed A third of people would be more likely to shop at a small or local business with a funny or witty business name compared to those without, according to a survey of over 2,000 consumers […]
UK SMEs are ambitious for the opportunity to regain lost ground post-pandemic, but risk being held back by a myriad of mounting pressures including rising costs and cashflow challenges. According to Bibby Financial Services’ (BFS) annual SME Confidence Tracker survey, this difficult operating environment is causing friction and fragility amongst smaller businesses. Exploring the views of […]
Global review platform Trustpilot has released new data through its annual Transparency Report which reveals a significant increase in the number of reviews left on the platform – up 21% year-on-year to 46.7 million – as advances in its technology has ensured the removal of 2.7 million fakes from the platform. Data from the report […]
An advertising campaign for Tesco Mobile which used the names of foods as substitutes for expletives has been banned. The newspaper ads, Twitter posts and outdoor posters used words like “shiitake” and “pistachio” instead of swear words. The Advertising Standards Authority said they were likely to cause “serious and widespread offence”. Tesco apologised and said […]
The government has said new rules to expand legal use of e-scooters are a priority for the upcoming year. It also said it would legislate to create a new body to oversee UK railways and ban ferries that do not pay workers the equivalent of minimum wage from docking at UK ports. The government outlined […]