Author: Editor
Kapiva, India’s first modern holistic Ayurvedic brand for millennials, today announced the launch of the Kapiva Innovation Fund (“KIF”), a commitment of up to Rs. 50 crore to support research and innovation in Ayurveda. KIF will back projects across academia, labs and startups that focus on R&D in Ayurvedic science and create clinically validated solutions for real-world health problems. The Kapiva R&D Team With this initiative, Kapiva aims to help build an Ayurveda research ecosystem that matches global pharmaceutical standards. KIF will support work in areas such as novel formulations, standardisation and phytochemistry, AI in Ayurveda, pre-clinical and…
Rangeela Bihar, a large-format cultural and musical IP celebrating the spirit, sound, and soul of Bihar, is set to make its debut in Delhi-NCR this February. Designed as a ticketed live experience, the event brings Bhojpuri music and cultural expression to the capital region on a scale rarely seen before. Rangeela Bihar, a large-scale Bhojpuri music and cultural live-event, makes its debut in Delhi-NCR with Pawan Singh headlining the inaugural edition Rangeela Bihar is a live-event concept under the Rangeela Events platform, focused on building large-scale, community-led cultural experiences rooted in regional music and shared identity. The inaugural edition…
Alt, India’s leading platform for alternative investments, today announced the launch of ‘Alt Credit’, a platform providing access to high yield secure real estate credit to individual investors. This move marks the debut of India’s first regulated private credit platform to offer institutional quality credit opportunities to individual investors. Alt Credit is registered with the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as a Stock Broker and an Online Bond Platform Provider (OBPP) with NSE. According to EY’s H1 2025 India Private Credit Market Update, Indian corporates raised approximately USD 9 billion through private credit transactions in the first half of…
Big Bang Boom Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (BBBS), a leading Indian DeepTech Defence company, today announced the commissioning of its new 20,000-sq-ft state-of-the-art R&D centre in Chennai and the opening of two new Capability and Service Centers in cities of Pune and Delhi. With six iDEX contracts and the prestigious i4F Indo-Israel grant to its credit, the company has demonstrated a strong track record of innovation, indigenisation, and capability development. Building on this momentum, the launch of the R&D Centre and Capability and Service Centers underscores BBBS’s rapid growth and expanding footprint in the defence sector. State-of-the-art R&D centre in…
In a visionary initiative showcasing India’s vibrant startup ecosystem, PayU today debuted ‘Startup Republic’ – a nationwide Republic Day campaign championing entrepreneurial excellence across all 36 states and union territories. Marking #10YearsOfStartupIndia, this flagship endeavour celebrates startup culture, nurtures an inclusive innovation ecosystem, and reveals the profound depth of India’s entrepreneurial prowess. PayU’s Startup Republic campaign launches with a 120-second hero film capturing the collective spirit of India’s entrepreneurial republic, followed by a series of 36 five-minute documentary films India’s startup landscape, as of December 31, 2025, boasts more than 2 lakh DPIIT-recognized startups, spanning D2C and diverse business verticals,…
Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14 each year, honors love and romance through gestures such as exchanging cards, flowers, and chocolates. This year, Gen Z and younger generations are embracing love calculators as viral, interactive tools, blending nostalgia with digital trends like AI quizzes and zodiac-based matching. These playful apps and websites—such as Neo Astro’s love meter—turn compatibility checks into fun, shareable experiences on social media. Trend-driven articles highlight how love calculators, popularized online, gauge compatibility using names, birth dates, or numerology, offer lighthearted percentage scores meant purely for entertainment. Love in the digital age: How Gen Z is…
Tata ClassEdge Limited (TCE), a trusted partner in building future-ready academic ecosystems for schools across India, announces a strategic association with Etome Works Limited (Etome), an organisation specializing in building experience-led technology spaces to enable effective integration of educational technology (EdTech) at scale. As part of this collaboration, TCE will take a strategic equity stake in Etome, underscoring a shared commitment to bridging the gap between digital learning solutions and their effective integration into classroom practice. Sitting from L-R – Ms. Neha Joson, MD, Etome, Mr. Joson Thomas, Director, Etome, Mr. KRS Jamwal, ED, TIL, and Chairman, TCE and…
India’s consumer startup story is no longer just about marketplaces and software. A new wave of women-led brands is quietly reshaping the way products are designed, marketed, and experienced by women consumers. These ventures are grounded in lived realities, not assumptions. VAGINE™ (thevaginestory.com), a personal care and lifestyle brand from India, exemplifies this shift with its fragrant offerings and recent expansion into feminine hygiene. Virendra Sharma and Amisha Priyadarshi, co-founders of VAGINE | THE VAGINE STORY, a women-led personal care brand spanning perfumes and feminine hygiene A Growing Market with Room for New Voices India’s beauty and personal…
1st South Asian Agroforestry & Trees Outside Forests Congress to be hosted from (5th-7th) February 2026 Crucial Three-Day Congress For Collective Deliberation on agroforestry for enhanced climate resiliency and agricultural livelihoods In a bid to amplify agroforestry’s contribution in India, the Centre for International Forestry Research – International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is all set to host TREESCAPES, the first South Asian Agroforestry & Trees Outside Forests Congress from (5th – 7th) February 2026 at the National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC), Pusa Campus in New Delhi. With a…
Bisleri International’s premium beverage category, Bisleri Vedica, returns as the Hydration Partner for Lollapalooza India 2026, marking its fourth consecutive year of association with the festival since its inaugural edition. At large scale live events, access to drinking water is fundamental to the overall fan experience, making hydration central to the festival planning. Through this long-term partnership, Bisleri Vedica continues to integrate hydration seamlessly into the cultural fabric of the festival, where music, movement, and shared moments come together. Bisleri Vedica Rejoins Lollapalooza India 2026 Led by Bisleri Vedica, the on-ground presence will feature Vedica branded water selling carts…