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Zuckerberg Says Jiomart on Whatsapp Represents a Significant Possibility for the Premium Messaging Business

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  Original Content- Business Upside India   JioMart  on WhatsApp, according to Meta Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg, will present a significant opportunity for the business. Described by Zuckerberg as the company’s first end-to-end buying experience, it demonstrated the possibilities for messaging-based chat-based commerce. In August, Jio Platforms and Meta enabled consumers to use  WhatsApp  chat to make purchases through the e-commerce site JioMart. This made it possible for customers to order groceries from JioMart via chat. Jiomart on Whatsapp According to Zuckerberg, the company is also beginning to employ sponsored messaging during its Q3 earnings call. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said JioMart is their first end-to-end purchasing experience demonstrating the potential of chat-based commerce over messaging in an investor interview. Accordingly, he believes the combination of paid messaging and click-to-messaging will be a significant opportuni...

Rajesh Kewat, Founder of FastInfo Group, Inspires Young Entrepreneurs by Sharing his Success Story

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  Original Content- Business Upside India  “You don’t need money to build your business empire; what you need are big dreams and a sharp mind! If you got it, try it,”  says Rajesh Kewat, Founder and MD of FastInfo Group of Companies. He is an entrepreneur, educationist, and technocrat. Rajesh founded his company FastInfo Group in 2019 to serve people with commercial, legal, and educational needs at an affordable price. The company has seen rapid growth in three years because Rajesh loves to accept and win over challenges. Rajesh continued to be a “life-long learner” even after becoming successful, and this particular view, as Rajesh himself says it, makes him go on. As he talks to Business Upside India, Rajesh Kewat shares the hurdles he overcame, what are his next goals and how he defines success.   Edited Excerpt of the Interview: Business Upside [BU]:   When & why did you Decide to Leave your Job and become an Entrepreneur? Rajesh Kewat [RK]:  Tough ...

ISRO Launches 36 Broadband Satellites from Sriharikota on its Heaviest Rocket

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  Original Content- Business Upside India The latest batch of 36 satellites for satellite operator OneWeb was successfully launched by the  ISRO  (Indian Space Research Organization) on board a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)-Mk.III rocket with a heavyweight configuration. The launch served as ISRO’s GSLV, the Launch Vehicle Mark III, first commercial mission (LVM3). More on Satellite Launched by ISRO From the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, the satellites were launched using the Launch Vehicle Mark-III, a renamed version of the Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk-III). At 12:07 a.m., the launch occurred. GSLV LVM 3 has a 10-tonne payload capacity, although the rocket only carried 6 tonnes when it launched. According to a contract between OneWeb and New Space India Limited, this is the LVM-3’s maiden commercial launch.   Read More 

Against Amazon and Walmart, Meta-Backed Meesho Wins the Indian Consumer Race

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  Original Content- Business Upside India   Meesho , a Bengaluru-based company, is the industry leader in the burgeoning social-commerce sector. The popular messaging service WhatsApp from Meta Platforms Inc., Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms enables users to trade things. Despite investing billions of dollars in the world’s largest untapped digital market, U.S. retail giants are facing fierce competition from an upstart e-commerce business that is attracting more customers than Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc.’s Flipkart. About Meesho App Meesho, a marketplace for internet sellers, probably doesn’t need an introduction. Due to ease of use and low cost, it has created a market for itself and garnered popularity. Meesho offers affordable, quick, and secure delivery and returns. More than 2.6 million resellers in India trust Meesho. Read More 

Entrepreneur Rupali Ambegaonkar Shares with Business Upside How her Start-up Makes Mornings Beautiful

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  Original Content- Business Upside India  She could have become an orthopedic doctor. But she just chose to do something different, something on her own. Rupali Ambegaonkar, the CEO at Tea Culture of the World, instead decided to make the mornings better for people. She decided to serve them tea of top quality and different tastes. Rupali, the owner of 20 stores offering over 150 blends in tea bags and loose leaf, shares how her entrepreneurial journey started and what she wishes to achieve next, along with valuable tips for start-ups. Edited Excerpt of the Interview: Business Upside [BU]:  How did the Idea of Doing Something with Tea Come to You?  Rupali Ambegaonkar  [RA]:  It was in 2010 when somebody gifted me a tea box. It was a box of Chinese tea, and I liked the taste very much. The idea came to me then, and I started thinking about it and gradually initiated all this. Read More 

A List of the Top Indian Colleges Appears in the World University Rankings 2022

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  Original Content- Business Upside India   The number of Indian universities listed in the  World University Rankings 2022  reached a record high, up from 71 the previous year. The renowned British newspaper Times Higher Education worked this year on a record number of 1,799 institutions in 104 countries and regions to construct the 19th edition of the World university ranking, which was released on October 12. The Teaching, Research, Transfer of Knowledge, Influence of Research, and International Prospects indices rank institutions. How Ranking of Universities in India is Done? The eight parameters that make up the University Rankings include international faculty, international students, staff with a Ph.D., faculty-to-student ratio, papers per faculty, citations per paper, and employer reputation. Read More 

Indian Embassy in Ukraine Directs Indians to Leave Immediately

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  Original Content- Business Upside India  As the number of hostilities cases increases in India, Indians are urged to leave Ukraine soon. The latest warning was released on Tuesday by the  Indian embassy in Ukraine . This was accomplished following issuing a similar alert a few weeks prior in response to the growing security situation in Ukraine. Previously Since February 2022, a total of 22,500 citizens have returned to India. In keeping with the advice given by the  Indian embassy  on October 19, all Indian citizens in Ukraine were urged to leave the country right away using all feasible ways, the embassy said. Why does the Embassy of India Ask Citizens to Leave Ukraine? The Indian embassy in Ukraine issued a new warning urging all  Indians in Ukraine  there to evacuate the nation immediately in light of the escalating tensions. In response to the escalating security situation in Ukraine, a similar caution was issued less than a week ago. Numerous I...