Zopper raises $25 million in Series D round
Zopper, an insurtech platform, has raised $25 million in series D funding round, co-led by Elevation Capital and Dharana Capital. The round also saw participation from existing investor Blume Ventures. Zopper is also backed by Creaegis, Bessemer Venture Partners and ICICI Venture. Zopper will use this fresh funding to ramp
New office bearers for KPA
A Aravind Rao has been elected as the chairman of the Karnataka Planters Association (KPA) for the year 2024-25. M Salman Baseer was elected as the vice chairman at the 66th annual general meeting of KPA held at Madikeri, recently. M Salman Baseer, Vice Chairman, KPA Other members elected to
APEC Climate Center forecasts La Nina emerging during Dec-Feb
The APEC Climate Center (APCC) has said there is a 62 per cent chance for La Nina conditions to persist between December 2024 and February 2025 with conditions turning neutral during February-April 2025 and March-May 2025. “The APCC ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) alert suggests ‘La Niña Watch’. Niño3.4 index
India’s urban development to propel GIS market growth in Asia-Pacific, ETCFO
India’s urban development to propel GIS market growth in Asia-Pacific New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): The geographic information system (GIS) sector in India is undergoing a revolutionary transformation, driven by urban development and cutting-edge technologies. The critical role of GIS in shaping the country’s urban and economic landscape while
Saudi Arabia, India top domestic aviation recovery, OAG study shows
India has seen the second fastest recovery in domestic seat capacity among top twenty aviation markets compared to 2019, OAG, an aviation data provider has said in its latest analysis. Domestic seat capacity in India in 2024 is 12.7 per cent higher compared to 2019. Seat capacity growth in India
Namma Yatri launches operation in Mangaluru
Namma Yatri, the Bengaluru-based mobility app, has officially launched operations in Mangaluru. A media statement said that the app has received an enthusiastic response from the local driver community after a month-long trial in Mangaluru. With nearly 500 trips completed in November alone, and 300 drivers already on board,
Punjab: Farmers from Shambhu to march towards Delhi on December 6
Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandhair informed that the farmers sitting in protest at the Shambhu border (Punjab-Haryana border) will march towards Delhi on December 6 to press their demands including a guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP). “Tomorrow we will hold a meeting at Gurdwara
Mindsprint keen to focus on food and agriculture sectors, says its CEO
Leading edge technology and business services firm Mindsprint, earlier known as Olam Technology and Business Services (OTBS), wants to focus more on the food and agriculture sectors as it has “deeper” domain and industry knowledge, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dharmendra Kapoor has said. “We are already in touch with
Global pharma licensing agreements see a slow-down, says report
There is a slow-down in licensing activity, and the global pharmaceutical industry needs to recommit to voluntary licensing (VL) and technology transfers to bridge health inequities, says the 2024 Access to Medicine Index report. In the last two years, non-exclusive voluntary licensing (NE-VL) agreements have dipped to just two (in the
How ICRA, Morgan Stanley, and Moody’s see the road ahead?, ETCFO
India’s economic growth is under the spotlight as retail inflation surged to a 14-month high of 6.21% in October, with food inflation reaching 10.87%, breaching the RBI’s tolerance band of 2-6%. Recently speaking at the Central Banking seminar in New York, the Reserve Bank of India’s Deputy Governor said, “India