Carry pickle abroad, earn a few bucks oking to send your grandmum’s pickle to someone in the US? Or inquiring about a visitor from the UK to get your favourite Sainsbury’s coffee? Simply post your request on the web pages of startups that connect seekers with travellers across the world. New-age companies like Bangalore-based BMTFT […]
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Steve McCurry’s portrait of India is a feast for the eyes Celebrated American photographer Steve McCurry has been coming to India for more than three decades. The photographer, who has visited India more than 60 times, once said the country had taught him to watch and wait on life. “If you wait, people would forget
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5-Hour Energy Billionaire Brings Latest Inventions to Singapore Billionaire Manoj Bhargava, who made his fortune selling 5-Hour Energy drinks in gas stations and convenience stores across the U.S., is turning to Asia to commercialize his latest inventions in health, power and water. Renew Group Pte, the startup owned by Bhargava and partner Ravinder Sajwan, will
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The Cost of Sending Remittances December 2015 Data ach quarter the World Bank publishes data on how much it costs to send money home. The Remittance Prices Worldwide database monitors the cost of sending remittances in major international corridors, which includes 300 country corridors — 35 remittance sending countries to 99 remittance receiving countries. The
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US Town To Set Up Scholarship To Honour Indian The US town of Spotswood in New Jersey will set up a scholarship fund to honour the memory of an Indian-origin emergency medical technician, who died in the line of duty in July this year, a media report said. Hinal Patel, 22, was enroute with her
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Make in India: HAL’s 25 kN aero engine finishes debut run In a boost for India, the inaugural run of the core of 25 kN indigenous Aero Engine (Hindustan Turbo Fan Engine – HTFE 25) was successfully completed in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at HAL’s Engine Division on Monday. Also known as
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Your Attitude About Aging May Impact How You Age In a new study, people who believed negative stereotypes about old age had higher risk of Alzheimer’s How do you feel about old people? Your answer appears to be connected with how well your brain holds up against Alzheimer’s disease, according to a series of two
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Billions in Change Official Film The world is facing some huge problems. There’s a lot of talk about how to solve them. But talk doesn’t reduce pollution, or grow food, or heal the sick. That takes doing. This film is the story about a group of doers, the elegantly simple inventions they have made to
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India to Be a Hub of More Than 11,500 Startups By 2020 Startup fever is on the rise in India and Modi government is supporting the growth in every possible way. By 2020, the nation would a hub 11,500 startups as per industry trackers. The startup space is also expected to see an investment of
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Govt awards national highways projects worth over Rs 1 lakh cr As many as 599 highways projects have been sanctioned and about 12,903 km of national highways have been awarded entailing estimated expenditure of Rs 1.08 lakh crore under the present government. Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, Road Transport and
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