Sales at Co-optex centres touch new high, handloom chain aims for online marketThe Co-optex products are now available online on Flipkart. Sales picked up with customers ordering mostly sarees. Co-optex is now offering products like silk and cotton shirts, churidar materials,
Moving drugs, pills and pharmacy to your doorstepOnline pharmacy marketplace Net meds.com is one of the few startups that has gone from offline to online and managed to make the most of it. The secret sauce of having more than 5 lakh users in their
These startups have healing touchIt took Leo Mavely almost seven years to sell his first product, Axiostat, a bandage that stops bleeding instantly when pressed to a wound. No one else was making the product in India - his two
Regional angel networks rise to back small-town heroesIn Madurai, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and other tier-2 cities, angel investors are funding local entrepreneurs who rarely get attention from top-of-the-line funds in the big cities
Pirate of Bengaluru looms over Tamil Nadu films
Why Enayam,Vizhinjam ports may co-existThe proposed Rs 27,570 crore deep sea transshipment port at Enayam is expected to be a game-changer in the maritime history of India, whose 25% of container cargo is now transshipped to destinations
Learning language the fun wayIn 2000, a slum in Mumbai's Dharavi found an unlikely friend from down south -a storyteller bear who takes children on an exciting and magical journey with audiobooks and picture books. The teacher at
How mechanisation can avert Sivakasi accidentsOne of the major steps that manufacturers are mulling is to mechanise the manufacturing process, especially that of chemical mixing, filling and pellet making. The manufacture of fireworks involves
Jewellery glitters but doesn't strike web goldThe e-tail boom has put more products online than ever before. Jewellery too. But jewellery remains a small ecommerce segment despite Indians' love of gold. Industry estimates that online jewellery
E-tailers prefer Speed Post to deliver to remote areasE-commerce companies seem to increasingly prefer India Post for delivery, with the government mass mailer witnessing a 110% growth in booking of consignments in Mumbai in 2015-16 compared to the
The S-files - Short term financial crunch, tap 'OpenTap'
Startups make travel simplerStartups are applying technology to help passengers find confirmed tickets by predicting availability, track PNR numbers, and even have a hot meal by delivering it to their seat. And it's not just the
Travel start-ups create a buzz in HyderabadRahul Verma, cofounder of Tripmatic, decided to create an app to preserve travel memories while he was holidaying in south east Asia last year. The app uses information such as geo-location, dates,
Personalise health & fitness in a platterChennai-based ABC Clinics, which aims at being the ABC of beauty fitness, has started introducing techniques like lipocryolysis for burning fat cells to Chennaiites, who want to stay slim and trim.
Edu-tech firms turning schools into test markets?Textbooks to tablets, chalk-and-duster blackboards to 'smart' classrooms -- Hyderabad's schools have undergone a 'hi-tech' makeover over the years, courtesy the onslaught of 'edu-tech' companies that
Single-use spa kits: Nourishing gaps in skin care industryMany people find it a little `icky' to use products or facilities that scores of others have used, say at a salon, a gym or a hospital. Noticing this desire for cleanliness and hygiene in beauty
How a thirst for good coffee has transformed Bengaluru's cafesSome like it hot, while some like it standing up. A group of Lalbagh walkers prefer both at one go. Every morning they gulp down their filter coffees without too long a pause in their daily
Low office space sales affect Kolkata's home-buy marketLack of growth in information technology (IT) and IT enabled services (ITeS), banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) industry in Kolkata has stymied growth in the real estate sector.
Trouble brewing in T-hub?
Baddi goes beyond tax breakTill less than 20 years ago, Baddi in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district was a non-descript, dusty town. The land was barren, there was hardly any industry, and locals had to look for jobs in the
Firms track FB, Twitter footprints to zero in on candidatesA tech company recently faced flak from an annoyed customer, Ram Sampath (name changed) who took to Twitter to highlight gaps in their technology platform. Instead of apologising, the company tweeted
New Bond to aid of doctors, pharma companies with technologyAfter having dabbled in commerce, technology and science, with successful stints at Ramco Group and Satyam, Natraj worked with a pharmaceutical company before setting up Swaas Systems in 2009. Even
Royal silk weaves an unlikely PSU success storyOutside the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) office in the Public Utility Building on MG Road, sales persons press flyers and fevered pitches to passers-by about 'authentic' saris and
Focusing on a 'Nutrition filled' day for your kidsBiscuits and cookies are the easiest snack to pack for your children's tiffin. However, it isn't a very healthy option. In order to help parents wean their kids away from junk, Dindugul-based Foodly
Great Learning: Gamifying education to master skillsWell at Great Learning rewards points in the form of vouchers or gift cards on Amazon, Flipkart are just one of the many things they do to keep their students hooked.
What newbies are learning from star entrepreneur-investorsIt's not just millions that big name entrepreneurs bring to a fledgling business but also timely tips, motivational messages and access to clients often very different from the assistance
