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Electric Vehicles Can Be Charged At HPCL Pumps : EVI Technologies

Opportunity India Desk Jun 17, 2022 - 3 min read

EVI Technologies (EVIT), an emerging start-up company in the field of electric vehicle charger segment in the country, has entered into an agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to provide end to end EV charging solution. As per the agreement, the company will set up EV chargers at HPCL fuel stations, located in major ...

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BIS Develops Indian Standard For Non-Electric Cooling Cabinet Made Of Clay

Opportunity India Desk Jun 17, 2022 - 3 min read

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of India, has developed an Indian Standard for ‘non-electric cooling cabinet made of clay.’ Named as ‘Mitticool refrigerator’, Mansukh Bhai Prajapati from Gujarat is the innovator behind the refrigerator which projects an eco-friendly technology. BIS standard specifies the construction and performance requirements of a cooling cabinet ...

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Marketers Need To Be Careful With Advertisement

Opportunity India Desk Jun 17, 2022 - 7 min read

With an aim to protect the consumer from exploitation by misleading advertisements, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) under the department of Consumer Affairs has issued ‘Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022’. The government has also clearly outlined the penalty for violating the guidelines according to which CCPA can ...

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BrewDog Plans To Expand Footprint In India, Set To Open 25 Bars

Opportunity India Desk Jun 16, 2022 - 3 min read

Expanding its footprint in India and extending its franchise agreement with Indian partner Ace Hospitality, independent Scottish brewer and retailer BrewDog has decided to open 25 more bars in Indian to grow its presence in craft beer market and making it double in size by 2050. Ace already operates two venues in Mumbai and plans ...

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This Indian Restaurant Voted Best In America

Opportunity India Desk Jun 16, 2022 - 3 min read

An Indian street food restaurant named Chai Pani, situated in North Carolina has been voted America’s best restaurant at the James Beard Foundation Awards in Chicago. The awards were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 as COVID-19 induced lockdowns forced closure of several US restaurants. “After a very challenging few years for our industry, we are ...

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DAOLens Raises USD 5M In Pre-Seed Funding Round

Opportunity India Desk Jun 16, 2022 - 3 min read

The Bengaluru-based Web3 startup DAOLens has raised USD 5 million (nearly 39 crore) in a pre-Seed funding round led by Web3 investors Nexus Venture Partners, Better Ventures and iSeed II. The round also saw participation from Web3 investors, including Gokul Rajaram, Board of Director, Coinbase, Sandeep Nailwal , Co-founder of Polygon, Raj Gokal, Co-founder of ...

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Jio-bp To Power Mobility Services Of Zomato

Opportunity India Desk Jun 16, 2022 - 3 min read

Jio-bp will provide electric vehicle mobility services to food delivery app Zomato to support its commitment towards the Climate Group’s EV100 initiative of 100 per cent EV fleet by 2030. Announcing the partnership, Jio-bp and Zomato said that Jio-bp will also provide access to ‘Jio-bp pulse’ branded battery swapping stations for last mile delivery. Leveraging ...

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India’s Largest Culture Multiverse eDAO Launched With The Support Of Polygon Studios

Opportunity India Desk Jun 15, 2022 - 4 min read

India’s Largest Culture Multiverse, eDAO, Launched Polygon, an Ethereum scaling platform on boarding millions of people to Web3, announced the launch of eDAO an organisation to design and launch global art, media and entertainment IPs (intellectual Properties) at scale, into the world of Web3. eDAO will create a unified experience for the largest spectrum of culture ...

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Non-Metros Started Witnessing Pre-Covid Era like MSME Credit Demands; Says NeoGrowth

Opportunity India Desk Jun 15, 2022 - 2 min read

Non-metros have reached the same level of MSME credit demand as it was in pre covid era in March 2022 while metros have almost reached pre-covid leaves, according to a study performed by digital small business lender NeoGrowth. If divided into sectors and segments, non-discretionary demand-oriented businesses like petrol pumps, infrastructure, and auto had recovered faster ...

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Toprankers Raises INR 31 Cr From Sixth Sense Ventures

Opportunity India Desk Jun 15, 2022 - 3 min read

Aiming at expanding its hybrid coaching centres and build marketing reach and technology platform, EdTech venture Toprankers has raised USD 4 million (nearly INR 31.3 crore) in Series A funding from consumer fund Sixth Sense Ventures. “Over 15 million students appear for Grade 12 every year, with roughly 10 per cent of them sitting for ...

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