Netflix has been staffing up for its next wave of growth that could come from international TV and new areas like video games. With employees on the move across industries amid the Great Resignation, Insider updated its analysis of how much Netflix employees make in the US. We combed through public data to get a … Read more
Adani Group has applied for a licence from the Reserve Bank of India to open an asset reconstruction company (ARC) that will acquire distressed assets in infrastructure and real estate, two people familiar with the matter said. “The plan has been in the making for at least eight months, and the application was filed earlier … Read more
Edtech platform Unacademy on Tuesday said that it has acquired online tuition platform Swiflearn for an undisclosed amount, The acquisition is in-line with Unacademy’s plans to strengthen its position in the kindergarten to grade 12 (K-12) category, as it heats up the competition against rivals Vedantu and BYJU’s. Three-year old Swiflearn provides live face-to-face online … Read more
Amazon Pay, the digital payments arm of the e-commerce giant and MakeMyTrip India, a fully owned subsidiary of MakeMyTrip Limited (MMYT), India’s leading travel group, have announced a strategic long-term partnership to offer travel services on Amazon.in which includes its suite of mobile apps and websites. The partnership will help Amazon Pay create a convenient … Read more
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in the Scottish city is being billed as our last best chance to keep global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-Industrial Revolution levels. But that’s already unrealistic. With temperatures 1.1 degrees higher than in the second half of the 19th century and greenhouse gas emissions still rising, the ambitious … Read more
The finance ministry has invited applications to appoint the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to succeed Ajay Tyagi, whose five-year term comes to an end in February. Tyagi, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, was appointed as Sebi chairman on March 1, 2017, for a period … Read more
Purplle.com, one of India’s largest online beauty destinations, has raised $75 million funding round from investment firm Kedaara along with Sequoia Capital India and Blume Ventures. This comes six months after a $45 million funding backed by Verlinvest, Blume Ventures, JSW Ventures, and first-time investor Sequoia Capital India. The investment will augment the company’s goal … Read more
Mr. Das will head the RBI till December, 2024 The government has extended the term of Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das by another three years upto December 2024, according to an official order. Mr. Das was appointed the RBI’s 25th governor on December 11, 2018, initially for a period of three years. An … Read more
Adani Enterprises, the flagship entity of the Adani Group, is in talks with at least half a dozen sovereign and global pension funds and energy majors, such as the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), a BNP Paribas arm and TotalEnergies SE, to raise up to $2 billion in equity sales. … Read more