Presenting BRUNCH 117 with The CONNECT Series of a week when former Supreme Court judge B N Srikrishna has cautioned that democracy will collapse if journalists falter and media professionals expressed concern over attacks on independent media. ON the environmental front, India spoke against mindless destructive consumption and called for conserving global biodiversity, while the Yogi Adityanath government has drawn up plans for solar power thrust to meet the rising energy demands amid boost to business and industry.
TELECOM
Airtel 5G In UP – PEHLAY AAP Waali Shahar Mein
Highspeed
Service At No Extra Cost For Now
Sovan Mukherjee, CEO, Bharti Airtel, Uttar Pradesh said Airtel customers can now enjoy speeds up to 20-30 times faster than the current 4G
Mobile
Re-Charge Via Paytm Now
User-Friendly
Interface On The App
Paytm says it is constantly looking to enhance our users' experience.”
Growing
With The Speed Of Thought
81.6
Cr Broadband Connections, Rural Tele-Density At Nearly 60%
The
telecom reforms and clear policy direction led to spectrum auction of 2022
garnering highest ever bids, says the Govt
ENVIRONMENT
Solar
Power For UP Farms, Villages
Yogi
Thrust On 18 Solar Cities
As UP
power consumption is set to shoot up to 53,000 MW with industry boom, CM Yogi
calls for alternative energy sources
‘Stop
This Mindless Destructive Consumption’
India
Tells The Elite At Global Biodiversity Meet
Nature
is the victim of global warming, and its protective features can do little
against unchecked temperature rise, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said.
BUSINESS
Noventiq
Eyes $1Bn Biz In India, Acquires G7 CR Tech
Digital
Transformation Major’s 4th Acquisition
Noventiq offers multi-cloud solutions, software, cybersecurity and infrastructure.
If
Dwelling Is Used For Tenant’s Own Purpose…
The GST on Ethyl alcohol supplied to refineries for blending with petrol is being reduced to 5% from the existing 18%.
We
Know We Can’t Use IPO Funds For Buyback – Paytm
Company
Says It Has Enough Liquidity
Paytm brushes off analysts speculations on share buyback
Seven
Spring Springs A Pleasant Surprise
‘Green’
Tea Sachet Inks Deal With Accor Hotels
Seven
Spring has introduced India’s first 100% compostable and eco-friendly packaging
of sachet covers for tea bags.
IPOs
Electronics
Major Elin’s Rs 475 Cr IPO Opens On Dec 20
Price
Band - Rs 234-Rs 247
EMS major Elin Electronics has fixed the price band at ₹234 to ₹247 per Equity Share for its Rs 475 cr IPO.
Vroom!
Landmark Cars IPO Subscribed Thrice Over
QIB,
Employee Segments Get Overwhelming Response
Landmark Cars’ revenue from operations grew 52.17% to Rs 2976.52 crore for the fiscal 2022.
EDUCATION
Terribly
Tiny Tales Floats Content Academy
To
Connect Talent With Industry
TTT Academy is built to train world-class content creators and storytellers, company founder and CEO Anuj Gosalia said.
NATIONAL
Target
Rs 10 Lk Cr: Team Yogi Goes On War Footing
Aggressive
Roadshows In 18 Countries
Offering unlimited possibilities, Team Yogi receives support from the Netherlands, Japan, San Francisco and Singapore
Poor
In Telangana, Puducherry Miss PMAY-G Homes
85
Lakh Houses Of The Targeted 2.95 Cr Yet To Completed
Govt says the initial timeline for PMAY-G was 2022, which has now been extended to March, 2024
Don’t
Worry, Govt Ensures Food Security
Buffer
Stock Way Above Requirement For Welfare Schemes
The Government has intervened to check wheat price rise, say official sources.
HEALTH
Milestone
Study At Tata Hosp
Tata Memorial Hospital’s clinical trials show fewer chance of recurrence and death.
6
Month Old Baby With Eye Cancer Treated At Wadia
Wadia is the first trust-run hospital to do this procedure, said Dr Minnie Bodhanwala, CEO of Wadia Hospital, Mumbai
S3V
Master Stroke For Stroke Patients
Makes
India’s First Medical Devices For Reversing Paralysis
Of the 20 lakh people who suffer brain strokes in India, only 1,500 undergo treatment, says N.G. Badari Narayan founder of S3V
SCIENCE
Star
Explosion Causing Odd Radio Circles In Space?
New
Research into Mysterious Phenomenon Outside Galaxes
Dr. Amitesh Omar, Scientist at ARIES, says the explosion of a white dwarf star could have triggered the Odd Radio Circles
Pythons
In HP 9 Million Yrs Ago!
Fossils
Show Weather Akin To Today, Prevailed Ages Ago In Himachal
Seasonally
wet sub-humid to semi-arid climate must have prevailed in Haritalyanagar area
in Himachal, scientists say.
DEFENSE
N-Ready
Destroyer Warship To Join Navy today
75%
Made In India With State-Of-The-Art Weaponry The Ship’s Anti-Submarine Warfare
Capabilities
The ship’s Anti-Submarine Warfare capabilities are provided by the indigenously developed Rocket Launchers, Torpedo Launchers and the ASW helicopters.
MEDIA
Death
Knell For Democracy If Media Faltersk
Justice
Srikrishna Asks Scribes To Speak The Truth
Media under increasing attack, say speakers at RedInk Awards
OPINION
Advantageous
Tool For Market Leadership
This innovation in E–Commerce space can revolutionise the entire online sales management system in the future, write DR RAJESHWARI KRISHNAMURTHY & YASH GUPTA
PROPERTY CONNECT
Construction
Costs To Be Volatile
Home
Prices Rising On Renewed Demand
With just-in-case approach, builders have begun to stack up material, diversified professional services and investment management company Colliers says
STARTUP
Moneyyapp
Raises Money, Doesn’t Say How Much
Pre-Seed
Round From Angellist Early-Stage Quant Fund.
MoneyyApp
to launch innovative products and services for digital natives and solopreneurs
to help them grow - Fayyaz Hussain,
Cofounder and CEO
Your Group NGO NatConnect Foundation in the news
Koyna Dam-hit people go sans water as
Kharghar Hills plundered
