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The year has begun positively for Mangaluru’s startup ecosystem. Following the success of Emerge-2024, organised as part of the Tapasya Beach Festival, Mangaluru city is now preparing for the upcoming event, ‘Build From Mangaluru’. Anup Pai, founder of eSamudaay, a network of software nodes connected on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) protocol said ‘Build from Mangaluru’ is a unique local-first startup accelerator programme on the District Digital Economy Network or DISDEC...

The investors have red-flagged the acquisition of Aakash Educational Services Ltd (AESL) saying Byjus agreed to “onerous” and “prejudicial” loan terms with Davidson Kempner (DK), among other matters.

Uber Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dara Khosrowshahi sees India as one of the toughest markets and a standard to succeed in any other part of the world. One of the biggest challenges for the ride-hailing firm, according to Khosrowshahi, is the expectation of Indian consumers for more services at lower spending. India is one of the toughest markets out there.

While disbursal of consumer loans through a digital interface has become common, farmers and people who run small businesses still need to queue up at their local bank branches and the land records department for days to access agriculture loans and take Kisan credit cards.

During a conversation with Nandan Nilekani, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi highlighted the Indian markets demands and reluctance to pay. He plans to introduce low-cost service segments and bus services to cater to a wider population. Uber made $3 billion in profits and signed an MoU with ONDC to expand its mobility offerings.

Uber has signed a memorandum of understanding with ONDC, an Indian government-backed program, that aims to make mobility and commerce more accessible.

Khosrowshahi spoke with the Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani on the subject of 'Building Population Scale Technology.'

Uber has signed a memorandum of understanding with an Indian government-backed program that aims to make mobility and commerce more accessible across the…

During a conversation with Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani, Uber CEO Khosrowshahi called India one of the “toughest markets for Uber”, and said that for Uber, it is the gateway for the rest of the world..

Uber’s announcement comes after the companys direct rival in India, Ola, joined the government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to provide food delivery services in September of 2023.