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Chinese firm Xiaomi may launch Redmi, Mi laptops in India

Xiaomi is expected to launch new laptops in India soon. We could soon see the launch of Mi-branded laptops, according to Twitter tipster Ishan Agarwal. There are already quite a few Xiaomi laptops on the Indian market and now it appears that the brand is planning to expand its portfolio. Despite not knowing much about the upcoming Mi laptop, the tipster revealed that the company may also launch Redmi-branded laptops later this month. If this is true, then this will be the first Redmi laptop in India. The RedmiBook laptop is currently available for purchase from China. Xiaomi has not yet announced which models it plans to launch in India....
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Indian government launches six technology innovation platforms

These platforms will focus on manufacturing technologies India’s Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises announced the launch of six Technology Innovation Platforms on Friday that will focus on developing technologies that will make Indian manufacturing competitive in the global economy. IIT-Madras, Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT), Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), BHEL and HMT in collaboration with IISc, Bangalore have developed these platforms. The platforms will facilitate industry (including original equipment manufacturers, Tier-1 Tier-2 and Tier-3 companies and raw material manufacturers), start-ups, domain experts/ professionals, R&D institutions and academia (colleges & universities), to provide technology solutions, suggestions and expert opinions, on issues...
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HealthifyMe acqui-hires Under45 and launches vaccination slot booking

HealthifyMe announced Tuesday that it has acqui-hired the team of Under45, an online service that helps people find vaccination slots for COVID. Besides that, HealthifyMe has also opened vaccine slot bookings on its app and website, healthifyme.com. “Now, HealthifyMe, an Application Service Provider (ASP) with CoWin, will allow its clients to book slots directly from the provider. As part of HealthifyMe’s vaccinator slot booking initiative, the Under45 team has also been acqui-hired, according to a statement. The company had earlier launched Vaccinateme.in in 10 languages, which helped over 8 million people find slots and be notified when they became available. The Under45 platform was created by Chennai-based techie Berty Thomas,...
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Furlenco raises $140 million for its furniture and appliance rental service in India

(This article originally appeared on TechCrunch on 5th July, 2021) Startup Furlenco, which operates a rental service for furniture and appliances, said today it has raised $140 million in a funding round as it seeks to scale operations in South Asia and expand internationally. The startup said the new $140 million financing round, a Series D round, is composed of $120 million of debt and the remainder in equity. Zinnia Global Fund led the new financing round. In addition to CE-Ventures and Lightbox Ventures, Tracxn reports that the company has raised over $240 million in debt and equity to date. Customers can rent furniture items from Furlenco, which has operations...
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