Toppr raises Rs 45 crore from SAIF Partners, Helion Ventures and FIL Capital Management

BENGALURU: Edtech startup Toppr has raised Rs 45 crore in its second round of Series B funding, led by its existing investors SAIF Partners, Helion Ventures and FIL Capital Management. Toppr had raised a cumulative $12 million in May 2014 and May 2015 in its Seed and Series B funding rounds.

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We will not actively pursue customers from other players: Sudhin Choksey, Gruh Finance

Talking to ET Now, Sudhin Choksey , MD, Gruh Finance , says continues to keep focus on their niche segment. The incremental disbursement average ticket loan size is Rs 9.5 lakh and there has been a good demand.

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Govt waives fine for delayed filing of August, September GST returns

NEW DELHI: The government today waived penalty on delayed filing of initial GST returns for the months of August and September. He said that the late fee which has been already charged to businesses will be credited back to taxpayers' accounts.

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Coal India produces one of the cheapest coal available in the world: Gopal Singh

We have requested our customers to give their projected demand, so that we can plan our production accordingly, says Gopal Singh , CMD, Coal India , talking to ET Now. There have been issues with the lack of supply coal by a Coal India subsidiary -- Mahanadi Coalfields.

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Awards like TECH Rocketships strengthen India-UK relationship, startups play a big role

TECH Rocketships awards look to connect India's fast-rising tech stars with the UK's world-leading growth ecosystem of VC's, advisors, customers and support networks.

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In tepid manufacturing, warehouses warm up to e-tail

BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA: Ellen Gaugler remembers driving her father to the Bethlehem Steel mill, where he spent his working years hauling beams off the assembly line and onto rail cars.

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This is how telecom startups view the industry and here's what they expect

NEW DELHI: Telecom is a difficult sector for startups due to the requirement of building large, scalable, and robust operator-grade systems for telco customers while competing with other large established product vendors that operate in this market.

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H2 will be definitely better than H1: Anil Rai Gupta, Havells India

Talking to ET Now, Anil Rai Gupta, CMD, Havells India, says overall demand is yet to pick up but generally speaking because of seasonality, H2 is better than H1 and H1 this year for example had a special June as well because of destocking.

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As business shifts to larger enterprises, micro & small ventures feel GST squeeze

To reduce the burden on small and medium businesses, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia recently said some rejig in GST rate structure and there are indications that the next GST Council meet on November 10 will announce significant changes.

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Shyam Sekhar’s contrarian bets with Nifty at 10,200

In an exclusive interview with ET Now, Shyam Sekhar , Chief Ideator & Founder, iThought , explains why IT and steel are two contra bets according to him. As for today’s redults, there is not going to be any positive surprises which are going to really shake up the market, says Sekhar.

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Coal India looks to cut power producers’ transport costs

Coal India plans to rationalise supply sources for private power producers to reduce the distance over which coal is carried in an effort to cut transport and generation costs. The state-run monopoly will soon invite private generators to participate in the scheme.

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Meet the Elite: Wood Industry Market Leaders

Since 2009, Woodworking Network has paid tribute to market leaders in the wood products industry that have made an impact — not only at their own companies, but also on the industry as a whole.

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Wood Industry Market Leader: Dave Bashor, Flexsteel Industries Inc.

Dave Bashor, director of Manufacturing, Flexsteel Industries Inc. The furniture industry wasn’t necessarily the first, or even second, career choice for Dave Bashor, who early on aspired to be an architect, and later enrolled in the police academy.

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Wood Industry Market Leader: Kathryn Constantine, Brown Wood Inc.

Kathryn Constantine, vice president, Brown Wood Inc. A lot of components have fallen into place for Kathryn Constantine as the vice president of Brown Wood Inc. who continues to make her mark in the industry.

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Wood Industry Market Leader: Kevin McCoy, National Office Furniture

“Where we focus, we succeed,” is the mantra of Kevin McCoy, president of National Office Furniture. And under his leadership the contract furniture manufacturer has indeed flourished. McCoy is equally proud of National’s reputation for environmental sustainability.

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IndusInd Bank partners with Mobikwik for a cobranded wallet application

BENGALURU: Private sector lender IndusInd Bank has partnered with mobile wallet company Mobikwik to launch a co-branded wallet 'IndusInd Mobikwik' that allows IndusInd Bank customers to pay at the 2 million strong Mobikwik merchant network using their accounts, with a direct debit feature.

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L’India implementa il TFA per facilitare il commercio internazionale

A cura dell’Italian Desk di Dezan Shira & Associates  L’India è uno delle 112 economie che hanno ratificato l’Accordo sulla Facilitazione del Commercio (Trade Facilitation Agreement, TFA) dell’Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio entrato in vigore il 22 febbraio di quest’anno. Il TFA ha lo scopo di facilitare e velocizzare gli scambi commerciali globali, introducendo pratiche per[.....]

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Smart City challenge calls for startups working towards social impact

NEW DELHI: A new Smart City challenge has been launched in India which encourages young entrepreneurs to identify local problems and develop innovative solutions which have a lasting social impact and are also successful businesses. Smart City 4.

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DeMon, GST may hit wedding season business: Assocham

Demonetisation, along with recently introduced Goods and Service Tax (GST), may impact the business of upcoming wedding season, staring November, by 10-15 per cent, industry chamber Assocham said here on Monday.

In the industrials, all the excitement is in midcap and semi-small cap space: Deepak Shenoy

You have got a lot of half constructed or semi constructed properties, fully constructed properties as inventory in these companies. When the resolution happens, the banks or whoever the companies that have lent to them, will sell those flats.

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