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< Back Volcanic ash expected to leave India by today evening 26 Nov 2025 The plume entered Gujarat and began moving eastward to Rajasthan, NCR, and Punjab at 100-120 kmph. The Ethiopian volcano Hayli Gubbi erupted on November 23 rd after almost 10,000 years, thus triggering flight disruptions across the region. The ash and plume have already reached the North and Northwest region, impacting Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, NCR, and Haryana. Several carriers, including IndiGo and Akasa, cancelled and diverted their flights to avoid the ash-impacted airspace, even from South India. Air India has cancelled 13 flights since Monday. Delhi witnessed seven cancellations and 12 delays for international arrivals and departures on Tuesday. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Meteorological Department confirmed that ash was confined to altitudes of 10-15 km. However, it may cause a hazy sky, a rise in temperature, and some ash precipitation. Authorities have advised wearing masks as a precaution against a dip in air quality. The ash cloud is expected to move out of Indian skies towards China by around 7:30 pm today. Check out my new book, THE BLACK FLAMES , on Amazon Kindle. A gripping, high-stakes mystery. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.6 stars on Amazon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Goodreads Previous Next

< Back Indian space tech startup to test Satellite Launch Vehicle with 3D printed engine 30 Nov 2023 Last month, Agnikul raised $26.7 million from Rocketship.vc and Celesta Capital. Its customers will be anyone building a small satellite and targeting a low Earth orbit. Chennai-based space tech startup Agnikul plans to test its first flight with the world’s first 3D printed engine before this year ends. The company was incubated in IIT Madras and specialises in building Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV). If the test is successful, Agnikul will become India’s second private manufacturer to build small SLVs. The first company to do it was Skyroot Aerospace, that launched Vikram S in November 2022. Agnikul plans its first commercial orbital launch next year. This final technology demonstrator test will be conducted on the IIT Madras campus. The launch vehicle is ready, and once the team receives the final nod from ISRO, the SLV will be all set to go. Their rocket, Agnibaan, will lift off vertically and follow a predetermined path. The world’s first 3D printed is patented. It was fully designed and built in India and successfully test fired in early 2021. Previous Next

< Back More eCommerce brands levy flat booking fees on orders Ishita Nigam 5 Oct 2023 Zomato, Swiggy and Instamart, Zepto, Blinkit, and BB Now levy per order or per booking flat fee of ₹2-5. Uber also started charging a distance-based booking fee that rises with the kilometres on a ride. In a bid to turn profitable by slicing down the per order cost, B2C eCommerce firms like Zomato, Big Basket’s BB Now, Swiggy and Instamart, Blinkit, and Zepto started levying a per order or per booking flat fee between ₹2-5. Uber recently began charging a distance-wise fee for every ride. eCommerce companies struggling to charge restaurant partners and drivers started charging the consumers a few extra bucks on every order to turn profitable and push up margins. Zomato experimented with a charge of ₹2 per order in metro cities and will now expand the flat fee structure to more locations and even hike the fee to ₹3. Quick commerce companies have been levying handling charges for quite some time to stay financially sustainable and provide exceptional services. BB Now levies ₹5 handling fees per order while Instamart charges ₹4, and Zepto includes ₹5 fees on all orders. Previous Next

< Back Russia accepts all of India’s demands in Su-57 fighter deal 19 Nov 2025 It accepted all of India’s demands and offered full technology transfer, including AESA radar, engines, AI elements, optics, and low-signature tech. The deal involving Su-57 stealth fighters is part of a six-decade Indo-Russian defence partnership. Russia is offering direct deliveries of the fighter planes, assistance for local production, and joint development that will make India a co-designer and a co-producer of the aircraft. India’s demands that Russia unconditionally accepted are: Full technology transfer: Unrestricted access to the fifth generation fighter technologies. Integration of Indian weapons: Su-57 should be able to integrate and carry homegrown systems like Astra missiles and other indigenous payloads. Licensed local production: Russia responded with a phase-wise shift of Su-57 production to India. Joint development of a two-seat variant: Russia agreed to co-develop this new variant to suit Indian needs. Independent upgrade prospects: India wanted the possibility to independently upgrade the tech in the future, and Russia agreed to a long-term collaboration. Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov announced it during Dubai Air Show 2025. Check out my new book, THE BLACK FLAMES , on Amazon Kindle. A gripping, high-stakes novel. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.6 stars on Amazon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Goodreads Previous Next

< Back Meesho to enter fintech, build a credit marketplace 6 Feb 2024 It will launch a credit marketplace for borrowers on behalf of banks and Non-Banking Financial Corporations (NBFCs). Another eCommerce industry unicorn, Meesho, plans to diversify its portfolio by entering the fintech and e-grocery business. It will launch a platform for borrowers on behalf of lending partners like the banks and NBFCs in FY2025. It will earn a commission on every loan disbursed. It will begin with offering merchant loans and slowly move to consumer lending, focusing on smaller cities. At present, 80% of Meesho’s sellers are retail business owners. The brand earns through advertising and seller services. Its competitors, Amazon, Flipkart, and Tata Neu, already offer consumer and merchant lending services. Meesho intends to build an entire credit offering system, including credit underwriting and fraud detection. It will build an in-house credit risk and data science team, too. Meesho scaled down its grocery business in 2022 and rebranded it from Farmiso to Meesho Superstore. It cut 48% losses in FY2023 and turned profitable in July 2023. Previous Next

< Back The Burmans acquire Religare for ₹2,116 crore 24 Feb 2025 The Burmans plan to convert it into a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC). After an 18-month-long legal battle, the Burmans, Dabur’s owners, acquired Religare, the Delhi-based financial services company. They infused ₹2,116 crore for an additional 26% stake and now own over 50%. Religare’s former promoters, Malvinder and Shivinder Mohan Singh (Ranbaxy), were arrested in 2019 for defrauding Religare Finvest, REL’s main lending business, for approximately ₹2,400 crore. Rashmi Saluja was appointed CEO-Chairperson in 2019. The company’s management had been in conflict with the Burmans ever since. She faced charges of financial irregularities and attempts to thwart the Burman acquisition. She was ousted on February 7th, 2025, after failing to secure a reappointment by shareholders. After seven consecutive profitable quarters since March 2023, Religare reported a ₹63 crore loss in the December 2024 quarter. In September 2023, the Burmans increased their ownership in Religare from 20% to 25% and offered to buy an additional 26% from the public by pumping in $255 million. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female Prime Minister 22 Oct 2025 She won a majority in both Parliamentary houses. Takaichi, 64, is a conservative who has been outspoken about her criticism of China. She won 237 votes in the Lower House and 125 in the Upper House, thus making it a comfortable win. Takaichi is a former economic security and interior minister. She graduated from Kobe University with a degree in Business Management and served as a congressional fellow in the US. She joined the Japanese Parliament in 1993 as an independent and joined the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in 1996. She was an avid drummer in a college band, and her favourites include Iron Maiden and Deep Purple. She would often play too hard and keep four pairs of spare drumsticks as backups. She often calls the late British leader Margaret Thatcher her idol and shares her conservative and nationalist views. Her mother was a police officer, and her father worked with a car manufacturer. Check out my new book, THE BLACK FLAMES , on Amazon Kindle. A gripping, high-stakes novel. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.6 stars on Amazon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Goodreads Previous Next

< Back CG Semi to roll out first Made-in-India chip soon 30 Aug 2025 IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated CG Semi’s pilot OSAT facility in Sanand on Thursday. CG Semi’s Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test plant in Sanand, Gujarat, is India’s first end-to-end facility. Built in collaboration with Renesas Electronics and Stars Microelectronics with a 6.8% and 0.9% stake. The ₹7,600 crore project comprises two units: the pilot unit G1 and the larger commercial plant G2. The ₹600 crore G1 unit employs around 200 staff. It was inaugurated on August 28th and began production on the same day. It will produce 0.5 million chips daily. The ₹7,000 crore G2 will employ around 1,000 people. Together, the two units could produce around 15 million chips daily or 4.7 billion annually within five years. Micron, Tata, and Kaynes are also developing their semiconductor plants in Sanand. Micron’s should be ready by January 2026. The India Semiconductor Mission approved 10 units, of which four are in Gujarat, 2 in Odisha, and one each in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, and Assam. Check out my new book, THE BLACK FLAMES , on Amazon Kindle. Previous Next

Le procès vise aux les plus grands fournisseurs de télécommunications britanniques, notamment O2, EE, Vodafone et Three. < Back Un procès de 3,2 milliards de livres sterling entraîn une hausse des factures de téléphone mobile au Royaume-Uni Le procès vise aux les plus grands fournisseurs de télécommunications britanniques, notamment O2, EE, Vodafone et Three. En décembre 2023, Justin Gutmann, défenseur des consommateurs et ancien cadre de Citizens’ Advice, a accusé les principaux opérateurs de télécommunications britanniques de surfacturer de leurs clients, même après l’expiration de leur contrat. Il a déclaré que les contrats signés prévoient le remboursement pendant la durée minimale du contrat, qui est généralement de 24 mois. Ce remboursement comprend le cout de l’appareil et des services. Il a accusé les operateurs de ne pas réduire le montant après la fin de durée minimale du contrat, bien que les clients aient paye deux fois pour des téléphones mobiles. C’est ce qu’il a appelé la pénalité de fidélité. Alors que l’affaire traine en longueur, à partir du 1er avril, O2 et Vodafone augmenteront leurs tarifs mensuels de 1 à 2 livres sterling, tandis que Three et EE élèveront de 3,9 % par rapport a l’indice des prix à la consommation. Ne manquez pas un autre article de SalestorrsNouvelles150. Suivez Salestorrs sur WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , et Instagram . Previous Next

La loi, appelée AB 3211, impose l’ajoute de filigranes aux métadonnées des photos, vidéos, et fichiers audio créées par l’IA. < Back Les géants technologiques soutiennent le projet de loi californien La loi, appelée AB 3211, impose l’ajoute de filigranes aux métadonnées des photos, vidéos, et fichiers audio créées par l’IA. Microsoft, OpenAI et Adobe soutiennent le projet de loi californien qui rend obligatoire l’ajout de filigranes aux métadonnées. Ces sociétés font partie de la Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, qui a contribué à la création des métadonnées C2PA, une norme largement pour marquer les contenus créés par l’IA. Ce projet de loi a été adopte par l’Assemblée de l’Etat de Californie avec un vote unanime de 62-0. Il attend maintenant un vote final au Senat de l’Etat, après quoi il sera transmis au gouverneur Gavin Newsom pour approbation ou veto d’ici la fin septembre. Il a été modifié après que des entreprises technologiques s’y soient opposées en avril. Beaucoup des entreprises ont été adopté cette pratique, même si les que gens ne lisent pas les métadonnées. L’AB 3211 demande aux plateformes de réseaux sociaux marquer les contenus générés par l’IA et les rendre compréhensibles pour les profanes. Previous Next

< Back India to fund Maldives’ largest water and sanitation project in 28 islands 13 Aug 2024 The External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar inaugurated the water and sanitation project worth ₹923 crore and introduced UPI there. S Jaishankar signed many Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and virtually inaugurated six High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs) in the areas of mental health, speech therapy, special education, and street lighting. The MoUs focused on capacity building for 1,000 more civil servants in India and launching the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in the Maldives. With Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu and Foreign Minister Fathulla Jameel, S Jaishankar inaugurated the water project in 28 islands backed by India’s Line of Credit. India’s relations with Maldives strained after the Muizzu government came in September 2023, which was inclined towards strengthening their relations with China over India. Derogatory remarks against Narendra Modi, pushing withdrawal of Indian military personnel from Maldives, and a social media war impacted the relations further. In the July 2024 budget, India reduced the grants to Maldives to ₹400 crore, which is ₹200 crore less than announced in February. Previous Next

< Back A 34-year low Yen strengthening India’s imports from Japan 30 Jul 2024 When the Bank of Japan increased its interest rate from negative to 0-0.1% in April 2024, the Yen depreciated to a 34-year low, thus making imports cheaper for India. Since 2003, India has been the biggest recipient of Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans. Japan has funded several infrastructure projects, like the Delhi metro and India’s first bullet train, by giving loans at meagre rates of 0.1 to 1.8%. Japan authorised the 50-year loan for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train at a 0.1% interest. A declining Yen catapulted Indian imports, especially those from the automotive industry. Between FY2023 and FY2024, India’s imports from Japan increased by approximately USD 1.2 billion, while exports to Japan reduced by USD 0.31 billion. With negligible domestic opportunities, Japan seeks large-scale infrastructure projects abroad. It lends loans at dirt-cheap rates on the condition that India imports technology, machinery, and metals from Japan. Compared to the Bank of Japan’s negative interest rates, 0.1-1.8% rates become profitable for Japanese lenders. Japanese imports from India include marine products and apparel, which are not locally produced in that country. Previous Next