Local OTT platforms see growth and are on par with major players like Amazon Prime Video and Netflix. Regional over-the-top (OTT) media services like Aha, Sunnxt, NammaFlix, and Manorama Max are gaining subscribers on par with major OTT platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in India. A spokesperson from Aha, a Telugu OTT service, […]
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Bengaluru fashion rental stores see a drop in demand with no signs of recovery as the city sees cancellation of events amidst the pandemic. The city might be returning to normal but the clothes rental sector is not. It continues to see a 90 percent dip in customers. Pratap, from Costume Bank, who has recently […]
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Market penetration of Indian biosimilar drugs in domestic and international markets is an issue of concern. India leads in pharmaceutical exports but lags in biosimilars. Industry insiders say, Indian market has a huge scope for biosimilars but issues with the development, manufacturing, registration, and more pose threats to it. Chitta Ranjan Padhi, engineer at Dr. Reddy’s […]
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The Karnataka government is actively engaged in encouraging wine culture in the state. Programme called WEAT organised to increase wine culture annually. Bengaluru; Business for Indian wineries is booming, while imported wines face heavy cess. Data from the Ministry of Commerce and Trade shows a decline in wine imports since 2019. Data from Karnataka State […]
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Post pandemic proved to be a blooming period for nail salons. Nail salon owners say they are seeing an unprecedented rise in sales now, compared to the pre-pandemic period. Darshana Patil, the owner of Elan Nail Studio of Bangalore said while they were forced to shut down in the pandemic, they kept in touch with […]
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Food truck owners in Bengaluru are facing losses as well as trouble in getting proper licenses. Bengaluru: Despite the fact that the number of food trucks has decreased significantly, food truck owners continue to have trouble acquiring a license. The number of food trucks in Bengaluru fell from 48 to five after the lockdown, said […]
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Introduction of Indian NFT marketplaces has benefitted many digital creators. The Indian Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) marketplace has given more visibility and is a profitable venture for many Indian digital artists. Ketan Chandrekar, a freelance digital artist who used to make banners and posters used to earn Rs. 6000 a month, but after introduction of Indian […]
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The pandemic shut their shops, leaving them searching for other means of survival. Uniform sellers are hoping to get their businesses back on track as schools re-open. Shankar, a worker in the Modern School Uniform said they sold the leftover stock of 2019 before the pandemic. When the lockdown arrived, they went into a complete […]
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The increase in LPG prices and a decrease in customers make Ironers’ business go cold. The shift from charcoal iron boxes to LPG iron boxes for ironers’ isn’t profitable anymore due to increase in LPG prices. In fact, charcoal iron boxes are comparatively profitable. Muslayya, an ironer at Oleff Road who uses LPG iron boxes, […]
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Bangalore takes a big hit; medical tourism agencies are amongst the worst hit. Medical Tourism, once a blooming industry, is in a bit of a dry spell. Medical tourism agencies were hit hard due to travel restrictions imposed amid the pandemic and still are not able to bounce back. J.P. Yaduvanshi, founder of Doctorvalley, a […]
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