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Time of India
05-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Indian mangos make splash at ‘Aam Mahotsav' in China's Guangzhou
Famous varieties of Indian mangoes like 'Sindhoora', 'Banganapalli', 'Alphonso', 'Himsagar', 'Dussheri', 'Langra' and 'Chausa' from different states of India were the cynosures at the 'Aam Mahotsav' organised by the Indian Consulate in Guangzhou on Friday. Indian mangoes, including varieties like Alphonso and Dussheri, are making a comeback in China, boosted by the 'Aam Mahotsav' in Guangzhou. Superplum, an Indian agritech venture, is leading the export push, partnering with AEON Retail stores to market the fruit. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads BEIJING: Indian mangoes, which formed part of Sino-India diplomacy in the past, have made a comeback in China this summer with the king of fruits getting a diplomatic push to increase its presence in the lucrative Chinese varieties of Indian mangoes like 'Sindhoora', 'Banganapalli', 'Alphonso', 'Himsagar', 'Dussheri', 'Langra' and 'Chausa' from different states of India were the cynosures at the ' Aam Mahotsav ' organised by the Indian Consulate in Guangzhou on export push of Indian mangoes is led by Superplum , a popular Indian agritech venture, specialising in exports of high-quality fresh Indian mangoes are being marketed in China by popular AEON Retail 'Aam Mahotsav', Consul General Shambhu Hakki highlighted the market potential for high-value Indian agricultural products in the provinces of South China, which has one of the largest consumer bases in the also elaborated on the initiatives undertaken by the Consulate to promote Indian products, including a dedicated exhibition of Indian products at the Consulate, a press release from the Indian mission mangoes played a role in Sino-Indian diplomacy. India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru gifted saplings of mangos in 1955 to China where the precious fruit was not familiar at that an agreement for India's mango exports to China was signed during the visit of the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to Beijing in in recent years has expanded the cultivation of mangoes in the southern part of the Gupta, founder and CEO of Superplum, said that his firm is now creating supply chains with network warehouse facilities for expanding Indian mango exports to China which is a growing big firm is already exporting mangoes to the UK and Canada, he told is expecting a big expansion of mango exports to China in the coming Aam Mahotsav event was attended by more than 60 participants, including local importers, representatives of the Foreign Chamber of Commerce, members of the diplomatic corps, Indian business community members and F&B directors of well-known hospitality chains, the Consulate press release said.
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Snowflake to increase India headcount to over 700 by year-end
Snowflake plans to hire over 100 people in India, growing to over 700 employees by late 2025. This expansion includes a new R&D center and increased office presence in Mumbai and Bengaluru, leveraging India's significant growth potential in data and AI solutions, particularly in the BFSI sector. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Enterprise AI solutions firm Snowflake plans to hire around 100 people to increase the headcount of the company to over 700 by the end of this year, a senior company official company at present has around 600 employees in India and is also planning to set up a research and development (R&D) centre in the country."We recently opened a new office in Mumbai, and are going to expand our office presence in Bengaluru before the end of 2025. We currently have over 600 employees and aim to be more than 700 employees by the end of 2025 across sales, operations, solutions engineering and marketing," Snowflake India Managing Director Vijayant Rai told said that the team expansion in Pune is to basically work with customers who are present in India and assist them in digital said that 50 per cent of Snowflake's APJ (Asia Pacific and Japan) partner ecosystem is rooted in India, reflecting the vast opportunity the region offers and highlighting India's vital role in Snowflake's global said that India is one of the fastest-growing economies and offers a lot of headroom for Snowflake to penetrate in segments where the presence of data solutions, cloud technologies, etc, is still very low."There is a lot of headroom for growth in India. It is definitely being looked at as a growth market for Snowflake, and that is why you know we are looking at increasing our coverage. India is also a very, I would say a large-scale data market, right based on the scale at which companies operate in India," Rai said that some of the company's customers in India are unicorns and are dealing with hundreds of millions of users of their own, which is all a data provides AI solutions that help companies add AI technology to their existing database. It uses AI technology developed by various firms like OpenAI, Meta, Deepseek, etc, to develop technological solutions for said India is also a unique market from a perspective of the challenge of data itself and the scale at which it operates."Today we have a lot of digital native customers of ours who operate at multiple petabytes scale you know on Snowflake and that's a unique piece for Snowflake as well because you know only India and China would have that sort of organisations catering with as many customers who consume a lot of data," he said that in the Indian BFSI segment , driven by financial services, retail and independent software vendors are fueling growth for the company.
Time of India
30-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Operation Sindoor wake-up call, need to be self reliant in digital defence: Cybersecurity executive
A cybersecurity executive has warned that India's heavy reliance on imported cybersecurity products poses a significant risk to the banking, financial services, and insurance sector, especially during potential conflicts with formidable adversaries like China. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads A top cybersecurity executive has cautioned about heavy import dependence in securing the banking, financial services and insurance sector, saying it could be vulnerable if India had to engage in a war against a formidable parallels with Operation Sindoor , Dharshan Shanthamurthy, founder and CEO of SISA, a cybersecurity solutions company, said the defence of India's banking and financial services sector was equally important in times of conflict as any attack on the payment ecosystem could have a crippling effect."We did equally good in terms of defending our digital payment ecosystem, like the way we have defended against drone attacks. I'm sure we would have defended against the cyber attacks as well," Shanthamurthy told said Operation Sindoor should serve as a wake up call for achieving self-reliance in defending India's financial services ecosystem."Now it was an inferior armed force. But if such a conflict is against a formidable armed force such as China or any other western power, we should be able to defend our financial ecosystem equally well," Shanthamurthy said that currently less than 10 per cent cyber security products used by various enterprises were of Indian origin."Every medium size enterprise uses 68-80 cybersecurity products, of which only 10 per cent are made in India," Shanthamurthy said, adding that in times of war or a limited conflict there is always a possibility of denial of technology or updates for cyber security products, leaving various enterprises in the country vulnerable to attacks."Operation Sindoor is a really good wake up call for us to increase and level up our cyber defence," he month, SISA and CERT-IN released the Digital Threat Report-2024 for the banking, financial services and insurance sector, highlighting the emerging cyber threats and offering practical strategies for emulating and mitigating these risks.
India Today
25-05-2025
- India Today
2 detained in Maharashtra after nearly Rs 2 crore in cash found in car
Two people were detained in Maharashtra's Buldhana district after Rs 1.97 crore in cash was found in the car they were travelling in, police incident came to light on Friday when Malkapur police station inspector Ganesh Giri received a tip-off that a silver Ertiga car was headed to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and the vehicle had a large amount of police officer immediately informed his senior officers about this and blocked the road leading to Sambhaji Nagar. The car was stopped at a 'nakabandi' (road block for checking) in Malkapur. But since the place was crowded, the car was taken to the police station where the vehicle was searched under the supervision of Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar and others. A machine was used to count the cash recovered in the car, which totalled Rs 1.97 crore. The Income Tax Department in Nagpur was informed about the seizure through a letter as per protocol."The car was on its way to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The two persons in the car could not give satisfactory answers about the money, following which they were detained. Further probe is underway," Giri was quoted by saying by news agency said the Akola Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had been informed about the cash seizure and the detainees.(with inputs from Zaka Khan and PTI) IN THIS STORY#Maharashtra
India Today
18-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Goa is for yoga, cows, not pleasure: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that Goa is more of a "yog bhoomi" (land of devotion and yoga) and "go-mata bhoomi" (land of cows) than a "bhog bhoomi" (land of pleasure), asserting that the coastal state is attracting more people for its temples and culture than for its "sun, sand, and sea.""Earlier, whenever people used to come to Goa, they used to think that this is bhog bhoomi (land of pleasure). But, this is not bhog bhoomi, it is yog bhoomi (land of devotion and yoga) instead. This is go-mata here, there is the ashram of Sanatan Sanstha as well," said Chief Minister Sawant, addressing the opening ceremony of 'Sanatan Rashtra Shankhnad Mahotsav' on to the legend of Lord Vishnu's avatar, Lord Parashuram, creating Goa by shooting an arrow into the Arabian Sea and causing it to recede, Chief Minister Sawant said: "This is Lord Parshuram's land." Chief Minister Sawant was speaking at the 83rd birth anniversary of Sanatan Sanstha's founder, Jayant said that the state's clean and beautiful temples are drawing more people than its beaches."In the past, people visited Goa to witness sun, sand, and sea. That has changed now. Tourists are arriving here to experience our rich culture and grand temples," he said, as reported by news agency further mentioned that the temples in Goa are not managed by the government but by local communities who have upheld centuries-old rituals and customs."The government has no involvement in the management of the temples in the state," he also heaped praise on the Sanstha, based out of Ramnathi village in North Goa, for bringing spiritual awareness to people and teaching people more about the Sanatan Dharma.
