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Amplifon quits India
The world's largest hearing care retailer has left India. Its own disclosure shows the business it sold to Hearzap turned over about €12 million and dragged on group profits. Neither side disclosed the price.
Ai+ to add 100-plus service centres in South India
Ai+ Smartphone plans 100-plus new service centres planned in South India, on an existing base of 106 centres across 74 cities.
Keemti targets 88 lab-grown diamond stores by December
Keemti Jewels targets 88 stores from their current 11 by December 2026.
Apple features Galgotias University student apps
Four student-built apps drew an Apple showcase, and the university's Swift Student Challenge wins nearly doubled to 18. What Apple puts into the programme has not been disclosed.
Mahindra University to set up India's second HackerFab for semiconductor students
Students will build their own photolithography and sputtering equipment at India's second HackerFab, following IIT Bombay's. The university did not disclose the cost, or when its planned cleanroom will be ready.
Acumatica opens first India engineering centre in Hyderabad with 30-plus staff
The cloud ERP company's global capability centre in Nanakramguda is its first in India, built with GCC specialist ANSR. Acumatica did not disclose investment or hiring targets.
Mahindra Racing finishes third in Formula E teams' championship
A double podium in London lifted Mahindra to 252 points and third place, up from fourth last season, closing out Formula E's GEN3 era.
Paramotor ties up with NSDL Payments Bank for co-branded prepaid cards ahead of IPO
The fintech, which filed confidentially for a main-board listing in May, will issue co-branded prepaid cards with NSDL Payments Bank. Neither company disclosed terms, volumes or a launch date.
One Line, Two Wins
Jai Raj Ispat made a technology bet to compete with Steel producing giants in India by being better rather than bigger, focusing on quality and cost as a strategy.
Microsoft to set up AI labs at five MAHE campuses
Manipal Academy of Higher Education will host Microsoft AI labs at five constituent institutions, including two TAPMI campuses and Manipal Law School. Neither partner disclosed what the arrangement is worth or how long it runs.
Pharma leaders flag API import dependence and thin R&D spend at CPHI build-up
The Hyderabad briefing ahead of CPHI & PMEC India 2026 talked about the industry's dependence on external inputs, the need for deeper investment in R&D and the growing pressure to meet evolving compliance standards, besides logistics of the events.
QA and Level-1 support roles most at risk from AI based on FICCI–KPMG skills report
A FICCI–KPMG report at the FICCI Global Skills Summit cites NITI Aayog in flagging displacement risk for QA engineers and Level-1 support agents by 2031, against up to 40 lakh AI-augmented jobs — if large-scale reskilling begins now.
Island Computing opens Indian sovereign cloud, claims 30% cost edge over AWS Mumbai
Bengaluru startup Island Computing opens its cloud platform on 15 August, pitching Indian jurisdiction to banks and government bodies and claiming 30% lower costs than AWS Mumbai, while disclosing no funding, customers or data-centre locations.
Maersk raises full-year guidance on strong demand, warns of worsening congestion
Shipping bellwether Maersk sharply raised its full-year profit guidance after a strong second quarter, citing robust demand and higher freight rates, while flagging deepening congestion and rerouting, relevant signals for Indian trade.
Page Industries' revenue grows 7.9% in a steady first quarter
Jockey licensee Page Industries reported Q1 revenue up 7.9% to INR 1,420 crore on 5.7% volume growth, holding a 20.3% EBITDA margin, a steady but unspectacular quarter.
Uber adds 100 cities in India, taking its footprint to 225 with Uber Bike
Uber has expanded to 100 more Indian cities, taking its total to 225 across 18 states, led by its two-wheeler service Uber Bike, in one of its largest pushes into smaller-town India.