Playmart enters e-commerce space to offer sports goods

Playmart India has launched an online one-stop market place playmart.In for sports goods, apparels and accessories.
The online marketplace provides a myriad range of sports goods, fitness products, toys and games.
"With the increase in the disposable incomes in India, engagement in recreational activities like sports and fitness has grown many-fold recently," Amit Narang, Managing Director, Playmart India said in a statement.
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18th India Intl Watch & Clock Fair to be held in Mumbai * The 18th edition of India International Watch & Clock Fair "Samaya Bharati 2016" will be held in Mumbai between January 28-31.
The fair, a B2B and B2C exhibition, is organised by a watch and clock magazine Trade Post, under the auspices of Watch Trade Federation and supported by other trade bodies.

The fair will display latest products and innovations of over 100 brands from India, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Japan, France, China, USA, Korea, Belgium, Middle East, Denmark, Italy and Spain.

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Surya Roshni enters into strategic alliance with Snapdeal * Lighting industry player Surya Roshni today said it has entered into a strategic alliance with e-commerce major Snapdeal to expand the reach of LED bulbs and make them affordable for the people.
This tie-up initiates a disruptive trend in energy conservation by making LED bulbs affordable and within the reach of millions of people in tier II and III areas.
Proyurveda Lifescience to foray into OTC healthcare products

* Proyurveda Lifescience Ltd, a subsidiary of Maximaa Systems Ltd (MSL), today announced its foray into OTC healthcare market.
"We have plans for the OTC healthcare market with a basket of Proyurveda products made with a combination of probiotics and ayurveda through an ecommerce portal," a company statement said.
Proyurveda is an advanced therapy made with a combination of Probiotics (SatvaKsheera) and Ayurveda.
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ISRO joins hand with Scanpoint Geomatics * Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has joined hands with Ahmedabad-based Scanpoint Geomatics Ltd to launch a IGiS product, a GiS & Image Processing Technology.

ISRO has provided technical know-how to the company for the IGiS technology development. It is a low cost commercial solution, which compliance international standards like OGC and ISO.
The prime objective of ISRO is to develop space technology and its application to various national tasks. IGiS technology development is a successful venture with corporate sector, ISRO said in a statement.
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L&T showcases smart solutions in power distribution & control * The Electrical & Automation (E&A) business of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) unveiled SCADA solution on a standardised platform for the seamless integration of Medium Voltage (MV) and Low Voltage (LV) products that go into industry, infrastructure and the building segments.

L&T E&A also presented a suite of software products for improving productivity. These software and mobile apps support in electrical design, switchgear selection and selection for motor control with drives or DOL/Star Delta Starters, a company statement said.
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Indian Engineering Olympiad to conduct exam on Feb 21 * Indian Engineering Olympiad (IEO) will conduct an examination on February 21 at over 100 centers spread across 80 cities.
Over 1,50,000 registered students, including several thousands from IITs, NITs and other premier institutes across the country, will be competing to test their skills against each other, a statement said.

IEO is a 90 minutes exam that will test students in the second, third and final year of engineering on aptitude and technical knowledge in their respective streams.
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Tata Housing gets green certification for Lonavala project * Realty firm Tata Housing today said it has received platinum certification from Indian Green Building Council for its luxury housing project at Lonavala.
The evaluation process of the certification was based on parameters such as site selection and planning, water efficiency, energy efficiency, materials, internal environment quality and innovation and design process, the company said in a statement.

Vodafone rolls out 3G service in Maha and Goa circle
* Country's second biggest telco Vodafone today announced the roll out of Vodafone SuperNet3G service for Maharashtra and Goa circle which has the potential to take high-speed data to 1.85 crore customers.
"Keeping with the Vodafone SuperNet brand promise, Vodafone has added over 2,500 cell sites across Maharashtra and Goa to strengthen its network," Ashish Chandra, Business Head - Maharashtra and Goa, Vodafone India, said in a release.
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Indiabulls plans to raise Rs 50 crore on private placement * Indiabulls Housing Finance plans to raise Rs 50 crore by issuing non-convertible debentures on private placement.

"The company proposes to issue 500 secured non-convertible redeemable debentures with a face value of Rs 10 lakh each aggregating to Rs 50 crore on private placement basis," the company said in a regulatory filing today.
The issue to be open on May 23, comes with a green shoe option, the company said.
The NCD issue has two options, one with a tenor of 498 days but with a zero coupon rate. The second option with five years tenor carries a coupon rate of 9 per cent per year for the NCDs.
Shares of the company closed 1.1 per cent up at Rs 728.90 apiece on BSE.

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SmartQ raises fundingfrom YourNest Angel Fund * SmartQ, a city-based mobileapp that enables queue-less ordering at food courts in mallsand corporate office complexes, has raised pre-series-A funding from YourNest Angel Fund.
Without sharing the financial details, the companytoday said that Vijay Jumani, Ex-CEO of BabyOye.Com also participated inthe funding round.
The company would utilise the funds to develop and deploy technology for verticals like amusement parks and retail, targeting a market size of more than USD 100 bn, it said in a release.
SmartQ was founded in 2015 by Krishna Wage inpartnership with Abhishek Ashok.