2 Indian start-ups listed for Google's 'Launchpad Studio' programme
Mumbai, Sep 6: Mumbai-based m.Paani and Gurugram-based Aye Finance have been listed in 10 companies selected globally by Google for its flagship development acceleration programme "Launchpad Studio".
The "Launchpad Studio" programme brings top machine learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based startups from across the world and experts from Silicon Valley under the guidance of Google researchers, engineers, product managers and trusted experts.
m.Paani is India's first neighbourhood loyalty platform that focuses on empowering India's local retailers and users using ML and AI.
The start-up rewards consumers with "m.Paani points" when they shop from local retail partners across categories and help retailers grow their businesses by digitising, optimising and maximising their relationships with existing and new customers, it said in a statement on Thursday.
"We are incredibly excited to be a part of the Google Studio programme, especially as the youngest company," said Akanksha Hazari Ericson, CEO and Founder, m.Paani.
Aye Finance is a non-banking finance company (NBFC) that provides business loans to the small and micro enterprises and builds solutions, automation and processes that address the challenges that have hindered the classical financial industry.
The "Launchpad Studio" programme commenced from September 6 at Google's headquarters in San Francisco and will last for a period of four months.
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Kolkata, Apr 29: Authorities at the Kolkata airport on Monday received a bomb threat by email, three days after a similar communication, triggering a frantic search across the facility, officials said.
However, the mail, which threatened to blow up the airport, turned out to be a hoax, they said.
The threat mail was sent to all airports in the country on Monday, said Aishwariya Sagar, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Airport Division of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate.
Security agencies at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBIA) conducted a thorough search operation after receiving the email, she said.
The CISF conducted the search in the airport’s terminal building and operational area, while police personnel carried out checks in the city side area. Sniffer dogs were also deployed during the operation, airport sources said.
“The security personnel concluded that the threat was a hoax,” Sagar said.
Efforts were underway to track the sender of the email.
A cybercrime case will be started, the sources added.
On April 26, the Kolkata airport authorities had received an email, claiming bombs were planted at various places on its premises.
However, the mail turned out to be a hoax, too.
