https://thenfapost.com News, Facts and Analysis on Startup, Technology & Business Sun, 09 Jul 2023 07:46:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 The NFA Post News, Facts and Analysis on Startup, Technology & Business clean https://thenfapost.com/2023/07/10/fmcg-sector-to-witness-marginal-revenue-growth-of-7-9-this-year-crisil/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 01:30:10 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=283302 The year is likely to see a higher volume amid a gradual recovery in rural demand and a stable growth in urban demand, but prices are expected to be range-bound New Delhi, NFAPost: The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector in India is likely to witness a revenue growth of 7 to 9 per cent in […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2023/06/07/ministry-of-rural-development-convenes-2-days-conference-on-rural-development/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 08:45:44 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=273482 The conference on ‘Evolving India: Re-imagining Rural Development for Shared Prosperity’ is organised along with the World Bank and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation “The success stories emerging from Rural India are showcasing India to emerge in 2047,” said Union Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh New Delhi, NFAPost: The Ministry of […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2022/07/16/samsung-invites-applications-from-youth-for-tomorrow-innovation-competition/ Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:26:07 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=187892 Samsung expects youth in Bengaluru will solve problems of Waste Recycling, Fuel Wastage, Water Scarcity & Slum Accommodation Bengaluru, NFAPost: At an education and innovation roadshow organised by Samsung India in Bengaluru at the iconic Samsung Opera House, enthusiastic young college students came forward and identified problems that people and society are facing in the […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2021/05/19/paypoint-india-digit-general-insurance-tie-up-to-offer-health-cover-in-rural-india/ Wed, 19 May 2021 09:01:33 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=82235 PayPoint India has partnered with Digit General Insurance to bring affordable health insurance for its customers in the under-served regions of India, enhancing access to insurance, and helping rural masses cushion themselves against any major financial losses due to the surging Covid-19. The partnership is being flagged off with the launch of a Coronavirus hospitalisation […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2021/03/12/svasti-microfinance-raises-rs-310-million-from-internal-investors/ Fri, 12 Mar 2021 02:11:42 +0000 https://www.thenfapost.com/?p=61493 Svasti Microfinance Private Limited (Svasti) – an RBI Licensed MFI, has raised a total of Rs 310 million from its existing investors Adar Poonawalla, Nordic Microfinance Initiative (NMI) and Rajiv Dadlani Group. Svasti was co-founded by Arunkumar Padmanabhan and Narayanan Subramaniam in 2010 with the objective of bringing their extensive experience in banking, finance and technology development into the consumer finance […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2020/12/14/sonu-sood-partners-with-indias-rural-fintech-startup-spice-money/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:38:46 +0000 https://www.thenfapost.com/?p=34114 Collaboration to digitally and financially empower over 1 crore rural entrepreneurs Mumbai, NFAPost: Spice Money, India’s leading rural fintech firm, on Monday, announced that the company has joined hands with actor, humanitarian and philanthropist, Sonu Sood to achieve their mutual vision to digitally and financially empower 1 crore rural entrepreneurs.   Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic Sonu Sood’s goal has […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2020/08/11/rural-india-faced-insurmountable-sufferings-during-lockdown-gaon-connection-survey/ Tue, 11 Aug 2020 06:03:06 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=8589 Chennai, NFAPost: Over 68% rural Indians faced ‘high’ to ‘very high’ monetary difficulty during the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. About 23% rural Indians borrowed money during the lockdown, 8% sold a valuable possession (phone, watch etc), 7% mortgaged jewellery, and 5% sold or mortgaged land, according to a survey. The survey, based on […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2020/07/09/csc-and-coca-cola-india-partner-to-boost-outreach-in-rural-india/ Thu, 09 Jul 2020 06:36:03 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=5370 Chennai, NFAPost: Common Services Centers (CSC) under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has announced partnership with Coca-Cola India to list Coca Cola products on its Grameen eStore platform. This is to promote availability of consumer products at doorsteps in rural India through local entrepreneurs and e-kirana stores. The partnership will make available […]]]>