ACT Fibernet [Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.] India’s largest fiber-focused wired broadband ISP (Source: India Broadband Market Overview – 2017 dated February 19, 2018, prepared by Media Partners Asia) has entered into an agreement with the Government of Karnataka to provide the startups registered with the start-up cell with high speed broadband connectivity.
ACT Fibernet, a home-grown start-up of Bengaluru, which has now grown into India’s largest Fiber broadband ISP, deeply understands the support and enablement startups need during their early growth phase. As a step to boost their growth and to support Karnataka government’s startup initiative, ACT Fibernet will extend its best fiber optic technology to all the registered startups of the government’s startup cell. Further, ACT Fibernet will provide complimentary broadband connectivity to government incubation center and GIGA speed [1000 Mbps] connections at a 60% discounted rate to all the registered startups.
Speaking on the partnership, K. J. George, Hon’ble Minister for IT and BT, Science and Technology, Govt. Of Karnataka added
Bengaluru is the startup capital of India, and we have been strongly nurturing the startup ecosystem with policies and initiatives to help entrepreneurs and established industries flourish. I am extremely pleased that ACT Fibernet has come forward to extend their support and connect our startups with high speed broadband connectivity. This move will certainly help us build a more conducive environment for our startups to grow.
As a Bengaluru based company it is a moment of pride for us to collaborate with the Government of Karnataka. This is a one of a kind opportunity and we will work in conjunction with the government towards building and strengthening the start-up ecosystem in the city. It is our commitment to provide the best internet services to the startups and incubators and help them stay connected seamlessly.
Mr. Gaurav Gupta, Principal Secretary, IT, BT and S&T – Govt. of Karnataka, said
When we speak about startups, Bengaluru holds the top position in the country, and to retain this momentum we make continuous effort to introduce policies and programs suiting their requirements. Our partnership with ACT Fibernet is yet another step to empower the startups and help them grow in our state.
About ACT Fibernet
ACT Fibernet, India’s largest fiber-focused wired broadband ISP as on September 30, 2017 (in terms of number of fiber broadband internet subscribers from residential homes) (Source: India Broadband Market Overview – 2017 dated February 19, 2018, prepared by Media Partners Asia). Headquartered in Bangalore, ACT Fibernet has operations in 15 Indian cities as on December 31, 2017 with approximately 1.3 million customers.
The advantage of being an NRI comes with its own NRI Savings Account, which we would be talking about here. Access to this type of account allows deposition of cash in the Indian Rupee [INR] denomination.
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Who is an NRI?
According to the Indian Government, an NRI [Non-Resident Indian] is a person that has not been in the country for the year [April to March] and whose main source of employment and income is abroad.
Being an NRI, you will be allowed to open an NRI [Non-Residential External] account; this enables the account holder to operate in Indian currency.
What are the advantages of having an NRI Savings Account?
Tax Advantages
This is the most significant motive and gain of opening an NRE account. Interest earned on the NRE saving account as well on NRE fixed deposit is absolutely exempted from tax in India. They are not added up even in your taxable profits; in the off chance you have some revenue in India.
Repatriation Advantages
One more main advantage of NRE account is repatriation advantages. NRE saving account allows trouble-free movement of cash because it is possible to repatriate both interest and principle overseas. Cash amounts in NRE accounts are fully and completely repatriable.
Low Balance required
Due to augmenting rivalry among public and private sector banks e.g. SBI, ICICI, HDFC, Axis Bank, and YESBANK, the lowest balance required has dropped appreciably. Nowadays many banks including ICIC, HDFC, and Kotak require just 10,000 INR as the least balance.
Convenience advantages
Another advantage of NRE accounts is handiness. It’s simple to open an NRE account. The majority of the banks allow you to open NRE account online via the Internet. You just need to fill a form online, take a printout, and affix the self-attested print of necessary papers and send to the bank in India.
Joint holding
An extra key advantage of NRE account is that you can jointly open it with an additional NRI e.g. your partner or your children. It’s one of the greatest ways to handle your cash as your collaborator can operate along with you.
NRI Advantage
Because many Indian banks now have a universal offering, opening an NRI account allows them to select elite offers catering to your needs both in India and overseas.
Accessibility Advantage
NRI saving account typically comes with International Debit card. This gives you the exclusive convenience benefit of shopping globally, booking air tickets online, buying life insurance, and withdrawing cash abroad.
The Bottom Line
Adhering to the very many benefits that come along with an NRI Savings account, if a person who is an NRI does not avail the advantages of owning the NRE Account, a lot of associated perks could be possibly neglected and he/she might be giving up on a brilliant opportunity.
The purpose of any kind of art, particularly painting is to communicate ideas, to create the sense of beauty, and to explore the nature of perception. It makes people perceive the world in a unique way. Painting is the most understandable way of art because it gives us the most complete and vivid impression. The cultural heritage of India is known to be very rich and painting (be it modern or traditional) is the best way to connect back with the roots. There are certain brain and health benefits of paintings – nurtures emotional growth, helps to reduce stress & anxiety, strengthens memory, promotes optimistic attitude etc.
Every country has something unique to offer to the world, but no other place has varied cultural diversity than India. India is regarded as a country that is rich in cultural heritage and is famous for various kinds of arts. Indian Paintings are considered a rich amalgamation of creative interpretation of thoughts, expression, and situations occurring in our surroundings. The advent of the British Raj had a deep impact on the Indian art and the classical Indian art form transformed into Indian Contemporary Art. India has witnessed the rise of many renowned contemporary Indian artists like Raja Ravi Varma, Rabindranath Tagore, Jamini Roy, Amrita Shergil, etc. Abstract Drawing is considered one of the popular art forms where the artists use a visual language of shape, color, form, line, etc. in order to come up with a visual treat. Since the core DNA of the Indian Painting forms like Mithila Paintings, Warli Paintings, Kalighat Paintings, etc. have been retained; there is a growing demand for Indian Paintings from the resident, as well as global art collectors.
Though Indian fine art drawing has always been in demand, there is a huge pain in discovering genuine & top-quality paintings from genuine & verified Indian artists. Hence, art collectors and art lovers have to look beyond traditional offline mediums like art galleries, art exhibitions, etc. by discovering & purchasing genuine artworks online from an authentic art-gallery like Gallerist.in. As per a report, the online art market grew by 12% in 2017 and it is showing excellent growth in 2018. Gallerist.in has close to around 20,000+ paintings from 7000+ expert artists and art collectors can purchase originals, as well as canvas prints of paintings from the artists listed on the platform.
There are many aspiring artists who have excellent skills, but they do not get much exposure. Gallerist.in provides them with a launch pad where their artwork is listed on the website and buyers from across the world can have a look at their prominent work. Gallerist.in has free-shipping and excellent cancellation & return policies; the platform has garnered attention not only from art collectors but also art lovers. Some of the painting forms that are available on the website are – Folk, Madhubani, Miniature, Phad, Contemporary, Gond, etc. and their customers can also buy art prints online.
Whether you are an art collector or art lover with interest in paintings or drawings, Gallerist.in has something unique to offer for everyone!
Ebix, Inc., a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance, financial, healthcare and e-learning industries, announced that one of its India-based EbixCash subsidiaries has acquired a 67 percent stake in Routier, a Delhi-based B2B Marketplace for Trucking Logistics. Routier is pioneering a cloud based technology to change the way people move and receive inland goods in India.
Founded by First generation entrepreneurs and operating team senior Executives Ankur Dahiya and Adwait Vikram Singh from the Indian Institute of Management [IIM] and Harvard Law School, respectively, Routier seeks to revolutionize trucking logistics in the same way taxi logistics have been transformed by Uber, Ola and others. Routier aims to drive efficiency for all marketplace stakeholders, using an innovative blend of data analytics, artificial intelligence and end-to-end streamlined functionality available over the cloud.
With clients like Coca Cola, Asian Paints, and Samsung; Routier’s marketplace is already proving its ability to add efficiency to freight movement. The EbixCash investment was driven by Routier’s desire for a strategic investor who could provide added technology expertise, financial strength and brand recognition to accelerate its penetration of major trucking logistics. Routier is the first start-up where Ebix has made a strategic investment.
With a market opportunity expected to reach $300 billion by 2020, Routier looks to drive productivity and transparency through a transportation sector long considered one of the most inefficient. Routier’s online cloud based logistics marketplace connects companies that require their goods to be delivered [Shippers], typically with small trucking companies who account for 75% of the freight transportation business [Carriers]; allowing the Carriers the ability to win a Shipper’s business by bidding from any smartphone, hand-held device or computer. From bidding through final delivery, the Routier platform delivers a seamless efficient, end-to-end online B2B logistics marketplace, that:
Connects Shippers and Carriers across the nation on a single platform.
Empowers even a single truck owner to work with India’s largest shippers.
Assures Carriers of a continued supply of business through Routier’s contracts with large Shippers seeking delivery of goods across the country from each of their factories every day.
Assures Shippers of Carrier background checks, insurance, GPS tracking and real-time reporting from pickup through delivery
All stakeholders win when a supply chain is efficient, so Routier Marketplace is built from the ground up to help Shippers reduce costs, save time, and make informed decisions that increase profitability. At the same time, Carriers benefit from instantaneous nationwide access to recurring business through a blend of technology, transparency, ease of use and other features that directly benefit their bottom line.
Exchanges and marketplaces are meant to provide a network effect that drives efficiency for all concerned and are best targeted at industries that are highly inefficient and lack technology savvy. India’s trucking industry is a perfect example of such an opportunity to deliver tremendous value and efficiency, and thus we are quite excited to be partnering with Routier in its mission to redefine the trucking logistics industry.
Routier recently secured multi-million dollar commitments from a few large multinational corporations, and thus needed the backing of Ebix in terms of technology expertise, manpower and working capital to implement and scale these and other opportunities. We are excited to invest in this pioneering effort at an opportune time, and look forward to building what could be a large marketplace for the trucking industry.
Routier Founder Ankur Dahiya said
Technology can serve as key disruptive force in the logistics sector. Routier aims to use Data Science as a key enabler to organize the fragmented market. By match-making supply and demand, even if we can use 30% of unutilized capacity, we can cause a major positive impact in the Industry in terms of productivity and profitability both.
Routier Co-Founder Adwait Vikram Singh said
Routier has the potential to rationalize the Logistics sector not only in India but also for the global markets. Currently, Routier operates only in inland logistics but eventually aims to become a key player in streamlining cross border freight movement on a single enterprise marketplace platform. Routier has the vision to become an End-to-End supply chain network, that can handle freight movement to last mile delivery, for transportation across country borders.
About Ebix and EbixCash
With 50+ offices across 5 continents, Ebix, Inc., endeavors to provide On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance, financial, healthcare and e-learning industries. In the Insurance sector, the Company’s main focus is to develop and deploy a wide variety of insurance and reinsurance exchanges on an on-demand basis, while also, providing Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) enterprise solutions in the area of CRM, front-end & back-end systems, outsourced administrative and risk compliance, across the world. For further details, please visit EbixCash
Through its various SaaS-based software platforms, Ebix employs thousands of domain-specific technology professionals to provide products, support and consultancy to thousands of customers on six continents.
Organizations, irrespective of the scale and size are always on the lookout for smart people who have the urge to do ‘something different’ & ‘solve large-scale problems’. One way to achieve the same is via Hackathons where participants can collaborate & co-create to solve ‘real-life problems’ by deriving ‘usecases’ that would have a bigger impact. A couple of weeks back, we mentioned about the Mylan Hackathon where the pharmaceutical giant invited students, and professionals to collaborate with the in-house team of experts at Mylan to come up with solutions using technologies like Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, etc. The central theme of the Hackathon was #hackforacause in order to build products that promise ‘Better Health for a Better World’. The two-day hackathon on 13th & 14th October was organized at their Bengaluru office.
Though this was a first of its kind Hackathon by any pharmaceutical company, it received a very good response and the participants came up with very good solutions to the 5 challenges that were posted to them
Simplify Adverse Event reporting for a patient.
Speed up preliminary diagnosis & early cancer detection.
Leverage technology to capture patient treatment outcomes.
Ensure adherence of treatment by a Tuberculosis [TB] patient.
Track Antiretrovirals [ARV] product until it reaches the consumer.
Summary of the overall proceedings of the Mylan 2018 #hackforacause Hackathon
More than 550 individuals had registered for the event, from which 62 teams comprising of 252 members were shortlisted for the final challenge that was held on 13th and 14th October 2018.
The second and the final day had 45 teams finalizing their solutions and presenting them to the panel of judges. Teams were judged on unique parameters like uniqueness, radical thinking, market effectiveness, etc.
Only 10 teams were shortlisted for the final round after the first round of judging, and the 10 finalists had to present their idea to the judges.
The innovations and solutions focused on various aspects of technology to solve the five challenges – Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Imaging Science, etc.
Commenting on the initiative, Mylan spokesperson Mr. Rakesh Bamzai, President – India and Emerging Markets said
We are proud to be one of the few pharmaceutical companies in the world to host a hackathon for digital innovation. Initiatives such as these foster engagement and collaboration between students, professionals, and institutions, to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions for real-world health problems and enhance access to affordable medicines. At Mylan, the Hackathon initiative focuses not only on the current challenges in Healthcare but also on developing solutions for the future.
Winners of the Mylan 2018 #hackforacause Hackathon
In the Professional hackers’ category, team Smart from Atos won the prize money of Rs. 100,000 for their novel solution to adherence of treatment of Tuberculosis patients.
In the Students Category, the team from Sri Sairam Institute of Technology won the prize money of Rs. 100,000 for its solution for traceability of Mylan’s Antiretroviral [ARV] drugs to the end consumer.
In the Employees’ category, team Shamiroh won the prize money of Rs. 100,000 for its solution to speed up the preliminary diagnosis and early detection of cancer.
One of the members of the winning team Mr. Ganesh Mahadevan said
This event was an exceptional learning platform for me. It allowed me to interact and collaborate with brilliant like-minded innovators to develop solutions that could have a positive impact on patients and the industry. I believe that anyone who wants to find viable solutions for health problems should participate in the Mylan Hackathon.
From the year 2016, Mylan has been organizing Hackathons in India and globally. Since the inception of Mylan Hackathon, the company has been fueling the push for new creative and innovative solutions in the healthcare segment for patients, payers, providers and other healthcare professionals. This year’s hackathon received a very overwhelming response and the participants came up with innovative solutions that have social, as well as business impact.
#HackForaCause coverage on Social Media
The event was covered extensively on major social media platforms namely Facebook and Twitter under #2018MylanHackathon & #hackforacause. With live event updates, netizens & technology enthusiasts could get first-hand information about the Hackathon.
Technology is having a far-fetched effect on every aspect of our lives, whether it is shopping, communication, transport, banking & finance, manufacturing, etc. Every sector is positively impacted with the advancements of technology including the ‘Education’ sector. When we talk about Education, the thing that comes to mind is school, books, rote learning, assignments, etc. but gradually schools are also embracing technology in order bring a fun & interactive flavor to the traditional learning approach.
Before mobiles, computers, tablets, etc. became mainstream, students were primarily judged by their marks, but that could have also been achieved by doing rote learning. But now, kids have access to many more avenues from where they can acquire knowledge due to which the traditional learning approach has shifted from ‘Rote Learning‘ to ‘Application based (practical) learning‘. Traditional schools are definitely not going away, but the key-stakeholders in the education eco-system namely, students, teachers, parents, have come to realize that ‘The best learning can often be self-taught‘.
In the next 30 years, according to UNESCO more people worldwide will be graduating than since the beginning of history. Adding to this effect of technology on work, demography & explosion of population is changing the employment picture drastically.
To succeed in this new information-based and highly technological society, students need to develop their capabilities in STEM to levels much beyond what was considered acceptable in the past.
With fast changing times, STEM education & DIY based learning approach is gaining more popularity in the educational space. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM education is gaining more popularity with each passing day and the specialty about STEM education is that these subjects are taught as cohesive subjects instead of independent ones. Unlike the traditional class-room approach, where the flow of information is mainly one-way [from teacher to students], the STEM based approach follows hands-on and project-based approach. In a traditional learning approach, students compete with each other to get better grades which is a ‘competition based methodology’, whereas STEM follows ‘an amalgamation of competition-collaborative approach’.
It is more experimental, fosters learning, creativity as well as team-work. Since it is experimental, kids also get a chance to experience ‘failure’ which is an important step in the journey to success. Just like the industry is slowly shifting its direction to more DIY [Do It Yourself] and MOOC [Massive Open Online Courses] in order to ensure that working class employees are updated with the current trends, the STEM style of education also ensures that students get a chance to work on things that they like and collectively learn via the DIY method.
Western countries have acknowledged the importance of STEM education and have taken significant steps towards inclusion of STEM in their education system. At India level, ‘Atal Tinkering Lab‘ [ATL] program by Government of India is the first significant step in the direction of STEM education in India. Parents are also recognizing the need and engaging their child into various STEM programs such as robotics, electronics making etc.
As per a report by Indeed.com, India’s STEM talent sees shortage despite maximum graduates. The average level of shortage of skilled talent in India has risen from 6 per cent in January, 2014 to 12 per cent in January, 2018 in the STEM sector. Shift towards higher education will not only give a boost to STEM sector, but also help expand India’s contribution to the global talent pool.
Indeed’s data also indicates that job seekers in the age group of 21~25 show 12 per cent more interest in STEM jobs than in any other sector.
To summarize, whether STEM education can be integrated as a part of the main curriculum is a point of discussion, STEM definitely helps in nurturing our kids for the future & in the process make them employable[and not just educated] for jobs of the future. It also helps in creating talented innovators, scientists, engineers, etc. which is the need of the hour for a rapidly-developing country like India.
STEM Education – Challenges and Road Ahead
While STEM is important, schools or parents face number of challenges while implementing STEM via electronics, robotics and automation.
Just to name a few, need of skilled teacher/mentor, availability of right electronic components, risk posed by activities such as soldering, wiring etc. This could hinder limit school activates in STEM area. Add to that compatibility of component and availability add to the difficulty.
Due to these factors, the Edtech sector has been grabbing attention from entrepreneurs as well as investors. Whether it is about online tutoring, MOOC, skill development, differentiated learning, test preparation, etc. ed-tech still provides a huge opportunity [Source]. MakerInMe Technologies, a Bengaluru based startup aims to create a dent in the STEM education market with it’s modularized electronic kits, also called as Cretile.
Cretile is a kit of modular Electronics, Robotic & IoT modular building block. Cretiles are like ‘LEGO’ of electronics/robotics world making an excellent tool for STEM Education. With its super-easy patent pending technology, one doesn’t need any wiring, soldering. To begin with, you do not need programming skills. You can connect Cretiles to each other like building blocks and they start to work.
Cretile has an exhaustive set of building blocks. With its 35+ building blocks You can create virtually unlimited combinations. Typically any kit claims a certain number of projects that can be done using it. With Cretile, you can build any number of projects. Your creativity shall decide what Cretile can do for you.
To help you get started, Cretiles has its own YouTube channel where a large number of projects are showcased. As a next step, Cretile also enables you to learn programming very easily. It comes with Arduino® based programmable block called ProLogic. To program this block, it provides an easy to use drag-n-drop programming environment. With it, child can easily learn to code without having to worry about syntax of a programming language.
Cretile projects need not restricted to the boundary of the box. It offers SmartSwitch with which you can control your home appliances too. e.g. If you want to switch ON a table lamp as soon as you enter the room, Cretile Motion sensor and SmartSwitch can do the job for you.
Some of the sample projects are listed below
Automatic Motion sensor based light control
Automatic night lamp using light sensor
Burglar Alarm
Switch ON/OFF appliance automatically after a certain time
Open the door and switch ON the light
Moisture sensor based irrigation system
Programmed irrigation
Operate any appliance e.g. Table Lamp with a TV Remote
Clap and operate an appliance
For college going students, Cretile is an excellent rapid IoT prototyping tool. Cretile is also being integrated to Android Development platforms.
Cretile APIs are integrated with MIT’s App Inventor. With App Inventor you can build Android Apps easily and quickly and control Cretile via these applications.
Summary
Cretile is an excellent STEM education tool that should be in the hands of every child. It offers numerous benefits over traditional making.
With Cretile, you get the following benefits-
Learner gets early results. This keeps the learner highly motivated.
Highly Reusable.
No hazard risk associated with soldering or wiring.
Programming skills are not essential.
Start with fun project and use it all the way for serious engineering projects.
With Cretile, we can Engage students in STEM education early in the cycle. With it, we can align their skills to industry step by step over the course of education.
Cretile addresses needs of all the age groups – the exact same product can be used right from middle-school students all the way up to engineers.
Buying a new home is a momentous decision. A home being an asset is a step towards a more stable and prosperous future. However a home loan can be strenuous on one’s finances. For this reason, one must be prepared with all the information and foresight before investing in a home.
Home loans have become easier to obtain but do you know the best home loan scheme for you? Deciding the tenure of a home loan can define the EMIs that you will be paying every month, for your new home.
It is in this case that a Home loan EMI calculator comes in handy. It gives you foresight into the tenure and EMIs that you will be paying in the future, keeping you prepared and ensuring that you have a smooth experience in repaying your loan.
Benefits of using an EMI calculator
A home loan is repaid by fulfilling a commitment of paying a certain amount as EMI every month. By using an EMI calculator you will be able to identify what is the EMI you will be paying. You can cross reference this amount with your monthly expenses and this ensures that you will not overshoot your budget, and live a more comfortable lifestyle.
Calculating the amount of EMI you will be paying will let you figure out what is the home loan you will be eligible for. By knowing just how much you can invest in a monthly EMI will calculate the loan amount you will be able to manage when buying a new home.
It helps to calculate the tenure of the home loan. Based on your EMI you can calculate the number of years that is ideal for repaying a home loan. Bigger the tenure of your home loan means smaller the amount of EMI you will be paying every month. This will help you define the budget of your home and ensure that you have a smooth loan repayment option.
Calculating Your EMI
When the EMI amount is fixed on the scale, the principal you will be paying as well as the monthly interest will be variable. Similarly, smaller the EMI amount for a home loan, longer will be the tenure of the loan, and this will also affect the interest rate you will be paying every month.
So before you take a home loan, be sure to calculate your EMI payments with an EMI calculator for more foresight into the finances of buying a home.
During Doodhwala app’s inception in 2015, micro-delivery was still a virgin segment with a few budding startups. Today, players like Big Basket, Swiggy are scrambling for a lion’s share in this segment. What has changed?
Doodhwala app, specializing in early-morning delivery of farm fresh milk and groceries started in 2015 when there was an app for everything – dating, laundry, grocery – but not a single app for milk delivery. From a modest start of a five person team operating from a room, the company currently has 300 employees with operations across Bengaluru, Pune, and Hyderabad.
Doodhwala alone has over 25,000 customers, and supplies over 30,000 liters of milk a day in just two years. Other micro-delivery players like Daily Ninja, Milk Basket, and recently acquired Rain Can by Bigbasket have demonstrated a fair share of growth in this sector. And this is only scratching the surface. It’s still unclear what a uniquely Indian retailing model potentially serving 100 million+ households will look like.
So what caused the hyper-local delivery segment to boom?
The dis-organised and fragmented milk and daily needs delivery market had always attracted attention from investors, but they was little know-how on how to scale efficiently. Three years ago, companies were not able to demonstrate margins with scale, and as they expanded margins dropped to 3 to 4 percent. Today, however, companies like Doodhwala have understood the nuances of this sector and have a grip on the new consumer consumption patterns.
Ebrahim Akbari, Doodhwala’s Co-Founder, explains that there is only one real grocery problem in India – delivery of fresh milk. Anyone else in the e-grocery space is not solving a core problem, but rather just providing an alternate portal for a customer. Fresh milk is the most perishable item, and the largest single item to be consumed in a person’s grocery list, at around 20 percent of the total spend.
The convenience of ordering milk and daily essentials on a one touch order experiences that apps like Doodhwala provide guarantee stickiness and reduces customer acquisition costs.
With everyone shouting ‘Me, Me, Me’ what lies ahead?
The $300-billion food and grocery segment in India is expected to grow to $1 trillion by 2030. About 98 percent of the consumer market is serviced by an estimated 11 million kirana stores in India. Sounds like a crowded market? Its not.
The largest e-grocer in India has a customer out-reach of 50,000 deliveries across 25 cities, whereas Doodhwala, has a customer outreach of 19,000 deliveries in over just two years. These numbers are reveal an ocean of a lucrative, ready to be tapped market despite the presence of local kirana stores.
Milk brands as well are catching up with the consumer changing preferences and are evolving by introducing new varieties such as lactose free fresh milk introduced by Akshaklapya, other several players have emerged in the A2 and organic milk category, as well as we see a new interest in goat milk and camel milk. The future holds promising developments with other entrants vying for consumer attention. What can be assured today is that the consumer seems to the winner here more choices, shopping ease, and affordability.