VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Uber, the ridesharing app today announced its mobility partnership with the Gujarat Lions Team for the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League. As a part of this partnership, Uber has launched an IPL special limited period product, uberLIONS that will give cricket lovers in Ahmedabad an easy, comfortable and affordable option to get to Rajkot and get a ride back to Ahmedabad. "At Uber, we are always working on new and innovative hyper-local campaigns, designed to celebrate the cultural nuances​ of the cities that we serve. We are thrilled about stepping in as mobility partners for Gujarat Lions, and giving cricket lovers in Ahmedabad a hassle-free way to commute to see their favourite team play," said Amit Jain, president, South Asia and India, Uber... Read More

Paytm has announced today that it has invested an undisclosed amount in QorQI, an online healthcare startup. QorQl plans to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data to improve productivity & care quality of doctors and help patients manage their health and existing ailments better. Qcare solution offers doctors access to patient health and clinical data at the touch of a button. Speaking on the announcement, Sudhanshu Gupta, vice president, Paytm said, “There is a need for quality care at affordable costs and the sector largely works on an acute shortage of information both on the consumer side and on the side of healthcare professionals. There is hence a need of real time data collection and of improving the overall care process with advanced analytics and AI. We are impressed by QorQl’s vision and the team’s ability to solve complex use cases and are happy to be a part of their journey.” Read More

India's Internet economy is expected to reach $250 billion by 2020 thanks to rapid growth in mobile Internet users in the country. E-commerce and financial services are projected to lead this growth. For instance, share of digital payment transactions could more than double to go up to 30–40% by 2020. Digital economy will have a much broader influence beyond the direct economic impact. Digital adoption will deliver several citizen-centric social benefits like enhancing ease of doing business, improving access to services and products and transforming governance. According to BCG-TIE Report, the mobile internet users is expected to grow rapidly to 650 million mobile internet users by 2020 and high speed mobile internet adoption is set to reach 550 million users by 2020. Average data consumption is expected to reach 7-10 GB per user per month by 2020... Read More