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However, contrary to these expectations, mobile internet usage in the country hasn’t increased much in these times.

The official also added there are some places in India where internet consumption has actually decreased.

Demand Rises In Tier 2 & Tier 3Moreover, people in metros and Tier 1 cities are using only 3% more bandwidth than before.

Plus, commercial usage of internet has fallen in cities, whereas this was never high in Tier 2 or 3 cities.

However, in states like Assam, Himachal Pradesh, and West Bengal, internet usage has been increased by 13%, 14%, and 15%. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585735213.3138678/Exodus-Sends-Internet-Demand-From-Metros-To-Tier-2,-3-Cities-In-India?ref=audio_experience

How does one stay motivated to not lose the end goal and give up?

Here are five tips that will help entrepreneurs stay motivated and on track:1.

Utilising his time wisely will arm him with the necessary tools to run his business but also keep him focused and motivated.

Enjoy the perks of your businessA great way to stay motivated and be able to enjoy your journey as an entrepreneur is to enjoy some of the perks your business brings.

Most entrepreneurs never take the time to enjoy travelling to new places, meeting different people, being exposed to cultures and foods of regions their business takes them too. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585733405.7222025/Five-tips-for-entrepreneurs-to-stay-motivated?ref=audio_experience

Evaluate Ltd., a London, UK-based provider of commercial intelligence and predictive analytics to the pharmaceutical industry, completed an acquisition of Black Swan Analysis, a London, UK-based consultancy specializing in asset valuations and epidemiology.

The acquisition directly aligns with Evaluate’s core strategy of providing complete and dynamic valuations of pharmaceutical assets, radically transforming client confidence in their strategic portfolio decisions.

Founded in 2007 and led by Nic Talbot-Watt, Chief Executive Officer, Black Swan Analysis is a consultancy that provides analyses, valuations, commercialisation plans, and strategic insight to companies in the healthcare industry, with a focus on bespoke epidemiology and segmentation.

They have a global client base which includes Top 25 pharmaceutical companies as well as biotech and tech transfer offices.

Led by Deborah Kobewka, Chief Executive Officer, Evaluate provides commercial intelligence for the pharmaceutical industry and their advisors. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585731707.6157618/Evaluate-Acquires-Black-Swan-Analysis?ref=audio_experience

NEW DELHI: Aavishkaar Capital , the venture capital arm of Aavishkaar Group, on Wednesday said it has invested Rs 35 crore in agri-tech startup, Ergos Aavishkaar Capital had invested in Ergos in 2015 at ideation stage, and has worked with the promoters in scaling the company, a statement said.The Series A funding round is expected to mop up Rs 100 crore with an Aavishkaar Capital partner and a technology venture capital fund also set to join the round, it added.Founded by Kishor Jha and Praveen Kumar, Ergos has been building a GrainBank model that has been piloted in Bihar.

The model enables farmers to digitise their foodgrain and also provides doorstep access to end-to-end post-harvest supply chain solutions to farmers.

The Ergos platform operates like a bank and offers storage, digitisation, credit and liquidation facility to farmers through a single platform.

"With the right amount of investment and strong institutional backing, we have the ability to make the Prime Minister 's vision of doubling the farmer income come true in a much shorter span.

Our focus is to build this GrainBank to serve post-harvest requirements of all farmers with a focus on small and marginal farmers," Ergos co-founder and CEO Kishor Jha said.With Aavishkaar Capital's backing and other investors to join, the intent is to rapidly scale into nearby states and service more than a million farmers by 2025 with over 2,000 branch locations, he added. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585729804.917964/Aavishkaar-Capital-invests-Rs-35-crore-in-Ergos?ref=audio_experience

Gurugram-headquartered foodtech unicorn Zomato has now added grocery delivery services amid the huge surge in demand for home deliveries for fresh produce and staples.

The Zomato Markey service is now live on the Zomato app and is displayed prominently before the food delivery listings.

With many retail stores and grocery outlets shuttered in the current lockdown, the adoption and traction for online grocery delivery have risen dramatically in India.

After multiple rounds of consultation and discussion, grocery delivery companies are finally back on track, but are focusing on fulfilling the existing bunch of delayed orders.

With many restaurants also closed in this period, Zomato is looking to make use of its existing delivery fleet, and expand beyond food deliveries. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585728005.7347498/Zomato-Launches-Zomato-Market-For-Grocery-Deliveries?ref=audio_experience

In such a scenario, many state governments have been proactively using social media to spread awareness through regional language videos.

The Karnataka government has started creating Tiktok videos in collaboration with local celebrities, TV personalities.

This was perhaps the first time an Indian state was using TikTok for the essential outreach programme.

The state government has also roped in popular local stars such as Puneeth Rajkumar and TV artists for these TikTok videos.

Decoding The Social Media CampaignBesides Tiktok, the Karnataka government has been using WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook and Twitter as part of their digital campaign. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585726207.592006/From-Startups-To-TikTok:-Karnataka’s-Digital-Strategy-To-Fight-Covid-19?ref=audio_experience

The investor and serial entrepreneur who recently sold his successful data visualisation startup FusionCharts to a US company Idera at an undisclosed amount.

Related Article: Idera Acquires Bootstrapped Data Visualisation Platform FusionChartsExiting FusionChartsNadhani recently exited his bootstrapped and consistently profit-making startup FusionCharts.

After having an almost 18-years long association with FusionCharts, a company which he started from the scrap with no external funding, why did Nadhani decide to exit in 2020?

To which, Nadhani responded that there was no concept of fundraising and VC money in India, back in 2002.

On the revenue model, is he going to follow a FusionCharts model or wouldn’t hesitate to raise some VC money as well? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585724406.3601701/Pallav-Nadhani-On-Bootstrapping-FusionCharts-At-16-And-The-Need-To-Exit?ref=audio_experience

Yet, to do that, brands need to build recall, which requires marketing expenses that a small P&L may not be able to take.

This new market dynamic has allowed for a whole new slew of brands being created via the digital ecosystem – brands that we like to call D2C.

The million-dollar questionsWhile this seems very easy and exciting, there are two big questions:Can brands be built online only?

In answering the second question, sceptics have said that online brands are small and real scale can be achieved only offline.

While this debate will continue to exist, online-only brands can be built but it depends on the category and business case. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585722616.4243295/Can-online-only-brands-thrive-in-a-market-like-India??ref=audio_experience

Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy and his family on Tuesday committed to offer Rs 10 crore to Akshaya Patra Foundation from their personal funds towards the COVID-19 relief work to distribute essential grocery boxes to the migrant labourers and daily wage earners.

"With their donation (Murthys), Akshaya Patra Foundation plans to distribute 1.33 lakh essential grocery boxes, which will serve 55,86,000 meals," the Foundation said.

Acknowledging Narayana Murthy Family’s support to Akshaya Patra’s food relief initiative, Shri.

Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chairman, Akshaya Patra Foundation, said,“We have known the heart and mind of Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murty.

Earlier on Monday, Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, committed Rs 100 crore to support efforts towards fighting COVID-19 in India. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585720805.908557/Infosys-co-founder-Narayana-Murthy-and-family-commit-Rs-10-Cr-to-Akshaya-Patra-towards-COVID-19-relief-work?ref=audio_experience

European cities are enjoying the cleanest air they’ve had in, well, virtually forever, as air pollution levels fall drastically as a result of confinement.

Sifted has worked with startup Plume Labs to bring you street-by-street pollution maps of Paris, Madrid and Brussels — comparing before and after governments ordered everyone indoors.

The startup’s analysis yields live pollution measurements, as well as a broader kind of weather report for air quality.

Plume Labs’ scientists say there’s been a slight decrease in particulate matter (PM) concentrations caused by the decrease in emissions around Europe.

Like the Paris map, this one for Brussels is based on NO2 data from March 16, compared to the March 21-24 average. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585719006.5872872/Air-quality-maps-show-drastic-pollution-drop-amid-coronavirus?ref=audio_experience