Bengaluru, Jan 23: Varthana Finance, a leading NBFC in the affordable education sector in India, has secured a series of strategic international debt financings to strengthen its mission of transforming affordable education and school infrastructure across India. The funding includes a USD 6 million loan from WaterEquity, along with USD 5 million NCD from Symbiotics and EUR 5 million ECB from Triple Jump, taking the total capital raised in this tranche to…
Continue ReadingJaipur Students Gain Hands-On Exposure to Neuromarketing and Consumer Neuroscience from R-CAT
Jaipur, Jan 23: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur successfully conducted a one-day Certification Course on “Applied Neuromarketing and Consumer Neuroscience” on 9 January 2026 at the Behavioural Lab, Rajasthan Centre of Advanced Technology (R-CAT), Jaipur. The programme aimed to familiarise students and faculty members with the rapidly emerging interdisciplinary field of neuromarketing and its growing relevance in understanding consumer behaviour and marketing effectiveness. The course was organised by Dr. Navin Kumar,…
Continue ReadingWA welcomes record overseas visitors
Western Australia has achieved the highest ever number of international visitors in the State’s history, welcoming more than one million international visitors in the 12 months to October 2025 Jan 23: New data from Tourism Research Australia (TRA) shows WA received a record-breaking 1.024 million overseas visitor arrivals in the…
Continue ReadingTHi begins construction of Ras Al Khaimah Smart Manufacturing Industrial Park
Ras Al Khaimah, Jan 23: THi Holding Management Corporation (THi) marked a major milestone with the groundbreaking of the THi Ras Al Khaimah Smart Manufacturing Industrial Park, officially commencing construction of its first industrial park project in the Middle East. The project represents the first development under THi’s Middle East…
Continue ReadingBSE Index Services launches BSE 500 Equal Weight Index
MUMBAI, Jan 23: BSE Index Services Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of BSE, today announced the launch of a new Index – BSE 500 Equal Weight Index. The BSE 500 Equal Weight Index measures the performance of the companies in the BSE 500 index with constituents weighted equally. The BSE 500…
Continue ReadingJioBlackRock Asset Management launches JioBlackRock Sector Rotation Fund, powered by Systematic Active Equities (SAE)
Mumbai, Jan 23: Jio BlackRock Asset Management Private Limited (JioBlackRock Asset Management / The AMC a 50:50 joint venture between Jio Financial Services Limited (“JFSL”) [BSE, NSE: JIOFIN] and BlackRock Inc. [NYSE: BLK], announced today the launch of its latest equity offering: the JioBlackRock Sector Rotation Fund, powered by BlackRock’s…
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Calmer Tones Prevail As TACO Is Digested Again
By Michael Brown, Senior Research Strategist at Pepperstone DIGEST – Markets brought ‘more of the same’ yesterday as the TACO trade rolled on, seeing equities notch further gains, as geopolitical risk continued to recede. The latest ‘flash’ PMIs highlight today’s docket. WHERE WE STAND – After the cacophony of headline…
Continue ReadingWorld Investment Forum 2026 to be held in Doha – Theme: Investing in the Future
Geneva, Switzerland, Jan 23: The State of Qatar and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)announced that the 9th World Investment Forum (WIF) will be held in Doha, Qatar, from 25 to 27 October 2026. The announcement was made jointly by H.E. Ahmad Al-Sayed the Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs of…
Continue ReadingAAEON Releases MEX-BTS, a Modular Workstation with Type A & Type B MXM GPU Compatibility
The MEX-BTS targets industrial workstations, AI-assisted healthcare imaging, and safety monitoring deployments. (Taipei, Taiwan – January 23, 2026) Industry-leading embedded solutions provider AAEON (Stock Code: 6579) has released the MEX-BTS, a modular MXM system capable of hosting both MXM 3.1 Type A and Type B GPU cards. Designed for flexibility,…
Continue ReadingGoogle alums raise USD 5M pre-seed for Sparkli: The First Multimodal AI-Native Learning Engine for children
Zurich-based startup emerges from stealth to turn screen time into active learning expeditions that foster agency, curiosity, and future-ready skills. Zurich, Switzerland — Jan 23: Children today have an unprecedented ability to explore ideas, yet their digital world gives them so few ways to do it. When an eight-year-old asks…
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