Sneha Swaminathan

Jan 22, 2025 | the-ken.com | Archishma Iyer |Anand Kalyanaraman |Sneha Swaminathan

Installing the apps for Jar, Safegold, or Gullak is disarmingly simple. Enter a phone number, wait a few seconds for the one-time password, and just like that, the platforms set up daily micro-savings accounts for digital gold. The Ken tested all three apps, and it’s impressive how frictionless this onboarding process is. This ease of investment is a big part of why these platforms are thriving. Take Jar—the poster boy of the digital-gold space in India—for instance.

Jan 14, 2025 | the-ken.com | Suprita Anupam |Sneha Swaminathan

Flying to Darbhanga in Bihar during the Chhath Pooja festival in November is never a quick trip. One has to book the tickets months ahead, get to the airport hours early, and still end up stuck on a delayed flight, with detours nobody signed up for. All of this comes courtesy of the government’s UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme—a plan launched in 2016 under the National Civil Aviation Policy.

Nov 12, 2024 | sneha-swaminathan.medium.com | Sneha Swaminathan

Sneha Swaminathan·Follow4 min read·--Hey there everyone, If you’re still recovering from the digital hangover from my last blog, Don’t worry! I’m back with another exciting topic that will revolutionize the way you look at the technology ‘Cloud Computing’. This is an interesting and informative blog which will be useful for a wide-ranging audience. We will be looking into the advantages of cloud and all the possible ways in which we can benefit out of it.

Oct 30, 2024 | the-ken.com | Katrina Bianca Cuaresma |Sneha Swaminathan

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Oct 23, 2024 | the-ken.com | Aakriti Bhalla |Sneha Swaminathan

Just over three years after its blockbuster flotation, Zomato is once again raising almost as much from investors. On 22 October, the food-and-grocery delivery giant, whose shares have doubled in value since January, announced plans to raise up to Rs 8,500 crore (US$1 billion) through a qualified institutional placement The QIP enables Indian-listed companies to raise capital domestically without pre-issue filings to regulators, allowing only qualified institutional buyers to participate(QIP).