About Author : Pankaj Singh

Pankaj Singh

With a commendable experience of content creation under his belt, Pankaj Singh, a qualified Post Graduate in Management, boasts of having worked as a freelance writer and an insurance underwriter. Additionally, Pankaj has also enriched his qualification portfolio with a course in Digital Marketing. He currently pens down valuable insights on articles pertaining to business, technology, and trade and finance for Business NewsUpdate and other news portals.



Contribution by Pankaj Singh

DrugBank expands coverage to offer better service to customers globally

DrugBank, an online database containing information on drugs and drug targets, has reportedly expanded its reach to provide improved service to global customers. Malaysia, Colombia, Thailand, Austria, Indonesia, Italy, and Turkey are the seven new r...

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French startup Agicap secures USD 100 million in Greenoaks-led funding

Agicap, a France-based company, has reportedly amassed USD 100 million in a funding round led by Greenoaks, pulling its valuation to over USD 500 million. The funding round also saw participation from existing investors Partech and BlackFin Capital P...

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Flipkart reinforces its supply chain processes through 23,000 new hires

Reportedly, Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has hired around 23,000 new employees throughout India in the last three months in a bid to improve its supply chain processes. The recruits also involve some delivery executives. Hemant Badri, the SVP of...

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upGrad expands its service offerings through Impartus acquisition

Leading education technology firm upGrad has reportedly acquired Impartus, a Bangalore-based startup that specializes in video technology. As a part of this deal, upGrad is likely to invest approximately USD 20 million for the acquisition as well as ...

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Virtuo raises USD 96 million to scale its on-demand car rental services

Paris-based car rental startup Virtuo has reportedly raised USD 60 million in Series C round led by AXA Venture Partners along with an additional USD 36 million in asset financing.  The funding round saw participation from new investors H14, Al...

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Facebook signs global content deal with German publisher Axel Springer

Facebook Inc. and German publishing company Axel Springer SE have reportedly signed a global cooperation deal that will allow the social networking giant to feature the publisher’s content on its platforms. The deal with Facebook includes no r...

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Harley Davidson’s shares surge following suspension of European tariffs

Shares of leading motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson Inc. rose to a three-year high after the European Union (EU) decided to temporarily suspend its scheduled increase in retaliatory tariffs. For those unaware, the EU had initially warned to do...

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Stellantis partners with Foxconn to develop high tech electric vehicles

Stellantis N.V, a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and PSA Group’s jointly formed entity, has finalized the partnership with Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group. The duo will focus on developing high-tech electric vehic...

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European climate group requests for stricter van CO2 targets in the EU

Although the EU recently reported a 10% drop in carbon emissions, a European climate group called the Transport and Environment (T&E) has asked the regulator to tighten its carbon emission reduction targets, especially for commercial vans. The m...

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