From diving deep into Joyalukkas’ 70-year-journey to women in Mangaluru rebuilding lives through micro-entrepreneurship, YourStory brings you today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors.
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Inside Joyalukkas’ 70-year-journey
Seventy years ago in Thrissur, which is widely regarded as the cultural hub of Kerala, Alukka Joseph Varghese began exploring several business ventures across manufacturing, distribution, and packaging, before recognising a truly ‘golden’ opportunity.
In 1956, he entered the jewellery trade with a clear vision: to make beautifully crafted, high-quality ornaments made accessible to everyone through a modest storefront. The location could not have been more apt for Thrissur is also considered the Gold Capital of India, due to its high volume of gold trade and large-scale jewellery production.
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Women in Mangaluru rebuilding lives through micro-entrepreneurship
When 34-year-old Shanti walked into her first entrepreneurship training session in Mangaluru, she had only one skill she believed could help her earn: jewellery making. Today, she runs her own small training centre, teaching other women how to make the same leap into financial independence.
Meanwhile, Marceline, also from Mangaluru, has used the Rs 12,000 seed fund she received from the same entrepreneurship programme to expand her homemade snack business, turning her kitchen into a self-sustaining livelihood.
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Women entrepreneurs share their turning points
Entrepreneurship is a journey filled with challenges and hurdles at every curve. And no journey is the same.
Across India, women entrepreneurs are rewriting the rules even when the odds are stacked against them. They are walking away from comfortable corporate roles to build something of their own, pivoting to the next big idea, starting from scratch after failure, and choosing purpose over profit. They are taking risks no one else believes in.
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How co-ops are empowering rural India
Every November, India’s vast cooperative network gets its moment in the spotlight during the All India Cooperative Week.
This year, it is being celebrated from November 14-20, bringing together farmer groups, women’s collectives, dairy unions and rural credit societies to showcase how co-ops are changing lives and livelihoods in rural India.
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Latest news
Gemini 3 launch marks Google’s latest step in AI development
Google’s Gemini 3 introduces stronger reasoning, multimodal skills and generative UI across Search, the Gemini app and enterprise tools, promising faster development and richer user experiences.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, cast the launch as the continuation of a major long term push. He says Gemini began “nearly two years ago” and called it “one of our biggest scientific and product endeavours ever undertaken as a company”.
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300M white-collar jobs will be lost to AI over 5 years, warns ex-Flipkart COO
With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), the age of stable jobs is fading, believes Nitin Seth, Co-founder and CEO of data science and technology services company Incedo, and former COO of Flipkart.
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Funding news
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Tractor Junction raises $22.5M in funding
Tractor Junction, a digital platform for rural vehicles and mobility solutions, has raised $22.5 million (Rs 200 crore) in a new funding round led by Astanor, a Europe-based impact fund making its first investment in India. The round, which includes $17 million in equity and $5.5 million in debt, saw participation from existing investors Info Edge and Omnivore.
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Pidge raises Rs 120 Cr growth capital
Pidge, a supply marketplace and an interoperable last-mile logistics platform, on Wednesday said it raised Rs 120 crore in growth capital led by La Vida es Chula (LVEC), a capital fund founded by entrepreneur and investor Thomas Meyer, and existing investors.
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Synthio Labs raises $5M in seed funding round
AI healthcare startup Synthio Labs has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by Elevation Capital. The round also saw participation from 1984 Ventures, Peak XV Partners, Y Combinator, and several healthcare and AI industry angels.
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HomeRun raises Rs 9 Cr in seed round
HomeRun, an on demand platform for construction and interior materials, has raised Rs 9 crore in a Seed round led by Titan Capital and Sparrow Capital, with participation from Consumer Collective by Atrium, Anupam Mittal, Abhishek Goyal of Tracxn, Suraj Nalin of PlaySimple, and Raj Sheth and Gautam Shewakramani of Inuka Capital.
HomeRun claims to deliver construction and interior materials to homeowners, contractors and architects within 60 minutes. The platform operates through a network of strategically located dark stores supported by an all-electric delivery fleet.
STAN secures undisclosed investment from Sony Innovation Fund
STAN, a mobile-first social gaming platform, announced that Sony Innovation Fund, the corporate venture capital arm of Sony Group Corporation, has joined its ongoing Series A round. The round also witnessed participation from Hyderabad Angels Fund.
This is an addition to the Series A round following earlier participation from Google’s AI Futures Fund, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Square Enix, and General Catalyst.
Other news
NODWIN Gaming partners with Exceed Entertainment
NODWIN Gaming has announced a strategic partnership with Exceed Entertainment to lead sponsorship led monetisation for the upcoming edition of the longest-running multi-genre music festival in India–NH7 Weekender.
As NH7 Weekender prepares for its next edition, NODWIN continues to lead festival programming, creative direction, production, and long-term vision. Exceed Entertainment will focus solely on sponsorship sales, brand partnerships, and commercial expansion, enabling brands to tap into NH7’s youth audience.
(This article will be updated with the latest news throughout the day.)
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