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SBI, the country's largest lender, on Wednesday announced a partnership with Kinetic Green to provide affordable finance schemes for electric 3-wheelers in North India.

Customers in Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir will be able to get 90 per cent funding on their vehicles for an interest rate of 7 per cent, as per a statement.

*** Aurassure raises Rs 4 crore * Climate tech startup Aurassure on Wednesday said it has raised Rs 4 crore in seed funding from Unicorn India Ventures.

The company, which provides hyperlocal data insights, will be using the funds for team building, expanding data analytics and sales and marketing, a statement said.

*** Tech Mahindra inaugurates innovation centre in Finland * Tech Mahindra on Wednesday said it has inaugurated an innovation centre in Finland to drive digitisation with customers.

The centre in Espoo marks the company's 10 years in Finland, and is a strategic step in its expansion into the Nordic region, according to a statement.