Helping UK outlets get wearable devices, robotics; apps to identify empty kitchen jars and auto-order likely soon
The Prime Minister's Office has clarified that the total sanctioned strength of the PMO has been around 525 in the period 2011-14. As against this, the actual strength of the PMO in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 was in the range of 407 to 411. The number has now declined to 385.
A source said the competition watchdog would by next month suggest 'structural remedies' that included selling key drug segments as conditions for clearing the country's largest pharmaceutical industry merger.
This was only four days after many aggrieved buyers chose social networking sites to attack Flipkart's 'Big Billion Day' discount this Monday (October 6), followed by an apology from the company's co-founders, Sachin and Binny Bansal.
In fact, a $1-million initial fund has been announced to help developers build apps and new services, including for more local-language content, and a contest has been launched, too.
CCI investigation into predatory pricing likely
With aggressive brand-building initiatives, the companies' advertising budgets ahead of Diwali is understood to have seen a 15% spike
Bezos wears it on his sleeve, Nadella keeps it quiet
Secretaries were told to give their proposals at least 10 days ahead of a tour.
Another point of contention is the invoice issued by the e-companies.
In spite of the mega IPO of Alibaba, Flipkart-Myntra is not thinking of a public offering at this point
Prominent print advertisements on Monday pitched Amazon's discount strategy against Flipkart's.
The chief executive of the e-commerce giant is making his second visit to India -- the first since Amazon entered this market.
It all started with Flipkart and Amazon trying to outdo each other - after Flipkart announced $1-billion fund-raising in July.
Indian-American business leaders meet to discuss ways to make this initiative a success.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not taking along an industry delegation to the US but top representatives of India Inc are likely to travel to New York and Washington to be part of the power-packed business meetings and receptions being hosted for him.
No business delegation has been cleared yet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's visit to America from Friday.
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Despite being cheaper, the Chinese technology is not the preferred option.
The market is abuzz with the talk of Snapdeal raising up to $600 million (Rs 3,600 crore) with new investors such as Japan's Softbank and Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten.
While global competitors Amazon and Walmart are looking to explore B2B online in India, traditional Indian retailers like the Future group and Reliance Retail and e-commerce players such as Snapdeal and Flipkart have no immediate plans in this area.
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