The government has also proposed to raise the excise exemption limit for small scale industry from Rs 1 crore to Rs1.5 crore.
Union Communications Minister, Dayanidhi Maran, wants India to accept market-driven technologies.
Public and private sector insurance companies are forming alliances to bid for state-run carrier Air-India's aviation cover worth $3.5 billion.
The pound 29,350 billion Vodafone, the largest company in terms of revenue in the mobile space, is planning to move in a big way in rural areas of emerging markets such as India.
ULIPs come on top with one-year returns between 34% and 45% compared with closed-end mutual funds and ELSS
The initiative comes in the wake of allegations in the US and the UK that the country's call centre workers have stolen and sold data processed by local outsourcing/BPO firms.
Companies that invest heavily in firewalls and other protection measures forget that over 15 per cent of their employees are talking to headhunters and prospective new employers at that very moment, say experts.
It is too late to devote resources to chip manufacturing. India, instead, should explore opportunities in solar energy, where entry barriers are low and end-products are sold like commodity, states a JP Morgan report.
It's the Year of Broadband in India and Frank Hanzlik, MD of the Wi-Fi Alliance, wants Wi-Fi to rise above the din created by WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) and 3G.
IT companies have weathered the appreciating rupee in their December 2006 results and are poised for strong growth this quarter.
Shedding its image of a brick-and-mortar organisation, the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is all set venture into the digital era.
The IT industry is today India's top exporter with exports of over $23.6 billion in 2005-06, 33 percent growth.
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Despite a complex interface, online banking is fast gaining acceptance.
The free pricing regime in the general insurance industry has come into force, with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority clearing all the revised rates filed by general insurers.
Players may have to suffer underwriting losses this year.
The Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India has clamped down on excessive discounts on fire
The third CITU strike in West Bengal and the move of unions to call the shots in Kerala's IT sector are developments that the IT industry, at large, has denounced.
Big companies offer modular packages and consultancy offers; they offer EMIs too.
In-Stat predicts that over 60 million households will have at least one wide screen, high-definition TV display in their home by end 2007
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