News for 'Association for Information Technology'

Key highlights of G20 New Delhi Leaders' declaration

Key highlights of G20 New Delhi Leaders' declaration

Rediff.com9 Sep 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the adoption of the New Delhi Leaders Declaration, a significant victory for India's G20 presidency that came amid increasing tensions and divergent views over the Ukraine conflict.

Work place pauses? $588 bn loss annually!

Work place pauses? $588 bn loss annually!

Rediff.com9 Jan 2006

Interruptions consume 2.1 hours a day or 28 per cent of the workday and cost American economy $588 billion a year, a new survey shows.

Hardware industry confused

Hardware industry confused

Rediff.com21 Sep 2004

Sights And Dazzle Of Japan

Sights And Dazzle Of Japan

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.

Indian Managers Are Conquering The World

Indian Managers Are Conquering The World

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

'MNCs now recognise India's capacity for innovation and its pivotal role in substantive contributions to global product development.'

I&B ministry may begin independent review of C-band allocation plans

I&B ministry may begin independent review of C-band allocation plans

Rediff.com3 May 2023

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B ministry) may launch its review of the government's plan to potentially reserve the crucial C-band of radio frequencies for 5G and 6G telecommunication (telecom) use, said officials. While the incumbent broadcasting operators have warned that the plan will leave "precious little spectrum" for broadcasting services, telecom service providers (TSPs) have pressed hard for getting access to the C-band. In multiple letters to the I&B ministry over the past month, the News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) has said the industry would be left with precious little spectrum for broadcasting services if the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) further allocates the scant C-band for 5G.

Internet subscribers rise 64%

Internet subscribers rise 64%

Rediff.com6 Jul 2004

The number of active Internet subscribers during 2003-04 increased 64 per cent to 23 lakh (2.3 million) from 14 lakh (1.4 million) in the previous fiscal, according to the Manufacturers Association for Information Technology.

Hewitt to advise 2 foregin cos on PSU bidding

Hewitt to advise 2 foregin cos on PSU bidding

Rediff.com24 Jan 2003

International consultants Hewitt Associates has said it is helping two foreign firms in bidding for PSUs put up for divestment and is engaged in due diligence for four private companies for M&As in financial, IT and commodities sector.

Naidu, India's leading reformer

Naidu, India's leading reformer

Rediff.com12 May 2004

Naidu's exit not to hit IT: Nasscom

Naidu's exit not to hit IT: Nasscom

Rediff.com11 May 2004

India to face BPO staff shortage by '09

India to face BPO staff shortage by '09

Rediff.com7 Jun 2005

Manpower shortage in India's high potential, high-growth ITES-BPO industry by 2009 is estimated to be 2.62 lakh people, officials said on Tuesday.

Indian IT to power ahead, despite BPO backlash

Indian IT to power ahead, despite BPO backlash

Rediff.com3 Mar 2004

the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday said the country's IT industry is slated to grow by 26 per cent this year driven by strong economic performance.

Power disruption highest in Delhi

Power disruption highest in Delhi

Rediff.com4 Dec 2003

10 lakh IT jobs by 2005-end!

10 lakh IT jobs by 2005-end!

Rediff.com3 Feb 2005

India's information technology industry is estimated to cross Rs 1 lakh crore in 2004-05 and employ over 10 lakh knowledge professionals, according to Nasscom.

Indian IT industry to ask Bush for more visas

Indian IT industry to ask Bush for more visas

Rediff.com21 Feb 2006

India's IT industry will seek an increase in the number of H1-B (non-immigrant) visas and a mechanism to refund social security taxes paid by Indian professionals in the US, when President George W Bush visits India early next month.

IT exports to Japan to top $1,500 mn

IT exports to Japan to top $1,500 mn

Rediff.com10 Jan 2005

The export of software and information technology services to Japan could triple to $1,500 million in the near future if Indo-Japan double taxation avoidance agreement is renegotiated.

Selling like hot cakes: PCs

Selling like hot cakes: PCs

Rediff.com22 Dec 2004

Personal computer sales crossed 17.1 lakh (1.71 million) units during the first half of the current fiscal, showing a growth of 37 per cent over the same period last fiscal.

IT Management, anyone?

IT Management, anyone?

Rediff.com8 Nov 2004

The Centre for Management Education invites applications for its Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology and Management.

40% firms boost growth through IT

40% firms boost growth through IT

Rediff.com29 Jul 2003

Forty per cent businesses have realised productivity benefits through the usage of information technology while more Indian companies are steadily increasing the use of IT for Return on Investment.

Desktop PC market posts 37% growth in 2002-03

Desktop PC market posts 37% growth in 2002-03

Rediff.com11 Jul 2003

Marking a significant turnaround in personal computer sales, the desktop PC market clocked 23 lakh (2.3 million) units, registering a 37 per cent growth during 2002-03, compared to a negative growth of 11 per cent last year.

Laxmi Mittal launches IT institute

Laxmi Mittal launches IT institute

Rediff.com11 Jun 2003

NRI steel baron Lakshmi Niwas Mittal's LNM Foundation announced on Wednesday the launch of Rs 36 crore (Rs 360 million) IT institute near Jaipur in association with the Rajasthan government.

IT industry confident of meeting BIS deadline

IT industry confident of meeting BIS deadline

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

An order, issued last year, makes it mandatory for certain electronic products being sold in the Indian market to comply with BIS specifications

E-gov market grows 18% in 2002

E-gov market grows 18% in 2002

Rediff.com17 Jan 2003

India's PC sales may grow 40% in FY05

India's PC sales may grow 40% in FY05

Rediff.com6 May 2004

Personal computer sales in the country are likely to grow 40 per cent during 2004-05 touching 4.2 million units, the Manufacturers Association of Information Technology said on Thursday.

Active Internet entities subscriber base up

Active Internet entities subscriber base up

Rediff.com10 Jan 2003

The number of active Internet subscribers in terms of entities increased marginally to 1.30 million in September 2002 against 1.29 million in March 2002.

Crowdsourcing ideas: IBBI seeks public views on IBC regulations till date

Crowdsourcing ideas: IBBI seeks public views on IBC regulations till date

Rediff.com13 May 2023

In what could result in a complete overhaul of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), the insolvency regulator has sought public comments on the regulations it notified under the code to date. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has given a window of eight months ending December 31 to all stakeholders to share their views on its regulations. IBBI has called the exercise "crowdsourcing of ideas".

Element of inducement missing in Kundra case: Court

Element of inducement missing in Kundra case: Court

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

A local court, while granting bail to businessman Raj Kundra, a key accused in a pornographic films case, noted that the element of inducement, which is the prime ingredient in cheating offences, appears to be missing from the case presented by the prosecution.

Ex-AMU student leader held for 'anti-CAA violence'

Ex-AMU student leader held for 'anti-CAA violence'

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

Sharjeel Usmani, the son of Assistant Professor Tariq Usmani of the AMU's Department of Geography, was picked by the Uttar Pradesh's anti-terrorist squad (ATS) sleuths from his uncle's house in Azamgarh on Wednesday and was subsequently produced in a court in Aligarh which remanded him in judicial custody, they said.

H1B visa cut to impact Indian IT: Nasscom

H1B visa cut to impact Indian IT: Nasscom

Rediff.com22 Aug 2003

The US move to reduce the number of H1B visas to 65,000 from 195,000 will affect the Indian information technology industry in the long run, Kiran Karnik

SEBI asks for data from BSE, NSE for  April 10

SEBI asks for data from BSE, NSE for April 10

Rediff.com25 Apr 2003

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has asked the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange to provide data of scrips traded on April 10 to analyse the reasons for the crash of the information technology scrips on that day.\n\n\n\n

PC sales cross 9.55 lakh mark

PC sales cross 9.55 lakh mark

Rediff.com10 Jan 2003

PC sales cross 9.55 lakh mark

PC sales to grow 20% in 2002-03

PC sales to grow 20% in 2002-03

Rediff.com2 Jan 2003

IT rules don't apply to search engine, Google tells HC

IT rules don't apply to search engine, Google tells HC

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

Google LLC has contended that the information technology rules for digital media are not applicable to its search engine, and urged the Delhi high court on Wednesday to set aside a single judge order which applied the rules on the company while dealing with an issue related to removal of offending content from the internet.

TMC calls meet as chorus grows for Partha's removal

TMC calls meet as chorus grows for Partha's removal

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

Amid demands for expulsion of arrested West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee by Trinamool Congress leaders, the party convened a meeting on Thursday evening.

'Made in India' iPhone 12 soon as manufacturers get govt's nod

'Made in India' iPhone 12 soon as manufacturers get govt's nod

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

The US tech major is planning to begin local production of its upcoming iPhone 12 by next April - within six months of its launch.

US IT cos seek action on discriminatory Indian policies

US IT cos seek action on discriminatory Indian policies

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

The American influential IT and telecom industry sought intervention of the Obama Administration against what they alleged are "discriminatory" Indian policies, which they claimed has resulted in several hundred millions of dollars of losses in the last quarter.