A bunch of CEOs in their mid-30s and early 40s are trying to rectify the scenario where shady lending applications trap hapless borrowers with astronomically high interest rates and even bodily harm if the money was repaid. Anup Roy reports.
From "GoCoronaGo" to "Sampark-o-Meter", the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and four Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have developed several mobile applications to aid the fight against coronavirus in the country.
The app uses a traveller's mobile GPS to predict a train's delay.
Nasscom said growth for the current financial year (2016-17) was expected to be 8.6%
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson revealed that a clampdown down on bouncers is unlikely despite the passing of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes last Thursday.
Having headed into the match tied on 47 league goals with West Ham's former stalwart Paolo Di Canio, Antonio was delighted to have surpassed the Italian as he celebrated by lifting a cardboard cut-out of himself at the side of the pitch.
The Centre's revenue from GST registered a decline of 10 per cent in 2017-18 compared to revenue of subsumed taxes in 2016-17.
Both its short video-sharing apps have ranked as the top two breakout social apps of 2019 in India.
Chandrababu Naidu, on the other hand, points out that everyone in the party will have to work hard to consolidate their position. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Budget has proposed an additional deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh for interest paid on loans borrowed up to end-March, 2020 for purchase of an affordable house, valued up to 45 lakh.
The social media giant promised that news and views will be checked for veracity and pejorative content will be weeded out.
With the recent proliferation of cyberattacks, corporate executives need to devote increasing attention to protecting information assets and on-line operations, said a report released on Monday by the World Economic Forum.
India's IT/BPO story isn't over yet, believes Ganesh Natarajan.
India's IT/BPO story isn't over yet, believes Ganesh Natarajan.
Insurance company will bear the cost of digitising. It will in turn benefit from lower expenses on servicing policies.
Indian policy-makers must see the choices before them as economic, not moral, ones, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
He will be in Mumbai for a day to deliver a keynote address at Future Unleashed.
Upbeat on the rapidly evolving entrepreneurial environment in the country, Cisco has created a $40 million (over Rs 240 crore) fund, a first by the networking solutions giant in any of its present geographies.
What's hot? What's not? What's next? C P Gurnani shares his highlights of the World Economic Forum Annual Summit in Davos.
Qualities that relate to emotional intelligence such as empathy and curiosity will be a big consideration factor for hiring managers of the future, says Sanjay Bahl.
"In terms of local taxes, in terms of local small business productivity, local large business competitiveness, their educational outcomes, their entrepreneurial work, that's what matters," the Microsoft CEO said.
Rituparna Chakraborty, co-founder and EVP, TeamLease Services explains which sectors will contribute to India's growth story.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das tells Anup Roy, Raghu Mohan and Niraj Bhatt that it is time for banks to lower interest rates and start lending to cash-starved finance companies after due credit appraisal and proper risk assessment.
Patients from any part of the country will soon need to travel no more than three hours for treatment of the kind available in large metros.
As more and more businesses move towards digital technology-enabled solutions such as chatbots to increase interaction with their own customers, BPM companies have seen a significant chunk of their revenue proceeds shifting towards business outcomes.
The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
According to the research, the digital transformation comes with its own share of risks.
Amazon India has caught up with Flipkart and overtaken Snapdeal in terms of monthly unique visitors.
Engineering product firms were among the first to embrace AI and machine learning. And the early adopters are reaping gains.
The online channel has only been successful in making inroads in metro cities.
In 2014, the country witnessed 800 new companies starting up, taking the total number of start-ups to 3,100, Nasscom said.
The revenue also rose 14.2 per cent to Rs 29,305 crore (Rs 293.05 billion).
'We have to stop thinking about GDP and look at the impact on output and unemployment.' 'And that is not going to be insignificant.'
These skills will give you an edge over the competition.
IT firms are training employees of their clients and even aspiring IT professionals, in order to create fresh revenue streams amid shrinking deal sizes in traditional software maintenance, says Ayan Pramanik.
Terrorists and insurgents are getting "public support" in some parts of the country and unless this is stopped, India will continue to get hit by acts of terrorism.
Beware of spot offers and discounts aimed to lure you into binge buying.
What will happen to the job placement and summer internship plans of India's management and IIT students? Many campuses are stepping in to help students hang on to their placements, in spite of the lockdown.
Traders have used this as an opportunity to stock up silver.
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