While most economies contracted in the second quarter of 2020, the Chinese economy grew by 3.2 per cent.
Here's the full text of President's address with a word cloud.
'The attention economy is making it economically valuable for us to spread our attention thin', observes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
A large number of people using cards at PoS Cards being used more frequently Small-ticket transactions Mastercard South Asia head Porush Singh calls these the three key trends for a cashless future. And post-demonetization India, he believes, is steadily moving towards it.
'Breaking down silos and ensuring a more integrated governance process is just as important to performance.' 'It has been a major priority in the last six years, especially in national security,' External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar points out when delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture-2020: India and the Post-Covid World.
In its response to the IT Ministry's missive, WhatsApp has said false news, misinformation and spread of hoaxes are issues that need to be dealt with collectively, by government, civil society and technology companies working together.
"Indian-Americans are an 'organic bridge' between the world's two largest democracies," he said.
In significant push towards a less-cash economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced starting a biometric payment system using Aadhar platform within two weeks even as he exhorted citizens to adopt digital currency from the new year.
While two-wheeler sales are down 15 per cent year-on-year, passenger vehicles sales are lower by 5-7 per cent.
It was Gadgil's idea to print a wedding invitation on fabric with temporary ink so it can be used later as a napkin.
'The mindset of people needs to change.' 'We still believe in accepting cash when we can do business with digital money as well.'
Consumers are opening up their wallets for intangible promises.
He said that the whole world being robbed of creativity and ideas because so many people in India are not online.
Eminent economist and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Nitin Desai has been appointed as Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Adviser for the World Summit on Information Society in December.
The Indian government is concerned only because Indian names are involved, the source said.
This will be in line with government's vision of Digital India.
On building a world class digital infrastructure, he said that 75 per cent work was done and it would be available by middle of 2015.
Qualcomm has been playing a key role driving India's wireless revolution
Through this mobile application, the handset will be used for authenticating biometrics of customers making Aadhaar enabled payment.
The telecom sector is in the midst of another major shift as voice gives way to data.
TCS' brand value grew 286 per cent from $2.3 billion in 2010 to $9.04 billion in 2016
India's MRP and Packaged Commodities Acts are dated and not in line with the modern world's digital price mechanisms and comparisons.
Absence of comprehensive data protection and privacy laws will be barriers in the government's digitalisation drive.
Demonetisation will help in transfer of resources from tax evaders to government, he said.
'The leadership values I learnt while playing cricket in India helped me compete vigorously in the face of uncertainty -- putting the team first and bringing out the best in everybody.'
Bharatvani, when it is complete, will revive languages in India that are on the verge of extinction.
One reason for the upward revision in the forecast comes from the surprise growth of 9.45 per cent notched by the industry since the beginning of this year.
Maruti launched the Baleno in May 2016 and the new Swift in February this year
Whatever happens to WPP, the marketing communications business will no longer be the same again, says Sreekant Khandekar.
Millions of Indian children lack access to online education as they do not have smartphones, computers or an Internet connection.
Automobile sales in January dropped 7.45 per cent, compared to the same month in 2008. Despite the decline, it is the first indication that the fall in sales, which occurred between October-December 2008, could be bottoming out and many hope for a recovery in February or March.
USAID looks forward to working with each to make financial inclusion a long-lasting and sustainable reality in India.
Accelerating quantity and quality of entrepreneurship towards benchmarks from high-performing countries and Indian states can create over 30 million women-owned enterprises, of which 12 million can generate employment, a joint report by Bain & Company and Google said.
It said an estimated 42-66 million children could fall into extreme poverty as a result of the crisis this year, adding to the estimated 386 million children already in extreme poverty in 2019.
'The mental issues are too complex to be handled.' 'It is hitting us hard for one reason.' 'We have such a high level of fear about this disease.'
The Trai order is expected to change how consumers pay for cable or DTH services. This will result in disruption within the TV viewing market.
'But India, increasingly, is not that far behind, which is a story I never expected to tell.'
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
Manufacturer Nissan plans to get aggressive with brand communication and increase the number of customer touchpoints through showrooms, experience zones and other initiatives.
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