On Sept 15 Google launched the first of its Android One phones in India aimed at making smartphones more affordable for the masses.
The approval to the proposals come amid increasing hostilities by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir as well as China's aggressive posturing in several sectors along the nearly 4,000-km-long Sino-India border.
The interim report highlights key competition issues in the e-commerce space like deep discounting, the imposition of unfair terms and conditions, the growing dependence of brick and mortar establishments on online platforms, and opaqueness in search rankings.
The long-pending proposals were cleared at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the defence ministry's highest decision making body on procurement.
Sweeping, swabbing, dusting, the dishes -- and the day ends in exhaustion even before it begins. So, it is no wonder that gadgets that can help ease the pressure are in hot demand, notes Pavan Lall.
The new rail and road cargo service launched on Friday, linking Guangdong, Tibet and Nepal, aims to boost trade with the South Asian neighbour as China pushes forward its Belt and Road (Silk Road) initiative, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
'The greatest loss from replacing the 126 Rafale proposal with the 2016 contract for 36 Rafales might not be the extra money paid, but the opportunity that India's aerospace industry lost of obtaining access to critical aviation technologies and manufacturing skills.'
What manufacturing was for China, super intelligence will be for India: Ambani
It is not a good idea to take the line that since demonetisation happened in the third quarter, everything that happened then was a consequence of that, says Chief Statistician TCA Anant.
Havmor makes 150 products from its two plants and has around 30,000 dealers
'We are against Alibaba investing in Paytm.' 'We are against the concessions given to Paytm.' 'In fact, we want Paytm to close down because of its alliance with Alibaba.'
Design thinking is not designing as traditionally understood.
A comprehensive solution involves a complete overhaul of our education and training model.
'We have integrated start-up space created in almost all the 14 district headquarters of the state.'
'They have incubation facilities providing entrepreneurs common facilities like shared software, legal support, fab labs, hardware, manufacturing facilities and services like chartered accounting facilities, etc, enabling the start-ups to concentrate on technology R&D and product development.'
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Though the party's pre-poll promises include increasing the focus on technology, this isn't a new idea.
There is a lot of optimism as regards the defence, railway and manufacturing sectors.
Sagar Thakkar bought Virat Kohli's Audi R8 from a Delhi car dealer.
The Korean major, as part of its rural push, has begun an "attack district" project with focus on 80 key districts to increase sales of its TVs, refrigerators and washing machines
'It is a gradual process of saying we want to have all the decisions across business sectors available in India as well.'
Recently, Apple did two things differently. First, it entered video streaming sector with cheaper options and second it has opened up its OTT service for non-Apple users too.
Clean energy cess to hike cost for power sector.
Demand will boom in the US and China, but exporters say it will be difficult for India to tap these markets.
Engineering product firms were among the first to embrace AI and machine learning. And the early adopters are reaping gains.
While Tata Elxsi will steer clear of building hardware sensors used in autonomous driving, the company is also working with large Tier-1 suppliers to co-develop sensors that will be work with its underlying software.
The Budget emphasises on capacity building and empowerment of marginalised sections of society including farmers.
Ordering more Akash systems is essential for the Indian defence industry.
With the IAF having rejected variants of 4 of the contending aircraft -- the Super Hornet, F-16, Gripen C/D and MiG-35 -- in flight trials carried out between 2009-2011 in the MMRCA tender, are the current contenders improved enough to pass flight trials conducted to the same standards?
Bengaluru added four of the eight new innovation centres to emerge as the fifth global hub for innovation.
The new law proposes to bring e-retail users and players into its fold.
Foreign Trade Policy: More incentives for exports, focus on ease of trading
In the run up to three years of the National Democratic Alliance government, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge) Nirmala Sitharaman says it is time to consolidate some of the major initiatives as well as take new steps.
Firms are offering employees flexi hours; demand for air purifiers, masks have skyrocketed.
Vasanthakumar, who started his career as a salesman, today owns a retail empire.
The cancellation of the project has far-reaching implications for the IAF, for which this was once its high-tech future fighter.
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.
Neither pharma nor IT would have become the stars of the economy without the active but largely invisible hand of the Indian State, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Loan rates will change at the next reset, while deposit rates will continue till maturity.
There is concern about the poor state of readiness of the navy's 140 warships which face severe shortages in sonar equipment, helicopters and torpedoes.
GST council may propose a faster refund procedure, deferment of electronic way bill, further simplification of composition scheme
In the last couple of months, the Prime Minister has visited Japan and the US and launched the Make in India campaign to lure foreign investments into manufacturing sector.
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