The number of Internet users in India is expected to rise 18.53 per cent in the coming eight months to reach 24.3 crore (243 million) by June 2014, on the back of higher adoption of mobiles as a means to access the Internet, a report said.
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"We have decided to ban mobile internet service from 10 pm from Saturday night to 8 am on October 19," District Collector Manisha Chandra said.
Chandigarh is ranked second in both e-infrastructure and e-participation. Puducherry ranks after Chandigarh on the e-infrastructure index.
Released on Wednesday, the report shows that 81 per cent of men and 72 per cent of women in India owned a mobile phone as of 2022, translating to a gender gap of 11 per cent. The numbers drop steeply in terms of mobile internet adoption. While 52 per cent of Indian men use mobile internet, women are way behind, with only 31 per cent of them accessing mobile internet, the report pointed out.
Tech and startup industry bodies have again pushed back against calls by telecom operators to bring over-the-top (OTT) services under a licensing regime similar to telcos, and open them up to taxation. Ahead of public consultations on the issue later this week, the Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), Nasscom and the US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), among others, have written to the government arguing against such efforts.
More than 50 per cent of SIP accounts come from semi-urban and rural areas.
A group comprising top tech startups and unicorns has raised several "serious concerns" over a platform-based gig workers Bill proposed by the Karnataka government, saying it would hurt the ease of doing business. They told the state government the Bill in its current form would hamper operations and increase regulatory and compliance burden on the nascent gig and startup economy, according to sources.
The district administration in Shillong also clamped curfew in areas under two police stations in view of the 'serious' deterioration of law and order.
The state authorities had on Saturday suspended the internet and SMS services till Sunday noon.
The total number of 'claimed' Internet users now stands at 112 million. Claimed users are those who say they have accessed the internet to get some specific information (checking results online, for example).
An official of the Jammu and Kashmir administration said, "Broadband high-speed internet connectivity was restored at 80 government hospitals, including health centres and offices linked to the department of health, across Kashmir." The internet services were to start at the government-run hospitals from midnight of December 31 as a New Year gift to the people in the Valley but it could not resume due to some technical issues, officials said.
Led by falling cost of handsets and increased data consumption, new mobile subscriptions have grown the fastest in India with 18 million net additions in the third quarter of 2014, telecom gear maker Ericsson said on Tuesday.
In 2025 banks are in for challenges such as pressure on margins and slowing credit growth. With the likelihood of a repo rate cut in February or April, external benchmark-linked loans of banks will be repriced immediately. However, deposit rates are expected to adjust more gradually, which could impact the net interest margin (NIM) - a key measure of profitability for banks.
Affordable smartphones will help to increase the reach.
Three policemen have been suspended for alleged negligence in duty, taking cognisance of videos in which a sharpshooter of Lawrence Bishnoi gang interacts with reporters while in police custody and comments on Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique's killing, officials said on Saturday.
The way video is being watched and monetised is changing. This is the first thing that stands out as the penetration of smart TVs continues to rise.
The penetration of the internet in rural areas will see an all time high this year.
Foundries in Taiwan account for more than 75 per cent of the chips that mobile devices made in India need, according to estimates by the Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), which represents global and domestic manufacturers. The number is slightly lower, 60 per cent, if one considers all chips -- those of consumer electronics, PCs, laptops, autos, etc. This ties in with the fact that foundries in Taiwan, led by TSMC, account for over 70 per cent of the world's microchip supply, according to estimates by Gartner.
Fuelled by the sustained growth of the online travel industry, the Indian e-commerce market will gallop at an impressive growth rate of 47 per cent to over Rs 46,000 crore (Rs 460 billion) in the 2011 calendar year, a report said.
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With India turning net savvy, online shopping has become the latest fad with most of the net surfers recommending Internet shopping, a shot in the arm for online retailers, a study revealed.
Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, has decided to buy 24.5 per cent equity in BT Group - a move that will make the Indian conglomerate the biggest shareholder in the UK's second-largest telecom company both in terms of market value and subscriber count. The shares are being purchased from billionaire Patrick Drahi's Altice UK through a combination of cash and debt .
Overall market reaction to the Budget was neutral. Investors absorbed the changes to the tax rates (positive for salaried class) and capital gains taxes (CGTs, negative due to the removal of indexation and increases. Other proposals largely pertain to supporting rural development, buybacks taxed as dividends, Custom duty changes that impact multiple sectors, higher outlays for clean energy, etc. There's some moderation in the growth of capex outlay across defence, fer
The online gaming industry in India is worth Rs 21 crore (Rs 210 million), according to a report published by IMRB International on behalf of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
Websites that are not mobilefriendly will drop down in rankings
The Indian online advertising market comprising of text and display advertising will grow to Rs 993 crore (Rs 9.93 billion)in this fiscal from Rs 785 crore (Rs 7.85 billion) in the financial year 2009-10, a study says.
'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.'
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has named Ajit Balakrishnan as its Chairman Emeritus.The governing board of the IAMAI has also unanimously elected Sanjeev Bikhchandani as its chairman for 2008-09.
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IMAI study says social media usage in rural places doubled in 2014.
This segment had an estimated market size of Rs 7,080 crore (Rs 70.80 billion) at the end of 2006-07 and is expected to grow at an average rate of 30 per cent in 2007-08. Among the various businesses, online travel segment leads the pack. It is expected to grow at the rate of 30 per cent and reach Rs 7,000 crore (Rs 70 billion) by the end of 2007-08.
In a joint report titled Internet in India, IAMAI and IMRB said the number of people who 'claimed' to have used internet in 2009 stood at 71 million.
The government is also trying to curb child abuse and pornography and such platforms act as catalysts in these cases.
...benefiting 350,000 persons. Also, Trai detected and blocked seven million mobile phone connections involved in cyber fraud and suspicious activities.
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