Cashless transactions need ubiquitous connectivity, which we don't have. And connectivity needs political and administrative convergence, says Shyam Ponappa.
Men and women from mofussil India are buying designerwear either on their laptops or their cellphones.
E-commerce firms like Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra and others witnessed successful festive season sales this year, Experts say e-commerce adoption in the country is accelerating by multiple years or what it would have looked like in 2025.
Instead of getting confused by what agents tell you, check waiting period, claim-settlement ratio, price comparison etc to make the right choice.
A study by second-hand car dealer CARS 24 showed 42 per cent of the consumer feel the need for a car to travel safely now. Those who used cabs to commute before the pandemic want to buy a car for the family and a two-wheeler for shorter runs.
And learn what not to do from the so far jinxed Navi Mumbai International Airport.
Navi Mumbai is emerging as the next big real estate location.
T E Narasimhan/Business Standard reports from Chennai on how the Future group plans to shore up its small store network in the South.
To mark its 150th year of inception, Standard Chartered Bank would strengthen its presence in the country and open 23 new branches and 81 ATMs in this calendar year.
Thomas Cook India's internal data had highlighted Lucknow region as a high potential source market for holiday business.
The reason for digital and IT interventions increasingly being adopted is not just the change in ways commuters move but also the mode on which this transport moves, says Jyoti Mukul.
In a bid to make tax collection paperless and hassle-free, Centre will start E-refund of income tax from April, having put in place E-filing of tax deduction at source and tax information network.
Railway Minister Sadanand Gowda presented the Railway Budget for 2014-15 on Tuesday.
It has aircraft utilisation target of 16 hours as against the current 13 hours.
Bharti Airtel called the prices exorbitant while Vodafone Idea wants the auctions take place in 2020. The auctions need to happen when the infrastructure is ready for the roll out, be it in terms of fiberisation levels, or optimisation of equipment and software etc. Spending a hefty amount on a technology (airwaves) that at present offers limited returns is not going to be a priority for the incumbent telcos.
In 2012, Knight Frank estimated that prices in Ulwe grow by 50% in three years.
Four persons, including a six-year-old girl, were injured in two explosions that rocked he city's commercial hub Fancy Bazaar on Saturday.
The Supreme Court, however, said it will ask authorities like Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to augment public transport system to ensure people do not face difficulty.
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Modi urged the Swiss business leaders to explore the investment opportunities in India.
One reason is that airlines have ramped up capacity and expanded their presence in tier-II markets. The first of a three-part series analyses how the aviation industry is an outlier in the midst of an overall economic slowdown.
Tytler, who remains sidelined in the party, was seated along with other party leaders including Dikshit on the stage where the function took place at the Delhi Congress office.
Here are some of the worst terror attacks in recent history with trains and passengers as intended targets.
Babychakra's online community has 500,000 mothers seeking advice and support and who share lessons learnt on their journey through pregnancy and parenthood.
The railways may offer high-speed train corridors to global players.
As the longest serving woman chief minister who ruled the city state for three consecutive terms from 1998 to 2013, Dikshit ushered in an era of all-round development that transformed Delhi into a world class capital.
The FoBs were constructed by the Army Engineers in a record 117 days.
Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.
The Champs Elysees and the vast circle around the Arc de Triomphe were packed with an estimated 200,000 fans
Measures that will make Indian cities more organised and liveable need to be implemented to tackle the menace of pollution.
The sky turned cloudy around 4:30pm and gusty winds swept the national capital.
National brands prefer the acquisition route since the southern market is culturally different, reports T E Narasimhan from Chennai.
Jio is targeting to differentiate its services via superior data and an associated ecosystem of content.
Ola commits to invest $100 mn in Vogo, to bring scooter-sharing to its app, reports Alnoor Peermohamed.
He is now the first non-Congress chief minister to win a second term in office in the state, seen as a Congress bastion until just five years ago.
KVIC is keen to build an international footprint and is hopeful about signing up B2B agreements with at least 40 countries, to which end it has even registered a GI (geographical indicator) tag in the UK, Germany and Russia.
Trial runs of this train are being conducted.
TRAI to soon put in place a new set of 'service quality benchmarks' to monitor call drop
The lowest employability figure across roles was observed in Chennai with employability for the civil design engineer roles as low as 1 per cent.
Uber would look to expand the service to six Indian cities
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