Why are investors gung-ho about State Bank? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
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.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The company, which rents cars by the hour, day, week and month, has Mahindra E2O Plus and Tata E Tigor available on the platform for which it charges a subscription fee of Rs 15,000-20,000 per month.
Protests broke out in some states on Friday, including Delhi's Jama Masjid and stone-petling at policemen in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj and Saharanpur, over the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad by two now-suspended Bharatiya Janata Party functionaries with demonstrators in Jharkhand injuring a few policemen while authorities in Jammu imposed a curfew in few areas and parts of Kashmir observed a shutdown.
Samsung makes the largest number of non-4G feature phones in India
Chinese mobile brands are deeply entrenched in the Indian market. A move to bar them may send a bold diplomatic message. But its cost for the local industry is anybody's guess. In the event that Chinese brands face curbs, two handset makers - Samsung and Apple - squarely stand to gain.
India is on its way to become a mobile app-first market and e-tailers and start-ups have begun their race to capture the next set of users in India - those who access vernacular content.
Will the warning shots from giants like Unilever and P&G break digital growth?
With smart mobile devices inching out desktops and laptops, global research firm Gartner has said that it expects about half of first time computer purchases to comprise of tablets by 2017.
According to a survey conducted jointly by the Internet and Mobile Association of India and IMRB, the consumer Internet market is growing at 30 per cent and this is lucrative enough for Microsoft and Google, with each trying to outdo the other. The 38.5 million Internet users, according to an IAMAI study, have become the prime target for numerous advertisers clouding the web. Recently, Microsoft launched the platform in India with four leading publishers.
Experts say while the increasing demand for a ban on Chinese goods might make for good optics, the reality is that India is still heavily dependent on that country in a wide range of industries like electronics, mobile devices, auto, pharma, telecom equipment, and fertilisers.
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Banking as we know it will stand on its head in the next 10 years.
India is expected to have 100 million GSM (global system for mobile communications) customers by 2007-08 compared to 26 million subscribers as on March 2004, according to the Global Mobile Suppliers Association.
Components manufactured in India are low-value products like casing and box packaging that constitute 5% of the bill for materials required in phone manufacturing.
After the transaction with Temasek, Singtel will hold 47.39 per cent in Bharti Telecom.
Companies are innovating with tech tools to ensure that you spend less time at the cash counter.
During his address after flagging off the train via video-conferencing, Modi said his government's policies are clear and intentions transparent in reforming the agriculture sector.
Analysts tracking Apple said the India results were glimpses of what the company could achieve in emerging markets with a right pricing strategy for its products and local manufacturing.
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 prepaid cash card concept seems to have caught the fancy of online travel customers.
Radhakishan Damani is the only billionaire to see his wealth grow by around 20% during the lockdown.
E-commerce in India has almost touched the Rs 5,000 crore mark and is expected to garner around Rs 9,500 crore by 2007.
In order to counter the growing penetration of e-commerce portals, the ICT industry in Gujarat is also mulling initiation of its own portal for selling products.
Samsung is betting on core capabilities like R&D to stay prepared for the new wave of technologies like 5G and IoT (internet of things).
India had 1.417 crore mobile phone subscribers at the end of May, 102.8 per cent more than at the end of the same month last year, an industry body said on Thursday.
IMAI study says social media usage in rural places doubled in 2014.
Under the partnership, Truecaller users in India will be able to see if a number is connected with a Twitter account, and will be able to tweet or follow a person directly through the Truecaller app.
The high point of the trip will be Goyal's meeting with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on November 13, which is expected to see the USTR push India towards lower import duties in a broad range of areas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said production linked incentive (PLI) scheme, which is aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing and exports, is expected to increase the country's production by $520 billion in the next five years. Addressing a webinar on PLI scheme, organised by Department of Industry and International Trade (DPIIT) and NITI Aayog, through video conference, Modi said the government is continuously carrying out reforms to boost domestic manufacturing. In this year's Budget, about Rs 2 lakh crore was earmarked for the PLI scheme for the next five years and "there is an expectation that the scheme would result in increasing the production by about $520 billion in the next five years", he said. He added that there is also an expectation that the current workforce in the sectors, which will avail the benefits of the PLI scheme, will be doubled and job creation will also increase.
Nadella's visit comes at a time when the Indian government is taking a strong position on issues like data localisation and tightening the rules for e-commerce companies as well as social media platforms.
The Audi mobile showroom will tour 30 cities over the next two years.
The entire range of Hyundai's diesel cars - from compact ones to SUV models, including the soon-to-be-launched Aura - will be eco-friendly.
Tarun Mathur gives a quick low-down on what advantages one can have when buying motor insurance online
Board of Control for Cricket in India's Chief Executive Officer Rahul Johri says the revenue generation from the upcoming Indian Premier League's media rights auction could be "historic".
The firm, which showcased an electric variant of its Duet scooter at the 2016 Auto Expo, is working on two models at its Jaipur R&D centre.
Today, India is one of the fastest-growing eCommerce markets in Asia/Pacific along with China.
Europe is the second largest market for Indian IT-BPM industry.
An on-going survey, conducted by market research company IMRB International and the IMAI, noted that, as on September 30, 2008, India had 45.3 million active Internet users. Active Internet users are those who use the Internet at least once a month. Besides the lack of awareness of the Internet in India, the survey also found that the other barriers to its use included high charges by cybercafes, high cost of Internet access at home and accessibility to cybercafes.
Groceries, apparel, computers, phones and sporting accessories are among the most popular. There is also a growing trend of men visiting the store, rather than women.
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