The lockdown that crippled the entire logistics, delivery and supply chain network to near zero, was enough to deal a body blow to India's fastest growing unicorn whose very business model saw a severe disruption, like several other firms and sectors.
The year 2017 could be the third year of a double-digit growth in arrivals from China after years of low single-digit growth
India must change approach and have better access to networks to fulfil its digitisation dream.
Internet-based systemic wisdom connects machines and people, and will drive next-gen enterprises, said Huawei's Yatish Nagavalli.
Customers, instead of visiting showroms, now do most of their decision-making in the comfort of their drawing rooms using internet
In our case, the reason for this downward revision of guidance is because there are clients where we have had one time hits because of ramp-downs and things like this, says the Infosys CEO.
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The Council includes companies like Tata Motors, Flipkart, Airtel, P&G, Madison World, ICICI Bank, HUL, Micromax and Future Group among others.
The industry is looking at a promising 2016, though experts and even the investors anticipate correction on the valuation side
Ad spends to revive in 2018; India likely to add Rs 47,028 crore in the next five years
Nilekani said new-age technology markets work on a winner-takes-all basis.
It will take years for faster Internet to reach this population and those who aren't even connected so far
The agency proposes to improve revenues from non-advertising segments, integrate non-traditional disciplines and strengthen sister agencies Orchard and Black Pencil.
Unlike the race to buy airwaves by telecom companies, airports by infrastructure companies and city gas networks by energy companies, the race to develop super apps by consumer-facing companies in India has not brushed up against any regulatory issues. Officials at the ministry of electronics and information technology and at other regulators are happy they do not have to meddle in who among the Tata group, Reliance Industries Ltd, Flipkart or Paytm will manage to build an app that sweeps in customers. Unlike separate apps a customer uses on her mobile to order groceries, buy food or airline tickets or just make payments, a super app can perform all these functions.
'We can go with smaller ensembles -- even 15 or 20 creations from a designer.' 'We are keeping the focus squarely on quality over quantity.' 'India Couture Week is, after all, about the best of the best,' FDCI Chairman Sunil Sethi tells Veenu Sandhu
True Blue, a menswear label that Arvind has created with cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, is being extended into an exclusive traditional apparel brand for men called True Blue Handcrafted.
The company is modelling its many ventures on Alibaba in China.
Urvi Malvania reports on the restructuring expected at Disney India under new MD Mahesh Samat.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay details HDFC Bank's digital journey.
While start-ups are making it easier to borrow, one needs to choose carefully.
Websites that are not mobilefriendly will drop down in rankings
Bengaluru-based InMobi and Microsoft combine their powers to break the stranglehold of Google and Facebook in the digital advertising space.
We need transformative policies and incentives with purpose, especially in solar power and digital infrastructure.
It is all about hitting the ball high and timing it right.
'The money is safe with the payment services solutions provider'.
Television as a category would see a lower rate of growth at 8% vis-a-vis 10% last year.
Britain has finalised 1 billion pounds worth of new trade and investment with India, creating over 6,500 jobs in the UK, to be signed off at a virtual summit between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Tuesday. The investments confirmed by Downing Street on Monday evening form part of an Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP), which will set the ambition to double the value of UK-India trade by 2030 and declare a shared intent to begin work towards a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA). "Like every aspect of the UK-India relationship, the economic links between our countries make our people stronger and safer," Johnson said.
Or it could lose you one, says Samali Basu Guha.
Unless the judges factor in the ungovernability of technologies and their beneficial owners, present and future Presidents, prime ministers, judges, legislators and officials handling sensitive assignments may become redundant with reference to their age-old roles for securing 'national resources and assets', warns Dr Gopal Krishna.
'It could take 12 months or more for hiring to get back on track.' 'New opportunities would come up and there will be demand for skillsets that can help dealing with the current situation.'
The key proposals from the IT industry that were not addressed included removal of dual levies on software products
"We are delighted to welcome Google as a strategic investor in Jio Platforms. We have signed a binding partnership and an investment agreement under which Google will invest Rs 33,737 crores for a 7.7 per cent stake in Jio Platforms," Mukesh Ambani said at the company's annual general meeting.
Ma and the other co-founders had finalised the name "Alibaba" after much research on its acceptability.
In conversation with Anil S Nair, CEO & Managing Partner at L&K Saatchi & Saatchi India.
Cyber-security in India is at a nascent stage.
Rajesh Bhayani highlights all that you need to know about the online currency.
Mobile application vulnerability detection start-up, Appknox is in talks to raise funds from Singapore-based Jungle Ventures, along with a slew of angel investors including Google India head Rajan Anandan.
The police have almost no way of tracking the $200 billion plus money flowing online during this World Cup.
Interent is a flourishing business in India.
The market for vinyl collapsed with the advent of CDs in 1982. But LPs, as they were fondly called, have made a comeback in the past ten years, with certain editions costing quite a packet
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