Eminent economist and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Nitin Desai has been appointed as Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Adviser for the World Summit on Information Society in December.
Research firm Gartner Dataquest said on Thursday that while there would be occasional backlash on outsourcing towards Indian IT companies, no long-term damage was anticipated due to these "temporary anomalies".
From India's fight against COVID-19 to China face-off, Kovind spoke on several issues during the televised address.
On the list of 137 economies, Switzerland is followed by the US and Singapore in second and third places, respectively.
Telecom R&D outsourcing company Sasken Communication Technologies' initial public offer to raise Rs 115-130 crore (Rs 1.15 to 1.3 billion) opens for subscription on Thursday.
However, the demand for traditional IT work might decline.
Global research and advisory firm Gartner on Monday predicted that Indian ICT (information and communication technologies) market will surpass China to emerge as the fastest market globally in 2003.
Expressing deep concerns over India's policy of preferring domestically manufactured information and communication technology goods, the apex body of US telecom industry has told lawmakers that this will have negative impact on exports and economic competitiveness.
General Rawat also said that adequate focus must be on ensuring that "trial procedure" for procurement of military equipment does not linger on for too long, in an indication of his unhappiness over the delay in modernisation of armed forces.
The visit by President Obama has already set the stage for further policy reforms in India, said Josh Rosenberg of the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI).
Mobile broadband subscriptions have grown more than 20 per cent annually in the last five years and are expected to reach 4.3 billion globally by the end of 2017.
'As far as Kashmir is concerned, a 'solution' was very much in play, and had brought endemic violence across the Jammu and Kashmir regions very much under control before the disruptive adventurism of the present regime resulted in a limited and localised escalation.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a rather eventful day out in Mongolia. Amid his packed schedule he made time to play a fiddle, try his hand at archery and of course click a selfie. :)
Sachin P Mampatta goes back in time to recall a deluge that that has passed into lore in Kerala.
Global growth should have a large impact on the poor, says World Bank.
Private sector lender ICICI Bank on Monday launched a facility which allows account-holders to transfer funds through Twitter.
'There was no need for opting for such an elaborately and expensively organised spectacle,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
This will be the first time BJP's prime ministerial candidate holds a discussion with IT, telecom czars.
They also inked a pact for cultural exchanges through 2018-2020.
India has asked the US to treat the issue of visa for IT professionals as a trade-related one rather than an immigration issue.
Modi govt is aiming to recast the urban landscape of the country by making cities more livable.
Modi will have a number of high-profile multilateral and bilateral meetings with global leaders including United States Vice President Mike Pence and Singapore premier Lee Hsein Loong.
At 89th, India is the lowest-ranked among the BRICS.
Sun Pharma dipped 2% to Rs 615 on the BSE, its lowest level since November 9, 2016
The state is planning an event similar to PM Narendra Modi's Startup India.
The customer needs to be in the proximity of 15 cm from the merchant terminal.
India continues to rank as the third top source of overall malicious activity including spam, malware, phishing hosts and bots
Unique Identification Authority of India said the alleged data breach took place on a website that does not belong to it.
In all, 170 bathing ghats have been readied in Kurnool, Guntur and Krishna districts for the Pushkaram.
Agri-enterprises are finding it hard to expand due to lack of commercial guidance.
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