News for 'digitisation'

Vistara gets Rs 2,000 crore as it plans to spread its wings

Vistara gets Rs 2,000 crore as it plans to spread its wings

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

This is the largest single dose of equity infusion into the joint venture since its launch in January 2015.

DTH readies for final assault on cable business

DTH readies for final assault on cable business

Rediff.com2 Oct 2013

With over 40 million active subscribers (as of March 2013), DTH has grown tenfold from just 4 million customers six years ago.

Will BPM firms' plan to change pricing model succeed?

Will BPM firms' plan to change pricing model succeed?

Rediff.com11 Apr 2019

As more and more businesses move towards digital technology-enabled solutions such as chatbots to increase interaction with their own customers, BPM companies have seen a significant chunk of their revenue proceeds shifting towards business outcomes.

Treat honest taxpayers with dignity, taxmen told

Treat honest taxpayers with dignity, taxmen told

Rediff.com11 Feb 2017

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has urged the Income-Tax department to ensure enhanced accountability and probity in public dealings and see to it that honest and tax compliant people are treated with "dignity and courtesy".

Economic surveys: A case of hits and misses on GDP numbers

Economic surveys: A case of hits and misses on GDP numbers

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

Of the seven surveys presented under Modi govt, predictions of three were quite close to the actual GDP growth rate, one saw the base year change in between, but the last three were way off the mark.

Odisha, Karnataka are top states with stalled projects

Odisha, Karnataka are top states with stalled projects

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

Some 74 projects from Odisha and another 51 projects from Chhattisgarh have lined up before the Project Monitoring Group.

Cyber-attacks: What Modi must know!

Cyber-attacks: What Modi must know!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

'What we are actually missing in India is a platform wherein the government engages with cybersecurity experts, gets them employed and then utilises their capability to deter such attacks.'

Aadhaar doesn't pose any privacy issue: Bill Gates

Aadhaar doesn't pose any privacy issue: Bill Gates

Rediff.com3 May 2018

Aadhaar is something that had never been done by any government before, not even in a rich country

Used car market heads for boom post-lockdown

Used car market heads for boom post-lockdown

Rediff.com20 May 2020

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.

Indian Army gets a logistical edge

Indian Army gets a logistical edge

Rediff.com21 Mar 2019

The Indian Army has an inventory of over 500,000 items. At any time, the army has to be ready to rapidly deploy resources to various locations at short notice. Improved efficiency can occur with automation- and technology-based processes.

C U Soon review

C U Soon review

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

What Director Mahesh Narayanan captures perfectly in C U Soon is the texture of our online conversations, observes Sreehari Nair.

33 files on Netaji set to be declassified

33 files on Netaji set to be declassified

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

The files were handed over by the PMO to the National Archives of India for 'further processing, preservation and digitisation'.

Digital publishing coming of age

Digital publishing coming of age

Rediff.com13 Feb 2008

As high-speed Internet access invades the average household, digital publishing is evolving into big business.

Delhi tops Internet readiness among states

Delhi tops Internet readiness among states

Rediff.com19 Apr 2017

Chandigarh is ranked second in both e-infrastructure and e-participation. Puducherry ranks after Chandigarh on the e-infrastructure index.

Now mobiles for <I>aam admi</I> @ Rs 500

Now mobiles for aam admi @ Rs 500

Rediff.com20 Dec 2007

Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes while addressing an Assocham event today said by pushing the digitisation of communication technology to make mobile phones affordable to the farmers of the country, the government would work along with private companies.

Udaan set to fly after hitting Covid air pocket

Udaan set to fly after hitting Covid air pocket

Rediff.com17 Jun 2020

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.

How AgNext will make Farmers Money

How AgNext will make Farmers Money

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

'Our technology is going to help Indian agriculture the way the White Revolution helped milk production.'

How HCL managed to report such robust growth

How HCL managed to report such robust growth

Rediff.com31 Jan 2015

The first reason is engineering services, says Anant Gupta

India at cusp of becoming premier digital society: Mukesh Ambani

India at cusp of becoming premier digital society: Mukesh Ambani

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

Speaking at a fireside chat with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, he said the big change driving this transformation was the deepening of mobile networks which were working at a much faster pace than before.

'We are at our best when we set the pace'

'We are at our best when we set the pace'

Rediff.com10 May 2016

'If you look at voice and data realisations in India, they are the lowest in the world.'

BJP manifesto: High on output, short on outcome

BJP manifesto: High on output, short on outcome

Rediff.com24 Apr 2019

'If an election promise has to be credible, silence on practical questions doesn't help matters,' notes T N Ninan.

A Don Who Rose as Bengaluru Rose

A Don Who Rose as Bengaluru Rose

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

With Muthappa Rai's death ended a life that highlighted the dark side of Bengaluru's often delirious growth to become India's IT capital

Will remain firm on Art 370, CAA despite pressure: PM

Will remain firm on Art 370, CAA despite pressure: PM

Rediff.com16 Feb 2020

The prime minister's tough talk assumed significance in view of protests against the CAA in various parts of the country.

'We will become a good welfare State if...'

'We will become a good welfare State if...'

Rediff.com29 May 2020

'... the government provides adequate cash and kind support for the poorest of the poor for survival... ...conditional cash and skilling support for the economically poor to raise their incomes to adequate levels... ...and make functional arrangements for providing unemployment allowance to the vulnerable poor during disasters like the present one.'

'Both BJP and Congress are indulging in competitive populism to woo voters'

'Both BJP and Congress are indulging in competitive populism to woo voters'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

There will be pressure on the fiscal situation, especially at a time when the monsoon can also disappoint. More populist expenditure is on cards if the mandate is a hung Parliament or a coalition government.

PM defends advancing of budget in party meet

PM defends advancing of budget in party meet

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

Opposition parties have slammed the decision to change the long-standing practice, alleging it was being done with an eye on the assembly polls in five states.

You can withdraw provident fund online from August

You can withdraw provident fund online from August

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

With the new facility, settling PF withdrawal claims would just take few hours.

What Tata's new leader must do

What Tata's new leader must do

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

'The Tata group will need for its new leader to show the same foresight and willingness to go against conventional wisdom at times to keep the group's aspirations high and uphold the values of innovation, ethics, corporate responsibility, trust and leadership that are frequently associated with the Tata name.'

A chip in your passport to make travel safer

A chip in your passport to make travel safer

Rediff.com26 Jun 2007

TCS, NXP Semiconductors and Gemini Traze are already in the fray.

What's preventing top execs from investing in digital technology

What's preventing top execs from investing in digital technology

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

India Inc is shying away from investing in digital technologies.

Did Censor Board okay 172 adult films for public viewing?

Did Censor Board okay 172 adult films for public viewing?

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

A CAG report severely criticises the movie certification body for fabrication of documents and showing bias while issuing film certificates.

Panel took fairly balanced call on data protection: Justice Srikrishna

Panel took fairly balanced call on data protection: Justice Srikrishna

Rediff.com2 Aug 2018

An industry representative and an academician had expressed their reservations during the deliberations, says Srikrishna

Top FPIs' assets more than double in 5 years

Top FPIs' assets more than double in 5 years

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

While three of the top five FPIs - Capital, Government of Singapore, and Vanguard - have seen their investment value more than triple, India's benchmark indices have risen just 70%.

Employees in India likely to get average salary hike 9.7% in 2019

Employees in India likely to get average salary hike 9.7% in 2019

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

Only five sectors such as consumer internet companies, professional services, life sciences, automotive and consumer products are projecting double-digit increment.

Greed leads 11,592 cybercrime cases in 2015

Greed leads 11,592 cybercrime cases in 2015

Rediff.com13 Dec 2016

8,121 people were arrested in 2015 for cybercrimes, a 41% increase from 2014.

Why India is not in favour of the global e-commerce draft

Why India is not in favour of the global e-commerce draft

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

The government believes that WTO's push for initiating negotiations on substantive obligations related to e-commerce will oblige India to permanently accept the current moratorium on imposing customs duties on products traded electronically.

1% TDS levy could make your ecommerce buys costlier

1% TDS levy could make your ecommerce buys costlier

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

Apart from making your purchases on these platforms expensive, it will also mean sellers will have to face the brunt of reduced cash flows amid already low margins for some. Experts said the proposal, which will take effect on April 1, 2020, and will be inserted as a new section in the Income Tax Act, is expected to affect the working capital of e-commerce companies and reduce cash flows for e-sellers.

929,000 people didn't respond to I-T queries, action will be taken: Jaitley

929,000 people didn't respond to I-T queries, action will be taken: Jaitley

Rediff.com22 Mar 2017

The authorities had sought explanation from these 18 lakh entities through SMS and emails

PM dedicates Natl Inst of Siddha to natio

PM dedicates Natl Inst of Siddha to natio

Rediff.com3 Sep 2005

Though the Institute was jointly opened by the central and state governments, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa boycotted the opening.

Morarji had declined to accept inquiry commission's report: Declassified files

Morarji had declined to accept inquiry commission's report: Declassified files

Rediff.com30 Apr 2016

He also re-opened the issue of a fresh enquiry about the mysterious disappearance of Netaji and felt it would be more effective to have an investigative inquiry by experts to find out the reality.