Telecom operators, including Reliance Jio, have been demanding "same service same rules" regime which means that mobile applications providing calls and messaging services should also be made to comply with set of rules that are mandatory for mobile service providers.
N Sundaresha Subramanian digs deeper into what Catalyst, an Indo-US project, brings to the payments ecosystem.
The country's new economic roadmap highlights the importance of creating a virtuous cycle of investment, savings and exports in order to sustain rapid economic growth over the next five years.
'Today, we being the majority pass a law and if the Opposition parties do not like it, they throw files at the Chair, and beat up women marshals.'
The aim is to replace nearly 40 per cent of its existing last mile fleet of delivery vans with EVs by March 2020. o start with, the company is looking at deploying nearly 160 e-vans by the end of 2019.
Sanjeev Nayyar offers a roster of things to do to see the India of our dreams.
Water shortage is likely to lead to political tensions and instability in the future, warns Simon George, President, Cargill India.
'Indian startups have raised $3.5 billion in funding in the first half of 2015'.
Non-engineers have been tagged as a less creative breed of students.
'The recalculated ranking showed India should have had a higher ranking earlier (113 in 2012 instead of 132) and lower ranking later (114 in 2018 instead of 100).' 'This would mean that there has been no change in India's climate of doing business across two regimes.' 'This is exactly consistent with the reality on the ground,' observes Debashis Basu.
The company did not disclose the valuations at which funds were raised.
The $306-million investment in Ola Electric Mobility by SoftBank Corp, Arun Sarin Family, Ratan Tata and Matrix has been the biggest funding in this space in value terms this year.
India has the potential to achieve 9 per cent growth rate and become a $10 trillion economy by 2034 on the back of concerted efforts by the corporate sector and a constructive role played by the government, a PwC report said on Monday.
Coral reefs protect coastal areas from flooding and high waves, function as fish nurseries, provide subsistence food, and of course, draw in tourists
'Silicon Valley is the best model for driving growth and innovation. Meeting the right people who care about India is a fantastic step. India today stands out as the large potential global economy for growth.'
The PM said that the Union Budget will accelerate the economic growth, financially empower every citizen and strengthen the foundation of the economy in the new decade.
As we ring in the New Year we must recognise that 2015 promises to be a very exciting time for India.
Persistent, L&T Technology and TechM named among leading service providers
Underscoring the need to boost the start-up ecosystem, the Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it will simplify rules and regulations which impede their growth and ensure that an entrepreneur does not have to run from "pillar to post" to start a business.
Costlier offers, high import duties and a realignment of its business and distribution continue to dent iPhone sales in India in 2018
How do you balance the demands of an expanding business with the desire to retain the culture that made you successful?
Due to the prevailing uncertainty, the risk of loans going bad has certainly increased. This may result in lenders following risk-based pricing more diligently, notes Naveen Kukreja, CEO, Paisabazaar.com
The kind of jobs that will last in future are creative, people-led and social. These are the jobs that automation can't take away.
The recent drone scare at London's Gatwick airport has exposed the lack of preparedness against drones, says Pranjal Sharma.
The West Bengal government has tied up with the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, to launch a reality show, Egiye Bangla.
The poor and unbanked can take their rightful place as consumers of financial services only if the Modi government encourages different entities to advance the financial inclusion agenda, say Vikram Gandhi & Chandni Ohri.
The tech giant's 'Recommendation Engine' leverages AI, machine learning and analytics to suggest training programmmes best suited for individual staff
Renewable energy is mistakenly restricted to electricity.
Data localisation, an overarching theme across recent government policy proposals, has been a thorny issue with industry
Real estate portal Housing.com has sacked its CEO Rahul Yadav.
ICICI Bank on Monday said it sees no impact of the Greek debt crisis on the bank as it has no exposure to Europe.
Infosys boss says new strategy moving in right direction, optimistic of regaining bellwether status.
The RBI panel has also recommended a government-sponsored 'fund of funds' of Rs 10,000 crore to support the venture capital and private equity firms investing in the MSME sector.
Currently, the spend on R&D as a percentage of GDP is just 0.9%
Some examples that show we may be call for introspection, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Convergence of online and offline is the new mantra which is changing the education map of the country.
India is witnessing its own tech tsunami, and is poised to become the second largest global startup hub by the end of the decade
Professor Bhaskar Ramamurthi of IIT-Madras discusses the disparity between academic vision and industry needs with Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com.
Dealmakers and advisors feel investors are shifting their focus to Asia Pacific, especially India, owing to geopolitical instability driven by events such as Brexit and protectionist trade wars.
'The only way to create more jobs is to make sure that we anticipate the skills that will be required in the future and prepare ourselves for those skills.'
