'E-commerce scams are not new, but what s more alarming is the covert cyber warfare the Chinese entities are launching in India on a repeated basis.'
The modus operandi for immunising the country's 1.35 billion population in stages has been thrashed out in more than one meeting among top government officials in the health ministry and the Prime Minister's Office.
Five years after demonetisation, which sought to curb black money and reduce cash circulation in the economy, 70 per cent of respondents said they paid a large component of the total payment towards a real estate transaction in cash. About 16 per cent said they paid over half the amount in cash, observes Shyamal Majumdar.
Railways plans to cash in on huge demand to shore up passenger revenues.
Overall, jobs created in the cities dipped marginally to 550,000.
Despite attractive offers and discounts, the realty players have not been able to revive market sentiments post Diwali in Tier-II towns of Punjab and Haryana.
Heralding a great transformation in the state's transport network, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday flagged off the trial run of the Jaipur Metro.
Czech automaker Skoda on Monday forayed into the midsize SUV segment in India with the launch of its new offering Kushaq, priced between Rs 10.5 lakh and Rs 17.6 lakh (ex showroom Delhi).
With life returning to normalcy gradually, hiring activities grew 24 per cent in September as compared to the previous month mostly driven by pharmaceutical and education sectors, according to a report. At 1,755 job postings, there was an improvement of 24 per cent in hiring activities last month compared to August with 1,413 listings, according to the Naukri JobSpeak Index for September 2020
The attempt is to maximise revenues at a time when advertisers are increasingly demanding greater bang for the buck.
Canara Bank said it received government approval to raise Rs 5000 million towards tier II capital.
The key threats seen during this period ranged from phishing attacks to rogue apps disguised as COVID-19 information apps that targeted users sensitive data.
After India banned 59 Chinese apps last month, at least three more China-based video apps - Snack Video, Likee Lite, and Zili - have now made it to the list of top 10 downloaded apps in India on Google Playstore.
AND, W, Biba step up their game worldwide. While global brands go all out to woo India customers.
The state-run carrier will shortly invite bids to replace its fleet of 11 ATR-42s and Bombardier CRJ planes with newer fuel-efficient turbo prop planes to improve its operating result.
E-commerce firms Amazon, Flipkart, and others are expected to witness blockbuster festival season sales of around $9 billion this year, surpassing pre-pandemic sales of $5 billion in 2019. The pandemic has accelerated the shift to e-commerce, with more consumers shopping online at a higher frequency than last year, observed analysts. This year's festival sales (gross merchandise value or GMV) are expected to grow 30 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to $4.8 billion during the first week of the season and potentially clock over $9-billion GMV during the whole festival month, revealed consulting firm RedSeer's e-commerce festival season report.
To promote entrepreneurship in India's tier-II and tier-III cities, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Gururaj 'Desh' Deshpande's Deshpande Foundation will open the sandbox in Hubballi. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.
Chingari, Roposo, Khabri and Trell are seeing huge traction as people are looking at options to earn incentives from home. Music streaming app Gaana, which is strongly placed in the market with 150 million users, recently opened up its short video platform for subscribers.
AirAsia is expanding its distribution network and increasing its offline travel partners.
Land parcels acquired for 58 new projects, which are yet to be launched.
The average size of auto loans stood at Rs 512,000 in the third quarter of 2012, compared to Rs 425,000 in the year-ago period.
Alliance Air, which is the largest regional airline, is currently operating 77 daily flights compared to 126 last year.
Infusion of additional capital can fuel the growth of these companies, help them in further geographical expansion to more tier II and tier III cities and also cater to the requirements of rural markets.
GIREM 36 is focusing on a new strategy to develop smaller cities as a magnet for allied investments in development of key areas of infrastructure, education and research, and industry.
Hyderabad is one of the ten districts of the Telangana region, affected by the agitation for a separate Telegana state.
IMD expects day temperatures to remain above-normal in select regions across the country between March and May 2021.
According to the survey by recruitment tendering platform MyHiringClub.com, hiring activities are expected to grow by five percentage points to 29 per cent in Tier-II cities such as Pune and Hyderabad during the July-December period of 2012 compared to the the preceding six months of the year.
The performance in 2011 (Q4 over Q1), shows that the smaller Indian towns with a population of less than 1 lakh people, led an impressive growth story: 19 per cent in value terms versus 15 per cent in rural India and 12 per cent in the metros.
Mandaviya said this is the second phase of the Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package as the Central government had given Rs 15,000 crore earlier for setting up Covid-dedicated hospitals and health centres across the country.
The newly-appointed chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) Dinesh Khara on Wednesday said maintaining quality loan book, safety of employees and customers will remain his top most priorities. Khara, who took charge on Wednesday, said the bank will continue to strive for even better customer experience.
Tamil Nadu-based Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with pre-independence lineage on Friday lost its identity after its merger with the Indian subsidiary of Singapore's DBS Bank. The debt-ridden 94-year old old bank's fate was sealed with Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approving Scheme of Amalagamation on Wednesday.
The scheme is the biggest fiscal component of the Rs 20-lakh crore Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last month.
Kingfisher Airlines, struggling to stay afloat, may spin off its ATR fleet and loyalty programme (frequent flier programme) into separate units.
Real estate companies betting big on tier II and tier III markets sold more stock than firms focused on metros.
Eyeing opportunities in the fast growing Indian telecom sector, Chinese vendor Huawei on Tuesday announced an investment of $2 billion (about Rs 9,000 crore) in the next five years to set up an R&D centre, local manufacturing and other activities.
Women are increasingly getting active in shopping online by prominently buying lifestyle and electronic items.
Amid news that the company was planning to scale down its online marketplace business and eventually exit it, Paytm Mall is targeting Rs 10,000 crore in business over the next 12 months, says Karan Choudhury.
Reduction in the mandatory minimum contribution and extension to invest in the scheme from 60 years to 70 years has made the National Pension Scheme more friendly, says Anil Chopra, Group CEO & Director Bajaj Capital
'It is critical that the Covid curve does not have a fat tail and the chain is broken quickly.'
Experts say Tier-II and Tier-III cities and smaller towns have a role to play in growth in smartphone sales. Mritunjay Kapur, managing director, Protiviti Consulting, said, "There is definitely a market in Tier-II, Tier-III and Tier-IV towns. Smartphones are fast becoming important as a business communication tool. This is especially true for sales people, and 'fleet-on-the-street'," he said.
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