Indian firms will focus on building digital workspaces in 2018: Citrix
New Delhi : With a surge in the adoption of digital workspaces, the Indian enterprises will work towards harnessing opportunities created by integration of new technologies in 2018, desktop...
View ArticleBSE telecom index edges higher; Airtel, HFCL top gainers
Mumbai : The S&P BSE telecom index zoomed higher on Monday — after taking a plunge of over 3 per cent during opening trade — driven by telecom stocks like Bharti Airtel and manufacturers of...
View ArticleWorld’s largest coal port to opt for ‘green business’ now
Canberra : Australia’s Port of Newcastle, the world’s biggest coal port, has announced a transition away from fossil fuels, saying “continued investment in Australian coal is a losing proposition”. It...
View ArticleSignificant scope to expand distribution, cut cost of health insurance: Ficci
New Delhi : With health insurance remaining underpenetrated but considered expensive by the consumers, there is still significant opportunity to expand distribution and reduce cost of acquisition and...
View ArticleAlibaba arm offers cloud services to Indian enterprises
Beijing : Chinese e-tailer Alibaba’s cloud computing arm on Wednesday said its new data centre in Mumbai would offer services to Indian enterprises from January. “We will deliver cloud computing...
View ArticleUPS orders 125 Tesla electric trucks
Washington : UPS said on Tuesday it has ordered 125 all-electric Tesla Semi trucks, as the shipping giant tries to cut emission and cost. “These groundbreaking electric tractors are poised to usher in...
View ArticleThe year Chinese smartphone players dominated Indian market
Huawei India-Consumer Business Group Vice-President Sales P Sanjeev at the launch By Krishna SinhaChaudhury, New Delhi : There are nearly 650 million mobile phone users in India — and over 300 million...
View ArticleCabinet approves new skill development scheme for textile sector
New Delhi : The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a new skill development scheme, covering the textile sector’s entire value chain excluding spinning and weaving...
View ArticleHike Wallet crosses 10 mn transactions per month
New Delhi : Homegrown messaging app Hike Messenger on Thursday announced that its Hike Wallet has crossed 10 million transactions per month, growing 100 per cent month-over-month. Of the 10 million...
View ArticleRInfra’s Rs 18,800 cr deal to sell Mumbai power business to Adanis
Mumbai : Announcing the largest ever debt reduction exercise by an Indian corporate, Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) on Thursday said it has signed a definite agreement for the sale of its Mumbai...
View ArticleHow right Cloud technology mix is key for Indian enterprises
Cloud technology By Nishant Arora, New Delhi : The journey of Indian enterprises to Cloud, especially towards Hybrid and Public platforms, is gradually gaining momentum, but finding the right mix is...
View ArticleIndia’s border trade with Myanmar stagnates at $50mn as China’s hits $6bn
By Ranjana Narayan, New Delhi : As India prepares to celebrate the silver jubilee of its partnership with ASEAN in a big way, a key border trade link with Myanmar, the closest neighbour of the vibrant...
View ArticleIndia has potential to become largest EV exporter: Gadkari
New Delhi : Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that quality products and research in new technologies can propel the country’s electric vehicle (EV) industry to emerge as world’s largest...
View ArticleRealty faces slowdown, up for recovery post RERA
By Bappaditya Chatterjee, Kolkata : The real estate sector, which witnessed a slew of policy measures through the year, experienced a market slowdown but the affordable segment emerged as its growth...
View ArticleInFocus Vision 3: Decent looks, good camera for its price
InFocus Vision 3 By Vivek Singh Chauhan, New Delhi : In a bid to offer a pocket-friendly smartphone with good features, US-based technology company InFocus Mobile has launched a new device — Vision 3 —...
View ArticleSteel production rises 5.1%, consumption up 4.2% in April-November
Kolkata : India’s production of finished steel from April to November rose by 5.1 per cent to 69.604 million tonnes while consumption grew by 4.2 per cent to 56.788 million tonnes during the period, a...
View ArticleRCOM debt cut by Rs 25K cr to Rs 6K cr by monetising assets: Anil Ambani
Mumbai : Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Tuesday said the company has achieved full resolution of Reliance Communications’ (RCOM) debt reducing it by Rs 25,000 crore, to Rs 6,000 crore. “We have...
View ArticleIncreasing automation, Infosys spat disrupted India’s IT industry
Vishal Sikka, CEO, Infosys By Fakir Balaji, Bengaluru : The resilient Indian IT industry, which has been going through challenging times on multiple fronts, faced disruption in 2017 from increasing...
View ArticleSebi allows convergence of stock, commodity exchanges
Mumbai : The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday gave its nod to the convergence of both equities and commodity-backed stocks on exchanges from October 2018. The decision taken at...
View ArticleTech trends: Data breaches forced governments, enterprises to focus on cyber...
By Sourabh Kulesh, New Delhi : Mega cyber attacks such as “WannaCrypt” and “Petya” this year forced governments and enterprises globally, including in India, to focus and invest more on bolstering...
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