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Indian Railways’ boost to Digital India! Now, fast and free Wi-Fi available at 6071 railway stations

The provision of fast and free Wi-Fi at railway stations across the country facilitates railway passengers in accessing the internet…

December 21, 2021 5:28 pm

Digital Divide: कोविड काल में 40 फीसदी बढ़ी डिजिटल कनेक्टिविटी,लेकिन सिर्फ 10 फीसदी बच्चों को ही मिल पाई ऑनलाइन एजुकेशन : सर्वे

भले ही कोविड के दौरान डिजिटल कनेक्टिविटी में 40 फीसदी का इजाफा हुआ हो लेकिन डिवाइस की कमी, खराब सिग्नल…

November 12, 2021 11:55 pm

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Driving financial inclusivity is the key to achieving a US $5 trillion economy, say experts at ASSOCHAM Summit

NBFCs, fintech companies and banks are entering each other’s purview and this intermingled market will further facilitate ease of credit…

Updated: November 1, 2021 6:13 pm

Course Correction: Redesigning customer journeys for post-Covid times

Choice of right technologies or tools will make a difference to customer experience

Updated: June 23, 2021 10:29 pm

Digitisation in Financial Services and Insurance: Key things to remember while preparing digital strategy

An outcome of 2020 is the emergence of a digital economy – one where digital avenues and alternatives are just…

June 19, 2021 12:23 pm

Unemployment surges to 10.72% amid COVID-19 pandemic; digital upskilling may help revive job market

One effect of Covid has been accelerated digital adoption- over 500 million people in India, from lower rungs of the…

Updated: May 15, 2021 2:06 pm

Indian retail sector goes digital; may create millions of jobs in next decade with online, offline convergence

The Indian retail sector as we know it today is an incredible growth story spanning two-and-a-half decades. As consumers, we…

March 30, 2021 4:45 pm

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Union Budget 2021: डिजिटल पेमेंट को बढ़ावा, 1500 करोड़ की स्कीम का प्रस्ताव

Digital Payments in India: पिछले कुछ समय में डिजिटल भुगतान में कई गुना वृद्धि हुई है.

February 1, 2021 7:49 pm

Union Budget 2021: Tech industry lauds Modi Govt’s historic, pro-growth budget; push for innovation and R&D

The Budget 2021 is a step in the right direction, with the tech industry being particularly impressed with the government’s…

Updated: February 5, 2021 2:23 pm

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2022 तक 50 से अधिक स्टार्टअप यूनिकॉर्न क्लब में शामिल हो सकते हैं.

January 6, 2021 12:42 pm

Digital skilling: How trinity of govt, edtech startups, tech businesses is helping MSMEs grow online

Skilling, Labour, Talent for MSMEs: SMBs constantly struggle to attract and retain digitally-savvy talent. This heavily impedes the rate at…

Updated: March 5, 2020 2:00 pm

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Better to be safe than Sorry: RBI raises this concern in growing scale of digital payments

One of the challenges for policymakers is to ensure that new innovations in the banking sector enhance the range and…

February 25, 2020 5:04 pm

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Stuck in long queue to pay your shopping bill? Not enough PoS machines as digital payments rise

The density of population dependent on a PoS terminal continues to be high at 358.

Updated: February 25, 2020 12:21 pm

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BHIM-UPI और रूपे डेबिट कार्ड से पेमेंट हुआ MDR चार्ज फ्री, नहीं दी सुविधा तो 5000 रु/दिन का जुर्माना

सरकार ने ग्राहकों या व्यापारियों से मर्चेंट डिस्काउंट रेट (MDR) नहीं लेने का फैसला किया है.

Updated: January 1, 2020 11:21 am

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Panel blames lack of level playing field, discriminatory regulation for high level of cash in system

Fintech: The panel said there should not be any discrimination between banks and non-banking companies.

September 2, 2019 10:53 pm

Trai seeks stakeholders’ views on cloud service issues

Telecom regulator Trai has floated a consultation paper seeking stakeholders’ views on cloud computing-related issues such as data security, service…

June 10, 2016 8:23 pm

Zebra Tech bets big on the digital drive in India

With its enterprise asset intelligence (EAI) solutions, the US-based tech firm aims to target retail, transport & logistic, healthcare and…

Updated: June 9, 2016 7:14 pm

Trai push for satellite use for telecom services

Department of Telecom and regulator Trai today favoured use of satellites along with other available technology to provide digital connectivity…

June 8, 2016 12:46 am

‘India is sitting on the cusp of a huge digital revolution’

Global hotel solutions provider, Hotel Reservation Service (HRS), recently set up its first office in India, the world’s 10th largest…

June 2, 2016 2:59 pm

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The world’s fastest stretchable circuit can help in remote-wireless monitoring of patients

Updated: June 1, 2016 2:17 am

Intel India unveils three new initiatives to support Digital India

Intel India launched three projects designed to accelerate digital literacy at the grassroots level by reaching out to the population…

May 26, 2016 2:38 pm

Xerox is making paperless office a reality

Xerox believes that a great opportunity lies in India where it has started increasing its presence. The US-based printer and…

Updated: May 23, 2016 12:26 am

Centre asks states to follow Andhra Pradesh for BharatNet project

The Centre has asked states to follow the Andhra Pradesh model in laying optic fibre cable lines over electric poles…

May 17, 2016 5:38 pm

How India can be rewired to succeed in the global digital economy

Till a few years ago, the west perceived India as a land deeply entrenched in its customs and traditions.

Updated: May 16, 2016 10:55 am

Digital India eKranti programme to offer passports, pension online

Government is implementing the Digital India programme to transform the country into a digitally empowered and knowledge economy so that…

Updated: May 11, 2016 10:10 pm

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Don’t listen to the IT giants

Indian software companies can and do patent their inventions abroad, thus actively competing in the market for government monopolies maintained…

April 30, 2016 11:21 am

A portal for progress?

It is only five months since India’s central drug authority launched its online licensing services portal, SUGAM. But the regulator…

Updated: April 20, 2016 11:54 am

Quality consciousness: A pre-requisite to progress

Manufacturing quality has now become probably the single most important concern in the boardrooms of pharmaceutical companies in India

Updated: April 21, 2016 11:50 am

Big agriculture reform: PM Modi’s NAM to electronically integrate 585 regulated wholesale market

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the national agriculture market (NAM) on April 14.

Updated: April 11, 2016 9:27 am

Technology for transparency in rural electrification

Ministry of power is using a mobile app for monitoring the progress of PM Modi’s ambitious rural electrification project

Updated: May 17, 2016 7:54 pm

No evidence to link mobile tower emission to human health: Experts

A background paper on EMF emissions from mobile towers launched by Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Telecom experts and…

April 7, 2016 4:44 pm

India among top 10 countries in digital diplomacy

In a resounding testimonial to the government’s public diplomacy efforts, India has been ranked among the top 10 countries in…

April 7, 2016 12:27 pm

Healing public healthcare

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda’s recent statement that “devolution, decentralisation and timely responsiveness would be the…

Updated: April 7, 2016 7:13 pm

Budget 2016: Tax breaks for P2P startups can boost SME funding

Aspects like exemption from inspectors, one day registration process, and income tax exemption for a period of three years can…

Updated: February 25, 2016 10:43 am

Union Budget 2016-17: Telecom, IT industry look to FM Arun Jaitley to boost growth

Union Budget 2016-17: With a renewed government focus on three of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet initiatives — Make in…

Updated: February 21, 2016 11:10 pm

Cyber security critical for Digital India success

Addressing the third edition of ‘Cyber Security India 2016’, Peeyush Agrawal, Member (Technology), Department of Telecommunications, said that the Government…

February 19, 2016 8:35 pm

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‘Digital India’ benefits for farmers coming, says Narendra Modi

Tangible benefits of the ‘Digital India’ initiative will be coming for farmers, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and…

Updated: February 19, 2016 11:08 am

Digital India: 3 applications launched for Indian Railways by Suresh Prabhu

Under the Digital India programme, 3 applications were launched today that includes handheld terminals for Indian Railways travelling ticket examiners…

February 11, 2016 10:11 am

Digital India, Startup India: American firms asked to take advantage of PM Narendra Modi initiatives

India’s future as a technology powerhouse and its plans to connect India’s 600,000 villages to the Internet through the PM…

February 6, 2016 4:06 pm

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Column: Starting up India

The two key inputs for Startup India are going to be financial and human capital

January 29, 2016 12:36 am

Design tech is key for Digital India

For Autodesk, a software firm that has pioneered design and visualisation technologies, the opportunity in India is tremendous, says its…

Updated: January 25, 2016 8:41 am

‘Digital India’: Top 10 initiatives announced by Centre

At a ‘Good Governance’ event, focused around ‘Digital India’, Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Minister of Communications & Information Technology, announced…

December 29, 2015 7:59 pm

‘Make in India, Digital India will transform country’

The “Make in India” and “Digital India” initiatives will transform the country not only into a global design and manufacturing…

December 21, 2015 9:12 am

Digital India is creating new opportunities for us: Nishant Batra, Ericsson India

Nishant Batra, head of engagement practices, Ericsson, says that the roll out of 100 smart cities in India, over a…

December 21, 2015 1:21 am

IPC 2015 The Quest For ‘Swasth Bharat’

Industry leaders, analysts and opinion makers contribute their thoughts on important topics which will impact patients, the pharmacy profession and…

December 19, 2015 8:50 pm

‘Indian economy to become 100 percent digitised by 2020’

The Indian economy, which is currently 50 percent digitized, is expected to reach 100 percent by 2020, a top official…

December 11, 2015 4:49 pm

Express IT Awards: Will push Digital India, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday that Digital India had been designed to bridge the…

Updated: December 5, 2015 12:49 am

Scaling up Digital India

A major part of the broadband roll-out could have been transferred to the private sector, like was done for mobile…

Updated: December 2, 2015 12:03 am

Roadmap for sustainable growth

Dr Ajit Dangi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Danssen Consulting, outlines measures needed to ensure the Indian pharma industry’s continuous…

Updated: December 4, 2015 7:53 pm

Sifting the trends into 2016

If the latest edition of the Antal Global Snapshot (AGS) on annual global hiring and firing trends is any indicator,…

Updated: December 4, 2015 7:53 pm

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Strong PM, weak PMO

There is growing concern over the lack of clarity within the government, and outside, over the implementation of mega-schemes announced…

Updated: November 24, 2015 9:34 pm

Tuning the Digital India dream

This article is not for telecom technologists and experts, it is primarily for government policy-makers, regulators and laymen, and identifies…

Updated: November 24, 2015 12:22 am

Meet Imran Khan, the man PM Narendra Modi hailed in Wembley

mran Khan, a 34-year-old mathematics teacher, who shot into the limelight after Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed him in his…

November 14, 2015 1:31 pm

Sam Pitroda says not Narendra Modi but Rajiv Gandhi started digital India

Noted technocrat Sam Pitroda, who is credited as the father of the nation’s telecom revolution, today flayed Narendra Modi government…

October 21, 2015 8:33 am

Three issues for Digital India to succeed

The three major issues that Digital India needs to consider include the responsibility of the big companies, evolving a policy…

Updated: October 14, 2015 12:02 pm

Opinion: Cyber crimes could derail Digital India, open reporting mechanism crucial

As India gets going on various projects to connect the country including Digital India, cyber crime is emerging as a…

Updated: October 5, 2015 7:47 pm

‘India fast becoming strategic target for cyber crooks’

India is fast becoming a strategic target for cyber-criminals due to the expected digitisation of potentially sensitive information through the…

Updated: October 3, 2015 12:04 am

Flip-flop over Ankit Fadia as ‘Digital India’ ambassador

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Digital India” campaign has evoked yet another controversy — this time over the appointment of a…

September 29, 2015 3:49 pm

Editorial: After the charm offensive

Delivering on Digital India, JAM, SEBs critical

Updated: September 29, 2015 12:35 am

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