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Fly ash bricks- an untapped opportunity?
Fly ash bricks can be an enormous opportunity for SMEs. Ironically however, even as transition from clay bricks to fly ash bricks has become imperative, given the environmental damages and top soil degradation caused by the manufacturing of clay bricks and also in view of the regulatory measures taken by the Central and state governments, not much progress has been made on ground zero. Read more

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CEOs raise retrospective tax, mobility issues with PMs
CEOs raise retrospective tax, mobility issues with PMs - The Hindu
Honchos pitch data protection, tech alliance to Modi, May

Fakir Chand Kohli: First CEO of TCS Father of India's Software Industry...
Fakir Chand Kohli: First CEO of TCS Father of India39;s Software Industry... - The Better India
The legend continues to use IT to solve India's problems even though he is past 90!



Advt: Gartner: Suggested agenda for digital workplace leaders
Gartner 2018
A digital workplace enables new and effective ways of working, raises employee engagement and agility. Read more


CMA CGM to acquire 25% stake in Ceva Logistics
CMA CGM, a French container transportation and shipping company, has signed an agreement to purchase up to 25% stake in supply chain management firm C

US move on Iran sanctions a key decider of oil's fate
US move on Iran sanctions a key decider of oil's fate
Geopolitics will likely keep crude oil investors on their toes this week.



Realty funds face uphill task in raising, deploying capital for projects
Realty funds face uphill task in raising, deploying capital for projects - ET
Five years into the realty slowdown, NBFCs are aggressively lending to residential projects leading to downward pressure on lending rates, making it challenging for domestic private equity funds

Real Estate Investment: What homebuyers should know about new Insolvency Code
Real Estate Investment: What homebuyers should know about new Insolvency Code - ET
Despite the fact that homebuyers have been recognised as 'Other Creditors' eligible for claiming refunds under the insolvency process, they still cannot initiate the resolution process.



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Covering content that addresses key priorities of IT Infrastructure & Operations leaders in India. Read more
Advt: Gartner: Agenda focused on your top MCP's
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IPL merchandising a huge opportunity to monetise brand: Duff & Phelps ...
IPL merchandising a huge opportunity to monetise brand: Duff & Phelps ... - Business Line
Unlike the global sports events, the Indian Premier League (IPL) hasn't been able to monetise at a large scale through merchandising despite its huge popularity, but this could change in the next few years, it said. "Merchandising, which has not picked up as anticipated, is a huge opportunity for IPL and the franchisees to monetise the brand, and we hope to see IPL replicating the global sporting events' success in monetising their brands through merchandising," Duff & Phelps India Managing Director Santosh N said

Brand Equity celebrates the best in marketing
Brand Equity celebrates the best in marketing - Economic Times
The ceremony, held on April 20, was attended by some of Indias best-known personalities from the world of marketing and advertising.



Kim Jong Un And Moon Jae-In: The Heir Born To Rule And The Escapee's Son
Kim Jong Un And Moon Jae-In: The Heir Born To Rule And The Escapee's Son
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in have followed paths to power as radically different as their two countries, but they will come together at a summit in the Demilitarized Zone on Friday.

Hopes For Peace As Kim Jong-Un Takes Historic Step To Inter-Korean Summit
Hopes For Peace As Kim Jong-Un Takes Historic Step To Inter-Korean Summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will walk across the Demilitarized Zone on Friday for a historic summit with the South's President Moon Jae-in, the highest-level encounter yet in a whirlwind of nuclear diplomacy.



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Advt: Gartner: Top 10 Technology Trends Impacting Infrastructure & Operations for 2018
Gartner 2018
Gartner project 10 trends that will have an impact on I&O teams and how IT operates, plans, enhances internal skill sets and supports the business over the next few years. Read more

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IPL 2018 Live Updates Day 15: Mumbai Indians take on Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL 2018 Live Updates Day 15: Mumbai Indians take on Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL 2018: Stay tuned for updates, news, comments as work our way towards Match 23 between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Prithvi Shaw makes IPL debut for Delhi Daredevils against Kings XI Punjab
Prithvi Shaw makes IPL debut for Delhi Daredevils against Kings XI Punjab
India's U-19 World Cup winning captain Prithvi Shaw made his IPL debut for Delhi Daredevils in their match against Kings XI Punjab at Feroz Shah Kotla on Monday.



Abhinav Bindra may make a cameo appearance in his biopic starring Harshvardhan Kapoor
Abhinav Bindra may make a cameo appearance in his biopic starring Harshvardhan Kapoor
The yet-to-be-titled movie on the life of Abhinav Bindra is being adapted from his autobiography -- 'A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold and Beyond'. The film is likely to go on floors from October this year.

Saroj Khan defends casting couch in Bollywood, says it at least provides livelihood
Saroj Khan defends casting couch in Bollywood, says it at least provides livelihood
Veteran Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan recently said that the practice of casting couch has been going on since a long time. She also said that at least the film industry offers livelihood and doesn't leave someone after raping them.



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Gartner 2018
Gartner project 10 trends that will have an impact on I&O teams and how IT operates, plans, enhances internal skill sets and supports the business over the next few years. Read more

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Uber to stop storing precise location pick-ups/drop-offs in driver logs
Uber to stop storing precise location pick-ups/drop-offs in driver logs
Uber is planning to tweak the historical pick-up and drop-off logs that drivers can see in order to slightly obscure the exact location, rather than planting an exact pin in it (as now). The idea i…

WeWork is planning a major expansion in Southeast Asia
WeWork is planning a major expansion in Southeast Asia
China takes the limelight as the main focus for WeWork in Asia, but the company is pushing ahead with plans to grow its presence in Southeast Asia. After launching in Singapore in January, WeWork i…



SpaceX's plan to fly you across the globe in 30 minutes | Gwynne Shotwell
SpaceX's plan to fly you across the globe in 30 minutes | Gwynne Shotwell
What's up at SpaceX? Engineer Gwynne Shotwell was employee number seven at Elon Musk's pioneering aerospace company and is now its president. In conversation with TED curator Chris Anderson, she discusses SpaceX's race to put people into orbit and the organization's next big project, the BFR (ask her what it stands for). The new giant rocket is designed to take humanity to Mars -- but it has another potential use: space travel for earthlings.



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PrettySecrets looks to double offline retail distribution
PrettySecrets looks to double offline retail distribution
New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) Online fashion lingerie brand PrettySecrets is looking at more than doubling its offline retail distribution to 60 exclusive stores and over 600 retail counters by the end of this calendar year.

Kedaara-Partners may cart away Vishal Mart in Rs 5300-crore deal
Kedaara-Partners may cart away Vishal Mart in Rs 5300-crore deal
Swiss PE investor Partners Group is one of the largest backers of privately held companies worldwide with over $74 billion in assets under management.



Trai views on data privacy, security in telecom sector by month-end ...
Trai views on data privacy, security in telecom sector by month-end ...
"Our recommendation on data privacy, security and ownership of data in the sector will come by the end of this month," Sharma said in an interview.

Trai to issue norms for VoLTE call quality soon
Trai to issue norms for VoLTE call quality soon
Trai will bring out norms to tackle the menace of 'call muting' and measure quality of service for voice calls on Long Term Evolution (LTE) or VoLTE networks within a month





12 IPOs lined up for the next 2 months to raise Rs17,000 crore
12 IPOs lined up for the next 2 months to raise Rs17,000 crore - ET
Introduction of IndAS accounting standards is seen as one of the reasons why IPO-bound firms have not approached the market so far in the June quarter

Realty funds face uphill task in raising, deploying capital for projects
Realty funds face uphill task in raising, deploying capital for projects
Five years into the realty slowdown, NBFCs are aggressively lending to residential projects leading to downward pressure on lending rates, making it challenging for domestic private equity funds



Unilever, P G cite good signs after a year of disruption linked to Demonetisation, GST
Unilever, P G cite good signs after a year of disruption linked to Demonetisation, GST - ET
Growth in consumer product sales in rural areas was almost double that of the urban markets between 2008 and 2012, helping the overall segment expand about 18%.

Good news for India: Elderly citizens of India emerge as prominent consumer group...
Good news for India: Elderly citizens of India emerge as prominent consumer group... - Financial Express
However, a large portion (31 per cent) of their earnings are spent on medical expenses, with 89 per cent of the respondents terming health care related requirements as their major need.





NCLAT reserves order on Google's plea to stay Rs 136-cr penalty by CCI
NCLAT reserves order on Google's plea to stay Rs 136-cr penalty by CCI - ET
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) today reserved its order on an interim plea of Google seeking a stay on a Rs 136-crore fine imposed by fair trade regulator CCI. An NCLAT bench head

TCS bets on Business 4.0 to push digital revenue to over $ 5 bn this year
TCS bets on Business 4.0 to push digital revenue to over $ 5 bn this year - ET
TCS is betting big on its 'Business 4.0' strategy to propel its revenues from new age-technologies like automation, cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) to over USD 5 billion this year. Speaking to PTI,



E-commerce think tank to hold first meet on Apr 24
E-commerce think tank to hold first meet on Apr 24
Matters that could be discussed include online data protection, facilitating cross-border e-commerce, and promoting paperless trading.

After Coatue Management, Swiggy Now In Talks To Raise Funding From DST Global
After Coatue Management, Swiggy Now In Talks To Raise Funding From DST Global
Two months after securing $100 Mn in a round led by Naspers, online food delivery startup Swiggy is in talks with Hong Kong-based DST Global for a proposed investment.





Dudhli village to turn digital this month
Dudhli village to turn digital this month - Times of India
Dudhli village is set to become the first gram panchayat in Uttarakhand district to be fully Wi-Fi. Work is ongoing at the village in Doiwala, CM Triv

IIITD students develop app to help resolve civic issues
IIITD students develop app to help resolve civic issues - THE WEEK
The app avoids the confusion of how and to which dept one should raise the grievance



How This Regional Brand Plans to Expand Nationally
How This Regional Brand Plans to Expand Nationally - Entrepreneur
After 25 years in the industry, this brand is now spreading its wings to grow beyond the regional bracket

Harry Potter franchise launches mobile games for fans
Harry Potter franchise launches mobile games for fans - Media India Group
In a sign of high expectations for “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the producers and theater owners spent lavishly, even paying Cirque du Soleil to clear out of the space.




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