June 26, 2015 - Digital India launch: IT firms asked to organise mandatory viewing of PM speech on July 1

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Digital Digital India launch: IT firms asked to organise mandatory viewing of PM speech on July 1 All companies have been instructed to advertise the event on their websites and prepare for the webcast of the inaugural function. Digital Delhi Budget 2015: Free Wi-Fi in Delhi schools and colleges Terming the Delhi Budget 2015 India's first 'Swaraj Budget' Sisodia ​said it was a matter of pride for him to be presenting the budget. Digital Indian startups should focus on developing solutions for India: Jeremy Basset, Unilever Foundry On the sidelines of Cannes Lions festival ET caught up with Unilever Foundry's Basset to know more about the Foundrys plans. Digital More than 70% of Indian cos are underprepared when it comes to cyber security Are users taking a risk by allowing applications to gain access to personal data shadowed by an upgrade? "Most definitely," said Bikash Barai... Retail Madura's Trendin.com claims to become largest etail venture of an offline player in India Within a year of its launch, sales of Trendin have equalled those of 30 branded stores, or close to 1% of Madura's turnover... Retail What drives the coupon market in India? CouponDunia intends to fill in the largest remaining void in the world of offline retailers and brands by launching in-store shopping coupons. Users will be Retail Shoppers Stop earmarks Rs 60-crore investment for tech push to become a seamless 'omni-channel' retail store by end of 2016 To drive its strategy of becoming a seamless 'omni-channel' retail store by the end of 2016, Shoppers Stop has earmarked an investment of Rs 60 crore Retail Ecommerce taxation- a work in progress? Forbes India (blog) Ecommerce taxation--a work in progress?Forbes India (blog)India's ecommerce space is abuzz--experiencing a material growth with investors making large investments in these businesses. A wide geographical distribution of people adds to the excitement for these businesses since physical expansion of stores is a ... Telecom Will R-Jio ride on the China model of mix of technology of transmission, low-cost handsets, low-cost data packages and a value chain of digital offerings? Reliance Jio Infocomm (R-Jio) seems to be modelling its fourth-generation (4G) telecom services rollout on that of China Mobile Telecom Will The Sun Set On Maran's Empire? There's hardly anyone in the southern states who is immune to the reach of the Sun Network (Sun). If you're not watching one of their 33 satellite television channels across four languages, through their own cable operators, you're listening to one of their 45 radio stations across the country, or reading one of their many newspapers and magazines. Telecom Supreme Court allows govt to finalise spectrum auction NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on March 26 allowed the Centre to finalise its just-concluded "fiercest and competitive" auction for telecom spectrum, f Telecom Vodafone appoints Amit Pradhan as Chief Technology Security Officer The post had been lying vacant after the exit of Burgess Cooper, who left the company after a nine-year stint to join global consultancy firm EY. Finance HDFC Bank planning thousands of hires to boost lending HDFC Bank will add thousands of employees and open hundreds of new branches this year to boost lending that's already growing at twice the national rate Finance Banks can borrow from global financial institutions without RBI nod The high levels of corporate leverage are hampering banks ability to pass on lower interest rates and boost loans, as they already have heavy exposure to troubled firms, according to the financial stability report. Finance Mahindra arm to acquire firms to boost supply chain, analytics business Mahindra Group's Bristlecone, which specializes in supply chain optimization and analytics, is looking to acquire firms in Silicon Valley and India Finance Bharti Enterprises acquires minority stake in OneWeb Bharti Enterprises has acquired a strategic minority stake in satellite operator OneWeb, becoming a founding member of the consortium. Food/FMCG Maggi noodle fiasco: Nestle works on alternative snack to reposition brand This could be in form of ready-to-eat or ready-to-cook food and involve relaunching Maggi, pending return of noodles if and when it obtains requisite clearances. Food/FMCG HUL plans to let other firms use its mobile marketing channel Kan Khajura Tesan KKT, the fully advertiser-funded, entertainment-on-demand initiative helps HUL brands like Lux and Fair & Lovely engage with rural consumers in media-dark areas. Food/FMCG India's ecommerce groups target online grocery shoppers Financial Times Financial TimesEach order is divided into several parts and assigned to multiple "pickers", who grab and pack stock from the aisles -- such as personal care or products or packaged foods -- that they know intimately. Big Basket found this was much more efficient than Food/FMCG Madura's Trendin.com claims to become largest etail venture of an offline player in India Within a year of its launch, sales of Trendin have equalled those of 30 branded stores, or close to 1% of Maduras turnover. Software TCS and Infosys issue aside, Indians form 66% of H-1B visa holders in the US US consul general in India Phillip A Min, while refusing to comment on the fresh probes on Indian IT firms Infosys and TCS for possible violations of H-1B visa norm. Software Cognizant inks 5-year deal with Escorts to help in digital transformation of operations This includes agri-machinery, material handling and construction equipment, railway equipment and auto components. Software Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka develops a new model of 'Renew and New' to put the company on growth path A chat with Infosys' Vishal Sikka, the company's first nonfounder CEO. Software Indian software market to see a steady 10%+ growth from 2016, says IDC The Indian software market is likely to see a steady 10%-plus growth from 2016 owing to investments coming in from the government Ecommerce MF agent SPA Capital guarantees 9.5% yearly return on a Rs 250-crore investment to Flipkart in three debt schemes; violates Sebi norms In violation of Sebi's mutual fund norms, SPA Capital, a Delhi-based mutual fund distributor, had guaranteed a 9.5% yearly return to e-commerce major Flipkart.. Ecommerce Indix raises Series B funding worth $15 million from Nokia Growth Partners and existing investors Nexus and Avalon Ventures Seattle based Indix, a search engine platform and app which crawls product data and analytics, has raised Series B funding worth $15 million from Nokia Growth Ecommerce Coupon site CashKaro.com planning to list about 50 global retailers on its board over the next six months The top US sites would include Macy's, Banana Republic, Bloomingdale's, Victoria's Secret and GAP while the UK sites would include names such as River I.. Ecommerce Why Flipkart and Snapdeal may still not list in India? Sebi's new institutional trading platform will not really solve any problems for start-ups unless issues earlier on in the life cycle of a start-up are addressed first Franchise Franchisee Journey: From active duty U.S. Marine Officer to Window Genie franchisee For Pete Wilson, Window Genie is a new way to serve his community. HR Housing.com CEO Rahul Yadav quits, again Rahul Yadav has decided to step down as CEO of Housing.com for the second time in less than two months, and this time his resignation will be accepted by the board. HR IT workers replaced by foreign labor may regain federal benefit The White House is trying to get Congress to restore coverage for service workers, and that may, once again, make displaced IT workers eligible for benefits. HR President Pranab Mukherjee pitches for skill development programme President Pranab Mukherjee made a strong plea for making the best use of demographic dividend by going in for massive skill development programme. Logistics Civil Aviation Minister clears plans for a 2nd Airport at NCR; 2000 acres have been aquired at Jewar for the same The civil Aviation Ministry today cleared a proposal for setting up a second airport in the National Capital Region of Delhi. Logistics India set to further ease shipping rules as oil exporters step on gas; Indain buyers to buy on CIF basis, shipping of oil cargo can now be the responsibility of the seller If proposal is accepted, state-owned oil firms can buy cargo on a so-called cost, insurance and freight basis, wherein the task of shipping cargo rests with overseas seller as it is part of supply pact Logistics Mangalore International Airport start common user domestic cargo terminal (CUDCT) with private participation; Mumbai based Cargo Service Centre bags the contract for the next 5 years The new Common User Domestic Cargo Terminal (CUDCT), the first of such 22 terminals in the country to start functioning with private participation, was commissioned at Mangaluru International Airport here today. The terminal is jointly commissioned Logistics India: Shipping stocks jump 5-6% as Baltic Dry Index hits yr-high Shares of Shipping Corporation of India and Varun Shipping jumped 5-6 percent intraday on Thursday as Baltic Dry index (BDI) hit year-high levels on Wednesday. Construction Shapoorji JV firm buys $220 million Chennai IT park, Increasing company's presence in real estate This is SPREP's first acquisition since it was formed in 2013 as a part of the strategic alliance Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Shapoorji.. Construction Delhi government allocates budget of Rs 1793 crore for housing & urban development To boost housing and urban development in the national capital, the Delhi government today announced a budget of Rs 1,793 crore, 32 per cent more than last year. Construction PM Modi keen on passing real estate bill in Monsoon session, Says development of cities cannot be left to realtors Observing that the image of builders is "bad", Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, promised to protect the home-buyers and said a bill in this regard will be pushed during the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament. Construction DLF plans to cut debt by a third through PE deals and REITs over next 18 months DLF expects to raise `6,000 crore via REITs and `1,000 crore via PE deals, said two people aware of the plan Marketing Marketing Dialogue by Mr.Virendra Kumar Rai - VP & Head IT, Lava Mr.Virendra Kumar Rai - VP & Head IT, Lava, talks about the unimaginable growth trajectory in the mobile industry. The big challenges he faces today are firstly, the product life cycle has become very short, so, new process has to be evolved and secondly the consumption of technology has thrown upon different possibilities, thus innovations in mobile space are happening. Companies are trying to converge all this and IT has to respond very quickly to be ready with platforms to manage customer experience and data analytics. Innovation can be driven from product side or process side. Gradually the world is moving towards adopting Cloud . He says that customer experience has two dimensions , augmented and consistent customer experience. Tune in here for more exclusively at #DMAi Screen Marketing Programmatic Advertising, where technology and marketing converge : Report What is programmatic advertising? It's a simple enough topic, that covers applied complex technology practices in the marketing industry. The term Marketing Why does YouTube need television? : The big question Online brands need the offline space to get their message across Marketing Top 10 Email Marketing Strategies The strategies that make email the most powerful digital multichannel strategy for financial marketers. Politics If You Are Above 75, BJP Considers You 'Brain Dead', Says Yashwant Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that senior leaders above the age of 75 have been completely marginalised. "All those who are Politics Gehlot up on Sachin Pilot on the number of times he will demand a resignation Politics CBI probe against Teesta Setalvad's firm likely Politics Go soft on Malegaon accused: NIA rubbishes allegations, denies officer briefed Rohini Salian National Investigation Agency on Thursday refuted claims made by its Special Public Prosecutor in the 2008 Malegaon blast case that the agency asked her to "go soft" on the accused, saying they had not been charge-sheeted so far, and denied any officer had met her to create "impediments" in her work. Sports India vs Pakistan: Recent history to age-old rivalry India and Pak meet for the 1st time since heated clash in Bhubaneswar; Last chance for Pak to qualify for Rio 2016. Sports Viswanathan Anand beats Jon Ludvig Hammer at Norway Chess, inches closer to Veselin Topalov Viswanathan Anand used the hidden dynamics out of a decent opening to beat Hammer, who was outdone under pressure. Sports Sachin Tendulkar voted best Test player of the 21st century Sachin Tendulkar earned 23 per cent of votes, with more than 16,000 fans participating in the survey. Sports Lionel Messi: Ten things you didn't know about the Barcelona magician Lionel Messi celebrates his 28th birthday on Thursday. Here are some unknown facts about the Barca magician. Entertainment Kangana Ranaut to play Rani Lakshmi Bai in biopic, report It's reported that Kangana Ranaut will essay the role of warrior queen Rani Lakshmi Bai in filmmaker Ketan Mehta's next. Entertainment 'ABCD 2' apparel now available An online store has launched collection of tops and t-shirts inspired by Disney's 'ABCD 2'. Entertainment Fans want to see Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan as Ram-Lakhan Varun and Sidharth's fans want to see the two youngsters play brothers onscreen in the remake of Ram Lakhan. Entertainment The Bollywood Beginner's Binge: 10 Films You Should Immediately Add To Your ... 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