Wednesday, August 19, 2015

August 19, 2015 - YS Research: India's favourite online shopping brand revealed

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Digital
YS Research: India's favourite online shopping brand revealed

Flipkart has emerged as the favourite online shopping brand for Indian consumers in a survey conducted by YourStory. Amazon.in has come in second, with Snapdeal rounding up the top three.


Digital
Many Indian Firms Failing to Utilise Online Data Usefully: Survey

As much as 70 per cent of marketers in India admit that they find it difficult to integrate data from different sources, says the study by global market insight firm TNS.


Digital
Google Nexus 5 (2015) picture leaked online
The picture featuring the back of the alleged LG made Nexus 5 was posted by an Indonesian user on Google+


Digital
Why Are India's Top Online Retailers Running Free 'Universities'?
When Radhika Aggarwal and her co-founders set up online marketplace ShopClues in 2011, they also launched the Shopclues University. Of the 200,000 merchants that sell today on ShopClues, among India's leading online retailers, over 80,000 have taken video courses at the free 'university' on a wide range of subjects such [...]



Retail
Retail
Watch: Grey Orange Robotics powers ecommerce in India
Watch: Grey Orange Robotics powers ecommerce in India - Economic Times
When passion for robotics met opportunities around the ecommerce boom, Grey Orange was born to cater to the warehousing needs of the online retail giants.

Retail
Snapdeal raises Rs 3259 crore from Alibaba, Foxconn and SoftBank
Snapdeal raises Rs 3259 crore from Alibaba, Foxconn and SoftBank - Economic Times
Sources told Reuters this month that Snapdeal was set to raise $500 million from China's Alibaba Group Holding, Japan's SoftBank Group Corp and Foxconn, valui..

Retail
How PSU oil retailers like IOC, HPCL, BPCL are wooing dealers to keep private rivals at bay
How PSU oil retailers like IOC, HPCL, BPCL are wooing dealers to keep private rivals at bay - Economic Times
IOC, HPCL and BPCL are offering higher commission and sops to dealers to keep private rivals at bay and protect their dominance in the space.


Telecom
India's turn to become 'factory of the world': Chinese media

Plans by China's Xiaomi and Taiwan's Foxconn to invest in India point to strong movement of Chinese firms to cash on growing Indian market...


Telecom
Motorola to start selling via offline stores in India

The brand's move would make its smartphones available to a much wider consumer base, underlining the importance of the South Asian nation...


Telecom
​​Samsung ​led India ​​handsets market ​in Q2: CMR

​While the Korean major's company's smartphones share stands at 24.6%, it's followed by domestic handset makers Micromax (14.8%) and Intex (10.4%) durin..


Telecom
Call drops: A towering challenge for Centre, telecom companies

The government, keen to project India as the place of choice to do business has called up the telecom companies to ensure more calls get through in key office buildings in the heart of New Delhi.



Finance
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launches two funds by SIDBI

Terming the recent Parliament session as 'virtually wasted', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said policymakers and "obstructionist" politicians must gauge the public mood before taking a position on reforms.


Finance
ICICI Bank launches India's first robotic locker facility 'Smart Vault'

ICICI Bank on Tuesday launched the 'Smart Vault', a fully automated state-of-the-art locker available 24x7, including weekends and post banking hours.


Finance
'Outside talent' in the making of India's economic policy successes

According to the RBI Governor, the country today lacked economists with good grounding in price theory and general equilibrium analysis that are fundamental to economic policymaking.


Finance



Food/FMCG
Chocolate cos feel the slowdown heat; sales fall 2 per cent in first half of 2015
Chocolate cos feel the slowdown heat; sales fall 2 per cent in first half of 2015 - ET
For the first time in more than a decade, Indians have consumed less chocolates, busting the assumption that chocolates have the resilience to withstand any kind of slowdown.

Food/FMCG
FSSAI reviewing court's order on Maggi, yet to decide on future course
FSSAI reviewing court's order on Maggi, yet to decide on future course - ET
The Bombay High Court had on August 13 quashed the orders of FSSAI and Maharashtra FDA banning nine variants of Maggi noodles.

Food/FMCG
Soon, Burger King to deliver orders at doorsteps!
Soon, Burger King to deliver orders at doorsteps! - Hindu Business Line
US-based burger chain Burger King will soon deliver the burgers at the doorstep of Ind

Food/FMCG
FMCGs: bet on urban space as rural lights dim
FMCGs: bet on urban space as rural lights dim - Hindu Business Line
'Input cost benefits to be negated by higher ad spends for rural-focussed companies'


Software
Why the US loves Indian tech CEOs

Sundar Pichai's appointment as the new head of Google underscores the American love affair with Indian CEOs. The reasons for this range from humble backgrounds to an understanding of emerging markets


Software
Donald Trump's proposal on H-1B visas is bad news for Indian workers
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has sounded death knell to the H-1B visas by proposing to raise the minimum wage for this most-popular work visa for Indian technology professionals.


Software
India, UAE plan infrastructure fund, defence and technology ties

Foreign Secretary Jaishankar announced the plans at the end of a two-day visit to the UAE by PM, which focused on both business ties and national security.


Software
How long will it be before Indian entrepreneurs build top companies out of Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley veterans think that this attitudinal shift will help Indian entrepreneurs who are starting companies in droves now.



Ecommerce
Snapdeal snaps up $500 million round led by Alibaba, Foxconn, and SoftBank with a valuation at about $4-5 billion
Snapdeal snaps up $500 million round led by Alibaba, Foxconn, and SoftBank with a valuation at about $4-5 billion - ET Retail
Existing investors Temasek, BlackRock, Myriad and Premji Invest also participated in this round, the company said in a press release...

Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Boost for etailers like Flipkart, Amazon as Drugs Act to be tweaked to allow online sales
The government may consider changes to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act to permit online sale of medicines foolowing representatins.


Franchise
Hotel franchising set to increase by 50% + over next five years

More than 50% of all new four-star hotel deals taking place over the next five years will be under franchise rather than traditional management agreements with branded operators.



HR
Recruitment start-ups on a tech drive to make a dent in jobs market
These firms are streamlining the hiring process with diligently crafted tools, algorithms to throw up best-fit candidates


HR


HR
IBM, Tata Steel to conduct recruitment drive at INKEL Green campus

Leading global companies such as IBM, Tata Steel and Siemens will conduct a campus rec


HR
5000 aspirants take part in Army recruitment rally

Blazing sun did not seem a deterrent to the aspirants at the Army recruitment rally, as they ran spiritedly across the running track at Tarakarama Sports Pavilion, here on Tuesday. As many as 5,000 candidates from Kurno



Logistics
How hyper-local logistics startups are the new attraction for investors

Companies that promise large-scale pickups and drop-offs using minitrucks, such as Moovo, Porter, Blowhorn have received seed injections recently.



Construction
Realty projects in Kolkata reel under neta extortion
Civic officials and politicians are now asking real estate developers in Kolkata and its vicinity to pay for every activity related to construction.


Construction
Goldman invests in Piramal Realty

Goldman Sachs Group is betting $150 million on a real-estate developer looking to expand in Mumbai, the financial capital of India.


Construction
Refund Rs 49k cr to investors, SAT tells realty major PACL

An Indian appeals tribunal has upheld a decision by the market regulator ordering property developer PACL to return $7.5 billion (Rs 49,100 crore) to investors, in a case seen as a test of the watchdo


Construction
Kolkata to get first premium serviced residence of east India

While Kolkata-based real estate developer Mani Group would be putting up the property it will be managed up by JW Mariott, which is coming up at the same prem..



Marketing
Are Days of Good Copywriting Over in Indian Advertising?

Ad Age is the leading global source of news, intelligence and conversation for marketing and media communities
Marketing
How and why Indian advertising had to change over the last decades

The 2010s have opened up for brands an opportunity of engaging consumers via longer story formats thanks to digital.


Marketing


Marketing
Microsoft is definitely still in the advertising business
APDespite selling off large chunks of its advertising business to AOL, Microsoft is still in the ad game.Today, the company released an update to its advertising



Politics
India becoming more aspirational than politicians: Arun Jaitley

Terming the recent Parliament session as 'virtually wasted', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said policymakers and "obstructionist" politicians must gauge the public mood before taking a position on reforms.


Politics
The Morning Wrap: Preity Zinta Suspects Some IPL Team Mates Of Foul Play; Half Of Mumbai Marine Cops Can't Swim

The Morning Wrap is HuffPost India's selection of interesting news and opinion from the day's newspapers. Subscribe here to receive it in your inbox each weekday morning. Essential HuffPost RK P


Politics
Enter Rahul Gandhi With All Guns Blazing

Loaded with ammunition provided by news channels and cheat-sheets provided by party veterans, he threatened political 'soocide' unless Sushma Swaraj resigned. Despite being called an 'expert without knowledge', despite verbal bullets from Sushma's oratorical armour, despite the social media jeers, the energised version of Rahul had only one thing on his mind. Revenge.


Politics
NSA-Level Talks Will Be 'Dialogue Of The Deaf', Says Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha
NEW DELHI — Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha claimed the proposed National Security Advisor-level talks between India and Pakistan will be a "dialogue of the deaf" and that BJP has



Sports
India U16 squad share spoils with Austria's AKA Tirol

The Young Tigers, in Germany for an exposure tour, were gritty in yet another fightback as they came back from two goals down to draw the game...


Sports
Delhi Dynamos set to sign John Riise and Anders Svensson

The franchise has zeroed on a number of players including the above duo as they seek to hand Carlos a sizeable squad, with his chosen official staff....


Sports
The inevitable rise of real-time fantasy sports

Ryan Rodenberg explains why real-time fantasy games are the future of fantasy sports, and why American sports leagues -- and the betting population as a whole -- will likely embrace them.


Sports
HC seeks sports ministry's reply on minor boxer's plea
The Delhi high court on Tuesday asked the sports ministry to file its response on a plea filed by a 16-year-old who claims to be "best boxer" in his weight category of 80-plus.



Entertainment
Malayalam actor Paravoor Bharathan passes away

Malayalam actor Paravoor Bharathan, who acted in nearly 300 regional films, died on Wednesday at his home near here in Kerala.


Entertainment
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan took just 15 minutes to accept Sarabjit biopic: Omung

Omung Kumar says convincing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to do his biopic on Sarabjit Singh was not at all difficult, and she agreed in 15 mins.


Entertainment
Eva Longoria to advise US Barack Obama on post-White House career

Eva Longoria is a part of a group of people advising President Barack Obama on what he should do after he leaves the White House.


Entertainment
Punjabi singers Gurdas Maan, Diljit Dosanjh recreate the magic of 'Ki Banu Duniya Da' on Coke Studio

Gurdas Maan and Diljit Dosanjh have beautifully sung the song 'Ki Banu Duniya Da' on Coke Studio.



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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

August 18, 2015 - Column: Conceiving Digital India

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Column: Conceiving Digital India

Technology enablement that will facilitate Government to Citizen (G2C) interactions can be hugely beneficial. But this can be made to work only if the...

Digital
Digital
Digital Money Apps In India Are Unsafe Unsecured

As the message of 'Digital India' is being penetrated deep into the psyche of Indians, the trend of using 'money apps' is slowly but gradually picking up. The market is now flooded with several digital wallets, online money transfer apps which makes the whole fashion of going to bank branches obsolete.

Digital
Redington India: Getting better due to Digital India push

Analysts are getting bullish on Redington India despite weak first quarter results as it has started improving at the operational level.


Retail
E-commerce start-ups collectively overvalued: Aswath Damodaran
Some of the firms will indeed become valuable but the challenge for investors is to identify them, says Damodaran

Retail
How hyper-local logistics startups are the new attraction for investors
How hyper-local logistics startups are the new attraction for investors - Economic Times
Companies that promise large-scale pickups and drop-offs using minitrucks, such as Moovo, Porter, Blowhorn have received seed injections recently.

Retail
Malls opt for global brands as Indian brands Lifestyle, Pantaloons, Westside outlive utility as anchor tenants
India's successful malls say multi-products and multi-brand chains (Westside, Shoppers Stop and Lifestyle) have outlived their utility.

Retail
Why Are India's Top Online Retailers Running Free 'Universities'?
When Radhika Aggarwal and her co-founders set up online marketplace ShopClues in 2011, they also launched the Shopclues University. Of the 200,000 merchants that sell today on ShopClues, among India's leading online retailers, over 80,000 have taken video courses at the free 'university' on a wide range of subjects such [...]


Telecom
Ericsson India hiring women for traditionally male-dominated functions

The Swedish company's Indian unit is likely to hire about 100 woman engineers in 2015-16, which will be twice that of last year as it sees gender diversity ..

Telecom
Telecom sector demands uniform policy for towers

Seek uniform tower policy; government tells them to resolve issue at the earliest

Telecom
Indian telecom industry: Looking beyond 3G and 4G

The telecom industry around the world is redefining communication services more frequently than ever. The technology is evolving in the wireless technology, m..


Finance
Finance
Indian airline makes huge order for 250 Airbus jets

From Yahoo News: PARIS (AP) — Indian budget airline IndiGo finalized an exceptionally large order for 250 single-aisle Airbus A320neo jets on Monday to keep up with rapid growth in the country's air travel.

Finance
India to clear dues worth $6.5 billion to Iran in tranches: Finance secretary

India will clear $6.5 billion of dues it owes to Iran for oil import in tranches, with the first installment going out as early as in a week, finance secretary Rajiv Mehrishi has said.

Finance
Decoding the Indian financial code 2.0

A draft of the country's revised financial regulatory code has kicked up a lot of dust over the proposed changes to the role of the RBI as a regulator


Food/FMCG
Food safety regulator may not appeal against Bombay High Court's order on Maggi
Food safety regulator may not appeal against Bombay High Court's order on Maggi - ET
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had banned the product on June 5 because of excessive lead content and mislabelling.

Food/FMCG
Amul to build Rs 600 crore cheese plant in Palanpur, Gujarat
Amul to build Rs 600 crore cheese plant in Palanpur, Gujarat - ET
Amul looks to increase its share in the Indian cheese market from 65% now. The plant would produce mozzarella and processed cheddar cheese to start with.

Food/FMCG
Mega food park to come up in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district
Mega food park to come up in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district - ET
In a move aimed at giving a boost to agro-processing industry in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today laid the foundation stone for an 'ultra mega food park' in this district.

Food/FMCG
Maggi ban: Consumer court issues notice to Nestle India, orders fresh sample testing
Maggi ban: Consumer court issues notice to Nestle India, orders fresh sample testing - ET
The Centre said the main question is whether the company has been selling products which, as per the "temporarious guidelines", are not right.


Software
97% Of Engineers In India Can't Speak English; Less Than 20% Are Employable ...

Here is a shocking reality of Indian engineers based on the study by Aspiring Minds - 97% of Indian engineers cannot speak English and only 18.43% of all engineering graduates are eligible for a software engineer's job in India.

Software
India's Housing.com Buys Real Estate Sales Software Startup HomeBuy360 For $2M

Housing.com, the SoftBank-backed real estate platform in India, recently let go of its controversial CEO. Today it's back in the news for more positive..

Software
A Software Upgrade Grounded Hundreds of Flights This Weekend
Were you flying to or from the eastern seaboard over the weekend? I'm so sorry. A botched software update caused hundreds of flights to be delayed or cancelled


Ecommerce
Housing.com acquires Bengaluru-based company HomeBuy360 for $2 million; second acquisition in 2015 after buying Indian Real Estate Forum
Housing.com acquires Bengaluru-based company HomeBuy360 for $2 million; second acquisition in 2015 after buying Indian Real Estate Forum - ET Retail
This is the second acquisition made by the company in 2015, after it bought Indian Real Estate Forum (IREF)...

Ecommerce
eBay Inc. looking to sell about one-third of its stake in the next funding round of Snapdeal; holds close to a 9% stake in Jasper Infotech
eBay held close to a 9% stake in Jasper Infotech, which runs Snapdeal, after Japan's SoftBank in October announced a $627 million investment in it

Ecommerce
Tata Group plans to appoint chief digital officers at all its consumer-facing companies to help them use new technologies in all aspects of business
Tata Group plans to appoint chief digital officers at all its consumer-facing companies to help them use new technologies in all aspects of business - VentureBeat
"The move will create point people for becoming more effective in deploying customer-centric ideas," one of them told ET...

Ecommerce
Kalyan Jewellers looking to beef up its presence; would soon be launching its ecommerce operations; commence online sales within the next two months
Kalyan Jewellers looking to beef up its presence; would soon be launching its ecommerce operations; commence online sales within the next two months - Times of India
Kalyan clocked a turnover of Rs 10,000 crore during last fiscal and is anticipating growth of 30% this fiscal against the back drop of fall in gold prices.


Franchise
'Rogue Nation' has best opening weekend for 'MI' franchise in India
The action spectacle opened 57% higher than 'Ghost Protocol', the previous 'MI' instalment in India

Franchise
Fast food cos attract $100 million investment from PEs in 2 months

Everstone Capital, Goldman Sachs, India Value Fund Advisors and Samara Capital have made big investments in the past two months alone.


HR
HR
HR
Put the Humanity Back in Human Resources
Blowing up HR is the wrong answer to the wrong question.

HR

Logistics
Google Glass to help logistics' services
The eye-wearable device Google Glass is set to help workers at the world's leading postal and logistics company pick products and pack them for shipping in


Construction
Why real estate developers are reducing apartment sizes

Unable to sell expensive homes in a sluggish market, builders across India are making smaller apartments without lowering the price per square feet and compromising on the quality of product.

Construction
Legally explained: The 'real' implications of the Real Estate Bill

*Hariani & Co's Anirudh Hariani argues that The real estate sector needs one single regulator due to deal with the growing problems of delay in projects, lack of consumer knowledge, unclear land titles and unfair trade practices. Legislation for some of these issues falls under the State List.

Construction
Construction dump causing trouble to Pension Nagar residents
The residents of Pension Nagar, behind Police Line Takli, are facing problems due to dumping of construction material in an open plot amid the residential area. The practice is turning out to be an environment hazard for residents.


Marketing
India to be second largest market for Yamaha next year: Roy Kurian

With its third plant in India likely to commence production next month with an initial capacity of 4,50,000 two-wheelers, Japanese two-wheeler maker Yamaha is..

Marketing
Indian nutraceuticals market may touch $6.1 billion by 2020: Study
Due to rising awareness about health, fitness and changing lifestyle, India's nutraceuticals market is likely to touch $6.1 billion by 2020.

Marketing
Mexico set to become the biggest export market for Indian carmakers this fiscal

Mexico set to overtake South Africa as top export market for Indian carmakers this fiscal by importing about 1.3 lakh vehicles, almost 50% more than last year.


Politics
The Morning Wrap: CAG Says Delhi Power Companies Claimed ₹ 8000 Crore As False Dues; Osama Once Preached Gandhigiri

The Morning Wrap is HuffPost India's selection of interesting news and opinion from the day's newspapers. Subscribe here to receive it in your inbox each weekday morning. Essential HuffPost A bo

Politics
Two birds with one stone: Did PM Modi go to Abu Dhabi mosque with an eye on Bihar polls?

As we enter Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second day in the UAE, it is becoming clearer that this visit could be significant not only for India's foreign policy and inbound investment, but also the fortunes of his party in this year's Bihar Assembly election

Politics
Congress hits out at PM Modi's criticism of previous governments, calls it 'abominable'

Congress hit out at Narendra Modi for his barb on foreign soil that he inherited "lethargy" from previous governments, saying he should have desisted from raking up domestic politics abroad.

Politics
Shiv Sena calls police action on ex-servicemen 'shameful', urges Centre to take swift action on OROP

Urging the Centre to act swiftly on the issue of One-Rank One-Pension, the Shiv Sena on Monday said the way ex-servicemen demanding OROP were treated while protesting in Delhi on the eve of Independence Day was "shameful" and "disturbing."


Sports
Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of remaining Sri Lanka Tests due to hand injury

Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests against Sri Lanka after a hand injury.

Sports
How Anirban willed himself into a Major contender

Over the years, Anirban Lahiri has meticulously analysed his shortcomings and has worked on them relentlessly.

Sports
Pankaj Advani slams govt for discrimination, says cue sports is being ignored ...

Advani is concerned about the plight of cue sport players in the country and urged the government to look into these things and implement policies without discriminating Olympics and non-Olympics sportspersons in terms of recognising their achievements.

Sports
Indian cricket team pays tribute to retiring Kumar Sangakkara

Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri and Rohit Sharma paid glowing tributes to retiring Kumar Sangakkara.


Entertainment
Biopic on Bal Thackeray is an important and emotional issue, says grandson Aditya Thackeray

Shiv Sena founder, late Bal Thackeray's life will soon be adapted into a biopic in Bollywood. And helming the same would be debutant Rahul Thackeray, son of producer Smita Thackeray.

Entertainment
Entertainment
Morgan Freeman's granddaughter stabbed to death in Manhattan

Morgan Freeman is mourning the death of his granddaughter. She was stabbed to death on Sunday on a Manhattan street.

Entertainment
Akshay, Sidharth's 'Brothers' packs a punch with Rs 52.08 cr in three days

Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra's recent release 'Brothers' is on roll as it has earned Rs 52.08 cr within three days of its release.


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