Digital India
With BigBasket, 1mg & CureFit in the bag, Tatas get serious about online shopping
June 11, 2021
Better late than never, seems to be the message emanating from Bombay House, the headquarter of the oldest and most diversified Indian conglomerate, the House of Tatas, as it finally ventured into online grocery, one of the fastest growing segments of the Indian economy. Last wee...
Read MoreRecord high digital payments expose big gaps in backend infrastructure
April 14, 2021
On April 1, 2021, the first day of the new fiscal year, the failure rate of Immediate Payment Services (IMPS) and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions shot up dramatically. While total number of transactions for the day were much lower than usual, the failure rate had sh...
Read MoreIndia seizes the top spot for most digital transactions in 2020
April 5, 2021
While the pandemic and accompanying lookdown brought many segments of economy to their knees, the digital transaction sector thrived as fear of contracting the virus drove people to opt for online modes of payment.
Read MoreDigital voter ID – a double edged sword
February 1, 2021
The Election Commission of India, on January 25, 2021, rolled out the electronic version of the voters’ photo identity card which can be stored on mobile phones and downloaded on personal computers.
Read MoreStage set for battle of giants over India’s e-tail market
October 19, 2020
As Mukesh Ambani stitches series of deals to establish market leadership in India’s e-commerce and retail market, rivals, notably Amazon and Walmart, are not likely to stand by and watch.
Read MoreIndependence Day 2020: New Normal and Better Normal
August 15, 2020
As India marks its 74th independence day, it is an occasion to see how far have we come since our ‘tryst with destiny’ began on that fateful day of August 15, 1947. For a nation ruled by foreign powers for centuries, 74 years of independence is not a lot of time. But in a rel...
Read MoreIndia can help bridge digital divide: Prabhu
August 25, 2019
India’s sherpa to G7, Suresh Prabhu, says that India has made unparalleled progress in empowering the masses digitally and India can help other countries bridge their digital divides.
Read MoreFighting inequality by focusing on inclusive growth
August 21, 2019
Vijay Rupani, chief minister of the west-Indian state Gujarat in an interview with Biz@India talks about the challenges faced by the state in fighting inequality and initiatives taken by the government to address the issue.
Read MoreBudget 2019 highlights
July 6, 2019
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her first Union budget in the Parliament on July 5 lays out the roadmap for growth to a USD 5 trillion economy. Nirmala Sitharaman who became the first full time woman finance minister of India presented her maiden annual budget on July 5. A...
Read MoreThe era of digitisation or digital fraud?
March 15, 2019
It is estimated that ad frauds will grow at 23 pc in 2019 due to the “sophisticated techniques being employed by fraudsters attracting higher payouts”.
Read MoreReboot, Not Replace OS Modi 1.0
January 21, 2019
A few months before the general elections, the report card of the Modi government reads rather well, even if there is need for the government and Modi to do some retuning and adjustments.
Read MoreJobs, economy yet to recover from twin shocks: AIMO
December 21, 2018
Job loss in the TMSME sector was reported at the rate of 43 pc in the trader segment, 32 pc in the micro segment, 35 pc in the small businesses segment, and 24 pc loss in the medium businesses segment.
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