Trade, import and export for MSMEs: For India to benefit from the relocation of factories and companies from China, the MSME sector is likely to play a key role. This is particularly for food product manufacturing sector where India lacks competitiveness in exports.

The Uttar Pradesh state government has lifted the ban on production and retail of nicotine and tobacco-less ‘paan masala’ products.

The Vizag plant manufactures polystyrene (PS) that finds wide utility in the food-service industry as rigid trays and containers, disposable utensils, and foamed cups, plates and bowls.

The minister also noted that the pendency of dues owed to MSME units by the central government, state governments, public sector undertakings and major industries was "very high".

Credit and Finance for MSMEs: MSME Ministry on Thursday announced an MoU between the Coir Board and IIT Madras for setting up a Centre of Excellence to boost the use of coir “exclusively or in combination with other natural fibres".

In another attempt to sell loss-making Air India, the government, in January this year, sought Expression of Interest (EoI) and the deadline for submission of EoI has now been extended till June 30.

When contacted, the Future Group denied any such discussion saying that they are "speculative in nature".

Budget carrier IndiGo has said that it will have to cut salaries of senior management from May as coronavirus lockdown continues its onslaught on the aviation industry. IndiGo paid full salaries in March and April but now we have to implement pay cuts for senior employees from May, Ronjoy Dutta, CEO, IndiGo, said on Friday, […]

"The management has completely given up saying there is no money and has no plans on when and how they can pay our wages without Government support," the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) said on Thursday in a joint communication to Puri.

OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z price in India is Rs 1,999 and the product will be available in three options, black, blue and oat.

Pradhan did not elaborate on the policy reforms planned. The BJP-led government had in October 2014 evolved a new pricing formula using rates prevalent in gas surplus nations like the US, Canada and Russia to determine the price in a net importing country. Prices using this formula are calculated semi-annually.

The DoT sent a notice to GAIL soon after the February 14 hearing in the Supreme Court on dues owned by telecom companies such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea.

Cyber security firm Cyble has revealed that the database of education technology firm Unacademy has been breached and details of various account holders, including those registered with corporate e-mail accounts, are on sale in the dark web.

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Samsung rolled out the Android 10 update with One UI 2.0 for the Galaxy A20 and Galaxy A20e last month, and now it's the Galaxy A20s that's receiving the latest version of Android with One UI 2.0. The new build requires a download of around 1.3GB and comes with the usual set of Android 10 and One UI 2.0 goodies along with the March 2020 Android security patch. The Android 10 update is rolling out over the air for units with model code SM-A207F and SM-A207M. If you own a Galaxy A20s with either of these model numbers, you'll receive the update in a few days. You can also head over...

After implementing a countrywide lockdown in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian government has begun to slowly lift its restrictions. These measures forced manufacturers like Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo and vivo to temporarily suspend their smartphone production but with the eased restrictions all four are getting back to normal working conditions. Samsung Noida factory Samsung India issued a statement where it confirmed smartphone production in its Noida factory has already been restarted in limited capacity. Xiaomi also confirmed its manufacturing partner Foxconn has been...

Redmi announced the Note 9 Pro and Note 9 Pro Max in India back in March. The Note 9 Pro went on sale in the country on March 17, but the sales of the Max variant were postponed due to the COVID-19 lockdown. However, the Chinese phone maker has now announced that Note 9 Pro Max will be available for purchase in India, starting from May 12 through Mi.com. This announcement from Redmi comes days after the Indian government eased lockdown restrictions in the country and allowed e-commerce companies to deliver non-essential goods in areas marked as orange and green zones. The Redmi Note...

The Samsung Galaxy A21s has been popping-up in the rumor mill from time to time, over the last couple of months. Now, a new leak claims to showcase a render of its front side. It's a slightly odd, yet totally believable development, since the front of the phone, as shown here, looks nearly identical to a set of recent Galaxy A21 leaked renders. Not only that, but the Galaxy A11 and M11 appear to be in the exact same boat, as well. Interestingly enough, despite their lower standing in the lineup, the latter two sems to show slimmer chins and top bezels in their respective renders. Alongside...

Owing to the surge in IT visa applications there are no Fears that migrants are discouraged from settling in the UK.  In fact they are keen to master their work and are also agreeable for the contract based work in the IT sector. In the past few…

A coalition of UK associations at the university level, and a few support organizations, has urged the UK government, for improving the student visa system, in meeting its future goals. The goal is to get 600,000 global higher education students in the…

The UK immigration rules are showing unexpected results but there is a positive side to them. There is a plan for the benefit of elite researchers and special professionals in engineering, science, and technology to immigrate and enjoy the fruits of…

The UK Home Secretary will be asked to raise the recommended £30,000 minimum salary threshold for all latest international workers to defend lower-paid British workers.At the moment, the limitation only appeals to non-EU migrants, but it's assumed…

The English language abilities of an applicant are likely to get a rank based on proficiency in the new British visa regime that is getting finalized by UK after it makes an exit from the EU.UK Immigration and Need for an Evaluation The authorities…

The restrictive immigration policies of the UK appear to be over as it has decided to offer a work visa for two years after graduation from a British university to the overseas students. UK Jobs get a boostPresently, the duration for graduates having…

There has been a 63 percent rise in the number of student visas allotted to Indians to study in the UK in the past one year, data published by UK's Office for National Statistics (O.N.S) reveals. Report Says Tremendous Growth in Student Visas from…

Assuming that the shares are in the nature of ESOPs, they shall be taxed at two stages, once as perquisites in the hands of employees upon allotment and subsequently as capital gains upon sale of the shares.

You may park a portion of your funds in a high-rated liquid fund while you wait for the current volatility in the markets to play out

Once tax liability is calculated, you may claim a deduction of TDS/ taxes paid on such rental income, to arrive at net tax demand due.

The fundamental benefit of term insurance is the monetary benefit the dependents receive on the death of the insured.

To achieve the stated investment objective, the fund manager of an ELSS maintains a diversified portfolio of equity-and-equity related instruments, and practices a bottom-up approach to stock picking that is market-cap and sector agnostic.

This new standard health insurance policy available with every general and standalone health insurer takes care of basic health needs, and is a must for first-time buyers, especially in smaller towns

If you want the market upside, benefit of current low prices and have appetite for volatility, you may invest in ELSS now in a staggered manner, that is, via SIP.

Franklin Templeton MF also said that their commitment to India remains steadfast as they have been early as patient investors in India.

VPF is the voluntary contribution by employees towards their provident fund account over and above the 12% contribution towards EPF.

In part one of this blog series, we introduced the automation of AI (i.e., artificial intelligence) as a multifaceted and evolving topic for marketing and segmentation. After a discussion on maximizing the potential of a brand's first-party data, a machine learning method incorporating natural language explanations was provided in the context [...]

SAS Customer Intelligence 360: Automated AI and segmentation [Part 2] was published on Customer Intelligence Blog.

In parts one and two of this blog series, we introduced the automation of AI (i.e., artificial intelligence) and natural language explanations applied to segmentation and marketing. Following this, we began marching down the path of practitioner-oriented examples, making the case for why we need it and where it applies. [...]

SAS Customer Intelligence 360: Automated AI and segmentation [Part 3] was published on Customer Intelligence Blog.

The marketing industry has never had greater access to data than it does today. However, data alone does not drive your marketing organization. Decisions do. And with all the recent hype regarding the potential of AI, a successful cross-channel campaign is propelled by a personalized, data-driven approach injected with machine [...]

SAS Customer Intelligence 360: Hybrid marketing and analytic's last mile [Part 1] was published on Customer Intelligence Blog.

In part one of this blog series, we introduced hybrid marketing as a method that combines both direct and digital marketing capabilities while absorbing insights from machine learning. In part two, we will share perspectives on: How SAS Customer Intelligence 360 completes analytic's last mile. How campaign management processes can easily [...]

SAS Customer Intelligence 360: Hybrid marketing and analytic's last mile [Part 2] was published on Customer Intelligence Blog.

Your brand is customer journey obsessed, and every interaction with your company provides a potential opportunity to make an intelligent decision, deepen engagement and meet conversion goals. The hype of martech innovation in 2020 is continuing to elevate, and every technology vendor is claiming the following statement: "Bolster the customer [...]

SAS Customer Intelligence 360: Marketing AI vision was published on Customer Intelligence Blog.

In parts one and two of this blog series, we introduced hybrid marketing as a method that combines both direct and digital marketing capabilities while absorbing insights from machine learning. According to Daniel Newman (Futurum Research) and Wilson Raj (SAS) in the October 2019 research study Experience 2030: “Brands must [...]

SAS Customer Intelligence 360: Hybrid marketing and analytic's last mile [Part 3] was published on Customer Intelligence Blog.

Digital transformation. Yup, I said it. It's over-hyped. But as SAS Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer Oliver Schabenberger says, "It's also real and powerful. Our world is being liquefied from physical assets into virtual assets, and analog processes into digital processes - the world is turning into bits [...]

SAS Customer Intelligence 360: Analytics as a guiding light was published on Customer Intelligence Blog.

Excitement levels are high for the March 2020 release of SAS Customer Intelligence 360, which includes multiple years of research and development culminating in enhancements to the platform's underlying data model. The changes will introduce the unification of a comprehensive data model recording both: Customer behavior -- what users are [...]

SAS Customer Intelligence 360: Unified data model, marketing attribution and AutoML was published on Customer Intelligence Blog.

In February, SAS was recognized as a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Science & Machine Learning Platforms report. SAS is the only vendor to be a leader in this report for all seven years of its existence. According to us, the topic of the research is [...]

SAS Customer Intelligence 360: Analyst viewpoints was published on Customer Intelligence Blog.

After careful consideration of the evolving COVID-19 situation, SAS made the decision in March to cancel the in-person SAS Global Forum 2020 conference in Washington, DC. The health and well-being of SAS customers and employees was the company's top priority in making that decision, and while it's unfortunate that we [...]

SAS Global Forum 2020: Hybrid marketing with SAS Customer Intelligence 360 was published on Customer Intelligence Blog.

Bajaj has used it’s existing Pulsar 150 platform to create the smaller Pulsar 125 Neon. The design, cycle parts, features and even the engine (stroke has been shortened and swept volume reduced) is borrowed from the bigger bike. The result is a good looking bike for those on a budget. How is it to ride […]

Presently, the numbers of foreign tourist arrivals in India are gradually increasing. That is the reason why Indian government has been stepping forward to reform its immigration policies. To increase the number of foreign tourist arrival in India, the…

UAE has initiated a proposal to make more efficient and faster visa issuing facilities for the citizens of Egypt. Ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation of UAE has already opened the fifth consular section and visa issuance center…

The high commission of India has said that the candidate can submit their applications for tourist visa without any scheduled dates or E-tokens at the visa camp of Eid from 4th June to 16th June 2016. This one is really a great initiative and the camp…

Indian Commerce and Industry Ministry is planning to frame a comprehensive visa policy to boost service sector of the country. A proposal for the same is being prepared at the Indian Prime Minister’s office. Regarding the proposal, the Indian…

The Indian Government is planning to introduce a liberalized visa policy which entitles tourists multiple entries in three months. The Home Ministry held discussions with all the departments on the possibilities of new visa regime. The officials…