india Pressures for Indian manufacturers to green their supply chains identified By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:43:18 GMT The pressures facing Indian manufacturers to ‘green’ their supply chain have been explored by a recent study. Both international and national pressures from government and consumers were found to play an important role in whether a company adopts green supply chain management principles, with pressures varying to some degree depending on the business’s sector and size. Full Article
india Coast around Alang-Sosiya shipbreaking yard in India ‘strongly polluted’ with heavy metals By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 09:12:34 GMT The Alang-Sosiya shipbreaking yard in India is highly polluted with heavy metals, a study concludes. The researchers studied heavy metal contamination in sediments taken from the intertidal zone of the shipbreaking yard and compared them to a control site. The area was found to be ‘strongly polluted’ with copper, cobalt, manganese, lead and zinc. Full Article
india Hiring activity dips 62% in April in India: Naukri.com By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T13:25:00+05:30 India saw a 62 per cent decline in job hiring in the month of April, led by hotel/restaurant/travel/airlines industries that saw a massive -90 per cent less hiring activity that the same month last year. Full Article
india Cloud technologies got the maximum investment from Indian firms in last 2 years: EY survey By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T14:55:47+05:30 Sixty-four per cent of organizations in India and Europe invested in cloud technologies in the last two years, followed by IoT, where 51% firms made investments. Full Article
india Indian IT leans on govt spends, managed services as deals slow By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T08:58:09+05:30 IT advisory IDC estimates that domestic IT spending will decline 4.5% to $55.5 billion this fiscal Full Article
india Value-driven Indian firms to sustain as pandemic impact to last till early 2021 By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T14:32:00+05:30 As Indian firms realign their focus on revenue growth, they need to leverage customer and market behaviour to place their bets on long-term, sustainable growth, a new report said. Full Article
india Chinese ZTE cuts down 30% jobs in India By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T08:58:45+05:30 The headcount has now come down from more than 1,000 employees a year ago, with the majority of job cuts in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak that forced shutdowns in the February-April period. The headcount comprises staff on the company’s rolls as well as those on contract and outsourced manpower. Full Article
india How Digitization is helping Cairn India during Covid-19 crisis By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-27T08:30:01+05:30 Deployment of AI and cloud technologies is helping the energy firm maintain its operations without disruption. Full Article
india Muted banking industry sees acceleration in digital services: COO, DBS India By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T09:09:07+05:30 April was a month of heavy-lifting for Anand Natarajan, COO, DBS Bank India, but the company’s investments made towards building a robust tech infrastructure made pandemic substantially easier for him. Full Article
india Ringing in a new era: India ready for next phase of growth in mobile tech By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-01-15T08:19:54+05:30 The first inkling of the potential of the industry came with the appearance of smartphones like Nokia 9000, which found ready acceptance among professionals, entrepreneurs and even enterprises. Full Article
india 53% enterprises in India least mature in adoption of mobility solutions, says study By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-01-23T17:13:07+05:30 53 percent of Indian enterprises were least mature in the adoption of mobility solutions whereas 17 percent of enterprises are adequately mature in their strive to adopt mobility solutions Full Article
india Canon India deploys mobility solutions for its 300 strong sales team By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-03-08T10:36:31+05:30 Canon India’s sales-force application (iCAN) now has mobility features that enable the sales team to attend to sales leads and generate price approval requests on the mobile which are passed onto the managers through a push notification feature. Full Article
india Adidas India deploys mobility solution in its 15+ franchise stores By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-06-15T09:32:51+05:30 The mobility solution brings till to the consumer in the store and enables closure of the entire billing and payment process where consumers are. Full Article
india Cryoviva India deploys mobility solution for its salesforce By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-09-07T10:41:13+05:30 The mobility solution has enabled the enrolment and agreement process online, followed with the customer’s digital signature and the receipt along with a confirmation SMS. Full Article
india Why waste a crisis? Re-imagining India’s electronics industry By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-01T14:30:00+05:30 As electronics manufacturers are set to resume operations in India, it is apparent that in the short term there is no alternative to sourcing from China, as urgent replenishment of inventories clearly implies continued dependence on it. Full Article
india Muted banking industry sees acceleration in digital services: COO, DBS India By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T09:09:07+05:30 April was a month of heavy-lifting for Anand Natarajan, COO, DBS Bank India, but the company’s investments made towards building a robust tech infrastructure made pandemic substantially easier for him. Full Article
india COVID-19: Indian Internet infra not prepared for shift to online teaching-learning, says QS report By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-21T15:25:57+05:30 The report titled "COVID-19: A wake up call for telecom service providers" is based on a survey conducted by QS I Guage, which rates colleges and universities in India with complete operational control held by London-based QS. Full Article
india Facebook's startup bets in India By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-22T12:05:22+05:30 Over the past year, social networking giant Facebook has been actively investing in the Indian tech and startup ecosystem Full Article
india Internet traffic up 30-40% in first two weeks of lockdown in India, says DE-CIX By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-22T16:14:27+05:30 “Gaming traffic has increased by 50% in the last few weeks, with doubling of traffic in video streaming and collaborative work apps like Skype, Teams and Zoom,” said Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX International, which runs an internet exchange in Mumbai. Full Article
india Covid-19 Impact: Top retailers urge government to open non-essential retail to reset the Indian economy By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-23T08:52:19+05:30 The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI), said only 8% of its members have funds to pay salary next month since 90% of all apparel retail is still at physical stores. Full Article
india India has over 500 mn active Internet users, 14% of 5-11 yrs: IAMAI By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T08:26:15+05:30 According to IAMAI's 'Digital in India' report, India had 504 million active Internet users, who logged onto the web at least once in the last one month, at the end of November 2019. In rural India, the number of accessing Internet daily had grown by 30 million from March 2019, it added. Full Article
india India witnesses 40% increase in peak Internet traffic: Report By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T12:29:00+05:30 There was significant spike in downloads and uploads per user, owing to the high volume of work and streaming content across India. Full Article
india Fake ransom seeking email scam prowling in Indian cyberspace By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-02T15:00:00+05:30 The Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In), in a latest advisory, has said while there is "nothing to worry" about such emails, users should update or change their passwords, used to login any of their social media or other online platforms, if they find them compromised. Full Article
india Fake ransom seeking email scam prowling in Indian cyberspace By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-03T11:23:26+05:30 The Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In), in a latest advisory, has said while there is "nothing to worry" about such emails, users should update or change their passwords, used to login any of their social media or other online platforms, if they find them compromised. Full Article
india 400 million social media users are set to lose their anonymity in India By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-02-13T11:37:42+05:30 The advent of new rules for social media applications - like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp - could spell the end for privacy in the Indian internet space. Despite push back from major internet companies, the Indian government is all set to go ahead with the new regulations. The rules are a bid to quell the spread of fake news and trace anti-social elements in the Indian internet ecosystem faster. Full Article
india Facebook to ramp up promotions in India By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-02T08:55:43+05:30 Facebook also recently announced the appointment of Avinash Pant as the marketing director for India to drive the consumer marketing efforts of its family of apps. Full Article
india India Inc tiptoes through CAA social media minefield By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-02T08:56:39+05:30 Companies are seeking to balance freedom of expression with the potential for damage to their business, not for the first time, but more gingerly perhaps, given the level of polarisation. Full Article
india Indian government asks social media firms to curb Covid-19 fake news By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-21T08:28:11+05:30 The government asked social media platforms to start awareness campaigns, remove misinformation from the platform and promote authentic information Full Article
india Why this is India's big data election By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-04-17T10:46:55+05:30 The ongoing Lok Sabha polls may or may not be an election for a new India, but they certainly are an election that’s about Big Data and its consorts. Full Article
india How an Indian Tech startup helped brands execute their IPL campaigns By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-05-13T17:16:26+05:30 For the recent IPL season, Roanuz partnered with various brands and offered their product to run IPL campaigns, key ones being Zomato, RCB, and Book My Show. Full Article
india WhatsApp Pay to comply with all rules in India by May By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-24T08:36:57+05:30 A full-fledged rollout of WhatsApp Pay has not been approved for over two years due to concerns over its data storage policy in India and over sharing of that data with its parent entity. In February, a plan to allow WhatsApp Pay to increase the number of users in a pilot project, from 1 million to 10 million, did not take off. Full Article
india ‘Google tax’ could draw reprisal, US cautions India By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-28T08:42:15+05:30 US also marked a slew of issues in India’s digital trade including those in the ecommerce policy. Full Article
india Walmart Labs will hire 2,800 in India this year By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-28T10:41:00+05:30 Since its inception in Bengaluru in 2008, Walmart Labs India has built cross-disciplinary teams engaged in cutting edge engineering, product development and data sciences. Full Article
india Global lobbying groups call for delay to India's new digital tax By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T13:15:00+05:30 The tax also applies to advertising revenue earned from companies overseas if those advertisements eventually target customers in India. Google is particularly concerned that it would not be able to swiftly identify countries where such advertising arrangements were in place, Reuters has reported. Full Article
india Covid-19 impact may set India's smartphone production back by four years By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-01T16:58:24+05:30 India's contribution to global smartphone production had jumped to 16 per cent in 2019 from 9 per cent in 2016, as several handset makers cut down output in China or moved out due to the US-China trade war and received heavy incentives by the Indian government to beef up manufacturing in the country. Full Article
india India phone exports more than doubled on-year to 3.6 crore units in FY19-20 By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-17T14:00:20+05:30 “We have attracted interest from companies such global giant Samsung and Chinese OEMs in the mobile phone segment coupled with the right set of incentives for them,” said Faisal Kawoosa, founder and chief analyst, TechArc. “The mass domestic market, which was underpenetrated for long, has provided an opportunity to these players to address local demand as well as set-up base here,” he added. Full Article
india Indians spent 4.3 hours a day on smartphones in March, up 24% By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-18T10:16:00+05:30 India also saw the biggest jump in video consumption of 40% to over 2.9 billion hours during the week starting March 22 as compared to the last week of December 2019 Full Article
india Apple clears bills of partners in India for 2 months By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-24T08:35:57+05:30 Apple has also provided an additional credit period of 60 days to help them tide over business disruptions due to Covid-19. Full Article
india Indians bet on online gaming to kill boredom By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-02T09:20:36+05:30 Gaming firms have noted a sharp increase in customers looking to ward off boredom by indulging in games such as poker, rummy and bingo Full Article
india ASUS India aims to commence new PC launches from June By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T12:01:00+05:30 Despite the disruptions owing to the COVID-19 pandemic on global supply chain, Taiwanese electronics major ASUS expects a surge in demand for laptops in India once the lockdown is lifted, even as the company prepares for a couple of launches in June this year, a top company executive has said. Full Article
india Covid-19 to bring India software market growth down to 4.1% By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-01T13:44:35+05:30 The decline in growth rate is likely because enterprises relook at their buying decisions owing to increased focus on profitability, said IDC's report. Full Article
india India tops Zoom downloads in April By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T09:06:35+05:30 Zoom was the most downloaded non-game app worldwide for April 2020 with close to 131 million installs, a 60x growth from April 2019 Full Article
india Airtel in talks with automakers to drive connected car business in India By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-08-12T14:15:00+05:30 Bharti Airtel is doubling down on growing its Internet of Things (IoT) business in India and is now specifically targeting the country’s auto the sector to drive growth and partnerships. Full Article
india India sees most IoT attacks in April-June By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-08-13T13:10:00+05:30 The country saw a 22% jump in total number of attacks in the IoT segment during the quarter ended June, the report said. Full Article
india How will the launch of 5G change IoT in India By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-11-22T09:54:20+05:30 5G with its high-speed and low latency service will help realise the Government of India’s Digital India, Smart Cities and Digital Villages Missions aiming to improve citizen services, bring transparency and good governance. IoT based solutions and services in healthcare, agriculture and retail when powered by 5G will enable connected and ubiquitous services to the citizens. Full Article
india Xiaomi launching disrupting IoT products in India in 2020: Manu Jain By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-12-19T08:01:00+05:30 Xiaomi's arch rival, Madhav Sheth-led Realme, has revealed plans to become a tech-lifestyle company in India next year, with introducing a bouquet of IoT products. Others are following suit too. Xiaomi has already shared how its AIoT (AI+IoT) dual strategy is going to shape its product vision. Full Article
india Oppo takes IoT, services route to grow business: India President By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-02T10:43:58+05:30 Chinese smartphone maker Oppo expects the Covid-19 supply chain disruption to end in a week or two. It is also planning to open a 5G lab in Hyderabad. Full Article
india ABB India partners with NASSCOM for standardised qualification for IoT jobs By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-06T15:58:00+05:30 The company has created qualification packs to define the competency standards that will provide a framework for academic institutions to design their course curriculum to better conform to industry hiring standards. These have been approved by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), National Skill Development Agency (NSDA), and National Skills Qualifications Committee (NSQC). Full Article
india Amdocs launches SI capabilities, to upskill 5,000 Indian employees to cloud-based solutions By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-05T16:35:59+05:30 The company on Wednesday announced systems integration (SI) capabilities including consulting, agile devOps, cloud migration, cloud capacity optimization and the Future Mode of Operation aimed at taking the communications industry to the cloud at an accelerated pace. Full Article
india 91% Indian firms rebalancing their Cloud Strategy: Report By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-13T08:53:32+05:30 Realising that Public Cloud is not the single solution towards their digital journey, 91 per cent of Indian enterprises are already in the process of rebalancing their Cloud strategy, a new report said on Thursday. Full Article