September 24, 2015 - India's rural e-commerce: Here's how it is different from urban e-commerce, and why Amazons and Flipkarts won't come here

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Digital India's rural e-commerce: Here's how it is different from urban e-commerce, and why Amazons and Flipkarts won't come here Inthree, an e-commerce organization, through their web portal and app Boonbox, have been serving rural India with the wonders of technology advancements for the past six years.  IBM DB2: Get a 90-day free trial, right away! Digital After public uproar, government rethinks social media policy The Government of India backtracked Tuesday on a proposed requirement for all messages sent on social media and mobile chatting apps to be saved for several months as a way of defeating encryption technology. Digital No Startup India possible without India becoming a top global destination for venture investment By Venktesh Shukla The Prime Minister’s Lal Qila speeches are turning out to be an annual ritual for Silicon Valley to follow. This year, he talked about turning the country into Startup India, a huge... Digital Gurgaon-based mobile ad retargeting startup SilverPush raises Rs 8.2 crore in pre-Series A round Ad-tech startup SilverPush has secured an amount of $1.2 million (Rs.8.2 crore) from Hiro Mashita led Japanese early-stage investment firm, … Digital Reliance's GenNext to bring Ecorithm's analytics technologies to India Retail In a first, Adidas gets staff to 'own and adopt' its retail outlets; aims at increased sales The move is expected to inspire a spirit of ownership among employees and make them feel responsible for brand building and sales. Retail Delhi High Court sees violation of FDI norms by e-commerce companies Delhi high court issues notice seeking its reply to a petition filed by a body of offline retailers Retail Will Alibaba's woes rub off on Indian e-commerce? Whatever happens to the Alibaba stock, e-commerce investors are already turning cautious on emerging markets, especially India Retail US company drags Pantaloons to court over American Eagle Outfitters brand & logo infringement row On September 22, 2015 Future Corporate Resources Limited sold 7,03,089 shares of Pantaloons Fashion & Retail at Rs 225 on the NSE. Telecom Whatsapp with that? Indian telecoms ministry forced into embarrassing climbdown India has withdrawn proposals that would have empowered security agencies to monitor private chats on social media and mobile messaging services, if enforced. Telecom Chief ministers' sub-group for cess on telecommunications, minerals Petrol and telecom services, among others, may become more expensive if recommendations of the chief ministers' sub-group on the Swachh Bharat programme were implemented by the Centre.Besides, those not having toilets at home may be barred from Telecom Difficult for consumers to get quality 4G experience: Uninor Uninor Chief Marketing Officer Upanga Dutta in a conversation with ET shared his views on mobile Internet.. Finance Tax worries shape merger and acquisition negotiations between strategic buyers and seller PE funds and strategic buyers are asking for indemnity bond or insurance from the seller to cover a tax demand that may emerge in the future. Finance SKS Microfinance open to fresh bid for bank licence The countrys biggest micro lender was tipped to get the licence given its reach and more than three million customers. Finance RBI to be cautious despite pressure to cut rates Though the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to cut interest rates next week by a quarter percent to a four-year low, officials say concerns over prices make it likely to resist political pressure for significant easing in the coming months. Finance L&T chairman casts doubt on India's economic revival MUMBAI (Reuters) - The chairman of one of India's biggest industrial groups, Larsen & Toubro Ltd , sees little sign of a recovery in Asia's third-largest economy, with some of his factories running far below capacity and facing a dearth of new Food/FMCG We create new occasions for chocolate sales: Chandramouli Venkatesan, MD, Mondelez India "We have over 20,000 new villages and have added about 500,000 new stores in these villages. There is a clear expansion programme," Venkatesan said. Food/FMCG Nearly 80% of grocery shopping decisions taken by men, says study For packaged food products, 91% men take the call on what to buy, while for beverages, the figure is 92%, says a report Food/FMCG ITC to spend Rs 250 crore for strengthening rural livelihoods -ET Diversified group ITC will spend Rs 250 crore this fiscal as part of its social investments for strengthening rural livelihoods. Food/FMCG Snapdeal appoints Harish Sivaramakrishnan as Vice President, Design At Exchange4media, read the latest news and updates on advertising agencies, marketing, print, radio, digital, television, media, events and happenings in India. Ecommerce Ontario Teachers Pension Plan may acquire minority stake in Snapdeal parent Jasper Infotech for $6.5 billion The proposed transaction will value Jasper Infotech at about $6.5 billion, 35% more than its last reported valuation of $4.68 billion... Ecommerce Shoppers Stop enters into partnership with wallet services provider FreeCharge; partnership to extend to the Shoppers Stop group companies FreeCharge, India leading digital platform for recharge and utility payments, today announced its exclusive partnership with India leading fashion retailer - Shoppers Stop. Ecommerce Flipkart to launch large-scale marketing campaign in 20 small cities; Campaign will include hoardings, marketing in local languages Its campaign will include hoardings and marketing in local languages. “We are hiring local superstars to work with us,” said Nagori. Ecommerce Groupon Inc plans to cut about 1,100 jobs globally as part of a restructuring plan Groupon Inc, the operator of daily deals website groupon.com, said it planned to cut about 1,100 jobs globally as part of a restructuring plan... HR Indian Human Resources leaders say their workforce to rise in 1 year: Survey Indian Human Resources leaders say their workforce to rise in 1 year: Survey - The survey covers over 2,500 HR managers from various organisations ranging from SMEs to blue-chip brands in a cross-section of industries across 65 countries. HR 7 Traditional Jobs That Are Slowly Disappearing in India 7 Traditional Jobs That Are Slowly Disappearing in India - BENGALURU: Ever since the Independence, India has gradually opened up itself to the globalization, as a result,... HR India's IT services sector expands jobs and investments across the United States India-based information technology companies providing services to American businesses and other customers invested more than $2 billion in 2011-2013; paid $22.5 billion in taxes to the U.S. Treasury in those years; and today support more than direct and indirect 411,000 jobs in the U.S. – including 300,000 held by U.S. citizens and permanent residents HR 6 easy yet successful ways of retaining talent Employers put in lot of time, effort and investment to hire best employees possible, and you need to retain that talent too. Logistics Lycos and Apollo launch new e-commerce initiative for global brands, called Apollo Lycos netcommerce Logistics Might Push GST, Real Estate Bills in Next Parliament Session: Centre Government is planning to push for the passage of crucial bills like GST and Real Estate in the next session of Parliament Logistics NASA technology to help airlines save fuel and time; The 'traffic aware planner' TAP application will be initial used by Alaska and Virgin Atlantic Logistics Etihad to buy bonds worth Rs 738 cr from an NCD sale of Rs 1,000 cr debentures to help Jet Airways recast debt The move will help India’s second largest airline by passengers carried, in which Etihad holds a 24% stake, refinance costlier debt Construction Mumbai slum project to get investment of Rs 300 cr from IIFL and others Project is being developed by Radius Developers in partnership with Deserve Builders and Developers Ltd Construction Smart City Mangaluru: Make a vision statement, get Rs 1 lakh Citizen participation is an important parameter set by the Centre, and chances of qualifying depends on how many participate on the secure.mygov.in portal.. Construction Work on smart city proposal in Vadodara starts Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants India Private Ltd along with Townland Consultants Private Ltd and Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd will prepare the SCP f.. Construction Supertech raises Rs 100 crore ​The real estate company claims it will deliver 16,000 apartments in its projects in Noida, Greater Noida, Gurgaon, Yamuna Expressway, Meerut and Rudrapur b.. Marketing Facebook adds new features publishers to Instant Articles : Report Facebook is adding a dozen new publishers to its Instant Articles platform soon, although the company has refrained from naming these partners. The platform also added new feature to help publishers publish their full catalog of articles on Instant Articles everyday. According to Facebook, pu Marketing Tinder is not a Threat to Shaadi.com : Aditya Save Ad Age is the leading global source of news, intelligence and conversation for marketing and media communities Marketing Paytm to launch movies entertainment ticketing : BookMyShow implications Mobile commerce marketplace and digital wallet Paytm has plans to add movie and entertainment tickets on its platform later this week, reports ET. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of Paytm, told ET that it was planning to create a marketplace for entertainment tickets with deals and of Politics Somnath Bharti Is An 'Embarrassment', Says Arvind Kejriwal Politics Hardik Patel's Vehicle Takes U-Turn And Flees Gujarat Police Politics Working Women Cause Of Unemployment, Says Chhattisgarh School Textbook Politics First US-India strategic and commercial dialogue Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with President Barack Obama later this week, India and the US yesterday kicked off the first strategic and commercial dialogue with a focus on boosting trade ties and enhancing regional security. Sports South Africa series will be challenging, but we also have a good ODI team: Amit Mishra Amit Mishra says the series will be challenging, but the hosts boasts of good players who can give a fight to the visitors. Sports ‘Didi’ Mamata Banerjee likely to back ‘Dada’ Sourav Ganguly for CAB president post Sourav Ganguly, former India skipper, favourite to succeed Jagmohan Dalmiya whose son Abhishek too meets Mamata Banerjee. Sports India to open Hockey World League Final campaign against Argentina India have been clubbed in Pool B with Argentina, defending champions Netherlands and Olympic champions Germany. Sports Diego Costa slapped with 3-match ban Diego Costa will be unavailable for Wednesday's League Cup third-round tie at Walsall. Entertainment Shah Rukh Khan, ‘Dilwale’ team to watch Kapil Sharma’s debut film A special screening of Kapil Sharma's "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon" has been organised in Hyderabad on Wednesday for Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and the team of “Dilwale”. Entertainment Rashmi Nigam bowled over by Deepika Padukone’s performance Actress Rashmi Nigam says she has become a fan of Deepika Padukone, who according to her was "simply fabulous" in 'Piku'. Entertainment Salman Khan warns about fake Facebook page, says he is not casting for any project Salman Khan has warned his fans about a fake Facebook account operating in his name, which claims that the superstar is casting for his new project. Entertainment Game of Thrones’ actor Peter Dinklage passed on gum to wife’s mouth before accepting Emmy Award? Peter Dinklage was seen spitting his gum into his wife Erica Schmidt’s mouth at the 2015 Emmy Awards last Sunday. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India