August 18, 2015 - Column: Conceiving Digital India

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Digital 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 Facebook increases investment in Indian small businesses to advance Digital India 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 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 India recruits private sector executives to head state bank reforms 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 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 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 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 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 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 "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 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 Special Awareness: Facebook's “open” office HR Beating the demons of distraction HR Put the Humanity Back in Human Resources Blowing up HR is the wrong answer to the wrong question. HR How long hours in the office can affect fertility rates 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 Anurag Kashyap inspired Vetrimaaran to make 'Vada Chennai' starring Dhanush in two-parts 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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