August 26, 2015 - Digital India: Telecom Ministry, and not Health Ministry, launches health initiative in India

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Digital Digital India: Telecom Ministry, and not Health Ministry, launches health initiative in India The Health Ministry runs a total of 1,53,655 sub-centres, 25,308 primary health centres (PHCs) and 5,396 community health centres (CHCs) in rural areas. Digital Flipkart mixes social with online shopping, launches Ping The new chat service will allow buyers to share their buys or product wishes with their phonebook contacts and create groups just like in Whatsapp. Digital Singapore's DBS Bank to soft launch digital, mobile banking in India this week Singapore's DBS bank which has branches in major cities of India will soft launch its digital/mobile online banking in the country this week, a top official of the bank said today. Digital Times Internet ties up with US firm Coursera; also participated in Coursera's Series C funding of $49.5 million Coursera, the fast-growing provider of online education, has raised an additional $48.5 million in venture capital. One of its backers is Times Internet of India. Retail E-commerce firms gear up for the festive season of Oct-Dec, hope for $4-billion sales bonanza Online marketplace Snapdeal, which saw a 15x increase in traffic last Diwali, is strengthening all aspects of business operations. Retail Online food startup EazyDiner raises funding of $3 million EazyDiner has raised a fresh round of funding of $3 million or Rs 19.9 crore from Saama Capital and existing investor DSG Consumer Partners... Retail Companies eye social media for passive talent Passive talent or talent that's not necessarily actively looking for a job accounts for a whopping 75 per cent of all professionals worldwide... Telecom From World No. 10, Rahul Sharma Wants To Take India's Phonemaker Micromax To top 5 India's Micromax wants the mobile phone market, top to bottom and worldwide. Top ten in share isn't enough. Telecom Fix call drops, step up rural electrification, Digital India plans, PM Modi tells officials In the meeting attended by Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, and senior officials from PMO and ministries, PM pushed for real-time monitoring of projects... Telecom News in numbers | Mobile searches for Google rise in India Brent crude fell below $45 per barrel for the first time since 2009, and it has deepened what has already been a major decline in global commodity prices, following the weakness in the Chinese economy. Telecom Net Neutrality in India: IAMAI registers protest against allowing zero-rating plans Opposing the draft report by DoT panel and supporting the hot debatable topic Net Neutrality, Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) commented th Finance RBI to checkmate undue volatility in markets The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor S.S. Mundra on Tuesday said that the RBI would certainly be there "to see it is not an unruly and undue volatility in the market."However, "we have always been telling tha Finance Market mayhem a temporary phenomenon, macroeconomic fundamentals bettered: Raghuram Rajan An all-round improvement in macroeconomic fundamentals has made India almost bullet-proof against the vagaries of financial markets. Finance Worried about falling market, weakening rupee? Here's what you can do All you need to know what to do with your investments and spends in a falling market and weak rupee scenario Finance Power shares at multi-year lows; NTPC hits nine-year low Reliance Power and Adani Power are trading at lifetime lows, while Tata Power, PTC India and GMR Infra are at 52-week lows. Food/FMCG ITC denies receiving notice from Uttar Pradesh government on excess lead in Yippee noodles ITC Ltd said that it has not received any communication from the Uttar Pradesh government regarding presence of higher lead in its Yippee instant noodles and pasta Food/FMCG Dharampal Satyapal Group eyes Rs 600-crore revenue from Catch spices in FY15 DS Group expects 50 per cent rise in its revenues from Catch spices at Rs 600 crore in the ongoing fiscal as the company plans to consolidate its distribution network. Food/FMCG Neera to be star attraction at World Coconut day to be celebrated at Vijayawada Homegrown FMCG major Dabur said the USFDA has sought "additional information" for its Alwar unit and the company is "in process of submitting the same". Food/FMCG Marico eyes 10% growth with focus on core business Marico, a leading homegrown company which manufactures consumer products in the global beauty and wellness space, is eyeing volume recovery and maintain medium-term growth rates in the range of 8-10 per cent by growing its core business and rapidly Software How financial firms like JPMorgan are providing tech and software solutions to other firms? JPMorgan Chase & Co is among the US' biggest financial firms offering technology products created in-house that sometimes have little to do with their main business. Software Why Indian IT companies may lose out some of the lucrative outsourcing business? Some global corporates are now bringing back software projects to their own centres, depriving desi IT cos of millions of dollars of business. Software Philips India HR head, Krish Shankar may join Infosys as the global HR head He was a business partner for the regional organisation and functions of customer development, supply chain, finance etc at Unilever. Software Indian ad tech companies developing digital solutions to secure footholds in US, Japan Komli Media Inc., one such ad technology firm, is looking beyond its markets in India and Asia-Pacific Ecommerce Tata Opportunities Fund, the third-party private equity fund advised by Tata Capital, looking to raise a second fund next year of nearly $600 million Would you like to take your friends along when you go online shopping (or should be say mobile shopping as this would be driven via an app)? Well now that Ecommerce Why top executives are leaving startups like Flipkart, Snapdeal, Ola & others? India's inflation has eased in recent months but not as far as the man or woman on the street is concerned, and that poses a challenge, Raghuram Rajan, governor of the country's central bank said Monday. Ecommerce Apps can deliver a more relevant and personalised experience to users based on their location and other preferences: Gunjan Patidar, CTO, Zomato People are consuming information on-the-go on mobile devices and things have gotten far more exciting for us in this space. Ecommerce App-based fashion retailer Voonik acqui-hires Trialkart, a startup that gives a virtual dressing room experience to users Myntra, which recently shut its website to go app only, also wants to focus heavily on building capabilities around image recognition... Franchise Jawed Habib to grow its base in Gujarat HR Growth, Diversity and Innovation: Welcome to the 2015 As we have for the past four years, the editors at Talkin' Cloud have amassed a list of the industry's 100 most influential cloud companies with ties to the channel. This year's edition of the Talkin' Cloud 100 underscores the flexibility and agility of cloud companies as they help give shape to the rapidly expanding market. This year, the companies that comprise the Talkin' Cloud 100 list generated more than $30 billion in cloud services revenue, an increase of 28.6 percent over last year. HR 75000 apply for jobs fetching tea in India Applicants include qualified engineers and management graduates HR Hackathons move past innovation, engages in finding right talent for specific roles Hackathons, or hackfests, are moving beyond generic mainstream technologies such as Android and iOS, to specialised avenues. Logistics World's Largest Solar Power station to come up in Madhya Pradesh; Rewa district will host 750MW capacity over 1500 acres with a 50:50 ownership of MP Vikas Nigam and Solar Energy Corporation of India by 2017 At present, world's largest solar power project - Ivanpah Solar Power Facility of 392 MW - is at Mojave deserts in California, United States. Logistics Decision makers may have a special session for GST, Govt may take a call today, PM to be present The bill has been stuck in a political logjam in the Rajya Sabha where the ruling NDA does not have a majority. Logistics PM sees aviation policy, old airlines against 5/20 removal, opinions between airline companies divided The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) has taken its fight on the proposed changes to the international flying rules to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. FIA chairman and IndiGo airlines co-founder Rahul Bhatia has written a letter to the Prime Minister, stating that the removal of the 5/20 aviation rule will negate the level-playing field in Indian civil aviation. Logistics HC slams corporation on public slaughter of camels due to a religious festival, new committee to make norms being appointed CHENNAI: Pulling up the Corporation of Chennai for its 'boldness' in informing the court that no camel slaughter was taking place in the city as no permission ... Construction Congress to provide conditional support for GST after BJP approaches the party The Congress, on its part, signals conditional support as opposed to its earlier stance of outright rejection Construction PE investments in real estate this year high at Rs 11,080 crore since 2008 Investments in the sector between January and June are estimated at `11,080 crore Construction DLF raises Rs 375 crore through non-convertible debentures Earlier this month, the firm had raised Rs 1,000 crore through non-convertible debentures, the company's first capital market issuance since SAT relief... Construction Noida builder booked after he was for selling flats without project approval According to police, two FIRs have been lodged against Amit Mavi, Gaurav Mavi and Yogesh Malik, owners of Alisa Infra Tech, following complaints by YEIDA and .. Marketing From Now On, Sports will Anchor our Marketing Strategy : Shankar Nath, Paytm This year, Paytm, the mobile commerce and payment company, has been regularly in news for achieving milestones, sealing partnership deals and foraying into new businesses. Marketing Lessons in mela marketing from some of India's best marketers : Report The major melas typically happen at the end of the harvest season: a happy or at least relatively work free period for the agrarian economy. Marketing Samsung India to focus on domestic market : Report Despite an export-ready factory at Noida for smartphones, Samsung India now wants to focus on the domestic market, where it is growing faster than the overall industry, anticipating a surge in demand for 4G devices in the near term, a top company official has said. Marketing Indian Tea Association Plans Ad Campaign to Push Price Hike Indian tea marketers plan to soon launch a campaign that will make a case for increasing tea prices by highlighting the various expenses, including the social cost that the industry has to bear. The Indian Tea Association (ITA), a major and oldest tea producers' association in the country, is in talks with some advertising agencies, including Ogilvy & Mather, for the campaign that will make consumers aware about what goes into making of tea and that tea prices are not going up in tandem with the production cost. Politics Coming full circle on reservations: Here's why Patels' OBC status demand should worry India Today, in seeking reservation in education and government jobs, the young Patels do not realise this, but they are effectively rejecting all the arguments against the affirmative action their fathers and uncles made 30 years ago. Politics Not faking news: High-level committee formed to probe how Amit Shah got stuck in a lift Bihar government on Tuesday set up a high-level committee to probe how BJP national president Amit Shah got trapped inside a lift. Politics AAP govt trying to abuse legal process: ACB chief MK Meena Delhi's anti-graft bureau head MK Meena on Tuesday accused the AAP government of trying to abuse the process of law. Politics Political parties are not bechara: Why they should be under RTI ambit But the parties feel that transparency needs to stop at their doors. "Political rivals with malicious intentions" could file RTI applications and adversely affect the parties' "political functioning" says the affidavit. Sports Ravichandran Ashwin ascends in ICC Test rankings, Virat Kohli loses top ten spot Ravichandran Ashwin gained in the latest ICC Test rankings for bowlers. Sports What a shot! 45 amazing sports photos Sports India seal SAFF U19 semi-final slot with thumping win over Maldives The Indian national U19 team tore their opposition apart with calculated moves as they seek to thwart Bangladesh for a spot in the finals... Sports Ravi Shastri's presence has made a lot of difference: Chetan Sharma Former India pacer Chetan Sharma lauded Ravi Shastri for India's turnaround in Sri Lanka. Entertainment Jazbaa trailer revealed: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan Khan starrer is edgy Jazbaa trailer: Watch Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Irrfan Khan. 'Jazbaa' movie directed by Sanjay Gupta is out, watch the video here. Entertainment Lucky to be working with Akkineni Nagarjuna: Gabriella Demetriades Gabriella Demetriades is excited about making her southern debut with a yet-untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingual with actor Akkineni Nagarjuna. Entertainment Anurag Kashyap uses bandaged eye to prove a point? Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap recently played a prank on social media when he posted a picture of his bandaged eye. Entertainment Like changing times, music also transformed: K.S.Chithra As times have changed, so has music, says six-time National Award winning singer K.S.Chithra. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives India Business Brief | India Retail News | India Food Brief | India Telecom Brief | India Finance Brief | India Software Brief | India Digital Brief | India Ecommerce Brief | India Franchise Brief | India HR Brief | India Logistics Brief | India Construction Brief 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