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Invite Friends   From the Editor's Desk Trendspotting: The shape of all things digital in 2019 - Harsh Chawla The byline for this article summarizes it best - 'How cheap bandwidth and smartphones together with micropayments will affect tectonic shifts in telecom, TV and Bollywood, retail, banking and more'. In this sweeping article, Haresh Chawla paints a picture of how cheap data and mobile phones will disrupt sectors ranging from television to banking. I think only the timeline is a question mark, but we will indeed see various sectors going through severe churn in 2019, as cheap data begins to affect consumer behaviour and habits. We will also see some of 'the rising tide lifting all boats' effect, as India continues to grow and various consumption related companies benefit. Continued here Advertisers of the day Wharton Business Analytics Team: Wharton's Business Analytics Program (Online) EMERITUS on Behalf of Columbia Business School Exec Ed: Enroll for the two-month Value Investing (Online) program Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails.     Telecom Samsung's foldable smartphone may get a massive 6,000mAh battery and a lot of memory The Galaxy Fold may come with two batteries that combine to make up to 6,000mAh capacity. The Samsung foldable smartphone may also come with 8GB of RAM Telecom TRAI Makes Mobile Number Portability Quicker, Simpler: Facts To Know India: Trai devises new mobile number portability rules. These rules could put service providers like Airtel, Vodafone and Jio on their toes. Telecom Why India Will Have to Wait Beyond 2019 To Use 5G Phones 5G equipment and devices are expected to launch in 2019, but India isn’t ready to adopt this technology yet. 15 More Telecom Stories How SEZ-made handsets could soon deal a death blow to local manufacturers The govt has been warned that allowing zero-duty sale of SEZ-made phones could badly hurt Make in India. Finance Tumultuous Year Raises India Inc Dependence on Foreign Banks India’s companies are growing more dependent on banks to raise offshore funds going into 2019. Finance StanChart sells PE portfolio for $1 billion to Intermediate's arm The portfolio comprises private equity investments in companies across Southeast Asia, India, China and South Korea Finance Opinion: Goldman 1MDB charges will give bankers shivers Fines against Goldman could run into the billions of dollars: The Malaysian attorney general said he would seek restitution well in excess of the $2.7 billion in allegedly misappropriated funds and the $600 million fees paid out to Goldman 26 More Finance Stories Brookfield to buy Leela hotels for ₹4,500 crore The deal will mark Brookfield Asset Management's entry into India's hospitality sector and give a major boost to Hotel Leelaventure, which had a debt of ₹3,799 crore as of March 2018 Food/FMCG Boxer Mary Kom to endorse Nestlé's dairy whitener brand Everyday Mary Kom, who has won record sixth World Boxing Championship in New Delhi in November, will feature in an integrated advertising campaign of Nestlé Everyday along with her husband Food/FMCG E-commerce share in India's FMCG retail sales triples in 2 years: Nielsen This has led to online purchase of a broader range of categories, with a particularly interesting upswing seen in fresh and packaged groceries, Nielsen said in a report. Food/FMCG Sodexo Partners with Zone Startups to Strengthen Food Offers for Clients in India Indian Hospitality Sector News - , F&B-The initiative is an effort to extend Sodexo's Open Innovation Program that has been successful in the home country and is now focusing on Asia Pacific – India & China to explore market-leading innovations. 1 More Food/FMCG Stories Amcor's new Bharuch factory to cater to HUL's packaging needs Amcor's new Bharuch factory to cater to HUL's packaging needs Software More glory to Indian CEOs in US: Satya Nadella tops list of best, Sundar Pichai comes third Shortly behind Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai was Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who bagged the 6th spot in the list. Software Mindtree founders resist as Siddhartha’s exit sparks M A jitters India Business News: Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha, through multiple entities, owns about 21% in Bengaluru-based Mindtree, while its founders — Subroto Bagchi, N S Par Software Cisco's global lay-off singes Indian employees too The recent lay-offs at the $49-billion networking major Cisco's home base that saw hundreds of permanent employees in the Customer Success Management organisation and the Cloud Platforms & Sol 13 More Software Stories Indian Back Offices: In The Line Of GST Fire? Why an AAR ruling on back office support services to foreign clients has stirred up a hornet’s nest. Ecommerce Govt working on new e-commerce policy: Suresh Prabhu The government has already set up a group of secretaries to look into the issues of the sector Ecommerce Best Ways to Enhance Your E-Commerce Store by OpenCart in 2019 Due to its simplicity, OpneCart is very popular among online merchants. So, here is a guide on how to enhance E-commerce store by using OpenCart. Ecommerce Starting with Bengaluru, Flipkart to foray into grocery biz with Supermart 1 More Ecommerce Stories Online vendors' association wants centre to enforce HC norms on ecommerce fake products The All India Online Vendors Association (AIOVA) has written to DIPP as well as the Consumer Affairs Ministry to direct all ecommerce marketplaces to adhere to the guidelines laid down by the court. Digital Sequoia part sells Byju's stake to pocket $190 million Byju's stake sale will be one of the largest exits clocked by VC fund Sequoia Capital in the recent past Digital The populist social media playbook: the battle for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Matteo Salvini's caustic rhetoric carried him to power, but is Narendra Modi's gentler approach just as effective? Digital In A Digital World, Growth In Banking ≠ More Banking Jobs The correlation in banking sector growth and an increase in bank jobs may not hold in these times of digital banking. 20 More Digital Stories Preparing millennials for the age of automation India can create enough new jobs to offset automation and employ new entrants into the workforce, if it makes the required investments Franchise How Pizza Hut is mixing technology with pizza Yum! Restaurants-led Pizza Hut is betting big on technology. The brand is investing technology at each every step from taking orders to delivery of the pizza. Elaborating more on the same, Managing Director, Pizza Hut (India Subcontinent), Yum! Restaurants, Unnat Varma said, "We are using technology in sorting out our kitchens. So kitchens are becoming … Franchise Why Your Franchise Needs A Board Of Advisors How a board of advisors can help your system grow. Franchise How To Select The Right Health And Wellness Franchise Due diligence and important questions to ask when considering a health and wellness franchise brand. HR Google plans to scale Launchpad Accelerator India to mentor 1,000 startups Google is scouting for incubators and accelerator partners with a proven track record to scale the programme in India. HR Boards that lead: How competent are corporate India's boards Korn Ferry study conducted jointly with NSE is the first-of-its-kind survey on Indian board practices HR Effective ways to quickly end sexual harassment in corporates What can be done to change the behavior of the small but significant part of the male population that when left unchecked makes workplaces traumatic for women 9 More HR Stories Preparing millennials for the age of automation India can create enough new jobs to offset automation and employ new entrants into the workforce, if it makes the required investments Logistics Push for aviation! Modi government to spend Rs 25,000 crore for development of more than 20 major airports India is the fastest growing major economy in the world with the annual growth rate in excess of 7% per annum. It has become the sixth largest economy in the world. Logistics Outer Ring Road Metro in Bengaluru unlikely to be a reality soon On Sunday, BMRCLs website said the tenders — split into three different packages for speedier construction — have been discharged. The BMRCL may invite fresh tenders only in mid-2019. Logistics SpiceJet, Vistara have shown interest in in-flight connectivity: Telecom Secy Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said that global service providers are interested in facilitating in-flight connectivity services in the country. 12 More Logistics Stories AAI seeks bids for six airports, to finalise bidders on February 28 According to the AAI, the move to manage the six airports on a PPP basis is part of initiatives to provide world class infrastructure and services to stakeholders. Construction Quikr acquires India Property to expand real estate vertical India Property offers solutions that simplify property buying, selling and renting. It lists over 6 lakh properties and 8000-plus verified builder projects across 15 cities in the country. Construction In search of dream homes: Reviving India's troubled real estate sector needs tough measures by government and builders No one will disagree that India's residential real estate industry is in a real mess. Both end users and investors have deserted it. Newspapers have stopped saying 'this is the right time to buy your... Construction Breaking the glass ceiling: How an all-women construction group built a Kerala house Nirmanashree Constructions is challenging building-industry stereotypes and has broken the glass ceiling by completing their first building at Elamdesham village here in Kerala. 10 More Construction Stories Netherlands is building artificial islands on water to preserve wildlife in one of Europe's largest re-wilding projects The Dutch will be building an archipelago on a 700 square kilometers expanse of water body to protect the biodiversity and wildlife of the area.  Marketing The 'Zero' Marketing Budget: Are we really making our marketing money sweat? Are we really making our marketing money sweat? Marketing Global brands, local cultures: Brands in Motion 2018 food and beverages report No sector inspires such strong feelings as food and drink and, while it is always going to be a part of our everyday lives, no other sector also so clearly illustrates the global differences in consumer attitudes towards brands. It is what makes this a standout sector in the Brands in Motion report, by WE Communications and YouGov. Nowhere else in the research is such a clear split seen between the Western and the Eastern attitudes as when it comes to food and drink. 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Politics 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi HC convicts Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, sentences him to life imprisonment The high court directed 73-year-old Kumar and other five convicts to surrender by 31 December 2018 and not to leave the city of Delhi Politics BJP declares income of over Rs 1,000 crore in 2017-18 During 2017-18, out of the 6 national parties, only BJP declared receiving an income of Rs 210 crore from contribution through electoral bonds 7 More Politics Stories For voters in Urban India, government is the first resort Urban Indians might choose government services even when presented with other options, but may not always credit the state for these, finds study Sports You cannot seriously like Virat Kohli as a bloke: Tim Paine to Murali Vijay Tensions flared up on the fourth day of the second Test as Tim Paine was heard telling Murali Vijay that he 'can't seriously like Kohli as a bloke'. Sports Sebastien Grosjean appointed France's Davis Cup captain The French federation says Sebastien Grosjean will also be in charge of the men's team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Sports Miguel Herrera's celebration brings back 2014 FIFA World Cup memories Miguel Herrera's intense celebration became the center of discussion on Sunday as Club America won the Liga MX championship for a record 13th time. 8 More Sports Stories West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in first T20I Sheldon Cottrell's career best 4/28 was complemented by opener Shai Hope's third fastest T20 fifty as the West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the first game of a three-match series. Entertainment Aquaman nears the 300 million dollar mark worldwide even before US release In China, Aquaman is set to eventually cross Avengers: Age of Ultron's 240 million dollars and Venom's 270 million dollars. 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