Regional drink brands in India grow at twice the rate of Pepsi, Coca-Cola

Bovonto, Jayanti Cola, Sosyo, Runner and Kashmira now have the last say in non-alcoholic beverages market. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Green energy parks of 50 GW planned in Rajasthan, Gujarat

The government will set up ultramega renewable energy parks of a total of 50 gigawatt (GW) in Gujarat and Rajasthan in what could be the worlds largest renewable energy investment programme, people familiar with the development said. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Clearview AI: The company that might end privacy as we know it

Until now, tech that identifies everyone based on faces has been taboo because of its erosion of privacy. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Diversity under lens as Indian IT faces fresh suits in US

In December, Wipro received a lawsuit over allegations of racial discrimination by an African-American employee named Kevin Clark. The same month, Indias second largest software services exporter Infosys received a lawsuit from Cathy Szczepinski in Ohio for alleged violation of f … | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Elon Musk now most tenured CEO in global auto industry

Many automakers have new CEOs and only Akio Toyoda of Toyota who joined in 2009 is close behind Musk. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Foo

A crackdown on H-1B visas over the past two years has, however, resulted in a sharp spike in rejections and made Indian companies realign their strategies, whether in hiring more people locally or setting up centres elsewhere. Indian companies have also found it hard to source hi … | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

EU beckons Indian tech talent

A crackdown on H-1B visas over the past two years has, however, resulted in a sharp spike in rejections and made Indian companies realign their strategies, whether in hiring more people locally or setting up centres elsewhere. Indian companies have also found it hard to source hi … | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

India bans e-commmerce cos. from importing goods by classifying them as ‘gifts’

Duty-free gifts via courier and post will no longer be cleared by Customs; exceptions would only apply for import of life-saving drugs and rakhis. The move is aimed at curbing imports by Chinese ecommerce vendors who were evading duties by declaring commercial shipments as gifts. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Mapping India Through Drones

Karnataka, Maharashtra & Haryana are part of an ambitious initiative to carry out a drone survey across India to create high-resolution digital maps. The Survey of India, the countrys oldest scientific agency, has been tasked with doing this. Haryana has achieved much progress, … | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Indian Ecommerce sector's favourite logistics hub

A city known for its century-old power looms is the nerve centre of India's e-commerce operations. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

More and more IT professionals looking for a new job

Those who are looking for a change mostly have work experience of 15 years and upwards, as per the study. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Infosys faces class action suit in US as regulators step up pressure

The exchange has asked the Bengaluru-headquartered company to provide an explanation on not making disclosures citing Sebi regulations even as Infosys braces for an inquiry by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Kashmir Silicon Valley Hit by India Clampdown

Markets, banks, schools, clothes stores and the fledgling hi-tech industry have all been closed. Authorities blame militant threats. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Startups help laid off employees start afresh

New-age companies reach out to alumni, investor and human resource networks to help employees find jobs again. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Are streaming services killing multiplexes?

While some see OTT as a substitute, it is equally true that OTT is also driving people to the multiplexes. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

India shelves plan on countrywide ban on single-use plastic products

The government's proposed countrywide ban had dismayed consumer firms, which use plastic in packaging for everything from sodas and biscuits to ketchup and shampoo. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

WeWork postpones long-awaited IPO, sending its bonds falling

The IPO was expected to be the next step in WeWorks rapid growth and mark a victory for Japanese telecom giant SoftBank Group Corp.s plan to pour billions into startups around the world. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Tata Motors partners with what3words for navigation services

The what3words system is available in 36 languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu and Marathi. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Indian B2B companies prefer to set up shop in the Valley

A slew of Indian B-to-B founders are shifting base to Silicon Valley, chasing customers and global dreams. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Jio: 100mbps for $10 or Less

Reliance's Jio Fiber plans will be priced between Rs 700 and Rs 10,000 per month. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

H-1B Visa denials at all-time high denials at all-time high

About half of top IT companies' work visa applications rejected in the past year by the United States. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Why Chandrayaan-2 is taking 48 days to reach Moon when Apollo-11 took just 4

The answer lies in the build of the rocket, the amount of fuel its carrying and the speed of the lunarcraft. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

How Steve Bannon Fell in Love with Indian Americans

This is the story of how Steve Bannon, who served as the chief strategist of the Trump White House before being knifed out over economic policies in the nationalists versus globalists battle, became honorary chairman of the Republican Hindu Coalition (RHC). | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Study shows Indians are high-earners in UK, second to Chinese ethnicity group

The data shows that the Chinese ethnicity group is the highest paid followed by the Indian ethic group, which earns 13.47 pounds an hour. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Apple begins exporting India-made iPhones to European markets

Industry watchers believe Apple is treating India more as a production hub than a significant market. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, the boy genius who became chess Grandmaster at 12

Praggnanandhaa, 'Prag' as he is dubbed, is part of the new chess wave — he along with players like Nihal Sarin is breaking records and crushing Grandmasters. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Indian IT firms unfairly targeted in Boeing 737 Max fiasco, says industry

HCL Technologies and Cyient said they were not involved in the design of the Manoeuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS). | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Would you drink water out of a can? Pepsi wants to find out

Pepsi said Thursday that starting early next year, its Aquafina brand of water would be test-marketed in aluminum cans at some retailers and food-service providers. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Why a South Indian city's water crisis should worry you

Citizens are paying a heavy price for reckless destruction of water bodies, poor planning. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

India: Draft law proposes 10-year jail term for dealing in cryptocurrency

Besides making it completely illegal, the bill makes holding of cryptos a non-bailable offence. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

When a project to empower left Congress stranded

ET reports on how Shakti, the much-praised data analytics platform of Congress, became a serious handicap, with local party leaders gaming the system and the GOP relying on it too much to decide political strategy. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Life expectancy in India down by 2.6 yrs due to air pollution: Study

The report said household air pollution contributes about a quarter of the outdoor air pollution in the country. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Why don’t India-developed apps go viral like TikTok? Here’s why

Ecosystem doesnt back huge cash burn for entertainment apps, market lacks scale and investors bet on tested ideas. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

New big opportunity for IT firms as cooperative banks finally go digital

For India's cooperative banks, there seems to be only one way to remain relevant in the fast changing times. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Twitter Investing $50M in Indian Content Platform Sharechat

ShareChat is among a new crop of regional-language content players tapping the next 100 million internet users in India. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Less money, no paid offs: Google's temp workers

As of March, Google worked with nearly 121,000 temps and contractors, compared to 102,000 full-time staff. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

Real threat: Truecaller data available for sale

Data of Indian users, who make up 60-70% of Truecallers global user base of nearly 140 mn, is being sold for about Rs 1.5 lakh on the so-called dark web. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

COAI approaches DoT to stop sale of mobile signal boosters on e-commerce sites

COAI says sale of such illegal items not only violates norms but also hampers service quality for subscribers. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4 years ago

‘996’ Is China’s Version of Hustle Culture. Tech Workers Are Sick of It

Rank-and-file tech workers in China, discouraged by a weakened job market and downbeat about their odds of joining the digital aristocracy, have other ideas. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 5 years ago

China, Pakistan sign agreement on space exploration

The agreement was signed on April 27 during the visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to China for the 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF). | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 5 years ago

Comic commerce: What fuels the mini economy of vintage Indian comic books

Comic book buffs have created a mini-economy where collectors are willing to pony up big sums for rare editions. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 5 years ago

119 Air India flights cancelled due to software glitch

Many passengers travelling on domestic and international routes are stranded at the Delhi airport. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 5 years ago

Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikTok app

MeitYs order will stop further downloads, but people who already the app will be able to still use it. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft's work with Chinese military university raises eyebrows

Over the past year, researchers at Microsoft Research Asia in Beijing have co-authored at least three papers with scholars affiliated with China's National University of Defence Technology (NUDT), which is overseen by the Central Military Commission. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 5 years ago

$1000 annual universal basic income to 50M Indian families

He also apprised the media on the beneficiaries of the dole, which will amount to Rs 6,000 per month. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 5 years ago

Bengal famine of 1943 caused by British policy failure, not drought: Study

Now, for the first time, researchers have analysed soil moisture database from 1870 to 2016 to reconstruct agricultural droughts. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 5 years ago

How to rescue democracy: Liberal education has the solution

Liberal education will teach us to do the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 5 years ago

How firms are keeping recency bias at bay

Recency bias leaves employees who have worked hard throughout the year feeling short-changed by the firms. | Continue reading


@economictimes.indiatimes.com | 5 years ago