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  • 9 Oct
  • 2020

View: Artificial Intelligence for inclusive growth


The collaborative efforts are the key to accelerate technology diffusion by promoting innovations that democratise the access of new technologies, enhancing research and development in AI that address the issues of data protection, transparency and accountability so that it gains public trust and encourages greater investment.


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  • 8 Oct
  • 2020

Tech firms, telcos urge DoT to carefully scrutinize Huawei plan to overhaul internet protocols

The Broadband India Forum (BIF), which constitute Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Qualcomm, Intel, Hughes and Amazon, among others, has urged the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to run a close check on all associated data privacy and data security risks, regulatory concerns, cost implications and internet infrastructure governance issues before taking a firm view on Huawei’s proposal.


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  • 8 Oct
  • 2020

India's coronavirus fight people-driven; gets great power from COVID fighter: PM Modi

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had on Wednesday said the prime minister will launch a 'jan andolan' campaign for COVID appropriate behaviour on Thursday with a tweet in view of the upcoming festivals, winter season and opening up of the economy.


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  • 7 Oct
  • 2020

Cash-starved AirAsia stops funding Indian arm, onus now on Tatas to mount a rescue

The airline isn’t at any immediate risk of folding, the people said. India’s aviation minister said over the weekend that AirAsia was shutting up shop in the South Asian nation, though his office later suggested the comment was taken out of context. AirAsia Group and AirAsia India declined to comment, as did a representative for Tata Group.

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  • 7 Oct
  • 2020

Back on the road: 60% people ready for domestic travel in the next 6 months

Only 6% of those polled said they did not intend to travel in the near future.


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  • 6 Oct
  • 2020

Airtel Payments Bank eases transactions for merchants

Merchants can select the Smart ePOS option in the Airtel Payments app, and a QR code will appear on the mobile screen for the payments to be made. The amount will get credited immediately to the merchant bank account linked to the app.


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  • 6 Oct
  • 2020

GST revenues cross ₹95,000 crore in September

Revenue collections from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in September hit ₹95,480 crore, 

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  • 5 Oct
  • 2020

Festive season spend may dip by 33% this year; property, auto to bear the brunt

Most of the consumers surveyed opined that they want to buy small traditional items and gift packs online instead of going to market.