The latest survey by Centre for Science and Environment has found that junk foods have enough trans fats, salt and sugar to lead us to an early onset of diseases in the young. Neither the companies, nor the government is bothering to tell us what these foods contain, says a new Centre for Science and […]
Global rating agency Standard & Poor’s has raised its rating and estimates on India’s number 4 IT services firm, Wipro. The better rating and estimates reflect an improvement in Wipro’s performance since a new management team under the leadership of TK Kurien took over in early 2011. S&P now expects Wipro’s revenue in the last […]
Hero MotoCorp (HMCL) reported a 2.4% increase in its motorcycle shipments in March, well below the growth seen in the full year. Hero, which split from its joint venture partner Honda last year, sold 5.28 lakh vehicles in March, up from 5.16 lakh in March 2011. In comparison, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) saw […]
Former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi seems set on his way to becoming a new middle class hero. The minister, who was unceremoniously ejected from the Union Cabinet as a result of a political and ego tussle between the Congress party and its ally Mamata Banerjee, will deliver a lecture on “Country, Before Party and Self” […]
Micromax has entered the Indian tablet market with a 7-inch ‘Funbook’ priced at Rs 6,500, making it the cheapest Android tablet in India from a prominent brand. That credit earlier belonged to HCL’s ME U1 tablet, priced at Rs 8,000. The Funbook is a good 19% cheaper than the HCL ME U1. Micromax has partnered […]
Sun Direct will offer IPL (Indian Premier League) matches in high definition (HD). Previously, Sony Max HD, the channel on which IPL is being telecast, was being offered by cable operator Hathway. However, subscribers will need to have HD enabled set top boxes to enjoy the broadcast. “All existing HD customers of Sun Direct as […]
The GSM Association, which represents GSM operators and equipment companies worldwide, predicted that India will have 367 million (36.7 crore) mobile broadband connections by 2016. India currently has a total of around 20-30 million broadband connections, including about 13 million DSL connections. The exact number of broadband connections in India is not known, as 3G […]
The noose is gradually tightening around Suresh Kalmadi, the former Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Common Wealth Games (CWG). With the arrest of his deputy, Lalit Bhanot , a former Secretary General of the CWG by the CBI today it is now speculated that very soon Kalmdi would also be behind bars . […]
Apple may be grabbing all the media headlines, but according to the results of a survey of 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers by comScore, it is Samsung which has the lead in mobile handset market share. Even in the smartphone market, Google’s Android beat Apple’s iOS hollow, according to the numbers for February. The survey found […]
Private Equity investment in India continued to see year-on-year decline for the third consecutive quarter, as they fell nearly 50% to $1.89 billion in the quarter ended March 2012. However, the number was higher than the $1.47 billion recorded in the December quarter. “There were six reported PE investments worth over $100 million during the […]
LG beat Samsung and others in computer monitor sales in India even as overall sales fell 59% in the last quarter of 2011, new numbers from CyberMedia Research revealed. LG had a market share of 27% in the overall LCD and LED monitor market in India during the quarter, the numbers said. The quarter was […]
India PC shipments will rise 17 percent this year, after a 6.5% fall in numbers in the last quarter of 2011, Gartner said. The prediction is despite a recent increase in excise duty on computers and the overall slowing down of economic growth in India. The news is likely to be welcomed by the PC […]
India’s trade deficit could be in excess of $180 billion this year and could rise to an alarming $428.3 billion by 2015-16, creating a payments crisis, industry body ASSOCHAM said today. India had a target of keeping its goods-trade deficit in the $120-130 range this year, but has failed miserably to stick to the estimates, […]
The Central Vigilance Commission recommended major penalty proceedings against over 1600 central government officers in the last three years, according to data from the ministry of personnel, pensions and public grievances. The ministry, headed by V Narayanasamy, however, did not give the details of how many of these recommendations were heeded. Instead, the ministry redirected […]
Overruling environmentalists’ protests, the Forest Advisory Committee — the final experts body under the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) — has recommended clearance for Mayawati’s ambitious eight-lane expressway from Greater Noida to Saharanpur along the Upper Ganges Canal. The project, which will involved cutting down 42,100 trees in five districts, will however have to […]
India’s total mobile penetration is only 51%, international technology market research agency Gartner said, well below the official estimate of a teledensity of around 75% by the TRAI. The number of mobile users in India increased by just 9% in 2011, hitting 638 million (63.8 crore) at the end of last year, the agency said. […]
If you are wondering what is the best way to save tax, mutual funds are the way to go, according to an analysis by Crisil Research, part of the CRISIL rating agency. According a study of the tax saving mutual funds, called ‘equity linked savings scheme’ or ELSS in India, showed that they offered more […]
Worldwide software as a service (SaaS) revenue is forecast to reach $14.5 billion in 2012, up 17.9 percent from 2011, said Gartner. SaaS-based delivery will experience healthy growth through 2015, when worldwide revenue is projected to reach $22.1 billion, it added. “After more than a decade of use, adoption of SaaS continues to grow and […]
India’s embattled national carrier Air India reported better traffic and revenue numbers for February and proceeded to set up direct import of aviation fuel. The passenger revenue during February 2012 went up 32% to Rs. 949 crores from a year ago. Total number of passengers who flew on Air India also went up 13.4% to […]
The government’s strategy in dealing with the allegations made by Army chief General VK Singh seems to be to attack the fact that the allegations have been made public. While minister of state Pallam Raju said matters of defence preparedness should not have been made a matter of public debate, another cabinet minister, Vayalar Ravi, […]
