DIGITAL
CBSE restructures affiliation system; process to be completely digital with least human intervention
The new system, which will come into effect from March 1, has been restructured as per various recommendations for systemic reforms laid down in the new National Education Policy (NEP).
India to witness boom in digital reality as immersive technologies gain popularity: Deloitte
India likely to witness broad-based cloud adoption across the government and public sectors, large corporates, Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) and start-ups.
Mastercard launches resource site to support digital transformation of SMEs in Asia Pacific
To enhance the resources for SMEs, Mastercard has joined forces with website builder Wix and Zoho, a cloud solutions provider.
India gears up for a robust digital ecosystem as e-payments witness an upward trend
The payments industry, which saw unprecedented changes and challenges during the pandemic crisis last year, expects 2021 to be the year of innovation. With more small businesses adopting digital channels, India could see millions of new users enter the digital ecosystem.
Redefining digital: The pathway to $5 trillion economy is no more a secret
While many of us await the Feb 1 annual budget announcements to spur revival, the Covid era has brought telecom to the centre stage. Digital aspirations are ripe and have a board mandate to transform.
Charting a digital trajectory for street vendors in India
During the pandemic, there was a large scale demand and adaptation by citizens to use contact less QR code digital transactions. Hawkers have been quick to respond to such changes and availability of QR code are driving digital money in the traditionally informal sector.
Digital spend keeps HCL Tech on growth path
The company increased the operating margin guidance for FY21 to 21-21.5% from the earlier 20-21%.
IMD launches digital portal to record weather conditions
Citizens can directly help the meteorological department record real-time data. The public outreach initiative has been launched by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) through a website where people can record realised weather and upload their local weather conditions.
RBI constitutes working group on digital lending
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said that it has constituted a Working Group on digital lending including lending through onlin...
Denmark developing digital COVID-19 "vaccine passport"
"It is expected that there may be requirements from other countries to present vaccine documentation upon entry. A Danish vaccine passport can be used here," the Health Ministry said in an emailed statement on Friday.
Tata Digital speeds up SuperApp plan
With the SuperApp, Tata Digital seeks to bring all the Tata Group consumer businesses on one platform. Tata Digital decided to acquire Big Basket after its discussions to aggressively scale up Starquik, the online platform of Trent-owned grocery chain Starbazaar, for the SuperApp plan did not work out, people close to the group said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Titan clocks double-digit growth in jewellery biz
“The jewellery division crossed the recovery phase to growth phase and other two large divisions have also moved much closer to full recovery,” Titan said.
RBI launches Digital Payments Index
Going forward, RBI-DPI will be published on the central bank’s website on a semi-annual basis from March 2021 onwards with a lag of four months.
Contractor digitization startup ReNEWate raises pre-seed funding led by Better Capital
The funding will allow ReNEWate to expand its product offerings, accelerate growth and improve the end to end workflow for property improvement professionals.
Fundraising in digital space has shaken off Covid-19 blues
Over the course of this year, Avendus helped close over 30 deals across sectors, including fundraising for some India's top consumer internet majors like Dream11, Unacademy, Onsitego, Eruditus, Nykaa, and PolicyBazaar.
