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Trai has sought written comments from stakeholders by May 3.

Trai starts discussions on revamping mobile number port-out process

Trai has sought written comments from stakeholders by May 3.

6 April 2018 3:36 PM IST

Business leaders in prominent Asia Pacific countries are not digital ready and in India, executives need significant shift in mindset to enable sustainable change within their organisations, says a survey.

Indian business leaders not digital ready: report

Business leaders in India are struggling to adapt to digital changes.

6 April 2018 3:28 PM IST

Telecom regulator Trai on Thursday mooted a concept of open architecture-based public Wi-Fi grid to bring down the cost of internet by 90 per cent.

TRAI seeks simplification of public Wi-Fi access point establishment

TRAI noted that a number of entities had registered for participating in the pilot project as PDOs.

6 April 2018 2:24 PM IST

Indias domestic traffic rose 22.9 per cent in February with flight occupancy also breaking a record to touch 90 per cent during this period.

Domestic air traffic soars to record high

India's domestic traffic rose 22.9 per cent in February.

6 April 2018 12:21 PM IST

Productivity in British low-paid jobs lags 20 to 30 per cent behind equivalent roles in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United States.

UK ranks poorly for productivity in low-paid jobs: research

Productivity in British low-paid jobs lags 20 to 30 per cent behind equivalent roles in Germany, France, the Netherlands...

6 April 2018 12:04 PM IST

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the government is keeping a close eye on international prices.

Pradhan for inclusion of petroleum products in GST ambit

The state governments are gradually making up their mind in this direction.

6 April 2018 9:12 AM IST

India benefits from geographical proximity to China compared to other competitors.

US-China tiff to help Indian farmers

Beijing needs to import 80 lakh bales of cotton from US.

6 April 2018 5:07 AM IST

The Department of Telecom has issued 13-digit numbers to telecom operators for the trial of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications like smart electric metres and car tracking devices.

DoT issues 13-digit numbers for machine-to-machine network trials

The 13-digit numbers have been allocated to state-run firm BSNL and private telecom operators.

5 April 2018 4:15 PM IST

The President said that under MUDRA scheme, about 117 million loans have been sanctioned and close to 88 million of them have gone to women entrepreneurs.

Honest citizens bear burden of bank defaults: President Kovind

The amount involved in such defaults for PSBs is reported to be Rs 1,10,050 crore.

5 April 2018 2:00 PM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said it was regrettable that women have not been given their due in the business arena.

Women haven't been given their due in business: President Kovind

He asked India Inc to take determined steps towards creating gender-sensitive supply chains.

5 April 2018 1:50 PM IST

Telecom regulator Trai on Thursday mooted a concept of open architecture-based public Wi-Fi grid to bring down the cost of internet by 90 per cent.

Trai moots public Wi-Fi access grid; submits report to telecom min

The recommendations by Trai are backed by the findings of pilot project conducted by regulator.

5 April 2018 1:40 PM IST

Chinas threat to raise tariffs on U.S. goods could be a disaster for American soybean farmers but a boon to their Brazilian and Argentine competitors, European aerospace companies and Japanese whiskey distillers.

China-US tariff spat: Mostly losers, but some winners too

China's threat to raise tariffs on US goods could be a disaster for American soybean farmers but boon to Brazilian and...

5 April 2018 12:42 PM IST