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ELECTRONICS February 4, 2020 Coming Soon: A Rs 45,000 crore fund to push electronics manufacturing
By: Loknath DasNew Delhi: The Centre is readying a Rs 45,000-crore fund in an aggressive push to ensure big firms such as Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Oppo and Vivo, besides contract manufacturers like Foxconn and Wistron, bring their global supply chains to India and make the country an electronics manufacturing hub in the next five years. “An inter-ministerial note (on this) has been […]
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ELECTRONICS January 28, 2020 Budget must review FTAs to push electronics goods sales
By: Loknath Das“Free Trade Agreements are really hurting the make in India initiatives of Government of India. There is serious need of reviewing these agreements to encourage manufacturing of electronics goods in India. The need for becoming self-sufficient for country like India for its inputs for manufacturing of electronic components in India, instead of importing majority of […]
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ELECTRONICS October 4, 2019 MeitY to push for more sops to lure electronic makers
By: Loknath DasNEW DELHI: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) will push the finance ministry to approve additional incentives to attract electronics manufacturers into the country, according to two government officials. The sops include interest subsidy on loans, credit guarantees for plant and machinery and renewal of the Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) scheme after the earlier one ended […]
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CLOTHING May 13, 2019 Tchibo expands online clothing rental programme in sustainability push
By: Loknath DasTchibo has extended its clothing rental programme to new products after a successful year-long trial. The German clothing retailer said that the first year of Tchibo Share had shown the size of shopping carts and conversion rates “rising steadily”. Launched in January 2018, the programme allows customers to rent clothing online in order to cater […]
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NEWS August 12, 2017 Putney Bridge jogger push suspect eliminated from inquiry
By: Loknath DasA man arrested on suspicion of pushing a woman into the path of a bus while jogging has been eliminated from the investigation. Eric Bellquist, 41, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm following the incident on London’s Putney Bridge. His lawyer said Mr Bellquist “categorically denied” being the man seen […]
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ELECTRONICS May 26, 2017 Samsung Electronics to set up fund to help suppliers amid President Moon Jae-in’s reform push
By: Loknath DasSamsung Electronics Co Ltd said it would set up a 500 billion won ($445 million) fund to help small suppliers, the highest-profile South Korean firm to unveil steps in the wake of new President Moon Jae-in’s call to protect small businesses. Samsung Electronics said the fund will allow its suppliers to borrow cash interest-free for […]
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NEWS December 17, 2016 Microsoft’s Windows 10 Push Comes to Shove for Some Users
By: sristy SahaMicrosoft really, REALLY wants you to upgrade to Windows 10.Since last summer, the tech giant has pushed and prodded PC owners to upgrade their machines to its latest Windows version. While the upgrade is currently free for most consumers with Windows PCs, critics say the company’s heavy-handed nudging amounts to an “offer you can’t refuse.” […]
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ELECTRONICS December 17, 2016 Push for US Encryption Law Falters Despite Apple Case Spotlight
By: sristy SahaAfter a rampage that left 14 people dead in San Bernardino, key US lawmakers pledged to seek a law requiring technology companies to give law enforcement agencies a “back door” to encrypted communications and electronic devices, such as the iPhone used by one of the shooters.Now, only months later, much of the support is gone, […]
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COUPONS August 28, 2016 Snapdeal Buys Freecharge in Mobile Transactions Push
By: sristy SahaEmployees of Snapdeal sort out delivery packages inside their company fulfilment centre Bengaluru/Mumbai: E-retailer Snapdeal.com said on Wednesday it bought online mobile recharge firm Freecharge for an undisclosed amount in a bid to boost its reach in the fast-growing mobile transactions business. Snapdeal, backed by SoftBank Corp, competes with Flipkart and Amazon.com Inc’s India unit […]
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NEWS July 8, 2016 In Final Push, Microsoft to Show Full-Screen Windows 10 Upgrade Prompts
By: sristy SahaHIGHLIGHTS The new prompt will appear on devices running Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 Microsoft’s free Windows 10 upgrade offer ends July 29 Over 350 million devices are now running Windows 10 Microsoft is gearing up for its last push to get more people upgrade to Windows 10 for free. With less than a month […]
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ELECTRONICS July 7, 2016 Push for US Encryption Regulation Falters No matter Apple Case Spotlight
By: sristy SahaAfter a rampage that left 14 humans dead in San Bernardino, key US lawmakers pledged to searching for aRegulation requiring era businesses to provide Law enforcement organizations a “returned door” to encrypted communications and electronic devices, such as the iPhone used by one of the shooters. Now, most effective months later, plenty of the help […]
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ELECTRONICS July 1, 2016 AT&T Steps Up ‘smart cities’ Push, to provide extra offerings
By: sristy SahaAT&T Inc will enlarge its smart town offerings to assist municipal authorities remotely monitor conditionsof roads and bridges in real time and deliver residents cellular apps to stay informed about things likesite visitors and safety problems, the agency said on Tuesday. The employer‘s smart cities efforts are geared toward tapping into a marketplace that some […]
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