The Department of Revenue and the handset industry, backed by the IT ministry, are at odds over the implementation of the much-touted Rs 41,000-crore production-linked incentive scheme to boost local manufacturing and exports.
Blackstone has acquired 4.01% stake in Mphasis for about Rs 525 crore ($69 million) after its share price fell more than one-third from its year-high in mid-March in a widespread market sell off because of Covid-19
While the increase in time spent is almost same in metros (11%), mini metros (15%) and tier II cities (12%), tier I cities witnessed 8% increase. Among the different age groups, the 35-44 year olds have shown maximum increase of 18%, followed by 15-24 year olds (12%) and 25-34 year olds (9%).
“There is an increasing need to not only leverage smartphones but also feature phones in accelerating the process of contact tracing and identification of hotspots in the country,” principle scientific advisor K VijayRaghavan, who is member of the empowered committee, said
The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), which was hosting a virtual conference to inform people about TV and smartphone consumption trends amid the lockdown, was forced to stop the briefing midway because of the "hacking" episode.
To introduce this offering in India, IBM Research has trained Watson Assistant to answer queries in English and Hindi to enable various government agencies and Departments to offer this service to its constituents, Gargi Dasgupta, Director - IBM Research India and CTO IBM India /South Asia, was quoted as saying in an IBM statement.
According to the notification, companies that make phones priced at Rs 15,000 and above and which make a cumulative investment of Rs 1,000 crore over four years, starting with Rs 250 crore in the first year, will qualify for an incentive of 6% for the first two years, followed by 5% for the next two and 4% in the fifth year.from Technology News, Latest Gadget Reviews, Gaming & Tech Videos | Times of India https://ift.tt/o3b1NzK
