E-business
Amazon chief Bezos wants inventory-based retailing in India: report
13 Jun 2016
The inventory-led model involves sourcing goods, holding stocks and selling merchandise directly to the consumer
Ratan Tata invests in e-ticketing firm Kyazoonga
11 Jun 2016
Amazon to invest another $3 bn in India, takes total to $5 bn
08 Jun 2016
Amazon's investment decision is seen as a vote of confidence on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who presented the US India Business Council's global leadership awards to Bezos and Sun Pharma founder Dilip Shanghvi in Washington
SoftBank's investments in India may cross $10 billion
30 May 2016
SoftBank made a $350 million investment as part of its commitment to a $20-billion three-way joint venture with Bharti Enterprises and Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group in India to generate 20 gigawatts of renewable energy
Amazon stops giving refunds on electronics items
24 May 2016
Ekart to now offer full-fledged courier services
19 May 2016
Tata Group to launch e-comm platform Tata CliQ on 27 May
18 May 2016
Tata CLiQ will be an omni-channel branded marketplace connecting the online and offline assets of companies, differentiating itself from pure-play e-commerce sites such as Amazon, Flipkart or Snapdeal
Flipkart to rope in major brands in push for ads
18 May 2016
Flipkart is looking to tap big brands such as Samsung and Microsoft to rev up its fledgling advertisement business, a unit that's expected to drive profitability
Amazon to expand private label business to grocery
17 May 2016
Private label brands are cheaper for customers and bring in higher profits because they allow companies to save costs on marketing and brand development
Spooked by data breaches, 45% US net users curb online transactions: survey
16 May 2016
Nearly half of US citizens have cut out online activities such as banking or shopping due to security and privacy fears
Microsoft, Facebook in renewable alliance targeting 60 GW power by 2025
14 May 2016
The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance will connect large energy consumers such as Facebook and Microsoft with small clean energy producers without access to power grids
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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