E-business
Government allows 100% FDI in e-commerce
29 Mar 2016
CBDT panel recommends 10% withholding tax on e-commerce deals
22 Mar 2016
The CBDT panel addresses the key issues of base erosion and profit sharing, including under-taxation of "stateless income" and an unacceptable division of tax revenues
In US, pay for Amazon purchases with a smile!
15 Mar 2016
Online retail giant Amazon Inc was last week granted a US patent on using selfies instead of passwords for shopping on smartphones
Microsoft ends support to Bitcoin within Microsoft Store
14 Mar 2016
Microsoft had introduced bitcoin support in December 2014 and allowed users to trade in the cryptocurrency at the going market value via third-party bitcoin payment processor BitPay
Ibibo gets $250 million investment from Naspers
24 Feb 2016
Amazon buys Indian payments processor Emvantage
16 Feb 2016
Identity theft accounts for 73% of frauds in India
11 Feb 2016
In India, identity theft accounted for 77 per cent of the fraud cases in the first quarter of 2015
100% FDI likely in ecommerce marketplace format
10 Feb 2016
The government is considering permitting 100-per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the marketplace format of ecommerce retailing with a view to attracting more foreign investments
Ratan Tata invests in B2B marketplace Moglix
08 Feb 2016
In his sixth investment in a start-up this year, Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata has invested an undisclosed amount in business-to-business sourcing platform Moglix
Facebook, Instagram block online gun sales
30 Jan 2016
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
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
02 Apr 2023
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
06 Mar 2023
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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