To make India a global human resource hub and achieve sustainability in skill development, the private sector needed to employ only trained and certified workers. It is essential that a seamless industry value chain is created to engage the trained and certified workforce, said Rohit Nandan, Secr…
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E-commerce committee meets to discuss sector-related issues
The e-commerce committee headed by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant held its first meeting to deliberate on issues related with the sector. In the meeting, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and IT body NASSCOM gave detailed presentations to the members on fast the growing e-comm…
Healthcare startups attract 8% B2C investments: Study
The road ahead for India’s healthcare sector is set to be revolutionised with the rising base of healthcare startups that recognize the need for making quality healthcare accessible to India’s billion plus population, according to a joint study by FICCI and KPMG in India titled –…
Startups welcome GST but wary of fine print
While there is a general buzz of approval over the passing of the GST Bill by the Upper House of the Indian Parliament, there are some murmurs of disquiet as well. The startup community has unanimously welcomed the decision of the legislators but there are certain provisions which have given caus…
Nasscom seeks changes in GST model law
While Indian IT industry body Nasscom said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill is a welcome move, it has also voiced some concerns on the GST Model Law. Nasscom has suggested certain changes to the finance ministry on self-declaration procedures, instead of multiple paper-work for registra…
Karnataka gets large firms to help start-ups
The Karnataka government has IBM, Amazon Web Services and Airtel to subsidise services to start-ups registered with it. Start-ups registered with the state government have access to accelerators and funding, cloud credits, discounted Internet subscription, software debugging tools, and payment ga…
Retail consumer-focused online start-ups from India now expanding overseas
The retail consumer-focused online start-up companies from India are now expanding overseas and getting into markets where similar opportunities exist. The online companies from healthcare, financial services and education sectors after establishing their presence in India are now expanding into …
Nasscom opens internet of things start-up in Bangalore
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has launched a Centre of Excellence — Internet of Things (CoE- IoT) at its start-ups warehouse in Bengaluru. The CoE will focus on leveraging IT strengths and creating a new age industry with the support of IoT-based ideas. Mul…
Startup India hub resolves over 12,000 queries in three months
The Startup India Hub has been able to resolve over 12,000 queries received from startups since it began operations in April this year, the government said on July 6. “The hub has been able to resolve 12,290 queries received from start-ups through telephone, e-mail and twitter,” the U…
Axis Bank unveils ‘Thought Factory’ in Bengaluru for startups
Axis Bank has announced the launch of ‘Thought Factory’, an innovation lab facility aimed at accelerating the development of innovative technology solutions, for the banking sector. The innovation hub located in Bengaluru has an in-house innovation team and an accelerator program. The…