Over-the-top (OTT) platforms have gained prominence among the Indian audience in recent years. According to the latest ORMAX OTT Audience report, India has 54.73 crore OTT users, a growth of 13.8% compared to 2023 and a 55% rise since 2021. India’s OTT penetration...
India’s 1st reusable hybrid rocket ‘RHUMI-1’ launched
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu-based startup Space Zone, in collaboration with the Martin Group on Saturday successfully launched India’s first reusable hybrid rocket ‘RHUMI-1’. RHUMI-1, carrying 3 Cube satellites and 50 PICO satellites was launched to a suborbital...
Job searches from abroad to India surge 60 pc amid thriving economy: Report
New Delhi: Driven by growing interest in the country’s thriving technology, engineering and digital services sectors amid overall economic growth, job searches from abroad to India have surged by nearly 60 per cent since June 2021, a report revealed on Thursday. The...
India adds 7.3 crore internet subscribers, 7.8 crore broadband users in 1 year
New Delhi: India added 7.3 crore internet subscribers and 7.8 crore broadband subscribers in one year as the number of telephone subscribers reached 119.9 crore in the country, the Centre informed on Tuesday. Total number of internet subscribers increased from 88.1...
Apple allows in-app NFC transactions for developers with ‘associated fees’
The NFC and SE APIs will be available to developers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the UK, and the US in an upcoming developer seed for iOS 18.1, with additional locations to follow. Developers need to enter into a commercial agreement with Apple,...
Sensex trades higher, smallcap and midcap stocks under pressure
Mumbai: The Indian equity indices opened higher on Wednesday as smallcap and midcap stocks saw some pressure in the morning trade. At 9:47 a.m., Sensex was up 154 points or 0.20 per cent at 79,110 and Nifty was up 23 points or 0.10 per cent at 24,162. Selling was seen...
India’s 5G smartphone market share surges 77 pc in Q2
New Delhi: India’s 5G smartphone market share increased to 77 per cent in the second quarter (Q2) — up from 49 per cent in the same quarter last year — while the average selling price declined by 22 per cent to $293 (about Rs 24,000), a report said on Tuesday....
India’s textiles, garment sector impacted due to Bangladesh unrest: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that there was some uncertainty in India’s textiles and garments sector following the political turmoil in Bangladesh but it was too early to say what the overall impact on the economy would be. She said...
Tata Technologies terminates project to develop 36 govt ITIs in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: Global engineering and product development company Tata Technologies on Saturday said that it has cancelled a project worth Rs 1,188.36 crore to develop 36 government ITIs (industrial training institutes) in Chhattisgarh. In a regulatory filing with the...
India’s technical consumer goods market logs 11 pc value growth in Jan-June period
New Delhi: Technical consumer goods (TCG) market in India recorded an 11 per cent increase in value and a 1 per cent rise in volume during the first half of 2024, compared to the same period last year, a report showed on Monday. Small domestic appliances (SDA) led...