Digital Economy

India should avoid imposing tariffs on digital trade after the WTO moratorium expiry, as seamless data flows are crucial for services exports and global investment

From AI and EVs to cooperative banks and data governance, India's transformation will depend less on ambition and more on effective institutions and execution

The government said Digital India has expanded internet connectivity, lowered mobile data costs and transformed digital public services over the past 11 years

India ranked as the world's fifth most digitalised economy in 2026, driven by rapid AI adoption and expanding digital infrastructure

The US and 17 WTO members launched a separate pact to avoid e-commerce duties after talks failed to extend the WTO's long-standing digital trade moratorium

Carrier Global will set up a Rs 1,000 crore chiller manufacturing unit at Sri City, boosting Andhra Pradesh's ambition to become a global hub for data infrastructure and components

A key pillar of the new series is the improved measurement of the household and informal sectors that account for a significant share of output and employment

India's digital economy is now central to its growth story and will support economic expansion until 2030

Cybersecurity now defines business resilience in India, as rising AI risks, insider threats and escalating attacks push firms to embed security into core strategy

Budget 2026 sketches an ambitious AI- and cloud-led growth model, but sustained R&D investment will be crucial if India is to become a creator, not just a consumer, of technology

In this session of Guru gyaan, Akhilesh Tuteja, Partner & National Leader, Clients and Markets, KPMG in India, explains the DPDP rules and why it matters to BSchool students

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said with the growing digitalisation of the economy and emergence of new financial products, countries globally will have to cooperate with timely exchange of information, while ensuring fairness and public trust in the tax system. Speaking at the 18th Global Forum Plenary meeting, Sitharaman said technological tools like artificial intelligence, along with judgement, should be used to ensure that tax information exchanged among jurisdictions leads to measurable outcomes. The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is a multilateral framework comprising 170 jurisdictions. It monitors and peer reviews the implementation of international standards on transparency and information exchange. Stating that confidentiality and cybersecurity must be maintained with great care, the minister called for joint attention and cooperation to the new challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, emergence o

NIC 2025's new six-digit coding expands coverage to emerging digital, green and indigenous sectors, offering sharper classification for surveys, GDP estimation and policy planning

Millions of Indian users generate billions in economic value for global digital platforms, yet most of it flows abroad. India must capture this value locally

As Trump tries to rewire the global trading system, digital commerce has become another battleground for geopolitical fragmentation where US and China are jockeying for global influence

The draft IT Vision 2031 aims to generate 5 lakh jobs, attract Rs 20,000 crore in startup investments, and make Kerala a global hub for ethical and sustainable technology

Dutch investor Prosus backs Arivihan, CodeKarma, and Deccan AI in quick succession, calling AI a central pillar of its India strategy as it plans multi-billion-dollar bets

Our Opinion page today makes a case for more trade talks, note less; benefits for Isro from partnering with Nasa; a sustainable fix for urban congestion; and the need for a framework for digital fraud

State action overhaul: Three policy suggestions

Titled "Click, Watch, Shop: The Consumer Opportunity in India," the report outlines how a convergence of technological advances, demographic shifts, and favorable policy developments