According to the Vernacular Report by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB, published on Wednesday, 45 million users accessed content on the Internet in their local language as of December 2012, while there are 122 million active internet users in the country.

37% Indians accessed information in vernacular

Business Standard

Busting the myth that internet is restricted mostly to English-speaking groups, a report shows about 37 per cent Indians have accessed internet in their local languages in 2012.

37% Indians access info in local languages on Net

The incubator is a joint initiative of Technopark- TBI, Department of Science &amp; Technology, Government of India, Non Resident Keralites Affairs Department and Infopark-Kochi Kerala will set up India&rsquo;s first Technology Business Incubator (TBI), exclusively for non-residents Indians.

Business incubator for NRIs to come up at Infopark- Kochi

With the internet becoming the new legislative assembly for political discourse, a growing number of political parties and ministers are putting together social media teams to keep a tab on the discussions threading on Twitter, Facebook and other online platforms, to monitor their reputation.

Online world not peripheral for netas

State-run insurer Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has raised its stake in Infosys to 7.24 per cent, raising its holding in the information technology (IT) major for a third straight quarter, with an estimated purchase of shares worth over Rs3,000 crore. LIC, which figures among the country's biggest institutional investors in the stock market, held 4.92 per cent stake in Infosys at the beginning of the current financial year, which has now risen to 7.24 per cent.

LIC raises Infosys stake to 7.2%

Press Trust of India

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued demand notices of more than Rs 23,000 crore to telcos &mdash; Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and BSNL, for the one-time fee.

DoT notices to telcos for one-time fee

Telecom operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular had increased rate for 2G data by 25 per cent, keeping the 3G prices unchanged to reduce the gap between 2G and 3G rates. Sector analysts said the decision to increase rate for 2G data, which contributes about four per cent of revenues of telecom operators, was likely to increase cash inflows for the operators.

Telcos increase 2G-data rate

The sun is nowhere near setting on the telecom sector. Though the decade-long boom in the voice market may be ending, the sector holds plenty of promise. Like every economy, India needs to build its virtual infrastructure, along with the physical. And, the telecom sector is preparing to deliver on this. So, the market is gradually turning positive on the largest company in the sector, Bharti Airtel, which is expected to recoup some of its lost revenue and subscriber market share.

Bharti Airtel may return as leader of the pack in FY14

As per the bulletin, 99% of newly discovered mobile malicious programs target the Android platform, with a very small amount targeting Java and Symbian-based smartphones.

Most malicious programs target the Android platform: study

The $100-billion information technology services sector has, over the years, has been evaluated on parameters such as wage indexes, volume and pricing. With the industry in the midst of a shift, analysts are asking if it is time for a shift in the financial model.

Time for shift in financial model for Indian IT?

In 1993, computer scientist and science fiction author Vernor Vinge wrote an essay, &ldquo;The Coming Technological Singularity&rdquo;. He predicted, &ldquo;Within 30 years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended.

Devangshu Datta: Meet the superhumans

Bharti Airtel has reduced green house gas emissions by 11 per cent per tetrabyte in network infrastructure during 2011-12, according to its first sustainability report published on Thursday. The report includes the company&rsquo;s sustainability initiatives in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Africa.

Bharti Airtel&#39;s first sustainability report

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in a demand notice has asked telecom majors Airtel and Vodafone to pay about Rs 3,800 crore as one-time spectrum fee during this month.

Airtel, Vodafone asked to pay Rs 3,800-cr one-time fee

Global networking major Cisco on Thursday appointed Jeff White as its new President, India &amp; SAARC, and said the company would look at harnessing the talent base in India in developing technology solutions targeting the local market.

Jeff White appointed Cisco president for India and SAARC

The telecom sector has recorded gross revenue at Rs 52,937.32 crore during the quarter ended September 2012, an increase of 0.80% over the previous quarter at Rs 52,512.10 crore, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), today.

Telecom sector gross revenue up 0.8% in Sept quarter: TRAI

Infotech Enterprises Limited, an engineering solutions provider, has opened its seventh development centre in the country at the Sarpavaram Special Economic Zone in Kakinada.

Infotech opens centre in Kakinada

Infosys, India&rsquo;s second-largest software services exporter, on Friday said it would raise the salaries of onsite employees two to three per cent and promote about 9,000 employees in the quarter ending March. As on December 31, 2012, 24.6 per cent of the company&rsquo;s staff worked at client sites, while the rest were offshore employees.

0nsite staff to get 2-3% raise

India has written to Vodafone Group Plc saying it&rsquo;s ready for talks to settle a $2.2-billion tax dispute, a finance ministry official with direct knowledge of the matter said, bringing a resolution of the clash closer.

Govt said to tell Vodafone it's ready for tax settlement talks

After many quarters of disappointing performances, Infosys today delivered strong results. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director S D Shibulal, in an interview with Bibhu Ranjan Mishra &amp; Mahesh Kulkarni, talks about the factors behind the company&rsquo;s performance in the quarter.

Our growth has been broad-based this quarter: S D Shibulal 

After disappointing the market for eight quarters, Infosys&rsquo; results for the quarter ended December, announced on Friday, beat Street expectations in every aspect.

Infosys beats St, scales up full-year forecast

Infosys is back in the reckoning. After two years of many misses, Infosys on Friday beat the Street on almost every parameter in the third quarter results announced on Friday. India&rsquo;s second-largest Information Technology services company not only reported a 5.7 per cent quarter-on-quarter growth in its top line, well above the estimated two-three per cent; it also revised the revenue guidance forecast upwards.

After many misses, Infy is back in the reckoning

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