Digital

Balaji Telefilms expects stronger FY26 as digital and film units grow

TV segment recovery, digital platform growth, and motion picture IP expansion are expected to improve profitability for Balaji Telefilms from FY26 and scale up by FY27

Indian digital forensics market to reach $1.39 billion by 2030: Report

India's digital forensics sector to grow at 40 per cent CAGR to $1.39 bn by 2030, driven by regulatory demands, cybercrime surge and digital transformation across industries

Rising micro loan stress: Lenders tap digital debt collection platforms

Spocto X and Credgenics are end-to-end debt collection platforms focused on digitizing the entire collection process

Digital channels drive 62% of student enrollments in India: Report

Student enrollments are now driven by digital channels, with platforms like Google leading paid enrollments at 10.13%

RBI's digital payments index rises to 465.33 as of September 2024

"The increase in the RBI-DPI index was driven by growth in payment infrastructure and payment performance across the country over the period," the central bank said in a statement

Data Privacy Day highlights India's need for stronger digital protections

In India, the significance of this day is further elevated, with the rules around the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act in the final phases of consultation

Bureau secures $30 m in Series B funding to combat growing cyber fraud

With global fraud losses surging past $5 trillion annually-a staggering 56 per cent increase in the past decade-the demand for advanced fraud prevention has never been more critical

Ex-ante norms have taken into account India's startup ecosystem: CCI chief

The draft Digital Competition Bill has proposed ex-ante (preventative) regulations requiring digital companies to notify the CCI that they fulfil the criteria to qualify as SSDEs

LIC appoints Infosys to build NextGen platform as part of DIVE programme

LIC expects this digital platform to be the foundation for building high-value business applications

Digital property: Proptech startups are gearing up to ride the AI wave

From property listings and transactions, to their management, and development, proptech startups are now present in various aspects of the realty sector

Tata Digital unveils leaner A-team under new CEO Naveen Tahilyani

The new streamlined structure makes the firm more nimble and business focused

Global companies pick India for their digital services, says Nasscom

Nearshoring is a business practice that involves outsourcing tasks to neighbouring or nearby countries rather than distant offshore locations

Govt-appointed panel CDCL moots ex-ante competition rules for big tech

A government-appointed panel has proposed ex-ante regulations for large digital enterprises to curb any possible anti-competitive business practices. The Committee on Digital Competition Law (CDCL) came out with its report and draft legislation on Tuesday and has sought public comments. The panel was set up in February last year following a Parliamentary panel proposing to have a new digital competition law to curb anti-competitive practices in the digital markets. Among others, the committee has suggested an agile and principle-based framework for ex-ante obligations under the draft competition bill. Vaibhav Choukse, Partner at JSA Advocates & Solicitors, said the committee has recommended the "ex-ante legislation for pre-identified large digital enterprise i.e., big techs, with significant presence to proactively monitor their behaviour in the market".

Is Fever FM shutting down? Dropping the 'radio' to amplify the game

Fever FM's announcement puts the spotlight on why radio can't seem to grow and what would help it to

All reported births, deaths to be digitally registered from October 1

Digital birth certificates will serve as a single document that can be used for admission to educational institutions, applications for driving licences, government jobs, passports, or Aadhaar

King's Infra launches digital platform for stakeholders in acquaculture biz

Seafood and aquaculture firm King's Infra Inventures on Monday launched a digital platform 'SISTA360', that provides transparent, traceable and profitable solution for the entire acquaculture value chain. On its digital platform, the Bengaluru-based acquaculture startup provides sustainable protocols, quality inputs and one-stop solution to people engaged in the acquaculture business. "While the aquaculture sector has been relatively untouched thus far, I firmly believe that it holds immense potential to propel India toward its 10 trillion-dollar economic goal," Lok Sabha MP from Kerala N K Premachandran said at the launch. With SISTA360 services, King's Infra Ventures Chairman and Managing Director Shaji Baby John said, "I hope farmers will start on a new blue revolution. With only five per cent of natural resources been used, there is scope for growth in acquculture." Aquaculture farmers are a backbone of this sector, while processors and hatchers are accessories. "Unless farmers

UK's new online safety law adds to crackdown on big tech companies

British lawmakers have approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like TikTok, Google, and Facebook and Instagram parent Meta. The government says the online safety bill passed this week will make Britain the safest place in the world to be online. But digital rights groups say it threatens online privacy and freedom of speech. The new law is the UK's contribution to efforts in Europe and elsewhere to clamp down on the freewheeling tech industry dominated by US companies. The European Union has its Digital Services Act, which took effect last month with similar provisions aimed at cleaning up social media for users in the 27-nation bloc. Here's a closer look at Britain's law: WHAT IS THE ONLINE SAFETY LAW? The sprawling piece of legislation has been in the works since 2021. The new law requires social media platforms to take down illegal content, including child sexual abuse, hate sp

More than 200 events lined up at 'Yashobhoomi' at Dwarka in 2 yrs: DPIIT

More than 200 exhibitions and conventions have been planned at the India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC) - Yashobhoomi - at Dwarka here in the next two years, a senior government official said on Tuesday. The focus sectors of these events would be digital innovation, hospitality, entertainment, healthcare, automobile, infrastructure, travel and tourism, and smart manufacturing. Kinexin Convention Management Pvt Ltd, a consortium of Korea International Exhibition Centre (KINTEX) and eSang Networks Company Ltd, are holding marketing initiatives all over the world to attract events at the centre, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17. KINTEX has been appointed as the operator for exhibition and convention centre for managing the venue for 20 years. Modi unveiled the Rs 5,400-crore Phase 1 of the IICC on Sunday. He also inaugurated the extension of the Delhi Metro's Airport Line which now terminates at YashoBhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 ...

Trai invites view to make smartphones affordable for digital inclusion

Telecom regulator Trai on Thursday invited public comments to explore ways and means to make smartphone affordable in the country for digital inclusion. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) as part of its consultation paper on "Digital Inclusion in the Era of Emerging Technologies" will assess if measures taken by the government such as focussing on local manufacturing are sufficient to bring down the prices of smartphones in India. "What measures should be taken to make digital devices and digital connectivity affordable to the citizens for empowering them to maximize the benefits of an inclusive digital society?" Trai asked in the consultation paper. In the paper, Trai has cited example of smartphone financing and exploring viability of second hand smartphones in the country. The regulator sees that the rapid pace of technological advancements and launch of 5G enabled services including artificial intelligence and machine learning can widen digital divide if not made

Prez Murmu launches NeVA Digital House project of Guj legislative assembly

The launch was conducted in the presence of the Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel