Harish Revanna

Articles by Harish Revanna

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India's per capita income grows 7.4% to Rs. 93,293

The country's national income registered 7.5 percent growth to Rs.112.12 lakh crore during 2015-16.

May 31, 2016

Goans may lose Indian citizenship if name found in Portugal Registry

Portugal's acceptance of dual citizenship and India's legal stance of single citizenship has led to serious problems relating to both nationality and citizenship.

May 31, 2016

India's GDP grows at 7.9% in March quarter

For full financial year 2015-2016, the country registered a GDP growth rate of 7.6 percent. Agriculture and mining industry were the key drivers of growth this quarter.

May 31, 2016

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SoftBank's investment in India may exceed $10 billion over next decade

The Japanese telecom and internet firm has so far invested about $2 billion in Snapdeal, Ola, Oyo and Grofers, among others.

May 31, 2016

Online ads to be taxed 6% from June 1, says govt

The idea behind equalisation levy was to indirectly tax the internet giants for the money they make from Indian advertisers.

May 31, 2016

SBI now owns largest point-of-sale terminal network in India

With the largest network of point-of-sale terminals, SBI is now focusing on emerging technologies to penetrate into the micro-merchant segment.

May 30, 2016

Internet for all may add $1 trillion to India's GDP by 2020

Nearly 80 percent Indians could afford internet if data costs are cut down by 66%, according to a PwC-prepared study for Facebook.

May 30, 2016

New Turkish prime minister wins vote of confidence in parliament

Binali Yildirim's appointment will boost President Tayyip Erdogan's move to turn Turkey's governing system into a presidential one.

May 29, 2016

Telcos using new technology to artificially connect calls, mask call drops

Telecom operators are using a radio-link technology to show a call as connected even as the network connection is lost.

May 29, 2016

FICCI to groom more women leaders amid growing clamour for board diversity

Contradicting prevailing regulations, only 1,375 firms listed on the BSE and 191 companies on the NSE have at least one woman on their boards.

May 29, 2016

Tata launches its e-commerce website CLiQ

The new e-commerce site will have links to Tata's retail ventures for a "smart combination of in-store experience and online shopping."

May 27, 2016

Flipkart valuation falls on markdown of share price by mutual fund trusts

The online seller's CEO said trusts as small investors with unclear markup values; wants people to wait till fresh round of funding.

May 27, 2016

Supreme Court asks govt to formulate policy on compensating rape victims

The top court noted the existing Nirbhaya Fund is insufficient, inadequate and limited to "lip service."

May 26, 2016

PM Modi says his 2 years in office a period of maximum reforms

The prime minister sought states' help to further boost India's growth and hoped the long-pending GST Bill will be passed this year.

May 26, 2016

Why Flipkart delayed joining dates of new campus hires from IIM-A, IITs

Flipkart's wavering has forced us "to rethink our strategy about this entire space," said a placement chairperson of one of the IITs.

May 26, 2016

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Govt includes 26 communities from 5 states to Scheduled Tribes list

Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Tripura will collectively add 26 tribes to the list; Puducherry to have one new community.

May 25, 2016

What new Capital Goods Policy means to India

The policy aims to facilitate improvement in technology depth across sub-sectors and propel India's direct and indirect employment numbers in the capital goods sector.

May 25, 2016