Chennai, Dec 29: A deposit scheme for the girl child, linking of Aadhaar card to each individual credit account, and development of solutions based on mobile banking technology are some of the recommendations of an RBI panel to increase financial inclusion. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the report of the Committee on Medium-term […]
Mumbai: November 1, 2015 Most Indian insurance companies expect to increase their IT budgets in 2016, and are expected to spend 140.8 billion rupees on IT products and services ? a 9.6 percent increase over 2015, according to Gartner Inc. This forecast includes spending by insurers on internal IT (including personnel), hardware, software, external IT […]
ICTpost News Network New Delhi: October 24, 2015 The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has identified two major initiatives towards better utilisation of blood and blood components, as part of its commitment to ensure safe blood and enhanced access to blood products, on the recommendation of the National Blood Transfusion Council. The first step […]
ICTpost News Network New Delhi: October 14, 2015 Deposits in accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) have now exceeded Rs. 25,000 crore which has come to the banks as low cost deposits. The accounts that can be opened under PMJDY are Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts (BSBDA) which can be with […]
Mumbai: October 2, 2015 Health care providers in India are expected to spend $1.2 billion US Dollars (USD) on IT products and services in 2015, an increase of 7 percent over 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. This forecast includes spending by healthcare providers (includes hospitals, as well as ambulatory service and physicians practices) on internal […]
New Delhi: September 24, 2015 J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released the National Health Profile (NHP)-2015 prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI), here today. The E-book (digital version) of the annual document, which has been prepared for the first time, was also released. The National Health Profile […]
New Delhi: September 15, 2015 India is taken up as a case study for addressing this question due to the poor performance of manufacturing in India and the relatively strong performance of services ? which in some ways mirrors the performance of many Sub-Saharan African countries (Ghani and O?Connell, 2014). Lee Kuan Yew was clearly […]
LONDON : 15 August, 2015 The fledgling wearable devices market currently caters to a niche customer base. Improvements in devices and newer, interesting use cases will accelerate the transition to mass market proliferation. In addition to popular device manufacturers showcasing their wearable device ventures, an increasing number of industry-specific original equipment manufacturers are entering the […]
New Delhi: July 15, 2015 Worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3.5 trillion in 2015, a 5.5 percent decline from 2014, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. Analysts attribute the decline to the rising U.S. dollar. In constant-currency terms, the market is projected to grow 2.5 percent. In April, it had […]
ICTpost News Network New Delhi: June 19, 2015 The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, gave its approval for stepping up of India?s solar power capacity target under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) by five times, reaching 1,00,000 MW by 2022. The target will principally comprise of 40 GW Rooftop […]
