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Business Standard
2 days ago
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Indian PC market to get a booster shot from Tamil Nadu's free laptop scheme
Industry experts say the million-unit tender is likely to give the personal computer market a good bump, but could push value down since the government will want a special prices for such a large orde Shivani Shinde Aashish Aryan Mumbai/New Delhi Listen to This Article The Tamil Nadu state government's announcement last month to distribute 1 million free laptops for college students - the largest such scheme as well as single tender so far - is expected to lift growth in the PC market. India's traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) grew 8.1 per cent year-over-year (YoY) in the January-March quarter of calendar year 2025, with 3.3 million units shipped, according to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. This marks the seventh consecutive quarter of growth.
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Business Standard
21-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Agentic AI is becoming principal way AI will be scaled across enterprises
Bain & Company's senior partner Pascal Gautheron says change management is super important in deploying AI at an enterprise level Shivani Shinde Mumbai Listen to This Article Pascal Gautheron, senior partner and global leader of Bain & Company's Enterprise Technology practice, believes that agentic AI will be the principal way for AI to scale in the enterprise ecosystem. In a video interview with Shivani Shinde, he talks about why AI scale adoption is still slow among enterprises, why RoI is still a hurdle, and why tech spends will only increase. Edited excerpts: What are some of the trends you see in enterprise tech adoption of AI? Essentially, what we saw in 2023 was the discovery of a new approach to AI. The year 2024 was all about businesses gaining
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Business Standard
16-05-2025
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- Business Standard
US remittance tax plan raises discrimination concerns for overseas Indians
The bill proposes the levy on all cross-border remittances made by non-citizens, including H-1B, L-1, and F-1 visa holders, as well as green card holders Monika Yadav Shivani Shinde Ruchika Chitravanshi New Delhi/Mumbai/New Delhi Listen to This Article A proposed 5 per cent 'excise tax' on remittance transfers by non-citizens in the United States (US) has caused concern about discrimination in the Indian diaspora, and among policymakers and tax experts. Part of US President Donald Trump's 'The One, Big, Beautiful Bill,' the measure, if passed, could significantly affect Indian professionals who send money from the US to support families in India or invest in the country. The Bill proposes the levy on all cross-border remittances made by non-citizens, including H-1B, L-1, and F-1 visa holders, as well as green card holders. US citizens and nationals are exempt from
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Business Standard
14-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Op Sindoor: India Inc's cyber shield holds firm against swarm of hackers
Setup by Nasscom, DSCI engages with governments and their agencies, regulators, industry sectors, industry associations, and think tanks for policy advocacy, capacity building, and outreach activities Shivani Shinde Ishita Ayan Dutt Dev Chatterjee Mumbai/Kolkata Listen to This Article Cyberattacks on Indian businesses spiked dramatically —rising by up to three times — following the launch of Operation Sindoor, according to industry estimates. Yet, most organisations successfully repelled the onslaught with minimal breaches because of coordinated efforts between government agencies, industry bodies, and private cybersecurity firms. For the first time, the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) — a not-for-profit industry body for data protection — assembled a joint task force of stakeholders including private sector players to source threat intelligence at the origin and ensure coordinated action across the cybersecurity spectrum. This was activated in anticipation of retaliation to
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Business Standard
07-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Double contribution convention not major mover for labour displacement
Despite tax savings from UK-India FTA's social security waiver, analysts say high costs and limited incentives may not significantly boost Indian IT deployments to the UK Shivani Shinde Avik Das Listen to This Article A day after the free trade agreement (FTA) was signed between India and the UK, the double contribution convention — an exemption on national insurance contributions — has emerged as a key issue. Analysts in India, however, feel that this may not lead to a significant increase in the number of Indian employees being sent to the UK. According to media reports from the UK, the fear is that this may lead to hiring more people from India than the locals. However, the UK already has similar reciprocal 'double contribution convention' agreements with 17 other countries. The Indian IT services
