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Faster growth in semi-urban India is driving growth in the PC Market in India as it expanded by 7.7% in Q1 2012 over Q4 2012. Even as compared to the first quarter of 2011, shipments of PCs grew 3.5%. In the period January-March 2012, 26.3…

Indian Post offices are improving – They are not only becoming high-tech, but also considerably increasing the bouquet of services they offer at their outlets. According to the statement by Mr. Sachin Pilot, Communications & IT…

Airtel today announced significant reduction in their 3G data tariffs, much to the delight of Airtel subscribers. As per the press release sent to us Airtel has also launched additional data usage plans “Smartbytes” for postpaid 3G data…

Bharti Airtel nears purchase of Qualcomm’s Indian Mobile License The talks about Bharti buying Qualcomm’s mobile license have been going on for some time seem to be coming to close. Qualcomm has reportedly asked Bharti Airtel to pay Rs.…

A study by IT research and advisory firm Gartner pointed out that global sales of mobile phones decreased 2% in Q1 2012 for the first time after a similar trend back in the Q2 2009. Leading mobile manufacturer Samsung topped mobile phone…

Here is a surprising (or not so) statistic for you - A mere 10% of engineering students pursue a career in engineering, while 90% of them move on to other career streams, mostly IT. Similarly, only 16% of BA/BSc students actually pursue…

Here are the Funding, PE and M&A deals happened in India for the week starting May 7th 2012. Funding, Private Equity and M&A Deals of the week   Funded Company / Acquired Company Deal Type…

Bharti Airtel has partnered with Axis Bank to use combined forces of telecom and banking to offer financial inclusion (FI) to thousands of Indians who still don't have any access to banking. Called Airtel Money Super Account powered by Axis…

As the markets slide to 4 month lows and poor Q4 results project a grim outlook for the Indian economy in 2012. However United Nations, Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) report outlines defining factors that project…