New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The government on Thursday said the transition of trains to an upgraded passenger reservation system will begin in August, with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw directing officials to ensure a seamless shift without causing inconvenience to passengers.The announcement came during a review meeting held at Rail Bhawan, where the minister assessed preparedness for migrating from the existing 40-year-old reservation system to a modern, technology-driven platform.The current …
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New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) India’s real estate projects need end‑to‑end, enterprise‑led digital transformation due to increasing scale and complexity, as the market is projected to grow from $650 billion in 2025 to $5.8 trillion by 2047, a report said on Thursday.A joint report by KPMG in India and FICCI said that the sector is at an inflection point and technology must move from a peripheral enabler to a foundational driver in a project’s entire lifecycle.Technology must play a more pron…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) India is no longer just a large consumer market for technology companies but has emerged as a global blueprint for AI-driven digital transformation, Qualcomm Chief Operating Officer (COO) Akash Palkhiwala said on Thursday.Speaking at an event here, Palkhiwala noted that many of the innovations the world is trying to implement are already taking shape in India.”What the world wants to execute is already happening in India,” he said, pointing to the country’s large-scale di…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Vietnamese President To Lam on Wednesday hailed India’s rise, describing it as a “centre of growth and innovation in the world”, while stating that India and Vietnam give high priority to their bilateral ties. Addressing a joint press meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their talks here, To Lam said: “I am very impressed, and I would like to congratulate India for its leaps and bounds progress. India has been soaring ahead as a centre of growth and innovation…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) “Innovation, Technology or Artificial Intelligence cannot replace a human being. AI poses many challenges, and we have become exceedingly technologically advanced, but it cannot replace a person,” said Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon’ble Minister of State for Law & Justice (IC), Government of India at the Launch of the book, Technology Law: Regulations, Cyber Policy, and the Digital Landscape authored by Rodney D. Ryder & Nikhil Naren. “People have been suspicio…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Axis Bank on Saturday reported a marginal decline in its employee headcount at the end of the financial year 2025–26, attributing the reduction to sustained investments in technology that have begun to yield productivity gains.Speaking during a post-earnings conference call, managing director and chief executive Amitabh Chaudhry said the trend of headcount optimisation is a natural outcome of the bank’s long-term focus on digital transformation.He noted that consis…
Chennai, April 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s electoral process is undergoing a quiet but significant transformation, with digital technologies sharply reducing the dependence on paper during elections. Officials say the integration of mobile application-based systems has streamlined operations while making the process more environmentally sustainable.Fresh data from the Election Commission highlights the scale of this shift. The use of A4 sheets, once a staple of polling documentation, has witnessed …
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) India’s media and entertainment (M&E) sector entered a decisive phase of scale, digital dominance and structural transformation in 2025, reaching Rs 2.78 trillion with a 9 per cent growth, outpacing nominal GDP expansion, according to a report.As per a joint analysis by the FICCI and EY, the M&E sector is expected to grow 2.8 per cent to reach Rs 2.86 trillion ($32.9 billion) in 2026, and Rs 3.3 trillion ($37.9 billion) by 2028.Digital media has emerged as th…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Indian banks are benefiting from sustained credit growth, deeper digital public infrastructure and rapid adoption of AI‑driven operating models, and heightened regulatory focus on climate risk, cyber resilience and governance, a report said on Friday.The report from KPMG International said the sector is at par with global peers scaling from pilots to enterprise AI use, investing in workforce reskilling and strengthening cybersecurity and ESG frameworks to support lon…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) As part of e-Courts Mission Mode Project, more than 660.36 crore pages of court records have been digitised and courts have conducted over 3.97 crore hearings through video conferencing facilities, the Centre told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Minister of State (MoS) (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, in a written reply, said the Union government has demonstrated its commitment in modernising judiciary with advanced digital infrastructure by si…