A global pandemic. Unstable financial markets. Social isolation. Product shortages in some areas while others are no longer deemed essential. Opportunities for emergency funding. If there was ever a time when clients needed your guidance, expertise, and care, it is now. The time to shine as an adviser is right this minute. And, even though […]
Archives for April 2020
Accelerating digital transformation in manufacturing
Digital transformation in manufacturing has the potential to increase annual global economic value by $4.5 trillion according to the IDC MarketScape.iWith so much upside, manufacturers are looking at how technologies like IoT, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to optimize supply chains, improve factory performance, accelerate product innovation, and enhance service offerings. […]
ETtech Top 5: Online firms foray into grocery delivery, Oyo furloughs US staff & more
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Online firms foray into grocery delivery Social commerce startup Meesho, e-tailers like Snapdeal, Paytm Mall, Perpule and Shopclues as well as food delivery app Zomato, and real estate platform NoBroker have all launched delivery of essential grocery products on their platforms. What gives?Cracking the grocery delivery business has always been deemed tough […]
Safeguarding the Industrial IoT: adopting a next-generation approach
The digitalisation of industrial assets is driving a growing awareness of the importance of protecting connected OT environments from cyberattacks that damage production, plant and assets – and expose sensitive data, says Trevor Daughney, vice president of product marketing at Exabeam As we discovered in the previous article, cyber threats are increasingly being directed at […]
Covid-19 lockdown: Buying from home leads to surge in e-pharmacy sales
Online medical stores such as Netmeds, 1mg and PharmEasy, which have been struggling to take off in a big way for over three years mainly due to regulatory issues, have seen an unprecedented surge in sales across cities amid the Covid-19 crisis. While most brick-and-mortar pharmacies continue to function amid the countrywide lockdown to contain […]
ICICI Bank & HDFC Bank lead the pack in digitization: Report
Private sector lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, along with Fino Payments Bank led the pack of Indian banks in enabling digitization of country’s payment ecosystem in the month of February, a ranking chart issued by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to banks accessed by ET showed. Performances of several high street lenders […]
Govt set to notify new social media norms
The government is in the final stages of notifying an amendment to the intermediary guidelines of the Information Technology Act (IT) 2000, which make social media firms in India responsible for the content on their platforms. According to two senior government officials, the law ministry has made minimal changes to draft amendments finalised by the […]
Zomato, Meesho, Snapdeal, Perpule and NoBroker expand to launch groceries
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi A slew of internet businesses have diversified into the groceries space, a category deemed tough to crack for e-commerce players, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Social commerce startup Meesho, etailers like Snapdeal, Paytm Mall, Perpule and Shopclues as well as food delivery app Zomato, and real estate platform NoBroker have […]
Partnerships can file amended returns to get CARES Act benefits
The IRS is allowing partnerships subject to the centralized audit provisions in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA), P.L. 114-74, to file an amended partnership return for 2018 or 2019 to take advantage of beneficial tax provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, P.L. 116- 136. The IRS announced in […]
Take new online Coding Dojo classes for Python, Java, MERN and more
Here’s a way to change or future-proof your career with new tech-focused online programs from Coding Dojo. Luckily, many in the technology or technology-related fields were able to easily transition to telecommuting. But businesses–some permanently–have shuttered, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For those faced with sheltering, and exhausting Netflix and Hulu watchlists, it might be […]