India needs to increase focus on electric vehiclesThe country has an electric mobility mission in place, and manufacturers like Toyota, Mahindra & Mahindra and Nissan are enthusiastic about electric vehicles. But there is a lot India needs to do to achieve its goals.April 26, 2013 by Swati Prasad in After Hours
Environmental need to make devices repairableIt is imperative for designers to incorporate sustainable features into their products not only to make them last longer, but to help promote a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future.April 24, 2013 by Swati Prasad in Smartphones
Global forces changing rules of India's outsourcing gameCitibank's proposed on-site mandate and the likely changes to U.S. immigration laws suggest the global outsourcing landscape may change forever, possibly hurting India's booming IT industry.April 23, 2013 by Swati Prasad in CXO
Indian public sector to grow on back of modern ITModern forms of IT such as cloud, big data and mobility will play a large role in increasing the turnover of Indian public-sector units, from US$383 billion today to US$1 trillion by 2020.April 18, 2013 by Swati Prasad in Cloud
Why Infosys’s downfall makes us sadInfosys stands for a lot more than just the boom in outsourcing and Indian IT. It stands for creating wealth amid the middle class, for values and high corporate governance norms. That's why its disappointing results mean more than just the numbers.April 18, 2013 by Swati Prasad in CXO
Mahindra, Vodafone roll out India's first M2M carMahindra e2o, an electric vehicle, becomes the first "connected" car in India with telematics-based features such as remote control of air-conditioning to pre-cool the car and technical support.April 11, 2013 by Swati Prasad in Networking
Indian telcos trying to unlock value from DTH bizWith huge debts and falling profitability, telecom operators in the country are aiming to drive their direct-to-home business through both divestment and IPOs.April 10, 2013 by Swati Prasad in Mobile Carriers
Most large Indian firms to increase IT spend this yearEnterprises in the country today spend an average US$12.2 million on IT, pumping their investment in cloud, virtualization, datacenter consolidation, and IT modernization, according to a Gartner survey.April 9, 2013 by Swati Prasad in IT Priorities
Ambani brothers' telecom agreement a win-winThe agreement between the two Ambani brothers' telecom venture to share RCom's optic fiber network creates hopes for a disruptive impact on the Indian telecom market from Reliance Jio's 4G services.April 5, 2013 by Swati Prasad in Mobility
Stop passing the buck for India's telecom messMinister Kapil Sibal criticizes India's apex court for intervening in the telecoms industry, but the problem goes deeper in that the government views the sector as a "golden goose" instead of an enabler for change. April 4, 2013 by Swati Prasad in Government
Costly to protect, attack pharma IP in IndiaSupreme Court judgment rejecting Novartis' plea for a patent on cancer drug, Glivec, highlights the need for developing new models of selling innovative drugs in markets like India where patients can't afford costly, life-saving drugs.April 3, 2013 by Swati Prasad in Enterprise Software
India’s mobile VAS market set to hit $9.5B by 2015There is pent up demand for sophisticated mobile services in application areas such as m-education, m-entertainment, m-finance and m-health, says a report by Wipro and IAMAI.March 26, 2013 by Swati Prasad in Mobile Carriers
India won't miss Internet bus, Mr. SchmidtRealities of India are very different from those in the United States. Therefore, it's possible that Internet speeds and regulations here pertaining to freedom on the Web don't suit Google even a decade from now.March 26, 2013 by Swati Prasad in Security
Aren’t we reading too much into social media?From sociologists to psychologists, governments, researchers, police, marketers, HR managers, marriage brokers, and psephologists--everyone seems to be turning to the social media for answers.March 22, 2013 by Swati Prasad in Social Media
Who's doing research on the dark side of tech?With new innovations popping up each day, it's hard to tell which gadget in your house may have an adverse impact on your health or on the environment around you.March 19, 2013 by Swati Prasad in Tech Industry