Bengaluru : Japanese e-commerce major Rakuten on Monday said it had opened its India research and development (R&D) institute here to focus on deep learning, computer vision and robotics for warehouse logistics applications. “The Rakuten Institute of Technology (RIT) at ...
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Singapore : Finance Ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Monday signed the bloc’s first agreement to facilitate e-commerce transactions in the region. Asean, the third largest trading bloc in the world, is holding meetings on ...
Read More »Need for national policy to tap huge opportunities in e-commerce: Official
New Delhi : Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia on Wednesday called for a comprehensive national e-commerce policy to tap the huge opportunities in this segment. According to the Minister, the country was not entirely ready to tap the opportunities offered by ...
Read More »E-commerce will be able to do deliveries using drones
New Delhi : E-commerce players like Amazon and Flipkart will be able to make airborne delivery of products to customers in India using drones enabled by technology being developed by the country’s aviation sector, a minister announced on Thursday. “E-commerce ...
Read More »Intel set to help India achieve its high-computing goals
By Nishant Arora, New York : Buoyed by the demands from sectors like e-commerce, banking, telecom, government and other enterprises to store and scale up Big Data, global chip maker Intel is ready to help India achieve high-performance computing. According ...
Read More »Five tips to start your new online business this Diwali
By Anurag Avula, Diwali is a great time to start your new online business or to take your existing business online. So what is your next step? You’ve created your online store, taken some amazing photos of your products and ...
Read More »Feasible to sell petrol via e-commerce, but safety needs priority: Experts
By Aparajita Gupta, New Delhi : Aiming to give a major push to digital drive, the government is planning to put petrol and diesel along with its various products on e-commerce platform. But is it a feasible idea? Domain experts ...
Read More »E-commerce platforms set to launch festive sales from Wednesday
New Delhi : It is time again to loosen your purse strings! With attractive deals and huge discounts across various categories on offer, almost all major e-commerce platforms are geared up to commence their sales for the festive season. While ...
Read More »Amazon India creates 22,000 job opportunities in festive season
New Delhi : E-commerce giant Amazon India on Monday said it has created over 22,000 seasonal job positions across its network in the country during the upcoming festive season. According to the company, the additional positions have been created at ...
Read More »Bridging the gap: E-commerce platforms pave way for SMEs to sell products
By Porisma P. Gogoi, New Delhi : Aiming to ease hurdles faced by small sellers to showcase products online, many e-commerce platforms are offering incentives to bridge the gap by removing intermediaries and delivering products from the small and medium ...
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