Stating that recent ‘hacking’ into High Court of Karnataka’s videoconference system has perturbed everyone in the legal fraternity, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said here on Saturday that the judiciary will have to live with such instances and cannot stop the use of technology. “We have to make our Information and Communication Technology (ICT) … Read more
India has appealed against a ruling of the World Trade Organization‘s (WTO) trade dispute settlement panel which stated that the country’s import duties on certain information and technology products are inconsistent with the global trade norms. “India appeals, and requests the Appellate Body to reverse, modify, or declare moot and of no legal effect, the … Read more
The discourse has fortunately influenced the receptive global investor psyche. Today they seem increasingly interested in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) accountability of their funds. By Akanksha Sharma Episodes of unfretted institutional greed that rewrite the terms of wealth distribution, favouring the few, are not rare in modern economic history. The response has often oscillated … Read more
UHI is poised to make the healthcare service delivery landscape more competitive, reliable and accessible. “National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) has envisaged to leverage digital technologies and network of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in India to enable last mile health care delivery. Based on the same, it also envisages to build domain specific registries … Read more
India on Thursday named Dell, Wistron’s ICT, Flex,and Foxconn’s Rising Stars as its choice of global companies in a $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,470 crore) incentive plan to produce and boost exports of laptops, tablets and personal computers. Ten Indian companies were also selected, including smartphone maker Lava and Dixon, which makes TVs for Xiaomi in India, … Read more
New Delhi: The World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Wednesday set up two more dispute settlement panels at the request of Japan and Taiwan targeting the import duties imposed by India on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products including mobile phones, taking the total number of panels on the issue to three. However, New Delhi said … Read more
New Delhi: Discussions between Southern African Customs Union (SACU) [South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini] and India to achieve a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) have been revived with the two sides holding a virtual meeting last week to discuss various aspects of the PTA. The Indian side at the dialogue was led by Srikar Reddy, … Read more
New Delhi: The World Trade Organization (WTO) is likely to agree to a second request from Japan and Taiwan later this month to establish an adjudication panel over India’s customs duties on imports of certain information and communications technology (ICT) products, including mobile phones, taking the dispute up a notch. The Geneva-based organisation had setup … Read more