Northeast India’s fifth software technology park in Tripura
May 28th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 28 (IANS) The Tripura government, supported by the Software Technology Park of India (STPI), is setting up a Software Technology Park(STP) to boost information technology in northeast India ... Read more...
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Northeast’s fourth software technology park in Mizoram
May 6th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, May 6 (IANS) The central government, in association with the Mizoram government, will set up a software technology park in Mizoram to boost IT in northeast India and software ... Read more...
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Software technology park for Mizoram
March 10th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, March 10 (IANS) The central government will soon set up a software technology park in Mizoram tor boost IT in northeast India and software exports from India, official said ... Read more...
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Tax benefits to SMEs urged
February 13th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) wants the government to extend tax benefits to small and medium IT firms on par with those given ... Read more...
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Tax benefits to SMEs urged
February 13th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) wants the government to extend tax benefits to small and medium IT firms on par with those given ... Read more...
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Budget evokes mixed response in Kerala
February 28th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 28 (IANS) The general budget proposals for 2011-2012, presented by union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Lok Sabha Monday, evoked mixed response among political and corporate leaders in Kerala. ... Read more...
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Budget leaves IT sector unimpressed
February 28th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (IANS) The information technology (IT) sector is disappointed at Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's union budget for 2011-12 for not extending tax incentives and hiking the Minimum Alternate Tax ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh to host major IT event in March
January 27th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh will organize a two-day IT conference and exhibition March 1 and 2 in Hyderabad to project itself as
the most preferred IT destination.IT Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah ... Read more...
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Currency volatility to weaken rupee further: Infosys
July 13th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 13 (IANS) Rupee would continue to depreciate against the dollar due to cross currency volatility in the global markets and India's huge trade deficit, a senior executive of Infosys Technologies ... Read more...
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Andhra sets IT exports target of Rs.70,000 crore by 2015
July 1st, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 1 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Thursday unveiled its new information technology and communications (ICT) policy, setting an export target of Rs.70,000 crore ($15 billion) by 2015 and offering sops ... Read more...
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‘Hike in MAT will impact smaller IT firms’
February 26th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 26 (IANS) The three percent increase in minimum alternative tax (MAT) to 18 percent from 15 percent for the next fiscal in the budget would impact small and medium ... Read more...
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Passport in three days: project delayed yet again
September 16th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Devirupa Mitra
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A project to issue passports within three days - touted asa flagship e-governance programme of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government - may miss ... Read more...
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3G pre-bid conference to be on Oct 12
September 11th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 11 (IANS) The pre-bid conference with prospective bidders for third generation (3G) mobile telephony services is likely to be held Oct 12 where the procedure and schedule of spectrum ... Read more...
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Software exports to grow in double digits: NASSCOM chief
September 3rd, 2009 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 3 (IANS) India is expected to clock double-digit growth in the software and IT enabled services (ITeS) exports next year as the US and other markets are recovering from the ... Read more...
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Karnataka logs $17-bn software exports despite meltdown
September 1st, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 1 (IANS) Defying the global meltdown, Karnataka earned $17 billion (Rs.74,929 crore) from software exports last fiscal (2008-09) as against Rs.60,800 crore the previous year, registering a 23 percent growth ... Read more...
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Chandigarh expecting big names at IT meet
August 25th, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IANS) The administration here is expecting many leading personalities from the corporate sector in its two-day Information Technology (IT) conclave, 'e-Revolution 2009', that will be held here Sep 3 ... Read more...
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Orissa’s software exports grew by 39 percent in 2008-09
July 9th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 9 (IANS) Despite the global economic slowdown, software exports from Orissa grew by 39.05 percent in 2008-09 over the year before, officials said Thursday.
The total IT exports of the state ... Read more...
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Budget evokes mixed reactions among industrialists
July 6th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Following are the reactions of the top industrialists in India to the union budget 2009-10 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in parliament Monday:
K.V. Kamath, ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh includes inflated Satyam figures in IT export revenues
July 2nd, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 2 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Thursday said the state has posted a 24.5 percent growth in information technology export revenues during 2008-09, higher than the projected national ... Read more...
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IT industry wants better infrastructure, incentives: survey
July 1st, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) A majority of IT companies in the country has urged the government to create better infrastructure to spur domestic demand and provide incentives to the slowdown-hit IT exports ... Read more...
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Recession-hit IT sector wants fiscal benefits extended (Lead with corrections)
June 10th, 2009 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 9 (IANS) Battered by global meltdown and lower tech spending, the Indian IT industry is looking up to the new government for extension of fiscal benefits and relief from multiplicity ... Read more...
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Recession-hit IT sector seeks extension of fiscal benefits
June 9th, 2009 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 9 (IANS) Battered by the global meltdown, the Indian IT industry is looking up to the new government for extension of fiscal benefits and relief from multiplicity of taxes.
"Extension of ... Read more...
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Raja promises extension of tax benefits for IT firms
June 1st, 2009 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The IT industry has reasons to rejoice as Communication and IT Minister A. Raja Monday promised the extension of tax benefits under the Software Technology Park of ... Read more...
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Software exports from Kerala grows 43 percent
March 27th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 (IANS) While India's overall software exports have slowed down on account of the global slowdown, those from Kerala grew 43.41 percent till February-end, fetching a revenue of Rs.2,300 crore.
"While ... Read more...
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Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2008 kick starts
November 19th, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): World''s largest internet congregation formed by the United Nations Secretary-General - Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in alliance with Department of Information Technology (DIT), National ... Read more...
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‘Software exports from Chandigarh to touch Rs.11 bn’
August 5th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 5 (IANS) Software and services exports from Chandigarh and its surrounding towns of Panchkula and Mohali are expected to grow by 32 percent in 2008-09 fiscal, according to the Software ... Read more...
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Chandigarh gearing up for eRevolution 2008
August 2nd, 2008 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 2 (IANS) Leading young entrepreneurs and businessmen of the country will converge in Chandigarh Aug 7-8 to participate in the two-day mega IT event, eRevolution 2008. "Some of the famous ... Read more...
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IT exporters hope tax relief will be extended further
May 7th, 2008 - 10:58 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) The Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) has welcomed the central government's decision to extend by one year till March 31, 2010, tax exemption available to ... Read more...
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Sops for software firms extended by a year
April 29th, 2008 - 7:06 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Bowing to the demands of the IT industry, the government Tuesday announced the extension of the tax benefit scheme given to the country's software firms. Under the ... Read more...
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Plan panel urges tax holiday extension for IT firms
April 2nd, 2008 - 10:50 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) India's small and medium IT firms would be adversely affected if the government discontinues their tax benefits, a Planning Commission report said Wednesday. Under the tax benefit ... Read more...
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IT honchos slam budget for ignoring industry demands
March 1st, 2008 - 12:16 am ICT by admin
(Lead)Bangalore, Feb 29 (IANS) Honchos of Indian IT industry Friday slammed the union budget for not extending tax holiday and increasing excise duty on packaged software and levying service tax on customised ... Read more...
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Small and medium IT firms disappointed with budget
February 29th, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)Hyderabad, Feb 29 (IANS) Small and medium IT enterprises Friday were disappointed with the 2008-09 budget, saying it has not extended the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) scheme that offers them ... Read more...
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Indian IT industry dissatisfied with budget
February 29th, 2008 - 10:02 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Indian IT and ITeS industry across all sectors Friday felt let down by the national budget for 2008-09, finding little in it to boost growth prospects. ... Read more...
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Budget dashes IT industry’s hope on tax holiday extension
February 29th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, Feb 29 (IANS) The booming IT industry in India's silicon hub was disappointed over the absence of tax holiday extension in the national budget for fiscal 2008-09. "We are disappointed that ... Read more...
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Small and medium IT enterprises disappointed with budget
February 29th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, Feb 29 (IANS) Small and medium IT enterprises here are disappointed with the 2008-09 budget presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday. "It does not have anything for the IT industry. ... Read more...
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