Speech of Mr Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister for Communications and IT, GOI, at the IGF, Baku

Internet has evolved itself into a powerful, ubiquitous, empowering and liberating medium, even though only a fragment of its full potential is known and has been exploited by us so far. In its borderless cyberspace, internet provides limitless opportunities for freedom of speech and expression.  Internet, perhaps is the nearest approximation to the utopian world of …

HEINEKEN’s acquisition of APB approved by Competition Commission of Singapore

Amsterdam, 6 November 2012 – Heineken N.V. (‘HEINEKEN’) today announced that the Competition Commission of Singapore (the ‘CCS’) has granted clearance for the acquisition by Heineken International B.V. (‘HIBV’) of Fraser and Neave, Limited’s (‘F&N’) direct and indirect interests in Asia Pacific Breweries Limited (‘APB’) and F&N’s interest in the non-APB assets held by Asia …

Growth and Employment first: Energy-Intensive Industries warn against current plans to increase energy costs for private and industrial consumers

 In the face of recent plant closures, restructuring and lay-offs throughout the whole value chain of European manufacturing industry, the EU should avoid all political measures that would add to the cost burden of its economic base. The Alliance of Energy-Intensive Industries urges the European Commission to abandon its plans to amend the Emission Trading System (ETS) in …

Augmented Reality Mobile Apps to Generate Nearly $300mn in Revenues Next Year, Juniper Research Report Finds

But technological limitations persist, constraining enterprise adoption Hampshire, UK – 6th November 2012: A new report from Juniper Research has found that with brands and retailers increasingly keen to deploy augmented reality (AR) capabilities within their apps and marketing materials, AR applications will generate close to $300mn in revenues globally in 2013. The report found …

ZIM Civil Society Coalition reps to take part in panel discussion at Zimbabwe Diamond Conference 2012, November 12-13, 2012

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – November 5, 2012: Members of Zimbabwe’s Civil Society Coalition say they will attend the Zimbabwe Diamond Conference 2012 and aim to play an active role in discussions at the November 12-13 event at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Kimberley Process (KP) Civil Society Coalition representatives in Zimbabwe, Shamiso Mtisi and Tafadzwa Musarara, will …

Flipkart.com receives the PCI DSS Certificate of Compliance v2.0 from SISA

Flipkart India Pvt. Ltd. (“Flipkart India”) announced today that it has successfully completed the assessment procedure to validate its compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) 2.0, a leading security standard for payment card processing. This makes flipkart.com one of the few Indian e-commerce platforms to receive this certification. The PCI DSS …