Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament on 1 February. Here are some highlights. Sitharaman described this as a digital Budget. There has been a manifold increase in digital payments in the recent past. To give a further boost to digital transactions, a sum of Rs 1,500 crore (15bn rupees, … Read more
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced during the annual ‘Google for India’ event that the company will invest approximately $10bn (£8bn) in India over the next five to seven years. The announcement was preceded by a meeting between Pichai and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss “leveraging the power of technology to transform the … Read more
On Wednesday, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) canceled the Electronic Entertainment Expo — better known as E3 — over concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. The World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic on Wednesday. The ESA said it’s “exploring options with our members to coordinate an online experience to showcase … Read more