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Thursday, April 30, 2026
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Topic: NASSCOM

IT sector as India’s ‘growth engine’: Budget boosts tax certainty with safe harbour revisions

One of the major bonanzas is tax holiday till 2047 to foreign companies providing cloud services from Indian data centres. NASSCOM welcomes govt's decisions.

Nasscom to FICCI—women are leading India’s industry associations

Leaders like Rekha Sethi at AIMA and Debjani Ghosh at NASSCOM brought about transformational changes in the organisations as leaders.

Siddaramaiah govt backtracks, puts Karnataka jobs reservation bill on hold for more ‘deliberations’

The draft bill proposing reservation of private jobs for Kannadigas has drawn flak from the business community & Opposition. Neighbouring state Andhra Pradesh asks companies to 'relocate'.

Govt panel recommends a digital competition law for big tech, pre-emptive regulations

The panel has submitted its recommendations along with the draft bill. Companies like Apple, Google, Flipkart & Zomato have opposed pre-emptive regulations, say it would curb innovation.

Science communicators in India need to be turbo-charged. Govt must ensure its legitimacy

Science Communication education in Indian universities lags far behind others globally due to lack of funds and expertise.

Nasscom defends IT minister Vaishnaw, clarifies he didn’t state Data Protection Bill had been ‘approved’

After Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said the Bill hasn't been formally sent to the panel for discussion, Nasscom clarified the Union minister hadn't said that it has been 'approved'.

Technicians in villages to ophthalmologists in cities—Deep-tech startups can help them all

In 'Against All Odds: IT Story of India', S. Kris Gopalakrishnan, N. Dayasindhu, Krishnan Narayanan write about the history of India's IT sector over the last six years.

NASSCOM realised brand India Inc. was the real problem. Then it changed the India story

In 'The Maverick Effect’, Harish Mehta writes that India was just not ready to do business with the world – it was a branding disaster till NASSCOM stepped in.

Harish Mehta’s book shows why NASSCOM is a catalyst in India’s start-up world. It’s a treat

Thanks to the IT industry, India is no longer about wandering cows and fakirs. Harish Mehta's 'The Maverick Effect' tells that story.

On Camera

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.