Month: March 2025

Airtel partners with SpaceX to bring Starlink internet to India

Expanding Internet Access – Starlink will help connect remote communities, schools, and healthcare centres, especially in areas with limited or no internet connectivity.

According to Airtel’s filing, the collaboration will explore ways Starlink can complement and enhance Airtel’s existing broadband services, helping to improve network reach, particularly in rural and remote areas.

IPL ad ban: Experts slam Health Ministry’s call for an ad ban on tobacco, alcohol, including surrogate ads

Experts argue that the move is not only legally questionable but also economically damaging, demonstrating a lack of regulatory foresight.

Health Ministry’s latest diktat paints all forms of such marketing with the same brush, failing to distinguish between genuine brand extensions and misleading and surrogate advertisements.

The growing role of AI in supply chain management

One way businesses are strengthening resilience is by diversifying supplier networks. AI helps identify and onboard multiple vendors, reducing dependency on a single source.

One way businesses are strengthening resilience is by diversifying supplier networks. AI helps identify and onboard multiple vendors, reducing dependency on a single source.

Exchange22 gets GST relief as Allahabad HC stays ₹253 crore show cause notice

The industry awaits further legal clarity as the matter progresses through the courts, with the Supreme Court's ruling expected to set a precedent for future GST assessments on gaming platforms.

Gaming companies argue that the 28% GST rate should be imposed only from October 1, 2023, when the revised taxation structure was officially implemented.

1,159 MSOs licenses cancelled; only 843 registered with I&B Ministry as of Feb’25

In August 2024, there were over 850 registered MSOs and a year before that, the number stood at 998. (Representative image by Erik Mclean via Unsplash)

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, as of February 28, 2025, 114 Multi-system operators (MSOs) applications have been cancelled/rejected and 1045 MSOs registrations have been surrendered/expired.

New Karnataka law brings e-commerce platforms under agricultural market rules

This amendment ensures they follow regulations and pay the required cess," Patil told the Assembly.

State Agricultural Marketing Minister Shivanand Patil explained that while earlier laws applied only to Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) yards, the new amendment extends these rules to online trading platforms.

Game-Changer! Tgthr. drives India’s first 100% SOV on CNN-News18 for Ultraviolette’s grand unveiling

By securing the entire channel’s ad space for a day, Ultraviolette and Tgthr. have rewritten the rules of brand communication, pioneering a new standard in advertising.

This groundbreaking media execution was achieved in collaboration with Network18, leveraging the unparalleled reach of CNN-News18, India’s leading multi-platform English news channel.