Bhaskar Pramanik

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman of Microsoft India, said the digital revolution in India is very real and not limited to technology companies.

IT penetration very low in India: Microsoft India

Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar Pramanik stresses on the need to secure India's critical infrastructure from malware to take the Digital India transformation forward.

'Changes required in GST for a services company like Microsoft'

The Goods and Services Tax is going to be a big challenge for a services related company like Microsoft, says Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India. Changes have to be made to the landmark tax reform, he says.

Anant Maheshwari to take over as Microsoft India President

Anant Maheshwari, who will join Microsoft on September 1, will take over operations of the company from Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar Pramanik with effect from January 1, 2017, a statement said.

11 start-ups graduate from batch 2 of GenNext Hub RELAY 2016

The GenNext Hub enables entrepreneurs to build their companies through an immersive, four-month-long program.

Are You In The List 2015: People Matters Crowns India`s Emerging HR Leaders

India’s next HR leaders are here. People Matters in association with DDI crowned this year’s emerging HR leaders who are going to be the ...

Indian policy reforms a mixed bag in 2015: Microsoft

Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar Pramanik talks about issues ranging from tax uncertainty to its commitment to investing in India.

Microsoft to commission 3 data centres in India: Pramanik

Microsoft will be targeting sensitive sectors including government sectors and financial services through these services. "If the government has to address 1.2 billion citizens then it needs hyper-scale data centres at an affordable cost, with technology and flexibility," Bhaskar Pramanik said.

Microsoft Ventures signs pact with ISDI to uplift start-ups

The MoU was signed by ISDI Founder and Executive Director Radha Kapoor, ISDI Academic Council Chairperson Indu Shahani as well as Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar Pramanik

Focusing on tablet and smartphones for now: Microsoft India

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Microsoft India chairman Bhaskar Pramanik reveals his strategy for Windows 10 and admitted that the company still has a lot of ground to cover in the tablets and smartphone space.

Here's how Reliance's GenNext is nurturing start-ups

The first batch of 11 startups is all set to graduate from the GenNenxt innovation hub after four months of rigorous training.

Accelerate India: A Way to Digitalisation

Over the last 13 weeks we have been talking about smart solutions for a smarter India. We have been focusing on the government‘s objective of Digital India.

Microsoft launches first non-Nokia Lumia in India

Featuring the Microsoft logo, the Lumia 535 has a 5-inch display, 1.2 GHz quadcore processor and 1GB RAM. Along with 8 GB internal storage and 15 GB of free OneDrive storage, the device supports expansion up to 128 GB through microSD cards.

WEF summit begins Tue; Jaitley, Gadkari among participants

More than 700 leaders from business, government, civil society and academia from 45 countries will take part in the three-day India Economic Summit, organised by WEF in partnership with industry body CII.

Accelerate India: Technology for growth

A brand new series on CNBC-TV18 puts the spotlight on the transformative role of technology in enabling business and accelerating growth. Through the series we will be looking at different sectors and themes where information technology is helping the growth of modern India.

Nokia Chennai plant closing may not tamper plans: Microsoft

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Bhaskar Pramanik, chairman, Microsoft India said shutting of Chennai plant is unlikely to tamper the company's plans as it was never the part of the acquisition and hence, it will have no impact

GenNext Ventures, Microsoft to set up Innovation Hubs

The first hub will start operations in October in Mumbai, and will be subsequently emulated across multiple cities in India.

Microsoft India Appoints Karan Bajwa As MD

Sanket Akerkar, the current Managing Director, is moving back to the United States to take up another assignment in the company.

Want to align ourselves with India's aspirations: Microsoft

In an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman of Microsoft India, spoke about the company's big India plans and his outlook for the economy.

Microsoft names ex-Oracle India MD as India chairman

The world's top software firm Microsoft has named former managing director of Oracle's India operations, Bhaskar Pramanik, chairman of its India unit.

Oracle India's managing director resigns

US software firm Oracle said on Thursday the managing director of its Indian arm was quitting to pursue other opportunities, the latest in a line of top-level exits at the Indian operations of global IT firms.