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THE CRUEL CRUEL TECH WORLD
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THE CRUEL CRUEL TECH WORLD

Asector that continues to be the cornerstone of many of the present-day growth stories is facing a tough period not only for the businesses involved but also for its people

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December 03, 2022
PRALHAD - AN INSPIRING SAGA
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PRALHAD - AN INSPIRING SAGA

Pralhad, a short film based on the life of Late Shri Pralhad P. Chhabria, the Founder of Finolex, was released recently. The audiences have reviewed this masterpiece as a highly recommended film with a feel-good inspirational story which lifts one’s spirits and fuels positive and productive thinking

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December 03, 2022
Privacy: A Utopian Dream
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Privacy: A Utopian Dream

It is underscored that though privacy has been given the status of a fundamental right and individuals can get the same enforced against the State, a robust law, for protection of personal data, that forms part of informational privacy of an individual is the need of the hour

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December 03, 2022
Budget Ruminations: How to Disburse Subsidies
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Budget Ruminations: How to Disburse Subsidies

Although the statistics of the Income-tax department in our country show that the number of taxpayers on its rolls has now increased to more than 84 million, only 1.13 per cent of our population about 15 million) actually pay tax. The rest get away by claiming deductions which reduce their incomes below the exemption limit. So one major challenge before the present government is to find ways to make more people make the fiscal connection between taxes and public spending. This is possible only if more people from the middle class begin to pay taxes

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December 03, 2022
Could Ecommerce Shake Up the World of Advertising?
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Could Ecommerce Shake Up the World of Advertising?

The advertising market in India clocked 11.1 billion last year, of which digital advertising was around 31.6 per cent or 3.5 billion. Ecommerce advertising was 20 per cent of this. As online retail business grows, so will the emphasis on ecommerce advertising

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December 03, 2022
STATE OF MUNICIPAL FINANCES
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STATE OF MUNICIPAL FINANCES

FROM WEALTH KOSA) COMES the power of the Government danda).’ This is a quote from Arthashastra, a treatise on state crafts by Kautilya, written sometime in 300 B.C.

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December 03, 2022
TIME THAT TRUST TRIUMPHED
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TIME THAT TRUST TRIUMPHED

TRUST IS THE LUBRICANT that smoothens and speeds up business transactions, accelerating economic growth.

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December 03, 2022
Redefining.Recalibrating.Rebooting-CMO's Role in the Digital Economy
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Redefining.Recalibrating.Rebooting-CMO's Role in the Digital Economy

THE NEED FOR CMOS to adopt a more strategic stance stems from the changing needs and behaviours of consumers.

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December 03, 2022
5 Common Myths about Leadership
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5 Common Myths about Leadership

VOLTAIRE HAD ONCE SAID, Common sense is not so common!” In our experience, Common Understanding of Leadership is not so common either”!

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December 03, 2022
Bullish on India
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Bullish on India

MINHAZ MERCHANT IS THE BIOGRAPHER OF RAJIV GANDHI AND ADITYA BIRLA AND AUTHOR OF THE NEW CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS RUPA, 2014). HE IS FOUNDER OF STERLING NEWSPAPERS, WHICH WAS ACQUIRED BY THE INDIAN EXPRESS GROUP

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December 03, 2022
India Needs to Leapfrog to an Integrated Healthcare Ecosystem
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India Needs to Leapfrog to an Integrated Healthcare Ecosystem

IF HEALTH IS WEALTH, we are the poorest nation in the world. Healthcare is a story of exclusion, unaffordability, and poor-quality.

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December 03, 2022
A YEAR OF WOE
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A YEAR OF WOE

THE YEAR 2022 was supposed to have been a year of healing, of recouping the time and momentum lost since a pandemic brought the world literally to a standstill two years ago.

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December 03, 2022
INDIA WINS ROUND II AT COP
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INDIA WINS ROUND II AT COP

THE UNITED NATIONS (UN)has said that the world is speeding down a “highway to hell” amidst the poor progress in the climate crisis, which is perhaps, the biggest challenge of the 21st century.

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December 03, 2022
A New Year Toast to 'One Earth, One Family, One Future'
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A New Year Toast to 'One Earth, One Family, One Future'

PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi has assumed the leadership of the G20 just when the world economy faces recessionary trends and almost a year-long war in Eastern Europe.

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December 03, 2022
Why 2023 Will be Your Year
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Why 2023 Will be Your Year

FOR MOST OF US, 2022 is now a blur. The crawling pace of recovery from Covid, the limping back of the economy and the workplace dynamics changing have all impacted us. So how do we ensure that we remember the lessons and imbibe them well, so that we can attract goodwill, good health and success in 2023? Cited below are ways in which you will blaze your own path and get noticed as a leader of substance.

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December 31, 2022
ATRIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: NURTURING MANAGERIAL TALENT
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ATRIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: NURTURING MANAGERIAL TALENT

The teaching methodology of the two-year MBA programme at the Atria Institute of Technology covers real life case studies, role-playing, gamification and industry exposure through regular industry interactions, internships, and projects.

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December 31, 2022
Khabri, Kaikeyi, Khata, Kaash and the Boss
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Khabri, Kaikeyi, Khata, Kaash and the Boss

KAIKEYI is an important character in the Indian epic - Ramayana. More importantly, do you know Manthara in that story? Without Manthara, the Ramayana might have not had the long twists and turns it does.

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December 31, 2022
"WE TRANSFORM VOLCANIC ROCK INTO STONE WOOL"
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"WE TRANSFORM VOLCANIC ROCK INTO STONE WOOL"

It is vital that the buildings in which we live are made of construction materials that pose no threat to our health and safety. In an interaction, Vinay Pratap Singh, Business Unit Director - India & SAARC Countries, ROXUL ROCKWOOL Technical Insulation Pvt. Ltd., talks about how stone wool combines excellent thermal properties with fire resistance, robustness, and acoustic qualities to meet today's construction needs.

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December 31, 2022
Renewables Take Centrestage But Fossils Linger
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Renewables Take Centrestage But Fossils Linger

Even as the war in Ukraine and climate considerations spur acceleration towards cleaner sources of energy, India and countries around the world will have the challenge of striking that balance between climate considerations and energy security

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December 31, 2022
What's in store for startups
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What's in store for startups

On the global front, even the recent economic headwinds could not deter India's startup growth story. While the current statistics show the trajectory of startups blooming, but an overall conservative funding sentiment in the ecosystem cannot be ignored

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December 31, 2022
Youth & Professionals Will Need Constant Upskilling
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Youth & Professionals Will Need Constant Upskilling

According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report, half of allemployees will need to be reskilled by 2025. As businesses re-establish themselves, the digital workplace of the future will necessitate the acquisition of new skill sets

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December 31, 2022
Year of the New-Age Farmer
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Year of the New-Age Farmer

Policies in place for more sustainable, innovative and technology-driven farming in 2023

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December 31, 2022
CHUGGING ALONG NICELY
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CHUGGING ALONG NICELY

Reports forecast that the Indian FMCG market will reach US$ 220 billion by 2025. The year ahead holds promise of growth backed by an uptick in urban and rural demand, modern trade and e-commerce, read on...

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December 31, 2022
Year of Growth
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Year of Growth

5G services rollout is fuelling the pace of growth in the telecommunication sector; the momentum will continue in 2023

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December 31, 2022
Adieu 2022.Can We Do Better In 2023?
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Adieu 2022.Can We Do Better In 2023?

India, With Its Large population, has managed to steer its economic journey carefully over the past three years of the Covid turmoil.

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December 31, 2022
In Greater Demand
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In Greater Demand

The housing sector has witnessed high demand for quality and spacious homes whichis expected to continue in 2023 as inflation, other factors show signs of easing

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December 31, 2022
"ALL RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT"
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"ALL RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT"

One of the biggest success stories during the tech bull run in the last two years, Zoom Video Communications, Inc., truly redefined how the corporate world communicates today. But how has it been impacted by the current economic climate? How has it dealt with the rising competition? Ricky Kapur, Head of Asia Pacific at Zoom, reveals the answers to these questions and more in an interaction with BW Businessworld

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December 31, 2022
Technology Will Deliver Seamless Patient Experiences
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Technology Will Deliver Seamless Patient Experiences

The increasing digitisation of healthcare has created a major shift of the care that was being delivered in hospitals now moving into the home and the community, thus bringing in more focus around preventive, predictive healthcare

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December 31, 2022
Unprecedented Healthcare In 2022, Tenable Trajectory In 2023
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Unprecedented Healthcare In 2022, Tenable Trajectory In 2023

The organised players in the healthcare sector saw dramatic growth owing to several factors like the comeback of elective surgeries, a change in consumer behaviour leading to better health insurance coverage, rising burden of diseases and consumers choosing premium and branded healthcare institutions and services over nursing homes and smaller healthcare setups

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December 31, 2022
Nick The Elitists
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Nick The Elitists

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, last year in July, announced that 14 engineering colleges in India have started technical courses in five regional languages and hoped they will particularly help the marginalised sections of the society. Recently the Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah reiterated the need to teach professional courses like medicine, engineering and law in local languages and called it a moment of renaissance and reconstruction’ for the education sector. Is this a good idea?

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December 31, 2022