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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

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

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?

"Indian children will not be denied their dreams because of English"

India’s number one trending education app on Google Play Store, OckyPocky’s Founder and CEO, Amit Agrawal talks about empowering students at a young age with English language skills onits platform

A Year Of Hope

With schools reopening, NEP 2020 finally being embraced and major restructuring within the edtech space, will 2023 prove to be the year of recovery?

In Expansion Mode

There is a mega boom in the civil aviation sector with people flying in record numbers as the government lines up more capital for expansion and growth

Pushing for Growth

While the global outlook for 2023 remains bleak, India may emerge as a beacon of growth and recovery

2023's Top Ten MarTech Trends

MARKETING IN 2023, by necessity, will be a tightrope walk between constant optimisation of brand value, a persistent focus on customer value, and the deliberate evolution of the marketing function.

FLYING PIGS IN THE NEW YEAR

THE WATERSHED between the end of a year and the start of a new one marks a time of celebration. In countries around the globe, New Year parties are now as standard a part of the calendar as Sundays.

India's Economic Renaissance

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

Science, Effects & Mitigation Strategies

WE ARE ALL WITNESS to the increased frequency of 'extreme weather events' (EWEs) over the last few years. Flash floods, cloud bursts, cyclones and droughts regularly make screaming headlines in newspapers, on television and social media.

A Conducive Ecosystem Can be a Game Changer for E-gaming

AS MANY AS 2.7 BILLION e-gamers hone their skills and participate in this electronic sport across the globe. The e-gaming business is expected to exceed $1.5 billion in 2022 and $5 billion by 2025 with a global CAGR of 38 per cent. In India the number of gaming companies has gone up from 25 in 2010 to 275 and now employ 15,000 skilled developers.

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE RECOVERY

It would be wrong to call 2022 a bad year even though it was tough on many sectors including investor’s darling tech sector but 2023 willneed the cautious optimistic approach as well

Role of Linguistics in Technology

WHAT HAS LINGUISTICS got to do with technology, one may wonder. The fact is, there is a deep connection between the two. From the 1930s to today, computing technology has undergone dramatic changes.

IS HR AS WE KNOW IT DEAD AND DONE?

IN THE WORDS OF THE INDIAN HR (human resources) guru Prof. T.V. Rao, \"HRD is a process by which the employees of an organisation are helped in a continuous and planned way to (i) acquire or sharpen capabilities required to perform various functions associated with their present or expected future roles; (ii) develop their general capabilities as individuals and discover and exploit their own inner potential for their own and/or organisational development purposes; (iii) develop an organisational culture in which superior-subordinate relationship, team work and collaboration among sub-units are strong and contribute to the professional well-being, motivation and pride of employees.\"

Where does India's Competitiveness Challenge Lie?

IT IS NOT HIDDEN from anyone that a country’s economic growth is intrinsically tied to its competitive strengths. In the case of India, we have seen that the country’s competitiveness has registered substantial progress on important socioeconomic indicators. Since India entered the Amrit Kaal with a sharp focus on determining the country’s developmental strategy over the next 25 years, a lot has been remarked about the nature of development and assessment of past trajectories while making projections for the future, presenting us with the right time to take stock of the situation look at what has worked and where the challenges lie.

South Growth Model Inspiring. Worthy of Emulation

THE SOUTH is the economic engine and the bulwark of India's growth narrative. Our economic, and as a result, societal landscape is uneven, even distorted.

WHO AFTER NILEKANI?

WILL INFORMATION technology giant Infosys, have an outsider at its helm after Nandan Nilekani steps down as chairman?

Car Sales on a High Again!

CAR SALES ARE EXPECTED to hit a record high in 2022, on a surge in demand, improved supply of chip-sets and an overall recovery in the automotive sector. The automotive sector is slated to showcase new designs, new launches and a wide variety of choices in cars in 2023.

SUNDAR PICHAI BULLISH ON INDIAN STARTUPS

GIVEN THE ECONOMIC slowdown and funding crunch in the startup world, it's been a tough 2022 for entrepreneurs and startups in the country.

Renewed Faith in Corporate India?

THROUGH 2022 the stock markets remained bouncy - often defying trends in bourses around the world that turned mopey on signals like the war in Ukraine, inflation soaring to unprecedented heights almost everywhere and the subsequent monetary tightening by central banks.

Technology Layoffs: Preparing For A Major Reset?

THAT ALL IS NOT WELL with the technology sector globally is an understatement. Marquee names from Google, Amazon and Meta to Twitter, Microsoft, Salesforce and Netflix have been undertaking significant layoffs in November. This has created the inevitable uproar in media and a sense of anguish all around.

"There is more rigour in evaluating whether the model is going to lead to a successful IPO"

WhiteHat Jr founder & CEO Karan Bajaj on how the current economic climate is impacting startups in India, the role of technology in edtech going forward, and more

WELLNESS 2023: The Curtain Raiser

WORK WITH health brands, doctors, senior corporate professionals, homemakers, millennials, Gen Z, young women and my followers on Instagram and Facebook.

Three Years of Innovation, and Wellness Inspiration, at Whizdom Club

In 2019, Magnolia Quality Development Corporation (MQDC) entered the Indian market with the launch of its premium co-working project in New Delhi, Whizdom Club - an inspiration hub with innovative facilities and services for students and young professionals. Spread across 22,000 sq. ft. the club offers world-class infrastructure along with mentoring and incubation support for budding entrepreneurs

A Fast Depleting Nectar of Life

BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT optimisation of resources, and when we are talking about a resource that is essential for sustaining life it’s management becomes infinitely more important.

"Sustainability is no longer seen merely as a compliance mechanism"

Gopikrishnan Konnanath, Senior Vice President, Global Head, Engineering Services and Blockchain, Infosys Limited, talks to BW Businessworld about Infosys' focus on remanufacturing to advance the circular economy and sustainable growth

Can We Stop Taking Credit for the Success of Entrepreneurs?

ENTREPRENEURS FAIL. Entrepreneurs succeed. Yes, their ecosystem does play a role in both. But those who claim to have a role in the success of entrepreneurs will do well to remember that they have more to do with them failing than succeeding.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP ALIVE AND KICKING

With 23 unicorns getting minted during the year, India remains a hotbed of entrepreneurship. The funding crunch, shrinking bottom lines due to 'glocal' factors, cash flow hurdles, and the resultant layoffs are all adjustments in the journey that has just begun

SUGAR SUGAR, AH! MONEY, MONEY

Vineeta Singh's journey is the story of her ambition to grow her company to be young India's favourite and largest makeup brand and then take her proposition to the global stage. So far, she seems to be well on track