Soft Hindutva to hard on hate: Rahul’s secular pivot welcome

Since 2014, the BJP juggernaut has swept elections and changed India’s discourse on secularism. I have often criticised the Congress party for resorting to soft Hindutva, fearing that its historical secularism is costing it votes....

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Why we shouldn’t copy-paste EU’s ‘one nation, one charger’ policy

A common mistake in public policy is the inability to confront trade-offs. Every government policy seems well-intentioned, nice-sounding, and welfare-enhancing. The union consumer affairs ministry’s recent moves towards a ‘one nation, one charging port’ for...

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Can friendships last a lifetime

My 4 closest friends live hundreds of miles away from me. Three of their names begin with an “S”.  I guess it’s only fitting that special, surreal, sincere and serendipitous also start with an S....

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The year that was, and the challenges ahead!!!

2022 was a good ‘growth’ year for India. India’s economy was among the fastest growing large economies. This was commendable, especially in a year marred by war and extreme climate events, rising commodity and energy...

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Testing year: India & the world will meet 2023 fingers-crossed

We meet some new years effervescently but 2023 has us feeling edgy, like too much is hanging in the balance and we shouldn’t jinx the silver linings. The Ukraine-Russia war was the big black swan...

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It was his game that made football beautiful: Those who saw Pelé on field were treated to extraordinary beauty… moments that made them believe immortality exists

It is not often that the death of one man signifies the death of a time. Of an entire generation. The last one standing of a historic club of legends – such as Alfredo Di...

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Bid goodbye to year 2022 with a wake

By Narayani Ganesh As we prepare to say goodbye to the year 2022, it may be instructive to take a peek at the many ways by which different cultures face the death of a loved...

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EdTech trends that will shape classroom learning in 2023

The Indian edtech market size is expected to reach US$ 30 billion by 2031, from US$ 700-800 million in 2021. According to KPMG, India has also become the second largest market for E-learning after the...

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Is FemTech poised to revolutionise healthcare in the foreseeable future?

The term “FemTech,” first used by businesswoman Ida Tin in 2016, has gained popularity in the healthcare world. Women’s health, often thought of as a niche sector, now offers considerable financial potential for businesses, investors,...

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Telemedicine Innovations and upcoming trends in 2023

The use of telemedicine in the medical field is growing due to a number of factors. Patients with chronic conditions required an alternative to conventional care for ongoing monitoring and treatment during the COVID-19 epidemic....

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What men should know about their reproductive health and the optimal age for fatherhood

Men’s reproductive health is an important topic that often goes overlooked in discussions about fertility and family planning. While men are not solely responsible, they do play a significant role in the process of conceiving...

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When unconditional love springs forth, motherhood is born in us

When the moment comes in our life where we want only the best for others, motherhood is born in us. For nine months in the womb, she does not know the nature of the child,...

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Jayasri Burman’s Nisargah at Art Musings Mumbai

I’m a lover of still life. The glistening grapes, the porcelain and the peaches and the glimpse of pearly gloss on a loaf of bread. And yesterday in the mail I got images Jayasri Burman’s...

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Ring fencing data: Ransomware attacks are rising fast. India needs to be ready. And the data bill must factor this in

The last two months of 2022 brought India’s cyber vulnerabilities into sharp relief. In November, securities depository CDSL said it had detected malware in some machines and disconnected itself from the capital market. Later, AIIMS,...

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Faith provides the supreme immunity

By James Anderson Faith is a seed planted deep within us; it is natural to the soul. True faith is absolute because it amounts to certitude: it holds us all together. One might imagine that...

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Urinary problems in women: Neurogenic bladder and self catheterisation

My grandmother is 75-year-old. She was facing repeated urinary tract infections for last 1 year. On sonography it is found that she is not able to pass urine completely and there is always a residual...

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New Year resolution: Is this love?

You recall the fun times of your relationship and feel sad because it does not still exist.  Something is missing and you can’t quite say what.  You recount the wine you had or the vacation...

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Yayoi Kusuma at Madison New York

Art for the common man to savour. The world’s finest installation just opened  at a subway terminal in New York this first week of December. In November 1968 she created  a nude spectacle  at a subway station  in NY;...

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Indiaspora: PIOs come of age in politics across the world

As December draws down on the world and dovetails into a new year, a look back at 2022 shows it has been a momentous one for the Indian diaspora, with new landmarks along the way....

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Polls 2023: Revadis, not rehearsal: Nine assembly polls next year are not any kind of semi-final for 2024. But with slowing growth, campaigning will likely see all parties offer even more freebies

As many as nine states, including the major ones of Karnataka, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, will hold assembly elections in 2023. The media will probably dub it as the semi-final before the 2024...

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Guru Gobind Singh’s priceless gifts to us

By Inder Raj Ahluwalia That Guru Gobind Singh’s, the tenth Sikh Guru’s, entire life was a saga of selfless sacrifice, and his noble thoughts and actions were guided by justice and dharma are well known...

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The 5 biggest omni channel trends In 2023 everyone must get ready for now

2023 will be an exciting time for the omni channel trade, not just in India but throughout the world. There will be greater integration between physical stores, PR, and the web. In fact, e-commerce and...

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Let’s not overreact: Mock drills, appropriate behaviour and vaccination will deal with infections without hurting the economy

India’s healthcare system yesterday went through a mock drill to cope with a scenario where Covid cases surge. It’s a sensible thing to do and fits with the test-track-treat-vaccinate-behaviour package that represents India’s current Covid...

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A resilient supply chain is the need of the hour in India

“We want our logistics to move at the same speed as the Cheetah,” said PM Modi at the launch of the National Logistics Policy – a well-thought-out plan to streamline India’s fragmented logistics sector. While...

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FY 2023 – Year of economic reset

Notably, the year 2022 was about resiliency, rebounding, and rallying. The Indian housing sector thrived withstanding all the polycrisis headwinds and inflationary perils. Today, the real estate sector is at the confluence of growing real...

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Why are transaction advisory specialists in demand in the investment banking industry?

Investment banking is a great career choice for many youngsters as it offers a high salary, great benefits, and a chance to work with some of the world’s most powerful and influential people. Investment banking...

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Impact of new securitization guidelines by RBI on the business ecosystem

The Indian Securitization industry is approx. 2 lakh crore. In the Financial Year (FY) 2021-22 securitization market contributed to a volume of 1.35 lakh crore to the Indian economy. The securitization market consists of various...

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The future is not so much hindsight as foresight: Uncertainties still cloud us

Rugged roads need all-weather four-wheel driven vehicles and not the luxury Sedans. We are in uncertain times still. End of the year has not been that good although economy-wise, India is far better than many...

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Why and how battery recycling shall play a pivotal role in India’s EV transition

Today, at a time when the entire world is coming to terms with the fact that the future of mobility is ‘electric’, and therefore taking sincere and serious efforts to make electric modes of transport...

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Let many views grow: ICAR’s gag order to employees, ex-employees is indefensible & can hurt scientists, farmers

Regulatory approval in October by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee to test GM mustard in field trials was a significant development. The mustard hybrid, DMH-11, was developed by a team from Delhi University. Based on...

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Putting more life into our lives is real life

By Kamlesh Patel What is the meaning of life? The simplest yet the most meaningful response to this question came to me from my spiritual teacher, Shri Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur: “Life in life is...

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The teeth, the nuts, and the nutcracker

Early this month, senior officials from our public funding organization visited our Technology Innovation Hub (TiH), under the aegis of IIT Mandi. The organization has been set up with a sharp vision to bring out...

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MVA leaders surpassed Goebbels’ ‘big lie theory’

In the last few days, there had been several rounds of discussions over the alleged controversial statements in the state. Even if it was ‘Nano’, but still the Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders managed to take...

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Why and how innovative, sustainable products will drive the future

As the recent COP27 Summit outcomes reveal, sustainability is no longer an option for the world – it is imperative. Keeping this concern in mind, brands need to renew the focus on leveraging innovation to...

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Banks kosher post-Kochhar?: Last week’s arrest of ex-ICICI CEO came long after most people thought the story had gone cold. Banks became more careful, but also maybe excessively risk-averse

Like all disgraced stars of Mumbai’s money market, Chanda Kochhar, the former CEO of ICICI Bank, and her husband Deepak, a businessman, had been leading a quiet life for the past few years. The alleged...

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Recount moments you felt joyful and supported

By Pulkit Sharma Once again as the calendar year comes to an end, most of us have a faint memory of the list of goals, aspirations, and dreams that we had started with. In some...

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Occupational exposure to air pollution – Critical trigger for people with asthma

Over the years, air pollution has increasingly become a major public health concern the world over. This is especially true in India which is home to three of the top 20 polluted cities in the...

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Can Bollywood roll back the southern juggernaut?

‘Tum log mujhe dhoondh rahe ho aur main tumhara idhar intezar kar raha hoon (You’re looking for me and I’ve been here waiting for you patiently all this while)”. For the past three years, ever...

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As China, factory of the world, loses dominance, can India benefit?

The central economic challenge India continues to face is the creation of well-paid jobs for the masses. This challenge, in turn, requires greater success in manufacturing than has been the case to-date. It is in...

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A Christmas present to the child within you

It’s Christmas!!!! And with it comes good cheer, festivities, amazing food, and … presents!!! Remember the excitement we experienced when we got presents as kids? Why do we not experience the same level of excitement...

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Smooth road ahead for BJP if Opposition stays stuck in quadrilateral tangle

What do the political developments in 2022 indicate about the possibilities in the run-up to 2024 Lok Sabha elections? BJP won historic mandates in two important states this year — a second consecutive victory in...

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Who can get bio-remodelling? Know from experts

Everyone wants to look their best throughout the life’s changing seasons. No matter what our age is, we all love to flaunt healthy and youthful skin that glows and radiates. However, healthy and youthful-looking skin...

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How drones are changing the face of the Q-commerce industry in India

According to a survey, 80% of customers want same-day delivery, and 61% want their packages to arrive within one to three hours of placing their orders. A report by Redseer highlighted that the Q-commerce sector in India...

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Trends shaping the future of diagnostics space

Over the years, the Indian diagnostics sector has witnessed exponential growth. The traditional medical practice has given way to evidence-based medical practice and nowadays to a great extent the clinicians depend on diagnostics segment to...

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Is FinTech a replacement for traditional banking!

Recently there’s a very significant prominent and obvious shift in the demand for financial services. Apparently it has occurred as a result of the population being predominantly young and the remaining generation adopting technology at...

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The gold rings and Karma

Once A Jeweler from Dubai landed at Mumbai International Airport. At the immigration, security asked questions about a dozen gold rings he was carrying in his laptop bag. The gold ring merchant had bills and...

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SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM

At Tripunithura, the St Mary’s Forane Church glows in Christmas lights. Outside the courtyard of the church, stands a tall white star. Each limb of the star has six stripes borrowed from the rainbow flag....

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Nose jab’s here: It is a painless option for crores of vax holdouts

The seriousness with which GoI is approaching the Covid outbreak in a number of countries is evident from the rollout of Bharat Biotech’s intranasal vaccine on CoWin. Incovacc has the potential to give a push...

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Prince of peace comes to reconcile all things

By Janina Gomes No matter what is going on in our lives and the world, God encourages us to be at peace. And where does this peace derive from? From the Prince of Peace, Christ...

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Rumours and more!!

I recently watched a web series where the protagonist says “Truth walk slowly but rumours fly!” Mark Twain had mentioned something similar “A lie can travel halfway around the World while the Truth is putting...

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Chinese checkers & the need for superior air power

Barely a week after the recent face- off between the Indian army and the PLA  in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh, reports indicate that Eastern Air Command (EAC) had conducted a major air combat...

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Digital products in financial services: Trends in India, 2023

Permacrisis was the word for 2022. We witnessed unprecedented disruption, digital proliferation, and upending of business models, while niche technologies found scalable use cases. Similarly, multiple competing forces are playing out in financial services and...

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7 ways AR and VR will transform the Indian gaming industry

Virtual or computer-generated features are superimposed on the real world in augmented reality. You may create your interior environment with a mobile device thanks to businesses. Simply choose your favourite item and check out how...

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Aakriti gallery’s ode to Indian independence

Aakriti Art Gallery Kolkata pays an ode to 75 years of Indian Independence with  an epic exhibition titled ‘FREEDOM: FROM DESPAIR TO DREAM’.  Curated by the brilliant art writer and Curator Mrinal Ghosh featuring the works of...

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RBI’s digital lending rules, a fresh fillip to the rising demand of finance through digital channels

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) new guidelines on digital lending that are aimed at protecting consumers and their data have come into effect on December 1. The norms are primarily relating to on-boarding of...

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How business correspondents made Indian banking more accessible?

The rural population in India lacks access to structured credit sources because of a lack of information, awareness, and even documentation. Additionally, the physical distances and linguistic disparities present a greater challenge for this group...

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Christmust-must: Time again to update ye old carols 😊

Hark the pricey Front Page sings Ad-ver-tising deluxe things. Soaring price, cash payment mu-ust. Buyers scalped, and ground to dust. Marble lobby, golf course lu-ush Potties with Italian flush. Villas, pools and towers so h-igh...

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Football lessons from the Bhagwad Gita

By Shyam Banerji “You will be nearer to heaven playing football than studying the Bhagwad Gita.” This advice of Swami Vivekananda to a frail young boy who had come to him to study Vedanta has...

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Rural social enterprise is the way to expand wings and live Amrit Kaal’s dreams

The village is the pillar of India. Annie Besant’s famous saying, “The destruction of India’s village system was the greatest of England’s blunders,” is apt and well-understood in recent times. In Amrit Kaal, Prime Minister...

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A disturbing and perplexing phenomenon – without women

Women must be leaving the internet, without the world realising for the worst why the internet space is becoming scarce of women’s voices. Showing up online already makes a woman face enormous risk. Just for...

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For investors, early-stage gaming is where the magic is

What do Roblox, League of Legends, Candy Crush, Clash of Clans and WordTrip have in common? They’re all multi-billion-dollar gaming IPs — but more importantly, they all came from companies that were start-ups. There are...

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Political Modi-rator: The PM could help teach a disunited Opposition how to choreograph the dance of democracy 😊

Despite the hiccups in Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, BJP’s landslide win in Gujarat has, once again, shown that Narendra Modi is to the ballot box what Amitabh Bachchan is to the box office: a guarantor...

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Our reality and the web of causality

By Jasmine Sehgal Causality is central to all natural sciences. It is studied from the perspectives of physics, biology, chemistry, geology, quantum mechanics, computer science, mathematics, researches, ayurveda, philosophy so on and so forth. The...

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Can India boycott Chinese goods?

Contrary to the demand for boycott of Chinese goods, India’s imports from China have seen a sharp increase post the Galwan China’s clashes in 2020. Further the economic slowdown in China has reduced its import...

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Trends and future of the Indian plastic pipe market

With prospects in the areas of potable water supply, wastewater supply, electrical and telecommunication cable protection, agriculture, chemicals, and oil and gas, the future of the Indian plastic pipe market is bright. The Indian plastic...

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Gehlot bets big on welfare, but are sops enough to win polls?

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot may be battling intra-party rival Sachin Pilot and his ambitions for the CM post but he is also simultaneously eyeing the assembly elections next year. Beneficiaries of Centre’s Ujjwala scheme,...

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Importance of skilling the last mile team in the retail industry

The world, especially after the pandemic, has been progressing rapidly. Technology has been a critical lever for brands and people alike to adapt to this change in velocity. With options galore, customers desire seamless and...

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Bridging the divide with digital communities

In any successful economy, technology catalyzes social change. The role of technology in community development is to give people power and a voice within a larger ecosystem, and ability to shape a better future for...

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Maradona … Messi … Magic: An Argentine writer reflects on what football’s ultimate glory has meant for an often-troubled country, the wizardry of its two greatest players & why nationalities in football are so joyously fluid

Buenos Aires. A sea of heads and shoulders, people clad in blue and white … the eight-year-old bounces high above them, sitting on his unusually tall father’s shoulders. He has an Argentina flag tied around...

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Why do we break our unity in God’s name?

By GS Tripathi In the Bhagwad Gita, Arjun sought to know from Krishn about the ways of worshipping him, “Some worship you in different shapes and some others in a shapeless form. Which way is...

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Let’s right our strokes

In common thinking, calligraphy – pronounced ‘kaligraphy’, ‘kali‘ as in petals in Hindi – is a form of artistic writing. However, calligraphic style can lend itself to unorthodox expression – check out Parameshwar Raju’s idols?...

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Creators of our destroyers: INS Mormugao, commissioned yesterday, shows both the progress & weakness in indigenous warship building

INS Mormugao, the Indian navy’s latest destroyer of the Project 15B class commissioned yesterday, signifies the substance of the navy’s hard power with an appropriate degree of symbolism as well. On December 19, 1961, the...

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Of winning, losing and realising our potential

By John Hierl No matter what the challenge in life, we always need to stay aware of the nature of thoughts that we harbour when things start to prove difficult: Do we think in defeatist...

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UBI – A highly relevant macroeconomic policy tool that most policymakers misunderstand

Universal basic income has been discussed at length in recent debates in economics. The mistaken and yet generally widely agreed premise is that it is a dole of sorts. It seems like a welfare scheme...

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Influencer marketing – An ideal opportunity to enhance sales during the festive season

Businesses eagerly anticipate good sales during the year-end festive season as lives have finally reverted back to normal after two years due to the pandemic. The festive season is usually that time of the year...

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The digital age: Are you cyber secure?

CHARGING full steam ahead, the world is at a crucial tech junction, undergoing a massive digital transformation, innovating at supersonic speed, and embracing new technologies. This phenomenal growth spurt, accelerated by the pandemic, is harnessing...

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How travelling helps seniors fight Age related issues?

In the hurry and scurry of life people leave behind things which add zest and happiness to their lives. Seniors forget to pursue their hobbies as they spend their youth in fulfilling family needs and...

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The future of beauty sector

Right from Skincare, Make Up, Nails & Lashes, Hair care and grooming, the Beauty Industry has truly grown and evolved over the years. This particular industry is quite comprehensive and broad ranging compared to other...

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Orange is the new red? Boycott calls will smother Bollywood

What say? Isn’t this the perfect time to start a ‘vulgar’ conversation about Bollywood movies and cancel culture? But first, a Cambridge Dictionary definition of the word ‘vulgar’: “Not suitable, simple, dignified or beautiful; not...

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When sport and nationalism collide on the pitch, and off it

At the World Cup, after footballer Breel Embolo scored a goal for Switzerland against Cameroon, his country of birth, Cameroonian fans stormed his father’s home in the village of Yaoundé, threatening to beat him up....

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Speed up SAP workload migrations with the AWS transfer family

Recent reports reveal that companies that migrate to Amazon Web Services (AWS) can enjoy 51% lower operations costs and 62% increased IT staff productivity, along with 94% drop in downtime. So, the demand for professionals...

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Make in India: Going global and making technology affordable

The manufacturing landscape in India has received a significant boost with the Make in India program and other related government initiatives. The support from the government has pushed foreign investments and motivated domestic businesses to...

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Whatta Goal!!!! India’s Football Fantasies & Fetishes

So now that we are down to two teams, I can’t wait for the Fifa World Cup 2022 to be done and dusted this weekend so my couch potato friends will stop assaulting me with...

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‘For six hours we were kings and queens’

It was a December night in 2019 in the coastal village of Chellanam. Alphonsa Francis (58) and her son Silosh George (34)—who have a rich family tradition of Chavittu Nadakam—were getting ready to leave to...

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Bach And Forth

Agnès Gayraud is a French philosopher, journalist and singer song writer. A professor in philosophy, Gayraud obtained a doctorate in the history of philosophy and wrote a thesis on Adorno (The Critique of Subjectivity and...

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Sustainable agriculture for green revolution 2.0

India is a surplus agri-producer and after the first green revolution, we have become a self-reliant producer in agriculture. The country has enabled food security and is even leading the way in food export to...

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RBI’s regulatory framework may overhaul the digital lending ecosystem

Technology is now taking centre stage when it comes to developing business models. This has accelerated the digital lending ecosystem’s growth and development, allowing fintech and financial institutions (FIs) to offer credit online.   The rise...

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Need for technological innovations for giving a boost to the travel industry

Due to Covid-19, numerous industries, including travel, saw overnight changes as unprecedented numbers of flights were cancelled and borders were closed. Travel and hospitality were already in the midst of a digital transition when the...

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How to Identify predatory lenders and how to tackle them

Historically, credit has played a crucial role in the growth of any economy. When used in the right manner, credit can be an instrumental tool in empowering consumers to fulfil their needs and lead a...

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How we treat our first citizens: Tribals are still targeted by laws that reek of British Raj prejudice

Arghya Sengupta & Aditya Prasanna Bhattacharya Jaipal Singh Munda was a remarkable man. A skilled orator, an Oxford graduate, Olympian and gold medallist in hockey, Munda was a passionate advocate for tribal rights in the...

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Nurture humility, key to realising the ultimate

By Arup Mitra As we grow anxious, we also become defensive, losing humility which is the basic tenet of spiritualism. As ego shoots up, the capability to absorb declines. New ideas, thoughts and alternatives become...

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An understanding of orthopedic technological trends

As orthopedic issues and injuries are on a rise in our medicalized society, there is a need for new advanced technologies, which paved a way for the emergence of these technologies for a few specific...

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Impact of water scarcity on real estate – Challenges and solutions

Often stated to be one of the most pervasive and invisible dimensions of the ecological devastation the planet is facing, water scarcity is undeniably a global crisis. With rapid depletion of groundwater, pollution of water...

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Podcasts: The dark horse in India’s audio revolution

As Indians we’ve always experienced the world around us through our ears. 52% of our population which are under the age of 30 have all grown up hearing stories before seeing them on the big...

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Liberal arts difference

Increasingly many Indian Universities are offering liberal arts education in India. Even though the present-day model of liberal arts education is an American innovation, its roots however go back to the Ancient Greeks and other...

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The steep path to faith

On a recent visit to Paris I found myself once again at the Basilica of Sacre Coeur, the Church of the Sacred Heart, which stands in starkly splendid silhouette on a hilltop in Montmartre, and...

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Project based learning in engineering education

As the world marches deep into the data age where the information is already doubling every 75 days and this rate is only becoming faster, the old teaching methods mainly focusing on information and knowledge...

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Key educational technology trends in 2023

Traditional education is no longer the centre of attention. The modern education industry is no longer bound by time or space. Various trends in the education sector have been deployed with varying degrees of success...

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Why airlines in India need to invest in CX now

Travel across the world and in India is picking up, showing signs of surpassing pre-pandemic levels. In fact, according to American Express, 93% of Indians plan to spend more on travel in 2022 than they...

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Why are datacenters getting big in India?

You see what’s happening now actually has been in the works for the last one decade…. If you recall, many years ago, the industry talked about 4 megatrends – that of Social, Mobility, Analytics and...

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Creative thinking

“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!” – Dr. Seuss The problem is that the ‘thinks that children can think...

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Which shampoo in winters?

Shampoo is not enough in winter. Hair becomes dry & frizzy, plus the scalp which also becomes irritatingly dry, we need more than just the shampoo for our hair to feel good. Washing hair daily...

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Preparing organisations for the future: Strategies to transform the workplace of tomorrow

In this era of disruption and digital transformation, organizations must prepare for the future and equip themselves with the right strategies to take advantage of the opportunities that come with it. To stay ahead of...

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Continue on the steep path to faith

By Jug Suraiya On a recent visit to Paris I found myself once again at the Basilica of Sacre Coeur, the Church of the Sacred Heart, which stands in starkly splendid silhouette on a hilltop...

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How social media revolutionise sales and marketing in real estate

India has transited from a sellers’ to a buyers’ market. The buyer has as much clout as the seller in any transaction. Today’s buyers are tech-savvy and know how to find information. Gone are the...

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Chennai mayor Priya has come a long way, and it’s not by clinging on to CM Stalin’s car

On March 4, she stood there in the royal Ripon Buildings, wearing the mayoral robe and holding the mayoral sceptre. And they called the 28-year-old mayor a kid. A little more than nine months later,...

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Let’s talk about your money

Let’s be upfront about it: Indians are bad at talking about money. Financial literacy is terrible in most countries, even in highly developed economies – people just don’t know enough about saving and investing. India...

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Is the AAP honeymoon getting over? The party’s claims to be BJP’s toughest challenger need to pass a few tests

Two images. In one frame Aam Aadmi Party’s CM candidate for Gujarat Isudan Gadhvi cuts a forlorn figure. He has just been routed. In the other image his party boss Arvind Kejriwal is smiling, thanking...

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Obit for a Statesman: Remembering an icon which was as much a part of Calcutta as the Victoria Memorial

A story of the city that was Calcutta had it that a party-goer of mature years, having over-indulged the previous evening, the next morning scanned The Paper – as The Statesman was known – and...

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Emotions – Sifting through the smokescreen

By Atman “Ethos, Logos, Pathos”, the structure of a great oral argument, has been passed down through the ages, starting with Aristotle. Ethos, the first step, is about establishing the speaker’s authority and status; logos,...

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Urinary problems in women: Blood in routine urine test with no symptoms

I am a 48-year-old lady. During routine health check up with my company, my urine tests showed 8- 10 Red blood cells (RBC’s). The company doctor said that this is a significant level of blood...

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How to choose the effective factors for investing?

In general, while purchasing a new home, we would consider a number of features in addition to the price, including the property’s location, safety, and amenities. Similar to this, experts prefer to assess securities when...

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Even illogical stirs are intrinsic to democracy

Some BJP spokespersons believe that foreigners are trying to sabotage India’s economic growth by spurring agitations against projects of national importance. No, such agitations are intrinsic to democracy. The latest example was the stalling of...

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Can we please stop beating Modi with the ‘strongman’ stick?

At the turn of the century, there was concern in liberal circles of the West over the development of ‘illiberal’ democracies—countries where prevailing political impulses varied from their understanding of uprightness and decency. Read full...

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How the world’s first Alzheimer’s patient was forgotten

Recently, I came upon a touching video. The clip begins with a daughter asking her father, who has dementia, why he was freaking out at being called “dad”. “Because I don’t think I’m your dad,”...

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Who taught you to hate?

When we are born we aren’t scared of animals or snakes and we see toddlers crawl on all fours in their diapers to play with all kinds of creatures till their parents yell and teach...

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Tips to reduce the risks of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is one of the important cancers affecting men above 65 years age worldwide. Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the gland of prostate. Prostate cancer is a type of...

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Anatomy Of A Miracle

“Will my son ever look and live like kids of his age?” This was a question that always hounded Sumita Baidya Bhadra, mother of 12-year-old Aaron. He was born with multiple complications -did not have...

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Now science must strive for knowledge of man

By Osho The science of the future will be the science of man, not the science of matter. This change must occur before it is too late. Those scientists who are committed to the investigation...

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Patting performance, fellow-workers boosts up morale & growth

Despite being bestowed by the Supreme Creator-called-God with latent talent, work spirit along with untapped power within one’s self, a human being willingly or unwillingly craves for a tender fillip and apt appreciation that boosts...

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The importance of work-life balance and how to cultivate it effectively

Various studies and researches have provided the evidence that working long – stressful hours can be detrimental to your mental & physical health and wellbeing. Studies have also proven that most professional feel unhappy or...

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What explains India slipping in Global Hunger Index rankings?

With the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022 released recently,  a decline in India’s hunger rating has irked the authorities. India was placed 107th out of 121 countries that could be ranked, with a total of...

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Should you use a soap bar to cleanse the face?

In order to maintain a healthy glow and texture, we need to take care of our skin daily. The skin on our face, is especially sensitive compared to the skin on the rest of our body and...

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Case study: Getting your nonprofit communications right

Everything you need to know to get started on your communications journey. Here’s what works, what doesn’t, and what you need to be mindful of. Today, communications should be an integral part of every organisation’s...

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Nothing is more difficult than being successful

By The Mother There are innumerable categories of ‘successful’ people; these categories are determined by the greater or lesser breadth, nobility, complexity, purity and luminosity of their ideal. One may ‘succeed’ as a rag-picker or...

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The role of tech for impact in healthcare delivery

The healthcare systems of most countries have witnessed a paradigm shift post the outbreak of Covid-19. The pandemic exposed the fragile healthcare systems across the globe. India, with its ever-growing population, has one major priority...

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The educational link between the UK and India

The appointment of Rishi Sunak as the UK’s first ever British Asian Prime Minister has understandably generated a lot of publicity in the Indian media. Among his many political accomplishments, however, is his notable track...

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Saffronart’s Souza sale this December

Barbara Zinkat’s Collection of Francis Newton Souza drawings goes under the hammer this Yuletide season (17th December ) at Saffronart in Mumbai and it has a bevy of beauties in drawings. Headsmen and women and...

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Only seats, not cities: As elsewhere, local poll results in Delhi are politically significant but unlikely to change urban life

Municipal elections seldom attract attention outside their catchment area. However, elections to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, where AAP captured a majority displacing three-term winner BJP, was different. It embodied the fierce political competition between...

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The Avadhuta’s construct of nature as teacher

By Pranav Khullar The attainment of Sama-Rasya, sahaj, an equanimous state of mind, lies at the heart of the Dattatreya-Yadu dialogue in the Bhagavad Purana. King Yadu, troubled by his father Yayati’s decision to divest...

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Bringing collective action to life

At a time when the world is facing some of its greatest socio-economic challenges, as well as the continuous threat of climate change, collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and collective action is the only way forward. After more...

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How banks can transform customer relationships by unlocking the power of data analytics

Data has become crucial for banks to fulfil their customer commitments — such as listening to customers, developing products and services that will benefit them, and providing them with those in a personalised manner. Data...

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Delivering innovative business solutions and intuitive experiences with Applied AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen a meteoric rise in recent years, and it is now an integral part of our daily lives. Today, AI is a ubiquitous technology that is revolutionizing how we think and...

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24 questions: No one’s been held guilty for subjecting women to tubectomy without anaesthesia in Bihar. India, please note

Around a month back, at two government hospitals in Bihar’s Khagaria district, tubectomy was performed on 24 women without anaesthesia. That there still has not been much headway in the district administration’s probe into the...

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Maha-Nataka, why?: Political grandstanding like that over Maharashtra, Karnataka border forgets many Indians are multilingual

A potential flashpoint in the long-running boundary dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka was averted yesterday when the scheduled visit of two ministers in the Maharashtra government to Belagavi was called off. Unfortunately, this will not...

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A (sometimes misunderstood) chronicler of many Indias: Lapierre never abandoned his cities of joy. For the people in Kolkata he was working with, he was Dominique Da

“See this place,” Dominique Lapierre said, pointing to a clump of multi-storeyed buildings, some of them still work-in-progress. “It’s looking like Manhattan!” It was late 1991, we were in barely-developed Pilkhana, Howrah, Calcutta (today’s Kolkata),...

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Holiday hangover: The last thing you need after a vacation is another vacation to get over the first one

Bunny and I are exhausted. And the reason is that we’ve just returned from a holiday. It’s often said that when you get back from a holiday you need to take another holiday to get...

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Retreat to shunyata for well-being, positivity

By Somnath Sarkar Centuries ago, Aryabhata propounded the concept of shunya, zero, the base of the present numerical system. With time, shunya became a stepping stone to vastly simplified  computations, paving the way for development...

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Planning to travel soon? Carry this healthy and holiday-ready snack on your next trip!

After almost an eternity, we have again begun venturing out of our homes, to pastures unexplored. After the pause due to the pandemic, travel plans are being made again, as people are looking to go...

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Double whammy: First by fraudster then by the police

A new form of fraud was successfully carried out on a friend of mine – who is generally a savvy and careful person — recently. My friend, who owns a small apartment in Bangalore had...

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Dementia needs mainstream attention

Dementia is scary whether it happens to you, or someone in your family. Much like insanity, though nothing like it; much like cancer, but nothing like it — Dementia takes everything away from both the...

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Skill vs chance in online gaming

Year 2022 has been an attention grabbing year for the online gaming sector in India. It started with an overspill effect of increase in gameplay pivoted through Covid leading to multiple landmark judgements in favour...

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Like Kafka, we too can turn pain into love

By Raman Singh Franz Kafka, the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial, who never married and had no children, walked through a local park in Stieglitz in Berlin one day in the Fall of...

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Role expected of India in the integration & prosperity of Indo-Pacific region

Recently, the Indo-Pacific Region has gained enormous political, strategic, and economic importance. Politically prominent players in the region include, China, Japan, India, Australia, South Korea, along with ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), and different...

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16 ways to extend the coverage of your Wi-Fi @ home

While every household has a wireless router today, the saddest truth is that most homes suffer from dead zones, short Wi-Fi ranges, and low data speeds. There are several reasons affecting the router’s wireless connectivity,...

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Data centre investments: Fuelling growth

In an increasingly data-driven world, data centres are becoming the cornerstone of the digital landscape. The data centre industry is receiving a structural boost from the confluence of enterprise digital transformation, government digital initiatives, data...

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Creating strong, compassionate societies through seeding a culture of volunteering

Bharat has a rich and proud history of people’s participation through volunteerism. As a nation, we are still known for the spirit of Sewa and Shramdaan. Mahatma Gandhi recognized and respected the power of the...

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Uddhavrao, why are you always against development?

The Supreme Court recently set seal on the order that the Metro car shed in Mumbai will be constructed at Aarey only. While stating that the decision taken by Devendra Fadnavis’ government of building a...

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India beyond India: The global culturescape of a gentle persuasion that doesn’t seek the inflexibility of power

A friend who lives in Australia recently forwarded to me a lengthy article by a Bengali writer, Anuradha Ray, living in a small town in France. Couched in a prose as engaging as a conversation...

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You can’t attain God by scripture study alone

John Hierl The Hindu scriptures provide the means for Self-realisation and moksh. The earlier in life we study them, the better we will understand the transient and unreal nature of this world. True happiness lies...

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The journey from informal to formal workforce

The composition of People, Processes and Technology should be evolving as a support to more formal employment In emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), far too many people and small enterprises operate outside the line...

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Air India should focus on flying experience rather than bindis and buns

Air India recently issued a staggeringly detailed 40-page circular to cabin crew spelling out the dos and don’ts of appropriate attire. Going through the instructions made me wonder who came up with this list. Not...

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Bullish on India: Six things we did right in 2022

As the year 2022 ends, here is an interesting statistic. Global stock indices are down almost all over the world. At the time of writing this, the MSCI All-country stock market index is down 17%...

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Contempt of court: Time to get rid of ‘scandalous’ provision

Should the judiciary be subject to criticism? This should be a rhetorical question. But criticism of the judiciary is circumscribed. As everyone knows, and as the Constitution states, the right to free speech (Article 19)...

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Compensatory afforestation: Saving trees or greenwashing?

In the last three years, several institutional and regulatory mechanisms have been changed to facilitate large-scale land investments in India’s union territories of Ladakh, Lakshadweep, J&K, Daman & Diu and the Andaman and Nicobar (A&N)...

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What impact Web3 will have on the gaming sector of India

The hottest buzz word on the market, Web3.0 has been coined as the newest internet ‘evolution’ that is set to completely alter the universe of gaming. To be precise, all new-age gaming-platforms and operators are...

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Risk management in healthcare organisations: Tools and strategies

The healthcare sector in India is undoubtedly one of the fastest-growing sectors in the country, estimated to reach a market size of US$ 367 billion by 2023 and US$ 638 billion by 2025. Along with...

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When discrimination leads to stigma in diabetes, do we need a shift in social behaviour?

Access to diabetes care is one of the main reasons for its poor management in our country. One of the barriers that has been recognized is stigma and the role it plays in hampering diabetes...

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The Response Rest Period

Laddu Pinto was very sad. This morning he had the worst-ever discussion with his boss. It was a new job, and Laddu could not establish a harmonious relationship with his seniors. Obviously, he was at...

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How does VR and AR work in the real estate sector?

Here’s how VR (Virtual reality) and AR (Augmented reality) technologies will continue to play an important role in the Construction and Real Estate sector With technology making deeper inroads into every segment, how can a...

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The future of commerce is ‘hybrid’ in 2023 and beyond

Over the past couple of years, e-commerce in India has truly seen its heyday with the pandemic changing how people shop and buy things. Now as life seemingly goes back to normal while we are...

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Impact of Hybrid Learning on new and skill-based learning

The technology-enabled environment has made it possible for teachers and students to adopt a variety of teaching-learning techniques. The most effective learning outcome and student experience, even at the individual level, are produced by hybrid...

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How eCommerce sellers can increase sales during the upcoming holiday season

Festivals are an auspicious occasion when many online businesses introduce new products to their customers. As an online store owner, you may be considering strategies to increase website traffic and conversion rates regularly. Even if...

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Twitter – Has the bird been truly freed?

2023 is only a few weeks away. As the world gets ready to make new resolutions, plans and social connections, it is imperative that we pause and take a good look at how digital platforms...

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Beating the inflation crisis with data-driven dynamic pricing

The reality of inflation has forced many retailers to raise prices to remain competitive and sustain dwindling margins. Consequently, retailers stuck in the legacy tech ecosystem are finding it difficult to invest in maturing digital...

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Role of start-ups in the growth of the Economy in India

A start-up technically is any enterprise that is working on the growth, commercialization, and the creation of brand-new products, services, or mechanisms that are driven by intellectual property or new tech. Over the last two...

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Wisdom of Samkhya imparted by Krishn to Arjun

By Anup Taneja “The Bhagwad Gita is perhaps the most systematic scriptural statement of the Perennial Philosophy,” wrote Aldous Huxley. Popularised by Huxley, the term ‘Perennial Philosophy’ recognises the highest common core or the essence...

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​​​Why enterprises must focus on digital adoption of teams for a future-ready workforce

Technological advancements are changing the nature and requirements of jobs. With rapid digitalization happening across sectors, preparing for the future with a ready, competent, and skilled workforce has emerged as one of the top priorities...

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