Union Budget 2023-24: Stimulating growth for NBFCs through pivotal transformation

India is gaining momentum and opening a new path by forging a futuristic and inclusive vision for the next 25 years. Our country’s position as the fifth largest economy in the world is testimony to...

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Budget expectations: Wishlist for the consumer durable industry

As the union budget 2023-24 will be presented soon, the consumer durables industry is optimistic. But here’s a wish list that the industry hopes the finance minister includes this season, in the upcoming budget. The...

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What he didn’t survey: CEA’s report card should have paid as much attention to economy’s weaknesses as it did to its achievements

Telling truth to power is, of course, the job of journalists. But it used to be the case that the pre-Budget Economic Survey took pains to highlight challenges (near-term, as well as structural) that policy...

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Unleashing the spirit of generosity of India’s middle class

As Indians gathered to celebrate the 74th Republic Day, the sense of optimism about India’s future is palpable. Despite economic headwinds stemming from the pandemic and global conflict, the country has picked up pace in...

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Why India needs to Budget-proof higher education for becoming talent & teaching global superpower

India currently holds the world’s greatest youth population, however, it is not perceived as a skilled economy. This weakens our growth momentum while also negatively impacting our mission of accelerating India’s stature at par with...

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India’s fight against Tuberculosis suffers due to Covid-19

Since 2020, the consecutive Covid-19 waves and variants have caused havoc to healthcare systems, economies, and people’s life in India and abroad. Impacting all sectors, the pandemic, in just a matter of months, reversed years...

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GST on the entire prize pool in online gaming a step too far

Will lead to death of majority new age gaming startups The proposed increase will impact innovation, employment, FDI and growth in the sector, and is unlikely to increase revenue collection for the exchequer The Goods...

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How firms can successfully integrate independent consultants into their organisations

Companies across sectors are increasingly relying on independent talent to compete in the modern world. From plugging skills gaps to providing specialist expertise for distinct projects, drawing on flexible talent has a lot of advantages,...

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Design thinking: Edge for students in the job market

Design thinking is a user-centered approach to problem-solving. Unlike the traditional problem-solving process that is more linear and rooted in preconceived notions, the design thinking process takes a holistic approach by focusing on empathy, experimentation,...

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Future of Indian-American philanthropy: Trends

Like many phenomena in India, Indian-American philanthropy is large, growing, globally consequential and complex. It has undergone many changes in the last ten years, but they may pale in comparison with the transformations that are...

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Double profits by using strategic execution

Most businesses desire to double their profit without increasing the work effort levels, doubling the profit without having to invest a lot of time may sound tough, but doing it is not that difficult as...

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5 tech trends that will change the fintech industry in 2023

A recent report by Bain and Co. recognized India as one of the first leaders to uplift the exposure of the country’s fintech industry globally. Further, the report states the boom in smartphone adoption in...

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Budget 2023: What India’s EV sector awaits

The automobile sector has witnessed one of the biggest changes in the past decade across the globe. The introduction of Electric Vehicles (EVs) was a game changer. It is true when the EVs were first...

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Proselytism is the crux of ‘love jihad’

After the brutal killing of Shraddha Walker, the over a month-long issue of ‘love jihad’ took a serious turn. Her murder evoked anger. Why do such marriages even take place? Why are girls not having...

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Highest ideal that Gandhi discovers in the Gita

By Anup Taneja Gandhiji had a unique faith in the ultimate goodness of man, a faith in the great potentialities of humanity and a faith that, notwithstanding all his limitations, weaknesses and violence in nature,...

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Reasons behind women’s growing interest in outdoor sports like hiking/mountaineering

Hiking and mountaineering are one of the most challenging yet thrilling activities one can ever experience. Set in the heart of nature, both lead to exploring the immense depths of nature and bring one closer...

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Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: A paradigm radical alteration of farmers’ lives

“We all have to work in our respective spheres with the same dedication, the same zeal and the same determination which inspired and motivated the warrior on the battle front. And this has to be...

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Green Commerce Revolution: Bridging the gap better supply chains and consumers

With the recent military conflicts in the world and the macroeconomic instability that has followed, enterprises need to rethink many of their approaches that have facilitated consumerism and contributed to the climate crisis. The focus...

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In R-Day Parade, 2 messsages: ‘Atmanirbharta’, ‘nari shakti’

Republic Day parade this year signalled two key messages: atmanirbharta (selfreliance) and nari shakti (women’s empowerment). Both were inevitable, yet they faced considerable inertia and even internal opposition and had to be literally pushed down....

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BBC documentary: Ban was a way to tell off ‘pious’ West

The ban on the first part of a BBC documentary, ‘India: The Modi Question’, on the communal violence in Gujarat in 2002 and its 20-year-long political and judicialaftermath has, predictably, triggered a fierce controversy. While...

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Xi visit won’t restore border peace. India should use economic leverage

To Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s credit, India has more than matched China’s Himalayan military deployments, refusing to put up with its furtive territorial encroachments of April 2020 in eastern Ladakh. So, why has the robust...

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Human Development Dynamics of Scindia State

Princely States in India have been portrayed in scholarly circles substantially as regions with feudal orientation and stunted societal progress, due to abhorrence of the rulers towards acknowledging the natural rights of their subjects, and...

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Congratulate your neighbour on his success

By Sandeep Chakravorty  Let’s be candid. When your neighbour’s son didn’t clear the IIT exams, didn’t you feel glee? Hasn’t your colleague not getting the posting of choice given you vicarious pleasure? Our daily lives...

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Millet: The old food revolution to our new life

This year 2023 has been proclaimed as the “International Year of Millet” by the United Nations at the Initiative of the Indian government. The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare aims to promote the cultivation...

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Human papilloma virus vaccination

Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a common viral infection that can affect your skin. Nearly everyone will get HPV at some point in their lives. It is passed on through any skin-to-skin contact of the...

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Vietnam-Indonesia agreement on EEZ demarcation: Joint rejection of the Chinese nine-dash-line

A significant positive development in the South China Sea (SCS) is the agreement between Vietnam and Indonesia on the demarcation of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs), signed on the 22nd December 2022. It not only provides...

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To break the fast or not?

With young children and teenagers getting on the intermittent fasting bandwagon, it’s now become easier than ever to skip breakfast. Many may believe that breakfast is dispensable, but it’s not what the scientific evidence indicates....

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Union Budget 2023 could be just what the Indian economy needs

The Union Budget of India for the fiscal year 2023 is expected to be a crucial one, as the country continues to recover positively from the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is...

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Stop science from birthing the next pandemic: Coronavirus may have been a byproduct of lab experiments on natural pathogens. US is tightening rules for scientists. But should this be allowed at all?

As the SARS-CoV-2 virus raced across the world, there has been a fierce debate whether the microbe was of an entirely natural origin or was a naturally occurring microbe that was modified in the laboratory...

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Reclaim your legacy and raise levels of trust

By Hardayal Singh As we celebrate the Republic Day, there is much that we can be proud of. But, there is one major concern. We live in a society with low levels of trust. As...

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How do I recognise Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) symptoms?

Heart failure sometimes known as congestive heart failure (CHF) occurs when the heart muscle doesn’t pump blood as well as it should. When this happens, blood often backs up and fluid may build up in...

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Expectations from Budget 2023

The Indian real estate industry is one of the most important sectors of the Indian economy, contributing significantly to the country’s GDP and employment. The industry is expected to grow further in the coming years,...

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The five pillars for implementing zero trust in every organisation

One of the most difficult challenges that any organization faces is managing and, more importantly, protecting the growing volume of data. But, regardless of how sensitive the data is, it is useless if it is...

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Why retail investors should embrace passive investing

Constantly predicting market fluctuations and monitoring the performance of the companies on a daily basis is clearly not something smart investors choose to do. Individuals who are employed or self-employed, have a job or a...

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Kutumb Minar: The name is Bond. Jamshed Bond. Even if less than 00007% 😊

It’s strange, but I water my community roots not at the Mumbai font, but at a tiny stream a subcontinent’s breadth away. Maybe not so strange. After all, Calcutta was where I was born as...

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Can nationalism treat the world as one family?

By Ramesh Bijlani Love has layers, and so has loyalty. A lover of the planet earth can have a special corner in his heart for the country in which he was born. Love for one’s...

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Reflections on the Republic Day: A Global Perspective

Twice every year, on 26th January and on 15th August, we Indians celebrate, so to say, the festival of democracy. The days are marked with the rituals of flag hoisting, speeches, and marches; and as...

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India: In pursuit of glory

The One-day international leg of India’s home season is almost over, three ODI’s against Australia in March notwithstanding. From a competition perspective it would have been interesting had the BCCI scheduled a tri-series between India...

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Why International Day of Education 2023 is reminder to the global community across the world?

UNESCO’s decision to dedicate the International Day of Education to Afghan girls and women is a reminder to the global community of the ongoing challenges faced by this population in accessing education. It highlights the...

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This Republic Day, let us revisit what constitutional morality means to us

As the tricolor is hoisted to symbolize India’s 74th year as a Republic, Delhi’s roads outside the Red Fort will shelter vulnerable children braving the city’s near-zero winter chills. What is the sentiment that their...

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Missing: The public in the republic – Citizens are sidelined and silenced in the various turf wars between constitutional titans

As the 74th Republic Day rolls around, questions can be asked on whether the state-citizen contract that defines a republic is working as it should. Is India’s ‘Big State’ looming too large and subordinating citizens?...

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Ageing choices of being or becoming

By Somnath Sarkar  For the ageing person, life increasingly becomes a tale of two states, metaphorically speaking. It is all about the choices of someone who has long left the shores of 60 while preparing...

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Stray free India: A revolution that can give every pet a new lease on life

There are approximately 6.2 crore stray dogs and 91 lakh street cats in India, with 77% of the country’s population reporting seeing a stray dog at least once a week. 1 The problem of stray...

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Jallikattu overkill

Kaduveli Siththar’s Tamil rendition ‘Nandhavanathil Oar Aandi’ is a layered song which to a reader explains how a pietist got a mud pot after praying for ages, and then how he let it fall and...

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‘Country, Constitution have provided safeguards’: Ex-DGP of Gujarat argues BBC’s Modi documentary doesn’t get the key points about Indian Muslims like him

Colonialism is still alive at the British Broadcasting Corporation. Its documentary India: The Modi Question recalls a bygone era where gora sahibs used to oversee matters for their subjects and pronounce them right or wrong....

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GoI’s Job: Think Of Creating Jobs– Employment recovery after Covid is modest. To change this, invest in India’s small towns

The presentation of the Union Budget by the finance minister is an occasion to reflect on both short-term and long-term economic policy and prospects. India’s economy as well as the global economy have been through...

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That sinking feeling: By turning our mountains into molehills we’ll put us all in the deep end

Are our mountains becoming molehills? The once remote and difficult to get to place of pilgrimage in the hills, Joshimath, has hit recent headlines because it has subsided by several feet under the crushing weight...

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Indians fan flames of climate change and communal tensions, while Godmen take the spotlight

Indians seem to have a penchant for stoking fire, be it the fire of communal tensions or the fire of global warming. I say so because while the world is watching in horror as fires...

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Herbicide tolerant crops are good for India

Herbicide Tolerance (HT) helps farmers in better weed management. It helps the farmer to kill all the unwanted plants that compete with the crop in the cultivated field, thereby providing excellent control of the weeds...

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Organization was and will always remain paramount

The decision to extend the tenure of Shri. JP Nadda as president of the Bharatiya Janata Party till June 2024 was recently taken at the party’s national executive committee meeting. According to the party’s constitution,...

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Skill training and entrepreneurship – inroads to alternate and well-paying livelihoods for survivors of trafficking

Human trafficking has disproportionately impacted marginalized communities, with more than 50 million people estimated to be in situations of modern slavery across the world. The problem is alarming, with almost 1 in every 150 people...

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Importance of design thinking for a future designer

Design thinking is a process for creative problem-solving. It is a way of thinking that emphasizes creativity and collaboration. Design thinking has its roots in design, but it can be applied to any area where...

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Pak PM’s overtures may not be a sign of deception or desperation

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s statement in a recent interview about Pakistan wanting better relations with India and its having learnt lessons from past conflicts has attracted a fair bit of attention. Perhaps this is...

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Reimagine Republic Day with less guns, more Gandhian approach

On January 26, the armed forces will spearhead the Republic Day parade near India Gate. Soldiers will march past to the beat of martial music. Planes will roar overhead. But should this display of military...

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Spare us! Petty Prince Harry’s revelations have gone too far

Thank God, Princess Diana is not alive! How on earth would Prince Harry’s late mother, the world’s most beloved British royal and ‘the people’s princess’, have been able to deal with the coarse and vulgar...

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All relationship serve a purpose

Heartbreak is normal. Whether within the confines of a relationship or the ending of one our hearts are bursting with emotion when things don’t go as we planned. Heartbreaks are just as normal as relationships....

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Ontology – Key enabler of next-gen technologies

Every big or mid-sized company has a proliferation of sites, edge devices, apps, and different technologies for managing and scaling their business. These systems generate plenty of structured and unstructured data. Industries are investing billions...

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Imitation intelligence, artificial aptitude

It is the toast of the season, they say. It is the bane of the season, they say.  As for me, I spent a fun morning playing with ChatGPT.  I asked it to write a...

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Beijing sings softer, but the wolf lurks beneath

Confucius would have had something pithy and profound to infer from recent developments in China — smelling the flowers, feeling the stones… China pulled a rare positive headline this week, lifting a “technical” hold on...

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CPM’s omerta rule

In S Hareesh’s counterfactual historical narrative ‘August 17’, about the formation of an independent Travancore state culminating in the establishment of a Communist government, the character of the state is patterned on a universalist model...

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Tirthankar who can be Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh

By JK Jain  As per Jain cosmology, universe is Anadi-nidhan, eternal. The two time-cycles, Utsarpini, in which all good things – knowledge, happiness, life span, stature – are in ascending order, and Avsarpini, during which...

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Genetic testing can significantly help reduce, prevent cancer

Genetic testing is a powerful tool that can help identify individuals at a higher risk for developing certain types of cancer. By identifying these individuals, healthcare providers can develop personalized prevention and treatment plans to...

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Difference between AI-powered stock advisory services v/s Traditional stock advisory services v/s Mutual Funds

When it comes to investing in equities, investors have many options to explore which need to be weighed as per time available at hand, efficacy of the available options, personalisation of portfolio, individual risk appetite...

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Future of the design industry in India

Today, in many industries, ways of doing things and creating—and the processes, too—are changing at a speed unthinkable even two decades back. And design, in all its categories and disciplines, is no different, the world...

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How widespread is sexual harassment in Indian sports? Wrestling federation is only the latest to see serious allegations, many women athletes are silenced

Indian wrestling is witnessing its very own #MeToo movement where the country’s top women wrestlers have accused Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, federation chief and BJP MP, of sexual harassment and intimidation. There have been calls...

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As a global village we do need a universal idea & ideal of our common goal – God

Our ancient civilizational culture stands on three universal and fundamental pillars which are common to all religions, viz. “God, rebirth and the Vedas/Revealed-Scriptures”, which alone can reveal the truth of things beyond life-death, beyond our...

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The growing industry of hair transplant medical tourism in India

Over the last decade, the healthcare infrastructure in India (in the private sector) has improved and caught the attention of patients all over the world. As a result of which, India is gaining popularity as...

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Voice of Global South Summit: Empowering developing and underdeveloped nations

The unprecedented miseries, and crises, arising from the worst kind of pandemic, state-sponsored terrorism, Ukraine-Russia conflict, geopolitical tensions propelled by hegemonic tendencies, rising food, fertiliser and fuel prices along with their scarcity hardly give any...

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ESG – A step ahead of the CSR initiatives

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has established itself as a sustainability tool for companies looking to make social or environmental impact that will directly benefit communities. Subsequently, to a limited extent, CSR also became a benchmarking...

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Post Toxic-Love Syndrome (PTLS)

PTSD is a frightful, stressful memory that creates physical and emotional symptoms within you that you do not like and wish it to stop or be reduced. The term I have derived – PTLS or...

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Does ‘reality’ really exist?

By Deepak Ranade Our perception of the world we live in is based on physical realism — a conviction that the physical world we see is real and exists by itself. The evolution of scientific...

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Trends for e-commerce and AI companies in 2023

This is undeniably an exciting time for both customers and brands, with the former changing their perspective and opening their minds to e-commerce being more than just a convenience channel. Brands have also evolved with...

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Is your job at risk because of ChatGPT?

On a fine Wednesday morning OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT making news all around the world. It gained a lot of traction and attention from people for its prompt and human-like answers to enquires. The attention was...

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What talks? Mr Sharif: Pak economy is a basket case, its people are suffering. Its PM should stop obsessing over Kashmir

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s statement that after having fought three wars with India his country had learnt its lesson and now wanted peace with its neighbour is half desperation and half humbug. Sharif called for...

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Equipping, enabling and empowering people with disabilities in India

Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within the society. This impacts their overall well-being and development, including factors like...

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Direct recovery of GST in case of discrepancies between GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B

As an outcome of the recent 48th GST council meeting, the manner of dealing with difference in liability reported in statement of outward supplies (GSTR-1) and that reported in return (GSTR-3B) has been codified in...

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Can breast cancer recur?

Breast cancer cells tend to remain even after a mastectomy, chemotherapy, or other treatments taken to tackle it. Over time, these cells can even grow and lead to breast cancer to recur. Breast cancer may...

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Pakistan: A Shia leads a Sunni army

Pakistani ex-PM, Nawaz Sharif, has always got it wrong when choosing the country’s army chief. His most significant error was in choosing Pervez Musharraf as chief. Musharraf was a muhajir (migrant from India). The Pakistani...

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The many different loves of our lives

There is a four-letter word, which can be both a noun and a verb, that is in common use, or misuse, the world over. People of all ages, irrespective of gender or creed, have incorporated...

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Expand the middle: India’s middle classes need better public services. Only then will they grow faster & have meaningful impact

Nirmala Sitharaman recently said that she is from the middle class and therefore identifies with it. With her fifth budget speech scheduled on February 1, she pointed out that GoI had not levied new taxes...

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Be wise, Centre & SC: Better than court’s stand & GoI’s proposal is revising the collegium’s memorandum of procedure

Union law minister Kiren Rijiju’s letter to CJI DY Chandrachud seeking representation for GoI in the collegium, and consultations with states, signals another front being opened in the Centre-Supreme Court standoff. The collegium system is...

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Here’s the key to loving interaction

By Sant Rajinder Singh In modern societies, much of the stress is not so much physical as it is mental. The challenges we face are mostly at the level of the mind. Often, in work...

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Decoding expectations of the Indian warehousing and contract logistics sector from the 2023-24 Union Budget

In the Covid era, the Indian logistics and supply chain sector has emerged as a significant backbone of the Indian economy and continues to be the important step to strengthening India’s position as a global...

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Proactive over reactive: Why the former is emerging as an effective recruiting tactic

It is people who make organisations and getting the right people is key to success. Like Jim Collins says in the book Good to Great, “Those who build great organizations make sure they have the...

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Spreading light … doing away with ‘Black’ in the Indian Economy

Let us go some decades back and understand how the word ‘black’ became such an integral part of Indian Financial and Economic lingo. The word ‘black’ money was associated with income on which no or...

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Good times: Turn the pages of faded family albums, protect them from the app onslaught

There is an app that takes your old blurred and faded monochrome photographs and makes them shiny bright and coloured. You can even change the expression on the faces and animate them. Why would I...

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The many different loves of our lives

By Jug Suraiya There is a four-letter word, which can be both a noun and a verb, that is in common use, or misuse, the world over. People of all ages, irrespective of gender or...

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How corporates can empower farmers to take up innovative & sustainable practices

Mahatma Gandhi believed that agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy. Today, the agricultural sector is still the primary source of livelihood for about 58% of India’s population. Holding the record for the second-largest...

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The science of yoga and how it impacts humans

It is outright rude and egotistical of the human race today to assume that we are currently at the apex of our intelligence. While the human population is growing, most of the other species on...

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Pakistan 2023: Caught in maelstrom of crises

The ‘awaam’ (populace) of Pakistan is grappling with unprecedented headwinds and unrelenting chaos. While 2022 was an year that they will like to forget, 2023 may prove equally challenging, if not worse. Pakistan is still...

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A media study that casts our mind back to Edward R. Murrow’s 1958 ‘Wires and Lights in a Box’ speech

Private TV news consumers in India may be struggling to navigate through fatigue, communication explosion, and information overload! State-run Doordarshan, print media rated among the most trust worthy news sources The legendary American broadcaster Edward...

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History writing: Scholars stepping in where professionals fear to tread

Home minister Amit Shah’s characteristically blunt comment at a book release last week about the need to correct a flawed historical narrative isunlikely to be viewed too kindly by a section of the history establishment....

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Unlock your inner weirdo

As children we are fearless, as teenagers we believe we are limitless and then all of a sudden we feel the pressure to “fit in” , be it into a relationship, the family, society or...

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Joshimath’s salvation lies on a new path but will we walk it?

Joshimath is sinking. Why? One reason is that the town came up on landslide debris, which was unable to bear the load of houses and roads. Another is that it’s located in a seismically active...

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Bet on brains: Budget should give higher education, R&D big push

As per recent reports, India ranks third in the world for research, seventh for highly cited papers and tenth for patent filings. One must see these figures in light of the fact that India has...

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Almost Like Family

“It is never an easy decision to shift your elderly parents from their own home to any other home. There were societal concerns and my mother was reluctant too. But then father was very ill...

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To The Antipodes, On A Boat Without GPS

On January 12, 2019, a 90 feet-long fishing trawler-turned-sailboat left Maliankara near Munambam with 248 passengers, poor Tamil migrants hoping to make it to Australia in search of a better life. The boat or the...

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Old poison scheme: GoI must build a consensus against old pension system

The Delhi high court has ruled that central armed police forces (CAPF) will be entitled to the old pension scheme (OPS), which provides a guaranteed payout following retirement. HC cited Constitution’s Article 246 to conclude...

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Seeking of the Anahat Nada through music

By Pranav Khullar The ancient Tamil Shaivite Agama tradition was among the earliest to postulate that sound is even more central to consciousness than mind or matter. This Primordial Sound perhaps existed even prior to...

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Human milk banking: Is this the next revolution?

Last year, Mamta (name changed) from local hospital in Maharashtra lost her two-month-old son following a surgery to fix a hole in his heart. Amid the grief and loss she found a purpose that kept...

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The future is IoT: A guide to the transformation to smart cities

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly growing network of connected devices, sensors, and systems that are able to collect, share and analyze data in real time. This technology has the potential to transform...

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Oil company CEO’s appointment as COP28 president sparks controversy

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has been named as the president of the COP28 global climate talks set to take place in Dubai later this year. Al...

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2023- A year that begins on an ominous note and a sense of foreboding

No, I didn’t begin this new year with resolutions, vows or promises. In fact, I began the year on a sweeter note, gobbling down ‘nolen gurer sandesh’ from Calcutta, with an affirmation that I shall...

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Masha Art unveils Muzaffar Ali’s magnum opus

On 10th January a distinguished gathering collected to witness the unveiling of Muzaffar Ali’s magnum opus exhibition of paintings, sketches, furniture and objects designed in multiple mediums at the Bikaner House in Delhi.To a distinguished...

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Approach truth directly, not via intermediaries

By HD Lahiri The Almighty makes no distinction and creates no division amongst mankind, because Truth is one and indivisible. Dividing of mankind by gurus is an inexcusable lapse. One who divides mankind, divides the...

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India’s opportunity to shape global health as G20 president

As the world navigates the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and looks towards a more sustainable and equitable future, the role of India in shaping the global health agenda is more important than ever. As the current...

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Weaving value education to the learning process

Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” The dream to change the world does not get instilled in a day, for it requires an umbrella of value...

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Time to break Pakistan

Indira Gandhi was a prescient ruler. In 1971, she recognized that the troubles in East Pakistan presented her with a golden opportunity to hive Pakistan into two. She dressed Indian soldiers in Mukti Bahini clothes,...

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Don’t miss the V for all the talk about K: Contrary to critics and as shown by data, India’s post-pandemic high growth rate is benefiting all sections

India’s real GDP is likely to expand by 7% in 2022-23. For three successive years ending 2023-24, India will be among the fastest growing major economies. Inflation should moderate below 5% by April 2023, rabi...

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Wellness vacations in India are on a consistent rise

We are anchored to the physical world by our bodies. In the words of Nietzsche: “There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.” Our body is more than a sophisticated machine;...

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Three Learnings From China’s Covid Policy: The country is a danger to both itself and the rest of the world

China dropped travel restrictions for both incoming and outgoing travelers from this past Sunday (January 8), marking yet another major easing of Covid restrictions. Last month, Beijing started lifting its stringent zero-Covid policy after protests...

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Why are Hindus morally injured & emotionally stigmatized? A view

Hindu society in India and elsewhere is facing an unprecedented attack on its way of life, its places of worship, and above all brazenly being called fascist for its politics. Hindus lived under slavery of...

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Rahul Gandhi doesn’t know what he would sell in Mohabbat ki Dukaan

Ringing in 2023, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted, “Here’s hoping that in 2023, every lane, every village, every city has a ‘Mohabbat ki Dukaan’ (a shop that sells love).” But what does he intend to...

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Foreign educators in India

Discussions are abuzz about the setting up and operation of campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions (FHEIs) in India for carrying the mandate of NEP 2020 forward.  The idea of opening the higher education arena...

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Blow hot and cold: The only predictable thing about the climate is that it’s become totally unpredictable

Bunny and I, bundled in sweaters and with room heaters on full blast, huddle and shiver in the severe cold spell that has gripped Gurgaon and most of north India, with minimum temperatures plunging to...

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When your cellphone display gets damaged

By Narayani Ganesh The iPhone flew out of my hand and fell on the hard floor when I was trying to balance a few things with my other hand. This was not the first time...

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Pipeline Intrusion Detection Systems – a crucial tool for O&G companies in detecting threats

Globally, there are more than 4500 active pipelines with a combined length of almost 2 million km. Transporting crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas, and natural gas liquids across the country via pipeline is found...

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Can India become the next electric mobility superpower?

There is little doubt today that electric vehicles are the next big frontier of transport and mobility worldwide. In the backdrop of an increased focus on environmental and pollution concerns as well as superior operating...

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Cybersecurity forecast: Major trends anticipated in 2023

With the exponential technology boom, cybersecurity is witnessing a tough battle between hackers and security experts. The constant advances in technology systems are further escalating the intensity and vulnerabilities of cyber threats. On the other...

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Smiling rabbit, hidden dragon: China will focus on economy this year, but this doesn’t at all mean it has mellowed

China will look inwards for much of this year, giving India leeway to cautiously look elsewhere. The economic engine that is the source of all of Beijing’s aspirations is sputtering. No one talks of China...

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Courage to take independent and firm decisions

By Anup Taneja The world in which we live is not primarily determined by external conditions and circumstances; rather, it is determined by the thoughts that constantly occupy our minds, says Norman Vincent Peale. And...

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Manufacturers can get the most of their data with connected devices, edge computing, and multicloud

Built on a foundation of smart factories, IoT devices, robotics, and artificial intelligence, manufacturing companies now have more data than ever. Having more data is better than not—if you can use that data. Access to...

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Navigating through uncertainties in our lives

Oftentimes, we find ourselves in a spot where we do not have answers to a given situation in our lives, and we tend to be in confusion on deciding what the next steps could be!...

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Is the new Covid wave really coming?

Panic has risen to a crescendo regarding the new COVID variant supposedly circulating in China and causing a large wave there. We have heard unverified news saying millions of people have been infected, and some...

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Oh Almighty! Grant them the wisdom to keep hatred at bay…

The Supreme Court recently upheld the demonetisation decision. In the judgement, the constitution bench of the Supreme Court maintained that the central government had abided by all the legal procedures before taking the decision of...

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Fixing crypto: Can investors trust the business? Crypto exchanges need both governmental help – regulation, and self-help – transparency, to regain trust

By Priyam Jhudele and Anirudh Rastogi The collapse of FTX – one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges – has sent ripples across the crypto ecosystem. It is being likened to the Lehman Brothers implosion...

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Pointing at the crescent moon in a sunlit sky

By Swami A Parthasarathy The true nature of God, his State of Being is beyond terrestrial knowledge. Brahmn is transcendental. Your body, mind and intellect cannot reach the transcendental. If you have seen the Taj...

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How does in-vehicle infotainment contribute to the automotive industry

Automobile is one of mankind’s most impactful innovations that have played a pivotal role in removing distances between people and places. And, with the advent of connecting technologies, the present generation of auto enthusiasts is...

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How can higher education be more effective in bridging the gap between education and employability outcomes?

The rapidly changing nature of jobs and workplace challenges have made real-time upskilling a fundamental need for every professional today. Higher education has a unique opportunity to become an enabler for such members of the...

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Sense vs sensational: Tunisha case shows how we trivialize mental health issues

The two words — mental health — have been tossed around too often in recent times, mostly by people who have little understanding of the subject’s complexity. When something tragic happens — especially in showbiz...

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DeMon: Why SC should not take note of such cases

What a terrible waste of precious Supreme Court time! In the demonetisation case, the 4 to 1 majority verdict held that such matters were clearly the business of the government, not the judiciary, save in...

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Earn good karma credits in 2023

Did you as usual make some new year’s resolutions? Did you reflect on last year’s resolutions, or the year before that and assess why they didn’t materialise? Or have you even forgotten as you battled...

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Chicken tikka masala: For UK, the murgis come home to roost

Ali Ahmed Aslam died on December 19, 2022 in Glasgow at the age of 77. Unlike many of the people we lost in 2022 —Queen Elizabeth II, Lata Mangeshkar, Pele — he might not have...

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Why is India facing localisation challenge in EV battery supply chain

According to recently released industry reports, India’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Market is predicted to grow to a $7.09 billion opportunity by 2025. To attain 100% EV mobility by 2030, the Indian government is also revising...

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Fast-evolving EV landscape

Increasing foreign direct investment, new manufacturing hubs, and improved charging infrastructure are propelling the electric vehicle industry in India forward. Other growth drivers for the Indian EV industry include government subsidies and policies that favor...

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Crop Circle: How Kerala’s Latex Boom Went Bust

In the ’70s, when Kottayam was still a sleepy town, it boasted of the Planters Club. Hundreds of acres of paddy fields and coconut groves in the surrounding hillsides had been converted to rubber plantations...

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Haldwani’s lesson: Abrupt eviction is no answer to encroachment

Rapidly changing fortunes of the 4,000-plus families in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, hold a lesson for governments. After the Uttarakhand high court directed Railways, which claimed the land, and the state to use the paramilitary forces to...

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What does it take to become self-realised?

By Swami Achyutananda Puri We are not the body because our body is continuously changing. Body cannot be true. Truth does not change continuously. Then comes the mind. It, too, is ever-changing, it is also...

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Chinese President Xi woos Philippines President Marcos Jr

A worrisome development in the South China Sea is the Chinese efforts to break the emerging unity among the ASEAN countries to press for the PCA Ruling of 2016 and to stymie the Philippines’ developing...

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India riding its way to sustainability and fitness with cycles & E-cycles, in 2023

The year 2022 was the year of resurgence for India, coming out of the pandemic, most key sectors of our economy have performed well overall, demonstrating our resilience as a nation. While global economic and...

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The 2023 digital marketing trends for a more profitable campaign

With the onset of the new year, some of the existing trends in the sphere of digital marketing would also be majorly impacted. The new age of social media and web activities is demanding a...

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How has outsourcing of technicians helpful to business in long run

Employers’ confidence in the work-from-home model started during the Covid-19 era. Situations drove to capitalizing on the power of the internet, and practices transformed. Similarly, other habits to reduce fixed costs began trending. Examples include;...

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AI, this won’t fly: Air India’s in-flight response & procedures in two international flight incidents raise disquieting questions

The egregiously behaved passenger, Shankar Mishra, aboard the now infamous Air India flight from New York to New Delhi is, as of now, an absconder from law. But it should have never come to a...

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Seek the company of spiritual therapists

By Swami Sukhabodhananda Ordinary perception allows us to see only the separateness. It takes extraordinary perception to see oneness. If a drop of water falls on a hot surface, it will instantaneously evaporate. Similarly, if...

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Vedas and Puranas can inspire enterprises to improve cyber-security posture: A cultural view of IT security governance in the wake of AIIMS-like cyber-attacks

The last decade has seen a rapid increase in major (catastrophic) cyber-attacks (e.g., AIIMS cyber-attack, SBI cyber-attack, NotPetya, Colonial Pipeline) executed on organizations handling critical civilian infrastructures around the globe – more so in the...

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Indians and income tax

It is a well established fact that the Indian Income Tax Act is a very regressive legislation. It consciously leaves the Big Fish out of getting covered by the ambit of Income Tax and severely...

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Bringing inclusivity and wider access to regional languages in EdTech is the need of the hour

India is a diverse country rich in its local language heritage. One would be surprised to know that English, which is perceived to be the language of the classes, is only spoken by ~10.35% of...

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Let’s make another trip around the sun

By Marguerite Theophil I love getting letters and cards by post; most would agree that this has a completely different feel to ecards sent these days. One loving friend who knows this mailed me a...

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Rise of women entrepreneurs: How to support female business leaders in their business ambitions

India’s booming startup ecosystem has created a new wave of entrepreneurs who are now leading the country’s economic growth. There has been positive shift in the mindsets and people are now willing to become job creators...

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In memoriam Dattaji Scindia: Braveheart and martyr

The Blood of the Martyr is Seed of the Church, this statement is paramount as an analytical tool, for understanding analogically the rise of a patriotic wave, amongst  the Marathas that culminated in them sending...

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For the targeted killings of Hindus in Kashmir to stop, the government must make difficult choices

On Sunday evening, terrorists drove an SUV into the village of Upper Dhangri, Jammu and Kashmir, and fired indiscriminately at a group of three houses belonging to Hindu residents. At least four villagers died and...

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Why is WhatsApp the future of eCommerce?

Developing strong and consistent relationships with customers is essential for any eCommerce business, but it can be difficult to strike the right balance between being helpful and not seeming aggressive. According to 96% of customers,...

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Luxury to necessity: The shift in the water purifier industry

Did you know that the Indian water purifier market, expected to grow at a CAGR of 7-10% in the next decade, is one of the largest in South Asia? With less than 50% of Indians...

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Viral Dragon: China is the world’s biggest exporter, and its biggest export is Covid

China is the world’s biggest exporter, supplying countries across the globe with everything from cheap electronic devices and household goods to weaponry of all kinds, including ballistic missiles. But its biggest, and most deadly, export...

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All you have to do is be happy

By Jaya Row Vedanta says our only real duty in life is to be happy, cheerful, full of mirth and mischief, irrespective of what the world offers. The fountainhead of happiness is within. Not just...

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Ever-growing demand for interview-as-a-service market post pandemic

The IaaS (Interview-as-a-Service) innovation in the HR industry has drastically revolutionized how a company conducts interviews. Exceptional candidate experience at every step, 80% faster screening, reduced time-to-hire, and enabling businesses to screen candidates, not resumes,...

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Growth of winter fashion over the years

Whenever you think of fashion, you think tops or dresses or skirts or anything which is more summery, and winters as a season are often not looked at deeply enough. Even though winters in India...

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2022: Crypto’s trial by fire! 2023: Rise of the Phoenix?

2022 was a year of ‘black swan’ events and contagion fears, testing the crypto markets to the breaking points. Will 2023 be the year of redemption or will it hold more pain? A year ago,...

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The rise of preventive healthcare in India

India has historically prioritized curative medicine above preventive care. However, preventive care has become more important in India as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. At least 40% of the participants in a recent survey...

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Finally, end notes: SC right in saying policies like demonetisation are executive preserve. But dissenting judge makes good points too

Demonetisation has achieved judicial closure. The 4-1 Supreme Court constitution bench verdict termed the November 8, 2016 announcement as an executive decision, where the judiciary does not have the expertise to supplant economic policies, unless...

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This new year, realise you are enough

By Rajiv Vij One of the real sources of stress in our life is the insecurity of not being enough. The subconscious feeling that we are incomplete, that there is always something out there that...

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An outstanding year for India’s realty sector with bright prospects ahead

India’s real estate sector has been witnessing phenomenal growth since Q3 2021. The country’s booming real estate market offers endless investment opportunities, with a long-term growth trajectory that looks quite promising. The notable demand momentum...

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How to increase your business ROI via digital marketing in 2023

As a virtual entertainment advertiser, you’re liable for meeting an extensive rundown of goals. Return on investment (ROI) which looks at the interest in a showcasing effort to benefit from it and is reasonable at...

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Delhi’s Scindia age: 1771-1803

Delhi no doubt has been the nerve centre of the Indian body politic for a long period of time, it has been the desideration of substantially every big power that ruled India to be it’s...

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India’s status in today’s world: Is it treading the path to recover its lost glory?

In an Aspen Security Forum meeting, Kurt Campbell, the White House Asia Coordinator, said that the U.S.-India bonhomie is forged with much more than the desire to be just allies. He strongly emphasized that the...

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