21 Apr 2021 “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands – one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” – Audrey Hepburn It wasn’t just this quote from my favourite actor that made me think – why would businesses set aside employees time for…
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NIP and NMP: The Pipeline Jugalbandi
20 Apr 2021 In his Independence Day speech of 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) — a comprehensive plan of infrastructure development. On December 31, 2020, the finance minister unveiled the detailed NIP Report setting out a capital expenditure plan of Rs…
Indian Infrastructure Sector: Key to Atmanirbhar Bharat
16 Apr 2021 Paul Krugman in the aftermath of the 2008 great recession wrote, “The usual argument against public works as economic stimulus is that they take too long: by the time you get around to repairing that bridge and upgrading that rail line, the slump is over and the…
E-commerce Empowering SMEs
14 Apr 2021 Digital transformation is no longer a trend or buzz phrase. It is rather the evolution of how business is conducted in the digital age. Consumer preference is shifting from shops, supermarkets, and shopping malls to online marketplaces for the purchase of products, ranging from basic commodities to…
Avoid lockdowns, focus on safety protocols
13 Apr 2021 As Covid-19 cases are beginning to spike for a second time and surpass the peaks of the first wave in India, several states are seeing lockdown trends re-emerge in the form of night curfews, weekend lockdowns and restrictions in operations of sectors like hotels, restaurants, shopping malls,…
Space sector – a look into the post-reform scenario
09 Apr 2021 16th May 2020 was a historic day for all those who were looking at the Indian space domain as the new frontier for business. Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement of space sector reforms gave a boost to investors, start-ups and corporates which were looking to venture…
#My2020Hero – Celebrating Real Life Heroes
08 Apr 2021 The single biggest impact of COVID-19 has undoubtedly been on the psyche of people. Not only has the microscopic virus changed societies and systems, but more importantly, it has caused an indelible impact on human consciousness. This is reflected in the mass awareness regarding the importance of…
CII – TB Free Workplaces Campaign
07 Apr 2021 Tuberculosis (TB) continues to plague the Indian public health system with drastically high infection and morbidity rates. The World Health Organization (WHO) TB statistics for India for 2019 estimated TB incidence 2.4 million cases, with estimates showing that close to 40% of the Indian population is infected…
Indo-US defence cooperation, the industry agenda
26 Mar 2021 The US Secretary of Defence General Lloyd Austin’s visit to India this month was the first trip by a Biden administration official to this country. The fact that India was part of the first international tour for the US defence secretary to share the new administration’s priorities…
Leading through the Crisis of 2020
24 Mar 2021 Circa March 2020: World War-C is upon us. Our world as we know it is on an indefinite pause. We have moved into the seemingly safer cocoons of our homes. Work has come to a standstill. The unseen enemy has slammed sudden brakes on all our lives.…