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Skill Needs of Professionals to Face Challenges of New Era
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Skill Needs of Professionals to Face Challenges of New Era

What is the relationship between education and employment? Almost everyone has pondered on this question at least at some point in their lives. The role of education has had a strange influence on human civilisation. In the yesteryears, it was not readily available for the masses. Only a specific segment of people was able to relish the actual benefits of education.

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January 2021
KENT Develops Zero Water Wastage RO System  - Indian Water Purifier Industry Set to Become One of the most Lucrative Sectors: Dr Mahesh Gupta
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KENT Develops Zero Water Wastage RO System - Indian Water Purifier Industry Set to Become One of the most Lucrative Sectors: Dr Mahesh Gupta

Realizing that traditional RO filters were not effective for every type of water, Dr. Mahesh Gupta started working on technology to make RO as a uniform water purifier capable of purifying all types of water irrespective of the sources of water. He came up with a revolutionary technology of RO+UV+UF+TDS controller which purifies water while retaining the essential natural minerals. This technology ensures that the water becomes not only the purest, but is healthy too. Here a new era was started in water purification industry and brand 'Kent' was born to soon become a household name for water purifiers.

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January 2021
Cyber Security Threat Landscape to Become More Challenging in 2021  - Indian Organisations: Remote Working Created Major Security Scare
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Cyber Security Threat Landscape to Become More Challenging in 2021 - Indian Organisations: Remote Working Created Major Security Scare

Barracuda Networks, Inc. provides security, networking, and storage products based on network appliances and cloud services and headquartered in California, United States.

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January 2021
Anil Agarwal Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation partner to improve nutrition in India
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Anil Agarwal Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation partner to improve nutrition in India

Bill Gates and Anil Agarwal announced a new partnership to support the Government of India's Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) as it works to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2, which aims to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition by 2030.

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January 2021
Changing Scenario Of Online Shopping Post-COVID
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Changing Scenario Of Online Shopping Post-COVID

In the midst of the ICOVID-19 pandemic, Consumers have embraced online ordering for goods, services and food, with many unlikely to revert to their old ways. Many late adopters are now discovering the benefits of the online home delivery experience or instore pickup options, and may not look back.

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December 2020
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Importance of Mental Health during Festivities

We all eagerly look forward to the festive seasons as they bring in happiness, excitement and an opportunity to reunite with our family and friends.

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December 2020
Entrepreneurship Is net A Title but A Commitment - Not Books But Experience Made Me Learn all about Business :Laksh Bucha, Teenager CEO, Growthxo
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Entrepreneurship Is net A Title but A Commitment - Not Books But Experience Made Me Learn all about Business :Laksh Bucha, Teenager CEO, Growthxo

Can a teenager, without any professional or management training become the CEO of a successful company with clientele In India and US, UK, Israel and UAE? Yes, It Is possible. Meet Laksh Bucha, all of 17 years, yes, you read it write, teenager and a minor, Is the CEO of Grcrwthxo, which delivers brand solutions to several clients In India and oversees.

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December 2020
Mamaearth Targets Planting 1M Trees in 5 Years
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Mamaearth Targets Planting 1M Trees in 5 Years

Mamaearth, a toxin free personal care brand, announced its initiative #PlantGoodness with a commitment to plant saplings towards every order made on www.mamaerth.in and is set to plant one million trees in the next five years in this endeavour.

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December 2020
Raising a Prodigy Baby with 5 minutes of Daily Effort
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Raising a Prodigy Baby with 5 minutes of Daily Effort

When a child is born, it is truly one of the most joyous moments for parents to cherish throughout their lives. Holding your newborn for the first time, watching them grow, and spending quality time together is perhaps the most fulfilling experience, allowing you to develop a robust and long-lasting bond with your child. However, it is not easy for every parent to have it all figured out. Parenting also requires a fair share of sacrifices such as sleepless nights, disrupted routines, helpless behaviour, and not knowing what to do next. And, this can become taxing.

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December 2020
Impact of Pandemic on Global Logistics, Supply Chain and Consumers
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Impact of Pandemic on Global Logistics, Supply Chain and Consumers

The pandemic that started early this year compelled global lockdowns for months that led to the restrictions on movement of people as well as goods to a great extent. This affected several industries across sectors and economies the world over slipped into an all-time slump. As the lockdown was gradually lifted, industries like travel and hospitality were found to be worst affected. The supply chain which suffered an unprecedented blow is slowly picking up in most countries. The effect on the global trade has been so bad that there is an expected contraction of almost 4.3% on the global GDP in 2020 as per UNCTAD. The merchandise trade has declined by almost 18% year-on-year.

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December 2020
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Facing Barriers and Overcoming Them

I have always bad the inner drive to obtain knowledge and have had a true passion to be the best version of a father/husband/son and most importantly an entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur I have truly believed in the concept of adaptability to succeed as a venture.

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December 2020
Creativity is Indispensable in Brand Building: Pitch Worx
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Creativity is Indispensable in Brand Building: Pitch Worx

PitchWorx is a fast-growing agency Pin India, focused on creating visual presentations and animated videos. Founded in 2012 by Dharmendra Ahuja, the agency was bootstrapped and has grown multi-fold since its inception. PitchWorx has worked with over 500 startups, SMEs, large corporations, government organizations, and many among others.

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December 2020
Committed to Become India's Go-to Lifestyle Video App
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Committed to Become India's Go-to Lifestyle Video App

Trell is the go-to platform for users to share their experiences, recommendations, and reviews across various categories including health and fitness, beauty and skincare, travel, movie reviews, cooking, homedécor, and much more.

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December 2020
Business Training and Skilling Indispensable for Small Entrepreneurs
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Business Training and Skilling Indispensable for Small Entrepreneurs

According to Government estimates, India has 6.33 crore Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises, out of which 6.30 crore or over 99% are micro-enterprises. Making business training and skill sets accessible to entrepreneurs running these small and micro enterprises will give millions of businesses the knowledge and wherewithal to apply the right strategies for scaling up and move to the nest level of growth. In turn, this can harvest rich dividends for the Indian economy.

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December 2020
Zoomcar, India's first personal mobility platform  Subscription-Based Car Rentals Service Set to Grow in India
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Zoomcar, India's first personal mobility platform Subscription-Based Car Rentals Service Set to Grow in India

As the world begins to come to terms with the wide-ranging implications of the coronavirus pandemic, major players in the car rental industry are learning to adapt to new market conditions. With social distancing becoming the norm, there is going to be a change in lifestyle and the way people commute. With companies realigning their strategies to introduce contactless customer interaction, we are also noticing a transition in the commuting and buying experience of customers.

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November 2020
Spurring Digital Transformation for Businesses
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Spurring Digital Transformation for Businesses

DBS Bank India

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November 2020
Strategies to be Adopted by Startups in Recessionary Times
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Strategies to be Adopted by Startups in Recessionary Times

Recession is the proverbial bugbear for businesses. While some sectors and businesses are impacted more than the others, depending on the source of the crisis as well as the deep reserves that a business would possess, the inter- dependencies between industries, geographies and even policy measures typically produce an all-round economic distress.

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November 2020
E-Commerce Brands Need to leverage Integrated Communication
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E-Commerce Brands Need to leverage Integrated Communication

Over the past few months, online retail has witnessed tremendous growth, thanks to COVID, and the resultant lockdown, that forced people to opt for remote/virtual shopping and contactless deliveries over crowded traditional retail outlets. As per an Impact report released by Unicommerce, India's leading ecommerce focused SaaS platform, titled 'E-commerce Trends Report 2020', e-commerce has witnessed an ordervolume growth of 17% as of June 2020, and about 65% growth in single brand e-commerce platforms.

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November 2020
Aims to Bringing Revolution SOT TT Personal Care Industry
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Aims to Bringing Revolution SOT TT Personal Care Industry

QraaMen, an organic Qmen's grooming product company, introduced by Karan Gupta in 2016, under the ambit of R. G. Biocosmetics, is enaged in manufacturing and supply of natural & organic men's grooming & cosmetic products. The Gross Merchant Value (GMV) of the company presently is INR 50 crores, while Karan is eyeing to take the market valuation to INR 200 crores by March 2023.

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November 2020
Balancing The Rational And The Irrational
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Balancing The Rational And The Irrational

Mind is a very contradictory system. It works in polar opposites. But our thinking, our logical way of thinking, always chooses one part over the other. Hence logic proceeds in a noncontradictory way, and mind works in a contradictory way. Lifeworks in opposites and logic works in a linear way – not in opposites.

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October 2020
Making Health for Social Impact a Norm
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Making Health for Social Impact a Norm

When the Integrated Health and Wellbeing (IHW) Council was founded in 2014, the idea was to create awareness and advocacy for better healthcare facilities and environment. The objective was clear — we need a society where healthcare and the enabling factors come as a right, and not as largesse. In the pursuit of health and happiness, the IHW Council has launched a series of initiatives where healthcare leaders, policymakers and experts, community leaders and common citizens can come together for successful engagements. Affordable healthcare, better utilization of CSR funds in healthcare and the need to promote preventive healthcare are some of the focus areas of IHW Council that can make a long-term social impact.

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October 2020
Importance of Tech Startups in Post-pandemic Era
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Importance of Tech Startups in Post-pandemic Era

The world that would emerge out of the Covid-19 pandemic would be quite different from the world we've grown to know and understand. A tsunami of digitization would come and wash over everything. There would be massive changes in the labor market as well. Having proven its worth during the lockdown phase, work-from-home will continue to remain the preferred method of working for most of the employees as well as the companies.

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October 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on Sports Industry
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Impact of COVID-19 on Sports Industry

To safeguard the health of all stakeholders, most of the major sport events at regional, national and international levels have been cancelled or postponed — from marathons to football tournaments, athletics championships to basketball games and so on.

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October 2020
Despite their Significance, the Indian Service Sector Enterprises Face Challenges
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Despite their Significance, the Indian Service Sector Enterprises Face Challenges

The Indian Service Sector Enterprise is a rarely spoken of segment, although it comprises of some of the most significant sectors of the Indian economy. These include the Travel and Hospitality, Beauty and Wellness, Healthcare, Finance, Business, Real Estate, Transport and Logistics, as well as technology and communication service providers, most of which fall under the SME/MSME and Start-up segment. The easy access to modern technology enablers has further accelerated the growth of service focussed businesses.

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October 2020
People for Animal's doing yeoman service India has a Long Way to go to prevent Animal Abuse.
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People for Animal's doing yeoman service India has a Long Way to go to prevent Animal Abuse.

Everyone has an innate desire to support the less fortunate beings and also enrich the society by their deeds. However, only a few dedicate their lives to a worthy cause. Alpana Bhartia is one such person who has devoted her life to the betterment of society and saving flora and fauna. A kind-hearted, Alpana dons many hats and is always keen on supporting others including the voiceless animals. A visionary, she works towards creating a responsible and healthier society. Her actions have been the motivation for the students and youth of today.

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October 2020
Digital 'Solopreneurs': The Next Big Thing
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Digital 'Solopreneurs': The Next Big Thing

In a world where the Internet is now used by more than 4.5 billion individuals or over half the global population, the online medium is undoubtedly bursting with new possibilities. Combine access to good speed Internet with adequate technical knowhow and a knack for business innovation, and you have the recipe for starting a solo digital business. With the ever-restless millennial workforce always on the lookout for avenues that break the status quo, Digital Solopreneurs or people running solo businesses online are the next big thing!

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October 2020
DRONES: The Unmanned Future of Industry
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DRONES: The Unmanned Future of Industry

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) —also known as drones — have long been welcomed across industries. Businesses have realized that drones have multiple commercial applications, some of which go beyond basic surveillance, photography, or videos, and they are already using them to transform daily work in some industries.

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October 2020
Wi-Fi 6 -  India Gears Up for Next Generation of Wi-Fi Technology
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Wi-Fi 6 - India Gears Up for Next Generation of Wi-Fi Technology

With much of the country being on lockdown in the past few months due to the ongoing pandemic, by now you must be aware of the importance of Internet and Wi-Fi devices. Many of us didn't realize the significance of having a strong Wi-Fi device in our home up till now, but today in the world we live in, it is clear that Internet and Internet devices play a significant role in our day to day life and have become somewhat of necessity during these times.

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October 2020
Access to Healthcare A Distant Dream for Most Indian Women
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Access to Healthcare A Distant Dream for Most Indian Women

Though coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot when it comes to the innovation of healthcare industry, there are certain rudimentary thoughts especially when it comes to accessing basic healthcare facilities for the fair sex it will still take some time to undergo some change. Gender-based discrimination has always been there and it creates negative impact on women's health.

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October 2020
EVs Should Wait as It's Time To Revive Automative Sector
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EVs Should Wait as It's Time To Revive Automative Sector

Even before the coronavirus outbreak led to a full blown financial crisis, Indian automotive industry had been struggling with headwinds from the larger economic slowdown. By August last year itself, the sector had contracted for the tenth successive month with sales sliding by 40%, the sharpest drop in two decades.

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September 2020