The issue of privacy took centre stage, when Mark Zuckerberg faced up to senators, live. What made this transgression different was that Facebook data (via Cambridge Analytica) was used to influence or manipulate elections. This resulted in angry posturing from... Read More.
How will wireless mobile empower India’s society? Twenty years ago, a telephone in an Indian home was a luxury (there were a mere 19 million subscribers in the country at the time). Today, pretty much everyone has a mobile phone. According to... Read More.
With revenue targets of Rs. 20,000 cr. by 2017-18 - a feat that many companies just dream about - Patanjali has already crossed the half-way mark. The trouble is always going to be to keep growing on the back of higher revenues.... Read More.
Gol Konda, Hawa Mahal, Red Fort, Dhyanalinga have one thing in common- they are old Indian monuments, each architecturally or structurally eco-friendly and built keeping in mind the local environmental factors. In ancient India, buildings in hot and dry regions... Read More.
In Auto Expo 2018, as expected, the key area of focus was “Go electric”. Almost all automobile companies are planning to invest in developing electric vehicles (EVs). It won’t be too farfetched to say that the coming decade will see its last version... Read More.
There can be endless debates on PM Modi’s “Pakora” comment regarding employment generation. However, one thing is certain that, with lakhs of students graduating each year, there is an urgent need to create employment. If one just has to focus on... Read More.
The Internet has already changed our lives, and if one thing is certain – “we ain’t seen nothing yet!” For incumbent companies and industries, much attention has focused on the obvious threats. For instance in retailing (esp. books) and advertising; the... Read More.
The other day while shopping online for Canadian maple syrup from the comfort of my home, I remembered the 1980s when we depended on our relatives abroad for so many ingredients. With the markets opening up to foreign goods, and... Read More.
Customer feedback is very important for the success of any business. Half the battle is won by ensuring that there is a constant feedback mechanism. The next step is analyzing the feedback. Positive feedback is good for the morale, and... Read More.
Suddenly affordable housing for the poor and middle class Indian is “hot”. So much so that an asset management company, HDFC Mutual Fund has launched a new fund called “HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund”. This, even as the real estate sector... Read More.
