Seventy-one-year-old Hari Baskaran, in partnership with HelpAge India, went on a cyclotron to celebrate active ageing and to draw attention to the critical support needs of the elderly. He cycled from Chennai to Delhi, approximately 3000 kms, in over two months. Along the way, he stayed at many...
From entrepreneur to a marketing professional in the corporate world and back to being an entrepreneur - all in the span of 30 years or so. It has been an adventurous journey for Sunitha Srinivasan."Once upon a time, a long, long time ago…like all good stories, my journey has been a kind of ...
Many environmentalists say that the extended lockdown situation from March, 2020 has rejuvenated the earth’s environment. Never mind if thousands of people are dying or falling to the dreaded virus. This cleansing of the earth is evidently visible all around. Rivers, ponds and lakes ar...
It has been almost five years since the Internet Society published a white paper, which provided an overview of the Internet of Things (IoT), exploring the related issues and challenges. Since then, IoT has become a standard feature in many areas of business, manufacturing, and commercial acti...
‘Kerala – God’s Own Country: Heaven never shuts down’, was a blog jointly written by Maithily P R and Suresh Menon, who are both management consultants. E-magazine website TakeOne.in picked it up and published it sensing its potential to drive the tourism sector during the Covid-19 pandemic....
Ever since the corona pandemic hit our shores, life has changed in a multitude of ways. Work From Home (WFH) is the new normal. Online is the new mantra. While companies have realised that work need not suffer with employees opting to work from home, many are also realising that their infrastr...
For the banking industry, as it is with most other industries, the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has been a punch below the belt. It is still quite uncertain and there seems to be no clear indication of how the economy will be resurrected. According to a senior official from the City Union Bank ...
According to Shajai Jacob, CEO – GCC, ANAROCK Property Consultants, “To paraphrase Warren Buffet, a time of fear is a time for opportunity.” He explained, “While all economies are shaken at the moment, it is in such times that smart investors buy into their preferred asset classes. For NRIs,...
In recent years, we have been hearing a lot about the digital transformation in media. Most often, we find these conversations coated with a ‘not-so-happy’ kind of a vibe when it comes to addressing the importance of digital trends, especially from those in mainstream legacy media. This thought ...
In India, we are seeing a resurgence of commercial activity in the digital domain. Online home sales are now beginning to gain serious traction. Despite the lockdown, top real estate developers have been able to resume at least 15-20% of their business due to increased digital penetration. Existing ...