How social commerce is transforming women-led enterprises in IndiaThe report by nasscom foundation and LEAD at Krea University has revealed that rural women entrepreneurs in India are leveraging social com...
22 Nov, 2024, 12.29 PM IST
We didn't anticipate winning medals in such a short time, says IIS Founder Parth JindalLearn about the journey of Parth Jindal, the founder of JSW Sports, and his commitment to developing Olympic champions in India. Discover t...
14 Jul, 2024, 01.01 AM IST
India Inc warms up to the idea of product recalls as pharma, auto industries lead the chargeIn FY23, 30 companies undertook voluntary product recalls, while 16 were forced to recall their products, shows data sourced from Prime Dat...
28 Mar, 2024, 12.15 AM IST
Success of achieving SDGs hinges on tech acceleration, collaboration: Nasscom Foundation ConclaveThe event served as a platform for civil society, social innovators, entrepreneurs, government representatives and leaders from technology ...
19 Jan, 2024, 11.46 AM IST
'Stop giving smartphones to your kids!' Manu Kumar Jain, former CEO of Xiaomi India, urges parents to practise cautionThe former boss of Xiaomi India clarified that he wasn't actually against smartphones or tablets but just wanted to urge the parents to pra...
19 May, 2023, 04.09 PM IST
'Want our children back!' Why Kate Winslet, Elon Musk & Anand Mahindra don't want kids using smartphonesMany studies have shown that young adults who are often on social media are three times likely to suffer from depression.
19 May, 2023, 02.37 PM IST
50% of micro firms had no coping strategies, 40% denied loans during pandemicThe study conducted over 2020 and 2021 in two rounds, each across 1955 micro businesses, pointed out that over 50% of enterprises reported ...
19 Nov, 2022, 12.28 PM IST
Over 15% of gig workers face a financial deficit of Rs 5,000 on average: SurveyAccording to the data, gig workers are young with a median age of 27 years, out of which 37% are married, 29% with children, and 28% are mi...
01 Jul, 2022, 12.03 PM IST
Despite policy support, labour participation by Women still lowFactors include safety issues, unavailability of facilities to maintain work-life balance.
08 Mar, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
Govt appoints Anantha Nageshwaran as new CEAThe position has been vacant since December 17, 2021, when KV Subramanian demitted the office. An IIM-Ahmedabad graduate, Nageswaran teache...
28 Jan, 2022, 07.06 PM IST
Higher household income, lower education levels determinants of women's labour force participation: ReportWomen's participation in India's labour force has been steadily declining since 1993-94 and India has one of the lowest female labour force...
21 May, 2021, 08.28 PM IST
Consulting firms, financial majors hire more from B-schools this yearFinancial giants such as Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo, consulting firms including Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and top-tier tech compani...
24 Mar, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
COVID-19 impact on women-led micro businesses widens socio-economic gap: SurveyThe survey suggests that governments, banks and other financial institutions must immediately follow effective gender-sensitive policy resp...
29 Nov, 2020, 12.29 PM IST
81 per cent micro enterprises confident of recovery post COVID-19: SurveyAs per the revised criteria, any firm with investment up to Rs 1 crore and turnover under Rs 5 crore is classified as a "micro" enterprise.
09 Aug, 2020, 07.26 PM IST
India has been able to manage complex conversations better than US: Tenzin PriyadarshiThe director-ethics at MIT Media Lab weighs in on some of the most important issues that the world faces.
23 Dec, 2018, 11.53 AM IST
Raghuram Rajan, corp leaders team up for Rs 750-cr liberal arts varsityThe first batch will commence in July 2019, admissions for which will start this November. The fees will be Rs 7-8 lakh inclusive of hostel...
23 Mar, 2018, 09.27 PM IST