OPINIONS

As the Indian CSR sector continues to focus on strengthening the healthcare system, fixing its many loopholes brought forward by the recent pandemic, the sector is yet to witness a strategic, long term and impact-oriented CSR investment towards long-term impact. In the case of rural areas and tier 2 towns, the situation is worse....

The Great Resignation, record-breaking consumer spending, inflation, supply chain disruptions, and the threat of new coronavirus mutations, as well as breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Web3 all point to the fact that the uncertainties that the business world and, in a much broader sense, the human civilization is facing today are not...

Nancy Pelosi, the first woman appointed as Speaker of the House of Representatives, United States of America said, “Women are leaders everywhere you look—from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household.” In this statement lies the recognition of the multiple roles where...

Today, we see many instances of women breaking the proverbial “glass ceiling”, across their professional and personal lives. Moreover, women leaders are more likely to be transformational, empathetic, function as role models for peers and subordinates, be good mentors and coaches and authentic communicators. Also, according to Hay Group (division of Korn Ferry), women...

In the aftermath of the global pandemic, the world is being reshaped by accelerated digitization, enhanced focus on sustainability, socio-economic changes and the need for progressive labour practices across industries.  The potential for innovation is immense, and to achieve this, we need a more inclusive and gender-equal world.  However, as is the case with any...

By Dr. Swati Mahajan and Akshat Garg, AVPN The pandemic has had a silver lining – it reminded every stakeholder of the relevance of resilient, reliable, and professional healthcare, for all. While health for all has long been an aspiration goal for the Government of India and civil society, progress has often been slow and unsatisfactory. One...

By Sandeep Kavety, Head of Product, ConveGenius Insights  COVID-19 – possibly the largest pandemic the world has ever seen – led to an economic crisis probably more radical and global than ever before; as well as disruption of learning on an unprecedented scale. Millions of children and youth have been affected by the closure of schools...

27th February is observed as World Sustainable Energy Day, when conversations take place around the globe on renewable energy sources and technologies that optimise energy usage. It is the responsibility of the present generation to leave a better world behind for future generations, and sustainable technology plays a big role there. The construction industry,...

India’s child welfare system faces some unique challenges, because of the sheer size of the demographics, among other factors. According to the 2011 Census, about 13.12 per cent of the population is in the age group of 0-6 years, while 30.76 per cent of the population is in the age group of 0-14 years. On...

By Lehar Tawde, Co-founder, ConnectEd Technologies On 1st April 2014, India became the first country in the world to make it mandatory for certain companies to undertake specified philanthropic efforts towards social, environmental and human development concerns that plagued the country. As part of newly introduced Section 135 of the Companies Act, every company with...

By RCM Reddy, MD and CEO, Schoolnet “If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn” – Ignacio Estrada The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, says that “Wherever possible, students till Class 5 in schools should be taught in mother tongue/regional language/local language.” UNESCO has been encouraging mother tongue...

The ways of engaging with your employees today is very different from what it used to be before the pandemic. Work is distributed amongst workforces spread across geographies in a hybrid mode – from homes and offices, where working within the traditional office timings is no longer prevalent. Working hours have got extended in...