Will Covid-19 permanently change higher education, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
In democratic India, a citizen can be a patriot and at the same time be critical of the government, unlike China which promulgated a national security law in Hong Kong prescribing patriotism to contest elections, observes Rup Narayan Das.
After years of disappointing growth, the economy and the markets are poised for a breakout, notes Akash Prakash.
... As the world swings from 'financialisation' to 'artificial intelligence', asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
The government must undo the damage inflicted by the flawed policies of globalisation, and India should be converted into a country where entrepreneurs can thrive and the entire population can participate in the economy, says Arvind Kumar.
RustOrange co-founders Samik Sarkar, Shashank Agnihotri and Kuvalaya Singh share their story and learnings.
Knowledge of technical skills, creativity, social and emotional intelligence is what recruiters are looking for.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to Britain has seen India and the UK agreeing on Rs 90,000 crore deals.
The idea is to incorporate global best practices in the Indian context.
Ajit Balakrishnan on learning from past technology revolutions.
Making a strong pitch for greater connectivity with the diaspora youth, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi on Tuesday said partnerships between young Indians in the country and those residing overseas in industry and social sectors would create jobs and bring prosperity.
'There is no tried and true recipe for creating Silicon Valleys.' 'Attracting and creating a mass of truly dynamic entrepreneurs is at the core and among the hardest and most necessary ingredients.' 'In the US, close to 60% of the top valued tech companies were started by immigrants who found the start-up climate to be superior to where they came from.' 'India would clearly benefit from attracting back its talented Diaspora, but it also needs to hold onto those entrepreneurs.'
Enactment of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has been instrumental in pushing up India's ranking in the 'Doing Business' report
The Budget emphasises on capacity building and empowerment of marginalised sections of society including farmers.
For Duflo and Banerjee, an important part of their work has been ensuring that the agency of the "beneficiaries" -- usually, in developing countries like India, poorer individuals -- is put at the centre of any policy design. This is a crucial way in which experimental results are often better than large scale data-based inference, says Mihir S Sharma.
What work in Jaipur's favour are lower costs, a good talent pool, better quality of life, and proximity to the Delhi National Capital Region
India should emerge as the 'human resource capital' of the world as China has become a global 'manufacturing factory'.
Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.
'It is a balanced and prudent Budget that sets the foundation for future growth in the economy.'
The Pampore attack in Jammu and Kashmir "appeared to be" the handiwork of Lashkar-e-Tayiba terror outfit, Central Reserve Police Force Director General Prakash Mishra said.
...and getting GDP to measure India's data economy, recommends Ajit Balakrishnan.
'Make in India'presents a huge opportunity for jobs.
Combining affordable IT with native Indian ingenuity and entrepreneurship F C Kohli believed would enable Indian small businesses match anyone and thrive.
Education, jobs, health and more: Experts share their wishlist.
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar will sign the agreement on behalf of India.
The partners intend to invest $2 million annually through the India Innovation Growth Programme for the entrepreneurs to develop technology-based solutions for the betterment of the society
'Every educational institution should have incubating centres so that students will get exposed to entrepreneurship early.'
He said it is natural for India to hold its 1st overseas start up event in the Silicon Valley.
Enabling labour to become more globally mobile can produce higher remittances with powerful 'brain gain' dividends.
How soon can India reach a point when there is no hidden underemployment and all who want work can find it at a fair wage and decent work conditions, asks Nitin Desai.
These institutes, while expensive, are a viable alternative to studying abroad.
Raghav tells Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier how he and his cousin Mukund co-founded Renew IT, which refurbishes discarded computers and makes them affordable for the poor in rural India.
Starting afresh in a new domain or with a new employer or opting for entrepreneurship can be the brighter side of job loss.
The lock-in requirement has been reduced from three years to one year for angel funds and their minimum investment threshold has been slashed from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 25 lakh.
Bringing in the untapped informal sector into the formal one will benefit business.
Talented students in small towns often don't get into national-level colleges simply because they don't get proper training to write entrance exams. Ignus is working to change that.
Will it trigger a social and management revolution as well, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Government planning to slash the number of days required to start a business in Mumbai, Delhi from the current 26.
Beauty technicians and hairstylists in PPEs. Constant disinfection of instruments such as scissors and combs, Disposable neck-wraps and fresh towels. That's what beauty may look like now, reports Amrita Singh.
UP is an important state to roll out the government's agrarian reforms and job growth policies.