Category: Success Stories

Amongst a set of peace-loving people, the word “war” is something like letting loose a cat among pigeons or perhaps a bull in the proverbial china shop. One can imagine what would happen if the pigeons fail to use their inherent strength of taking to wings. Trade war may not be as sinister as a bloody war; yet it can cause insurmountable problems. One has to really fathom the implications of trade war. Does it mean the war is fought in the marketplace? Does it have any rule? Does it…

In a move towards providing opportunities for capacity development of persons with disability, fulfilling their rights, facilitating and promoting an enabling environment and an inclusive society, a National Trust under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India has been set up. The Trust is a statutory body for the welfare of persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities and has been formed as an initiative for online processing of all its schemes and activities as a part of the “Digital India” campaign. To support the…

Nipah Virus infection is a newly emerging zoonotic disease causing severe illness and high fatality in animals and humans. Nipah virus was initially discovered when it caused an outbreak of brain fever among pig farmers in Malaysia in 1998, where pigs were the intermediate hosts. In 2004, cases were reported in Bangladesh, people who consumed date palm sap contaminated by urine or saliva of infected fruit bat. There is no effective antiviral therapy for this infection. The symptoms of a Nipah Virus infection initially are non-specific and asymptomatic in some…

Niira Radia then ventured into the healthcare business through Nayati Healthcare, whose first hospital was inaugurated in Mathura by Ratan Tata in February 2016. It is a 351-bed multi super specialty hospital   Niira Radia, once an influential corporate lobbyist and public relations professional, decided to exit the communications consultancy business in October 2011 after her name emerged in the 2G spectrum scandal. To her credit she has always helped many organisations and corporates like TATA GROUP in closing lucrative deals and matters related to retrenchment and merger and acquisition…

The increased digitalization of organizations, driven by the rapid adoption of technologies such as cloud computing and data analytics, has increased the importance of data. Enterprises are increasingly adopting cloud-based services in order to take advantage of the many business benefits of not having to purchase, manage, upgrade, and replace systems and applications. Of course, all amidst all this data still has to “live” somewhere. But a question is whether all types of data keeping is necessary? With the technology evolving and prominence of Social media and cloud computing, it…

Budget in India is a big affair. The budget build-up starts much before its presentation. Media and people immediately get affected by the Budget proposals thereafter, speculating about various fiscal provisions the Finance Minister may resort to. Every group or industry segment or trade union has their own axe to grind. I still have to find an industrialist who would happily say, “Hey Finance Minister, our sector is doing well. You may withdraw the sops that have been extended or impose new levies on our profits or revenues.” As humans,…

One thought has been coming to me time and time again concerning American investments to India. I believe that the relationship between the two countries should incrementally go up with every passing year. I still remember that in the initial stages of liberalization, hardly a day went by without a mention about some new investments coming into India from the US – be it in IT, telecom, biotech, aerospace, or defense. The US was the largest trading and investment partner of India and it continued for quite some time. I…

One of the programmes of Reliance Foundation called “Reliance Foundation Information Services – RFIS” is disseminating localized livelihood (agriculture, livestock, fisheries, etc.) and non-livelihood advisories (local news, social messages, insurance, civic services, etc.) using different communication media (mobile platforms, local cable TV, Radio, Print) with the guidance of various knowledge providers (Universities, Government Departments, Banks, Hospitals, etc.). As of date, 40 lakh individuals have been reached through various mobile platforms. Additionally, about 3.6 lakh users participated in multi-location audio/video conferences and various field based services interactions. 1, 48,550 farm animals…

The time when the country was standing in a queue and different political party representatives were attacking PM MODI for his unprepared but fast implemented decision, there were lots of people who were still supporting and praising the decision with their different guesses –   Demonetization when implemented almost brought the Indian economy to a standstill. The overnight note ban decision didn’t give a chance to anybody to think about the reason behind this. After the announcement by the PM, every citizen has just one thought – how to survive…