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Indian cricket is back to its glory days

So what is at the heart of India’s success? A lot less braggadocio and a lot more modesty
Rajkamal Rao

Coworking spaces are here to stay

India is the second largest market; the option is cost effective and and provides flexible offerings
Karthik Krishna

‘Most companies are jumping on the digital bandwagon without knowing why’

A Parasuraman, Pro-Chancellor, VijayBhoomi University, on marketing principles and the digital economy
Vinay Kamath

A community rises in solidarity from Australian bushfire ashes

Wildfires have killed 29 people since September, fuelled by record temperatures and tinder-dry conditions
Reuters

‘PigeonBot’ that flaps like a real bird

Scientists build wings that bend at two spots, closely resembling the wings of actual birds
Mashable
Geo-Eco

HDFC hiring for India’s best, hardest banking job

The company is gaining market share, defying a widening economic malaise
Reuters

“Link our roots with evidence-based Indian thought,” Kiran Bedi at IIM Kozhikode

The three-day conclave on ‘Globalising Indian Thought’ concludes; best research papers awarded
Team BLoC

A guide for those looking to reinvent their business or themselves

The book offers a blue-print for organisations — how to spot inflection points and capitalise on them
Suja Sekhar

Indian thought is vibrant and diverse, says PM Modi via videoconferencing at IIM-K

He inaugurated the conclave on ‘Globalising Indian Thought’; Swami Vivekananda statue unveiled
Team BLoC

Budget needs a special focus on primary education

Effective ways must be formulated to improve the quality of teaching, particularly in schools
Manek Daruvala

Case Studies

Parle must get marketing mix right for Rol-a-Cola 2.0

Can Zomato continue its deep discounting strategy?

McDonald’s franchise needs new direction in North and East

BizWiz

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    1. Who is Fortune magazine’s ‘Businessperson of the Year 2019’?

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    2. Who is this and of which luxury giant is he the CEO?

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    3. The biggest deal ever in the luxury sector was announced recently with Tiffany being bought for $16.2 billion. Who is the buyer?

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    4. Name Amazon’s newly launched podcast app in India.

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    5. Tara Sinha, the first Indian woman to set up an advertising agency in India, passed away recently. Name the agency.

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    6. In which country is Billund, the hometown of Lego?

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    7. Which Indian sportsperson has launched the premium home décor brand DaOne?

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    8. Which company recently became the first Tata entity to extend medical cover benefits to LGBTQ+ employees?

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    9. Which Indian is ranked #54 in Forbes’ ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’?

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    10. According to its tagline, Morris Garages (MG) has been in existence since?

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theysay I want to say it again that the government is not going back on the CAA. Those who want to protest may continue doing so. There is no provision of taking anyone’s citizenship in CAA. Canards being spread against CAA by Congress, SP, BSP, TMC...At the time of Partition, Hindu, Sikh Buddhist and Jain constituted 30 per cent of the population in Bangladesh and 23 per cent in Pakistan. But today, it’s just 7 per cent and 3 per cent, respectively. Where have these people gone? Those who are protesting against CAA, I want to ask them this. Home Minister Amit Shah, addressing a rally in Lucknow

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PolitEco

There’s no easy way out of India’s economic mess

The government must forget about CAA and get serious about the reviving the economy
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The political imbroglio in Maharashtra

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Worldview

Worldview

Modern India would squirm at Article 51-A

The Constitution should protect the governed from the government, and not the other way around
Rajkamal Rao

Activists must rethink the climate change campaign

Rajkamal Rao

Lost your phone? Life, as we know it, will stop

Rajkamal Rao

Going Digital

Going Digital

Essential equipment every new YouTuber needs to invest in

There are several channels on YouTube and, to stand out, here is a list of things you must have
Vikas Chawla

How to become a travel blogger

Vikas Chawla

What is a featured snippet and how can your page rank for one?

Vikas Chawla

Brand Basics

Brand Basics

Escorts, from pioneering farm mechanisation to next-gen tech

One of India’s biggest business entities, operating in over 40 countries, the group is well diversified
Malathy Sriram

Ujala: the brand that ‘white’washed the market

Malathy Sriram

Relaxo: cushioning your feet since 1984

Malathy Sriram

CleanTech

CleanTech

How geo-engineering could change the environment

This controversial approach may offer a reprieve as we deal with the larger fallout of climate change

M Ramesh

Go green when you go away

M Ramesh

What the COP25 in Madrid will be all about

M Ramesh

Insight

Insight

Impact of coal cess removal on steel and aluminium companies

If compensation cess is waived, it will help a slew of industries, but may shift focus from renewables

Satya Sontanam

Tariff hike by telcos may ease their pain, but only a bit

Bavadharini KS

Higher power output and GDP growth may not be interlinked

Vivek Ananth

LeaderSpeak

LeaderSpeak

Lessons from broken windows theory

The essence of the concept is that large-scale chaos begins by neglecting small issues
Leo Fernandez

Bridges to cross and bridges to burn

Leo Fernandez

It never pays to be penny wise and pound foolish

Leo Fernandez

Columns

LeaderSpeak

The CEO and co-founder of TalentEase, Fernandez is a thought leader in education and a consultant and coach to school heads, teachers and parents. He has 18 years of outsourcing leadership experience in the Asia Pacific, consulting with and servicing global and regional clients. He was previously partner/managing director with Accenture, Singapore. He was the COO with Hewitt Outsourcing APAC, and President India Life Hewitt. He has overseen teams in sales, operations, client and account management, technology, finance and HR, and has extensive experience working with multinational clients across a wide industry and geographic spectrum. He is a sought-after speaker at education and industry conferences and is a columnist with Business Line on Campus.

Leo Fernandez

Former MD / Partner with Accenture, Singapore, and co-founder of TalentEase

WorldView

A management and technology professional with 17 years of experience at Big-4 business consulting firms, and seven years of experience in high-technology manufacturing, Rajkamal Rao is a results-driven strategy expert.  A US citizen with OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) privileges that allow him to live and work in India, he divides his time between the two countries. Rao heads Rao Advisors, a firm that counsels students aspiring to study in the United States on ways to maximise their return on investment.   He lives with his wife and son in Texas.  Rao has been a columnist for BL on Campus from the year the website was launched, in 2015, and writes regularly for BusinessLine as well. He may be contacted at rajkamal.rao@raoadvisors.com

Rajkamal Rao

Managing Director, Rao Advisors LLC, an education consulting firm

Brand Basics

The stories of Indian companies that have stood the test of time

Malathy Sriram

A freelancer who writes poems, short stories and book reviews

CleanTech

A senior journalist and feature writer with BusinessLine, Ramesh is an author and a music critic. He writes on a range of sectors, notably energy, with a special focus on renewable energy, climate change, banking, insurance and non-banking finance companies, oil and gas, nuclear energy and space. He has been the chief of Chennai Bureau with BusinessLine and was the head of the team responsible for covering on all economic activities in and around the city. Ramesh has authored a romance-thriller, Silence of the Cicadas. He reviews Carnatic music concerts for The Hindu.

M Ramesh

Senior Deputy Editor, BusinessLine who writes on renewables
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Spotify now has playlists for your dog

Spotify has made playlists and a podcast for dogs to listen to in their owners’ absence, after finding that nearly 74% of UK pet-owners play music for their animals. The Swedish audio-streaming business company said it has launched a podcast featuring soothing music, “dog-directed praise”, stories, and messages of affirmation and reassurance narrated by actors to alleviate stress for dogs who are home alone. Reuters

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