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Automation is the future of work

Automation is the future of work

Saloni Shah2020-03-24T06:25:48+00:00November 15th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

Raghunath Subramanian is President and CEO of UiPath India. In this interview, he talks us through the company’s Automation First mindset, the growing popularity of robotics and how it impacts the future workforce. Is India ready for, and indeed open to, a robotics/automation revolution? The world is moving towards Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and so is the Indian market. In fact, we would go a step further and say that the Indian market is growing at a faster pace than [...]

Rise of India’s tech unicorns

Rise of India’s tech unicorns

Saloni Shah2019-11-18T14:52:51+00:00November 15th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

It is becoming increasingly easy to launch a unicorn in India than in another country, concludes an industry expert. Highlights: India is placed third in the global unicorn list with 21 of the world’s 494 unicorns. The Indian start-up ecosystem continues to be the third largest in the world, with eight new additions to its unicorn club. Indian unicorns are expected to double the jobs they currently create by 2025. There are few areas where the Indian start-up ecosystem has [...]

Indo-China camaraderie in the digital world

Indo-China camaraderie in the digital world

Saloni Shah2020-03-17T06:20:47+00:00November 15th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

China’s substantial investments in Indian start-ups and its rapid dominance in the Indian smartphone and app market are testament to its potential as a fruitful digital partner going ahead, as long as the countries can navigate through the changes in data protection policies at both ends. Highlights: Chinese VC investment into India has grown five-fold in the past two years. Another area where Chinese companies made big inroads in India is the domestic smartphone market. Chinese Investment, while helpful to [...]

Proactive diplomacy, judicious use of military resources keep India ahead in Indian Ocean Region

Proactive diplomacy, judicious use of military resources keep India ahead in Indian Ocean Region

Saloni Shah2019-11-18T14:43:20+00:00November 15th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

India’s diplomatic efforts and steady financial and military assistance give it an advantage over China as both nations seek closer ties with the island nations in the Indian Ocean. Highlights: The island nations of the Indian Ocean have emerged as a new theatre of competition between India and China. China’s rising influence in the Indian Ocean has raised suspicions in New Delhi that Beijing is following a “String of Pearls” strategy to emasculate its sphere of influence. Prime Minister Modi [...]

Stockholm welcomes Indian tech talent

Stockholm welcomes Indian tech talent

Saloni Shah2019-11-18T14:43:54+00:00November 15th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

A wide pool of creative talent from all over the world and the inherent values of celebrating diversity and equality are what make Stockholm an ideal location for Indian entrepreneurs and techies. Highlights: Creative hubs, access to venture capital and successful entrepreneurs re-investing in the new generation of founders making Stockholm an innovation hub. Stockholm launched A Woman’s Place , an initiative to support equal opportunities for women and men. Stockholm will launch an International House, to make it easier [...]

Croatia offers easy access to European markets

Croatia offers easy access to European markets

Saloni Shah2019-11-19T06:18:13+00:00November 15th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

The European nation proposes opportunities for investment in a variety of sectors ranging from tech to agriculture to clean energy production. Highlights: Easy access to European and world markets. Modern transport and infrastructure. Reliable investment and business environment. Highly educated, multilingual and competent workforce. Through history, Croats have created some of the most important inventions used in everyday lives such as the pen, the tie, the electrical current, the parachute and the fingertip classification system. Many great inventors like [...]

Matching the UK’s Strengths with India’s Developmental Aspirations

Matching the UK’s Strengths with India’s Developmental Aspirations

Saloni Shah2019-11-18T14:45:21+00:00November 15th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

Strategic expert Gareth Price concludes how education could be the key to unlock the full potential of the UK-India partnership. Highlights: While Higher education is a British strength, numerous surveys suggest it is an Indian weakness. UK’s reluctant to meet India’s clear request for easier visa access to students could result in them seeking out other countries. A host of non-traditional security challenges like climate change, drug trafficking, infectious diseases, migration, disasters, resource scarcity and transnational crime will affect the [...]

Women’s rights lie at the heart of Oxfam’s work in India

Women’s rights lie at the heart of Oxfam’s work in India

Saloni Shah2020-06-08T10:12:13+00:00November 15th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

The organisation’s Bano Nayi Soch campaign aims to challenge regressive social norms and promote equal opportunities for women and girls. Highlights: One of the most distinctive forms of social inequity in India come within the spheres of gender and caste. Economic and gender inequality are significant barriers to overcoming poverty. Oxfam India works with young women to change regressive social norms which push women out of the development process. The world is witnessing rising inequalities. While income and wealth [...]

UK-India tech tie-up creates a hand-washing robot for schools

UK-India tech tie-up creates a hand-washing robot for schools

Saloni Shah2019-11-18T11:48:29+00:00November 14th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

A collaboration between researchers from the University of Glasgow in Scotland and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University in India has resulted in a new robot which encourages children to wash their hands. A robot named Pepe has become a new companion for pupils at a primary school in the southern state of Kerala as part of a fresh approach to hygiene devised as a result of a unique India-UK tie-up. “We were delighted by the success of Pepe’s visit to this primary school. [...]

Advances in technology provide an effective tool for improving pharma access

Advances in technology provide an effective tool for improving pharma access

Saloni Shah2019-11-20T11:19:52+00:00November 14th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson and Managing Director of Biocon, elaborates on the company’s revolutionary breakthroughs in the recent years and pinpoints what needs to be done to give impetus to the pharma industry in India.

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