Coal India gets green nod for 17 mining projects: Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi
The PSU is currently given the target of producing 660 million tonnes of coal amounting to 82 per cent of the country's coal output
Private Banks Beat PSBs Hands Down
Private banks' loans and advances grew 25% in 2018/19 There are enough signs that India's rural sector is on the path to recovery Private sector banks have installed the largest number of ATM machines in metro cities and urban areas while public sector banks have sharper focus on rural areas Prices of major food commodities have been surgingHousing Sales Down, but Prices Up
Sales in major Indian cities fell 15% from 47 million sq. ft. in October 2018 to 40 million sq. ft. in the same month of 2019
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Gains above Rs 1 lakh on shares are taxed. Here is how you can churn the portfolio to pay less
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Smart Lending
P2P lending is emerging as an attractive investment option in the debt segment promising 15-20 per cent returns
Acceleration Towards Start-up Culture
Agility, fast decision-making and willingness to experiment will help staid and process-oriented sectors such as banking transformSnackable Learning Modules Coming
In an era of lifelong training and re-skilling to keep abreast of opportunities and threats, businesses and employees need to enable continuous 'Byte' learningHumans as More Sentient Social Species
Social, emotional and ethical capacities may turn out to be more important than the intellectual capacities For jobs within the government, relevance must take precedence over size and quantityTime to Build a New People Pyramid
A pyramid denotes age, experience-led hierarchy, timed progression and thus a degree of inertia and age-led journey to the top. We need to challenge thatOffices to Foster Collaboration
Technology will help support a wide range of work styles, especially flexible working or co-working New technologies create completely new markets that could not have existed before Leading experts on the radical changes in jobs, workplace, skills, privacy and employee well-beingGreater Polarisation in Pay from On-demand Economy
The widening vocational demand-supply gap and poor employability after higher education will skew wages in favour of vocational workTowards Mind-positive Workplaces
Focus will be on protecting a company's most precious asset - the emotional well-being of employeesThe Eight-hour Workday is Dead
Millennials are used to a sense of freedom, flexibility and control over their lives. By simply voting with their feet they will drive this behaviour. And office architecture is rapidly changing, to provide greater collaboration, openness, less hierarchy, driven by this need for informality and ideation Use of high technology in manufacturing is not a job killer as we have believed for years. It can be an engine for all-round growth and prosperity Skilling programmes need to be rapid, flexible and highly personalised. Organisations need to instill a culture of continuous learning Policymakers, regulators and industries must collectively invest in development of new agile learners by improving education and training systemsWelcome the Growing Tribe of Gig Workers
More people are going to be engaged in work outside the formal workforce than inside it Companies' outlook will expand to ensuring that business stays committed to community, consumer and the planetFirewalls to Separate Personal From Professional
New principles will govern workplace usage of personal devices. Safeguards will be critical to avoid blurring the divide
Messages to Give in Budget '20
Budget 2020 comes in the wake of very low expectations. For most, businesses would be happier if Budget 2020 didn't harm them any further after the DeMo and GST shocks
