Automating Processes Virtually
The world is ready to embrace Industry 5.0, and it’s high time to eliminate manual processes, at least for repetitive tasks. India’s tech giant, Infosys, faced a difficult challenge in 2017. Hundreds of the company’s manual processes kept piling up across various departments, causing inefficiency, delays, and inconsistencies in service delivery and revenue. They realised…
ABHYUDAYA MITTAL
Blockchain Technology: A Boon for Security Worldwide?
It was 2018, and a big pharmaceutical company had just called back millions of heart medication tablets because they were contaminated with a carcinogenic substance. This news sent a shockwave across the world and questioned the integrity of the supply chain in the pharma industry. Despite many safeguards, the complexity of the supply chain allowed…
Abdullah Ansari
BharatGen: India’s Revolutionary AI Project
India is taking remarkable steps in artificial intelligence (AI) with the launch of BharatGen on Monday, 30 September 2024. The world’s first state-funded generative AI project is focused on Indian languages. Led by IIT Bombay under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems, BharatGen aims to democratise AI with open-source models, enabling the creation of…
Bhumika
Leadership Lessons from Akio Toyoda: A Visionary Legacy of Resilience and Innovation
In the fast-evolving world of business, the ability to adapt and lead through change is more important than ever. Leaders like Akio Toyoda, the visionary former President and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation, provide timeless lessons in leadership, innovation, and resilience. From steering Toyota through major global crises to championing sustainability, Akio Toyoda’s leadership offers…
Not China, India Is The New Manufacturing Hub Of The World
The global manufacturing landscape is changing, and more and more companies are looking to exit China and set up their manufacturing units elsewhere. A significant example of this is Apple gradually shifting its manufacturing units from China to India. In 2020, the tech giant announced that it would start manufacturing its iPhone 11 in a…
Silk Road 2.0: Connecting Continents, Fueling Economies
Re-opening the Silk Road is expected to significantly boost trade and economic growth. The revival of this historic route through China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to enhance trade routes across Asia, Europe, and Africa, potentially increasing global trade by up to $2.5 trillion annually within a decade. This initiative involves nearly $1 trillion…
Viacom18-Disney Merger Approved, Star India Gets Licence
Reliance gets the government’s approval to transfer Viacom18’s non-news and current affairs TV channel licences to Star India as part of their merger. The approval, granted on Friday, September 27, 2024, comes with conditions set by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). This decision follows the CCI’s approval of the merger between Reliance and Disney’s…
To Infinity and Beyond
The Corporate Takeover of the Final Frontier “Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindustan Humara” are not just the lyrics of a famous patriotic song, but also the same words uttered by Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space. Despite that, we have made significant progress since those days. In July 2021, a rocket tore through the…
Airtel’s AI Tool Detects 110 M+ Spam Calls On Day 1!
Bharti Airtel, the third-largest telecom operator in the world, launched its in-house AI spam call detector to address growing concerns about spam calls and messages. The newly launched AI model scanned over 1 trillion records in real-time and sniffed out 115 million spam calls and 3.6 million spam messages on day one itself. Bharti Airtel’s…
Shipra Prajapati
The Fascinating Evolution of ETF Investments and Their Origins
In the finance world today, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) have completely changed how investors engage with the markets. From individual investors to financial institutions, ETFs have become the go-to choice for accessing a variety of assets like stocks, bonds, and even specialized sectors. One of the advancements brought by ETFs is the ability for anyone to…
John David