Everyone seeks happiness but defining it is abstract. Former CEO Gurcharan Das says happiness is loving your work and your partner. He notes that purpose is sometimes found but must also be actively created, aided by reading. Make a life, don’t just make a living. Serving others also brings happiness – working with purpose benefits...
As India pursues ambitious renewable energy targets, it can learn from Germany’s transition to renewables. Germany decentralized power to local communities and encouraged energy entrepreneurship, with citizens owning one-third of capacity. Energy storage and making renewables economically beneficial for consumers are other areas of focus. Despite challenges, India has made strides, already achieving half its...
The recent arrest of former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar, and Videocon founder Venugopal Dhoot has reopened questions around the alleged misuse of a Rs 3,250 crore loan provided by ICICI to Videocon in 2012. A whistleblower had reported connections between the Kochhars and Videocon back in 2016. Investigations found ICICI...
Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey did not originally enter politics with an agenda but became involved in student activism and later the BJP. To promote manufacturing and job skills in India, he helped inaugurate a welding school to train thousands of welders. Through the FAME scheme for electric vehicles, the government has provided subsidies to...
The notion of leadership has shifted from commanding bosses to guiding coaches and enabling employees. In 2023, the focus on staff wellbeing and engagement will continue growing. Leaders should cultivate psychological safety for feedback and embrace neurodiversity. With remote work, avoid proximity bias favoring office staff. Pursue targeted, not one-size-fits-all, training aligned to evolving business...
Minouche Shafik was inducted as the 20th President of Columbia University on the morning of 4th of October 2023 at Columbia University’s Morningside Lawns. The event was sprinkled with multiple protests on a plethora of issues but ended in optimism with some protestors saying they have high expectations of her as the incoming president. Welcoming...
The junction of 110th Street and Broadway, is framed by a clear blue sky. With broad roads and open spaces, it’s a place to catch some fresh air in an overstuffed New York. The entire area serves as a melting pot for the cosmopolitan city. People of all ages, genders, races, and occupations, including the...
The New York State Agriculture Commissioner recently announced $700,000 to support farmers’ markets in New York City. While the idea of this allocation is to make infrastructure and sales of these markets more efficient, the ground experience of some farmers has a different story to tell.
