Author Archives: Loknath Das
Most investors prefer real estate, says survey. Really?
The turmoil in the equity markets and the decline in interest rates may have pushed investors towards real estate. An online survey shows that 57% of people prefer to invest in real estate. The survey was conducted by Anarock Property Consultant in the first quarter of 2019 and received 2,797 responses from across income levels, age groups and geographies. Respondents from Bengaluru were the most bullish Read More
Some Unique Gifting Ideas For This Diwali
During শুভ দীপাবলি celebrations, one regularly winds up considering what will be the best present for friends and family. Chocolates and blooms are sentimental; you could go for certain cakes and baked goods on the off chance that you intend to drop down to a friend or family member’s place for festivity. At that point, the decision of Read More
Humans Can Improve Technology without Really Understanding It
Participants in a study on how technology evolves adjusted the position of four weights attached to the spokes of a wheel in an effort to increase its speed down a sloping track. Credit: Maxime Derex Did early human inventions—bows and arrows, houses, kayaks—result from innate smarts that bested the intelligence of chimps, lions and other species? Or did these artifacts arise Read More
This Year’s Biggest Story In Mobility Is Oil, Not Technology
Amid all of the excitement around new mobility technologies, a single, inescapable reality often gets lost: modern transportation does not run on lidar, telematics, or any other technologies. That is why 2019’s biggest story in mobility is not about Waymo, Hyperloop, or Lime – nor is it about innovations coming out of Detroit, Silicon Valley, or Germany. It’s in the Middle Read More
How innovations are changing the dynamics of luxury real estate
Real estate developers are coming up with world-class designs and are attracting buyers from across the globe. The advent of new technologies has improved our lives in every respect. These technologies are also playing a key role in changing the scenario of real estate, including the ‘luxury segment’. Currently, the luxury real estate sector in India is undergoing a colossal Read More
Why do one in five home health aides live in poverty?
In the US, nine out of 10 home care workers are women and 25% are African American. Photograph: John Taggart/Bloomberg via Getty Images “One of the biggest challenges is explaining that you are not a maid. That your job is not to clean up after everyone,” said Marisol Rivera, who has been caring for elderly and disabled clients in their Read More
Opinion | Let’s not regulate the ease of doing business
A recent observation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made top executives in corporate India sit up, take notice, and wonder whether our investment rules are too restrictive for our own good. In a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on overseas direct investment published recently, the central bank has said that Indian companies are barred from acquiring Read More
PE investor Everstone sees opportunity in real estate lending
Singapore/Mumbai: India and SouthEast Asia focused private equity firm Everstone sees real estate lending as a big opportunity in the current scenario and is evaluating setting up a credit fund to lend to the real estate sector in India, a senior executive told Mint. Founded in 2006 by Atul Kapur and Sameer Sain, Everstone today has a team of over 260 experienced professionals across various geographies, Read More
COMMENTARY || Using technology to support caregivers of older people with dementia
In June, the government of Canada released its long-awaited Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire. As a family caregiving researcher for more than two decades and a former family caregiver to my Dad, who had dementia, the strategy was welcome news. But my own research and personal experience suggest that we’re falling short of the aspiration to be “a Canada Read More
Second round of economic measures: Textile, real estate among 8 sectors to benefit
The government finally took note of the economic slowdown that has not only hit earnings, but also dragged the market to multi-month lows since June. Nifty itself corrected more than 1,400 points from record high touched in early June. However, that downside was controlled and the market has turned rangebound for around a month now, thanks to the government starting Read More