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IT firms eyeing $1-bn business from GST transition

Indian IT firms could see business opportunity of over $1 billion in building and implementing solutions to help their clients become compliant with the GST regime.   Companies such as Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra and others, which implement the enterprise software of SAP, Oracle, will now have to align the technology backbone based on GST norms.   The Read More


Learning from zoos – how our environment can influence our health

We are told that we are a nation of couch potatoes, lacking the will and the strength to turn around the obesity tanker. We all need a little help in our quest for a healthier life, and design can play a crucial part. If we designed our towns, cities, homes and workplaces more like animal experts design zoos, we could Read More


Trump Administration Considers Moving Student Loans from Education Department to Treasury

Betsy DeVos, the secretary of education. Her consideration of transferring the loan program led the student aid chief to resign. CreditMaddie McGarvey for The New York Times The Trump administration is considering moving responsibility for overseeing more than $1 trillion in student debt from the Education Department to the Treasury Department, a switch that would radically change the system that Read More


Apple has reportedly hired AR and VR expert Jeff Norris from NASA

Apple has hired NASA augmented and virtual reality expert Jeff Norris, Bloomberg reports, to build AR and VR projects for the company. Norris apparently joined Apple’s augmented reality team earlier this year, Bloomberg says, as a senior manager reporting to former Dolby Labs executive Mike Rockwell. It’s not clear exactly what Norris will be doing at Apple, but Rockwell’s team Read More


One Third Young Indians Suffer From Lifestyle Diseases Report

One in three or 33 per cent of Indians over 30 years of age are suffering from one or more lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, high cholesterol, blood pressure, thyroid and cancer, a report has revealed. GOQii — a California-based virtual fitness coaching platform — in its ‘GOQii India Fit’ 2017 report showed that nearly 9.4 per cent people are Read More


Sleep on left side, drink water from copper vessel: How to fix indigestion naturally

Swaryog recommends having meals, including spicy or warm food, with activation of right nostril. It helps in controlling excessive body acids generated due to food, thus helping in digestion process Physical activity helps keep your digestive system working smoothly. But is important to take a nap after every meal to soothe your digestive system. While taking the nap, you should Read More


What to expect from the new Toyota Corolla Altis

It has been almost three years since the arrival of the all-new sharp looking Toyota Corolla Altis. It means that the Altis is up for its mid-life update. Since this is not a generation change, the changes will be largely cosmetic on the outside and it might get some additional equipment inside. So we draw a list of what we Read More


Microsoft seeks exemption for workers, students from Trump’s travel ban

it pursues a legal battle against President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban, Microsoft has made a formal plea to the US administration seeking an exemption for students and workers from the order. Also Read: Apple, Google, Facebook and others to jointly draft a letter protesting Trump’s Muslim ban In his recent executive order, Trump has authorised the Secretaries of State Read More


The Best Looks From The 2017 Golden Globes Red Carpet

The Golden Globes set the tone for awards season, no doubt. And Sunday night’s red carpet was packed with sparkle, plunging necklines and brilliant hair adornments. Not all the women on the carpet wore a dress, and there was no shortage of award-worthy ensembles to swoon over ― specifically from the likes of Ruth Negga, Mandy Moore and Janelle Monae. Check Read More


Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER, SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE. At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only Read More