Both deposit and lending activities of NBFCs have taken a hit and that has also adversely impacted the credit flow to all the sectors, including real estate. It is largely acknowledged and accepted that the current pandemic and resultant lockdown is the biggest economic crisis in nearly last 100 years, much bigger than the 2008 financial crisis. While India may Read More

The new AI-based technology known as deepfakes allows people to produce or alter video content so that it presents something that didn’t, in reality, occur. Although there may be some practical and positive uses of deepfake technology — an effort to help people with ALS is an example — the nefarious uses of deepfakes have politicians and technology executives rattled. Deepfakes may have been Read More

Image Source Niti Aayog. On the eve of National Technology Day, Dr. Arabinda Mitra, Scientific Secretary Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India discussed how the collaborative effort of industry experts and students is helping build sustainable solutions for India. It’s National Technology Day, observed on May 11 across India and the day also marks India’s progress Read More

BENGALURU: Organisations must reinvent themselves with a human focus into social enterprises, says a report from consulting organisation Deloitte. According to the Global Human CapitalTrends survey, titled ‘Leading The Social Enterprise: Reinvent With A Human Focus’, the report provides actionable insights to businesses everywhere, and is based on responses from nearly 10,000 respondents in 119 countries including 225 HR professionals and business leaders who participated in Read More

The two physical asset classes of real estate and gold have for long been considered safe havens by Indian investors, and are usually a very large chunk of portfolios. But over the past few years, returns from them have been poor to negative. While financial products are gaining ground with investors, real estate and gold continue to hold strong. In Read More

As women we juggle many roles – caregiver, homemaker, employee, daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, friend, and multiple others. Each of them is governed by attitudes, beliefs, thoughts, and perspectives. Most of them are accompanied by a set of unrealistic expectations and demands, which turn into an enormous burden to bear and fulfil. In the process of managing all these roles and Read More

Fmployees working in a corporate setup or registered employees in an organisation are entitled to Provident Fund (PF), a popular pension scheme for each and every employee working in an organisation having over 20 members. Once a member’s PF is registered, the contributions in the fund keep swelling as they continue to work in one organisation or more. In case Read More

Ladies, when was the last time you got a mammogram or got yourself screened for breast cancer? A simple self-examination at home might lead to early detection, and in turn boost chances of recovery. We’re not exaggerating. “Breast cancer accounts for 25% of all female cancers diagnosed worldwide. It is the most common cause of cancer death among women, across Read More

Benefit from a market in correction mode According to a report from PropTiger, sales grew by more than 35 per cent (aggregate of top nine markets) year-on-year in the January-March quarter Launches were down 60 per cent in this quarter compared to the corresponding quarter of FY17. Launches increased only in Bengaluru and Kolkata Higher sales and lower launches are Read More

Author and breast cancer survivor Nicola Sellars opens up about the things that would have made her cancer journey a little bit easier Any sort of cancer diagnosis can be life-changing and, no matter how ‘prepared’ you might be, there are some things that come with the disease that you simply can’t predict. Here, author and breast cancer survivor Nicola Read More