Month: June 2024

Bookstrapping – Age of Revolutions by Fareed Zakaria

As per Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta's review, author Fareed Zakaria goes on to emphasise that the state of the world today, is dispersed. There is a loss of faith in God, religion, politics, institutions, norms, and experts. Referencing Lee Kuan Yew’s work in Singapore, he asks, “How do we build a common civic culture?”

As per the review by Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta, among many other insights, the author Fareed Zakaria proposes that the first move to defy monarchy and form a republican government was in the late 16th century; viz. the revolution in the Netherlands. This was an important movement that also spread to Britain, which soon after also pioneered the industrial revolution.

Prioritise and plan ahead of time to prevent burnout: Ragini Hariharan, Himalaya Wellness

"I think everybody in corporate life is marred by back to back meetings which is a huge productivity killer. So, over the years, I have realised there is a very simple hack which is to make sure that before I accept a meeting or even send a meeting invite, I always take a moment to clarify what is the objective of the meeting. Is it for brainstorming? Is it for decision making? Or is it just to update?," explained Ragini Hariharan, marketing director - personal care and hygiene, Himalaya Wellness.

As per Ragini Hariharan, marketing director – personal care and hygiene, Himalaya Wellness, with a lot of new trends, platforms, and the constant pressure on the business front, prioritising helps in understanding on doing a few things perfectly than taking up everything on the platter.

There is clearly a need to make India the ‘country of choice’ for highly skilled talent: HUL’s Nitin Paranjpe

He said that the talent returning back to India will ‘enrich and diversify the talent pool, leading to greater innovation and effectiveness across various sectors.’

At HUL’s 91st Annual General Meeting held today, chairman Nitin Paranjpe said that the next phase of the India growth story needs to be employment-led.

Firm offers AI-powered assistance to advertisers dealing with SC’s directive on self-declaration certificate

CEOs in the technology sector expect significantly more disruption compared to their counterparts in the telecom and media sectors. (Photo: Unsplash)

Gurugram-based mFilterIt has come out with an AI-powered solution, to empower companies to protect their brands, maximize campaign effectiveness, and achieve their marketing goals

Amid quality & customer service concerns, Zepto raises $665 mn at a $3.6B valuation

Zepto co-founders Kaivalya Vohra and Aadit Palicha

Zepto, which competes with the likes of Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart in the quick-commerce market, plans to double its store count to 700+ by March 2025. The expansion and funding come at a time when customers repeatedly have raised concerns about the company’s quality control and customer service.

Bank of Baroda onboards Tennis player Sumit Nagal as brand endorser

The highest-ranked Indian singles tennis player currently, Sumit Nagpal has jumped to a career-high singles ranking of World No. 71 on 17th June 2024, while securing a place in the Indian contingent for the Paris Olympics in the process.

Considered a role model for today’s youth, Sumit Nagpal will help the Bank of Baroda connect with GenNext.