Dr. Annurag Batra explains how an insolvency plea is being used to derail the ZEE-Sony merger
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What is the role of conscience and values when we work for enterprises that are sharply focussed on a single dimension of profits over everything else? Do passing off lies or half-truths under the garb of plausible explanations meet the test of righteousness, we wonder!
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The Oracle or the astrologer might make a prediction about your life. But you have the power to put in the punctuation that will determine what will be. Good line to remember then
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Considering that a lot of our population lives in villages and probably has little or no access to modern day packaging – despite the small-pack onslaught of shampoo, soap, toothpaste, biscuits et al by aggressive marketing companies – and are also unlikely to waste food, our national per capita waste generation should be around 250 grams per day
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Nonetheless, the sharing ecosystem is growing at a fast pace and according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, globally it should reach $335 billion by 2025. From an Indian perspective, according to a NITI Aayog report, the gig economy engaged an estimated 77 lakh workers in 2020-21 constituting 2.6 per cent of the non-agricultural workforce and 1.5 per cent of the total workforce
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There is a culture of thrifting, recycling, reusing, and mindful consumption. Nevertheless, inequality, poverty, and lack of access to resources increase the mental burden of survival concerns, leaving little space to make sustainable life choices – especially when they require more awareness or initial capital
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It is estimated that every urban citizen in the country generates about 600 grams of solid waste every single day ... With an estimated population of 142 crores it adds up to about 355 tons a day or 130 million tons annually – enough to drown us all under its weight unless we make it our religion to manage our waste by assiduously segregating it at source
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How the $55-billion D2C market in the country has moved from D2C ecommerce to D2C retail and to C2C or connect-to-consumer, a new phase of commerce where opportunities to connect exist everywhere
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