Meet India’s education finance startups making learning affordable for millions of students

India’s folklore is littered with poignant stories of parents going to great lengths to finance their child’s education — from mortgaging houses and pawning jewellery to borrowing from local moneylenders,…

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After WhatsApp’s online privacy concern, app-only browser WAVE is finding many takers

When WhatsApp updated its privacy policy early this year, users across the world, including India, were worried about their privacy. It even caused lakhs of users to switch from WhatsApp…

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How an uncertain economic environment can be the biggest driver of innovation

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the world, and also presented organisations with a great opportunity to innovate and find new growth potential.Catastrophic circumstances such as the current one push humans…

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How to ensure business continuity and employee resilience in a post-COVID world

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Govt leaves EPFO interest rate unchanged in relief to the common man

The government-run Employee's Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday confirmed that it will retain 8.5 percent interest rates on provident fund deposits for the financial year 2020-21. The rate was…

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How this entrepreneur is leveraging the collective power of traditional medicine systems to treat ailments

Indian culture and heritage is replete with age-old treatment methods and medicine systems like Ayurveda and naturopathy. But, have you ever wondered what would happen if the strengths of all…

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India wearables market grows 144pc to 36.4M units in 2020; third largest globally: IDC

The Indian wearables market posted a 144.3 percent year-on-year growth in 2020, with 36.4 million unit shipment, as per research firm IDC.India was the only country in the top 20…

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