Category Archives: Economics

It has been four years since the provision of CSR was introduced in the Companies Act,2013. Since then, the trend in the CSR spend over the 4 years (sector-wise) has not changed much. Education and Healthcare are the two most preferred thematic areas which account for 61% of the CSR spend of companies. Education includes […]

Companies in 2020 will find that they are dealing with a complex workforce of different generations with varied expectations and needs. Data shows that as of 2020, 50% of the working population in companies will be millennials (Gen Y). Deloitte did a survey to understand the wants of a millennial and the post-millenial Gen Z […]

In the past, economies have benefited from technology. But these shifts occurred over decades. Today, the cumulative effect of technology is an exponentially accelerating progress through a driving force of technological and social change, productivity, and economic growth. Technological transformation and development are predicted to both significantly create as well displace jobs. Labour requirements and […]

Of the estimated 4.5 billion people worldwide still unconnected to the Internet, 90% or over 4 billion are in the developing world. While more than three out of four people are online in the developed countries, one out of three is online in the developing world. Further, according to a 2014 report, developed countries have […]