July 8th, 2017Playing Pokemon Go may be good for your health, say scientists who have found that the popular physically-interactive game promotes exercise and reduces sedentary behavior.
Researchers from Kent State University in the US assessed the ability of the smartphone based video game Pokemon Go to increase walking and decrease sedentary...
July 4th, 2017The launch of GST has left most businesses in a tight spot. Here are 10 advantages of GST that will uplift your impressions about the biggest tax reform of India since its Independence.
Price Reductions
It is advantageous for companies as people will purchase more regularly due to price reductions.
One Time...
June 30th, 2017Thousands of startups open and shut every year, forced by a fiercely competitive environment. Below are 6 differentiators that will help you stay above the crowd and prove yourself a winner:-
Tell a Captivating Story
People love stories and to draw them to yours, you must ensure that they understand where you are...
June 27th, 2017Goods & Services Tax (GST) is a consolidated, consumption based tax which will be levied on the supply of goods and services at a national level. It will combine major taxes like excise duty, CST, octroi, service tax, and VAT (value added tax) etc. into a single tax called GST, which will come into effect starting July 1st, 2017....
June 13th, 2017More than 70 per cent of smartphone apps are reporting personal data to third-party companies like Google and Facebook, a new study has warned.
When people install a new smartphone app, it asks for the users permission before accessing personal information.
Some of the information these apps collect are necessary for them to work...
June 11th, 2017News and sports websites have some of the lowest levels of security adoption, making them vulnerable to cyber attacks, a new study has found.
Researchers looked at the security protocols used by the top 500 sites in various industries and online sectors.
They found that fewer than 10 per cent of news and sports websites used basic...
June 3rd, 2017The total valuation of late-stage, venture-backed private companies in the UnitedStates and Europe has exploded from a few dozen startups worth acollective $40 billion in 2010 to hundreds of firms thattogether are now worth almost $500 billion, according to a report released Thursday.
The numbers show the magnitude of the recent trend...
May 31st, 2017The online education industry in India is poised to grow eight times to become a USD 1.96 billion industry by 2021 as an increasing number of students consume content through e-routes.
According to a report by Google and KPMG, the paid user base is also forecast to grow 6X from 1.6 million users in 2016 to 9.6 million users in...
May 24th, 2017While a whopping share of 90 per cent employees say they want a work from home option, 75 per cent of employers are not comfortable with the idea, said a recent study.
"Nearly 60 per cent organisations do not have a formal work-from-home policy. Incidentally, 75 per cent employers are not even comfortable with the idea, whereas 90 per...
May 18th, 2017Flipkart has been named the top employer followed by Amazon and KPMG India in the second and third place respectively, according to a list compiled by internet professional network LinkedIn.
Others in the top 10 of LinkedIn Indias most sought- after employers list include One97 Communications at the fourth place, Ola (5th), HCL...
May 14th, 2017Executive search firm Head Hunters India today said the job cuts in IT sector will be between 1.75 lakh and 2 lakh annually for next three years due to under-preparedness in adapting to newer technologies.
"Contrary to media reports of 56,000 IT professionals to lose jobs this year, the actual job cuts will be between 1.75 lakh and 2...