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Don’t let monsoon spoil your health!

There is a spurt in cases of dengue, malaria and conjunctivitis as rains and humidity provide ideal environment to viruses and mosquitoes to breed and grow Ahmadabad, 21st July 2016: Monsoon sure does bring the much needed relief from the sweltering heat to the summer but it also brings its own set of problems along. …
Cracking the compensation code: A TimesJobs Study

TimesJobs unveils what various workforce generations seek from an ideal compensation package July 21, 2016: Compensation conversations have been the tipping point for the Indian workforce for the longest time. Every workforce generation, which includes baby boomers, Gen X and Y have different preferences in compensation components basis their unique requirements. Preeti Jhakar, a young …
Rare Earth – the India story

Did you know, India accounts for 11% of global beach sand mineral deposits? These minerals are scientifically categorized as Rare Earth. Currently India has a coastline of 7,500 kms. Our deposits contain heavy minerals like ilmenite, rutile, garnet, monazite, zircon, and sillimanite. One such private player which manufactures and exports such heavy rare earths is …
#WorldEmojiDay: Here are the most popular emojis on Twitter

Sunday 7/17 is #WorldEmojiDay, and to kick off the celebration🎉, we looked at some data 📈 around how emojis are used everyday on Twitter . Emojis are used constantly on Twitter, helping us to express emotion and tell stories on a daily basis. Twitter has created a custom emoji to celebrate the beloved emoji’s …
Silver Soars in 2016

(Washington, D.C. – July 13, 2016) Silver’s price performance soared in the first half of 2016, fueled by increased investor interest in silver as a safe haven asset and as leveraged exposure to gold’s price rally. In the period January 4 – July 11, silver’s price increased 44.7 percent, based on the LBMA Silver Price, …
Over four in five APAC online consumers access the internet daily on their smartphones: GfK

Messaging apps are most utilised with over half agreeing that they text more than talk on their smartphones Singapore, July 13, 2016 – With the escalating penetration of smartphones and improving internet infrastructure across APAC, the mobile device has become consumers’ primary gateway to the internet. According to a recent GfK study, accessing the internet …
The Challenges of Financial Reform and Financial Stability in Asia – Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, IMF

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco/Monetary Authority of Singapore Symposium July 11, 2016 Introduction Good morning. I would like to thank the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Monetary Authority of Singapore for their invitation to speak before this symposium on the relationship between financial reform and financial stability. I am honored to …
Technology: The New Disruptor For Indian Real Estate

Anuj Puri – Chairman & Country Head, JLL India Tech is disrupting the transaction life cycles of real estate asset classes in India, and could soon start transforming real estate requirements too First, computers arrived, then the Internet; both revolutionised the world. Even today, IT continues to democratise the world as also catalyse the introduction …
BREXIT TO RESULT IN A LEAP FOR INDIAN BPO INDUSTRY: DR. AMIT UPADHYAY, HORIZON OUTSOURCE SOLUTIONS

6thJuly 2016; Mumbai, India:The Indian BPO industry is at its peak in India and is touching new heights at the end of every financial year. What started as a mere traditional outsourced data entry work in the late 90’s and a cost saving engine, the Indian IT-BPO sector has progressed to a new level due …