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My first ever sound gadget was this. How many of you remember? I am sure those who were born in the 80's of prior would have surely used this as a kid. Image Credit - E-Science center When I made it for the first time, my joy knew no bounds since I felt that was a real accomplishment. This was a simple gadget with an empty matchbox, 2 sticks and a thread with which the gadget was made which use to carry the sound from one end to another. They had its own limitations though. It cannot pass through walls. It cannot have bends as the sound carrying capacity would be distorted. Nevertheless, as a kid, I liked it a lot. I have come across various gadgets since then which included the likes of tape-recorder, walkman which was really big and heavy and later when the technology developed, I started using headsets. Again these headsets differed from one brand to another. Some were heavy and some were ultralight. The rates were also fixed for these products depending upon the ...

Title - The Consolidators Author - Prince Mathews Thomas Genre - Business Publisher - Penguin India ISBN - 978-0-143-42930-2 There is a saying that "Castles aren't built overnight". When I read this book, I couldn't disagree with it as it portrayed the journey of some of the known names in a very meticulous manner. This book is very different from others since you cannot shrug it off saying that it is an autobiography but at the same time, the book I think for the first time ever has captured the stories of entrepreneurs who made it real big. Yes, they did inherit the business empire from their parents but having said that, these Second Gen entrepreneurs has not only retained the empire but has expanded them manifold. The book has the stories of: 1. Shri Ajay Bijli of PVR 2. Shri Abhishek Khaitan of Radico Khaitan 3. Shri Mithun Chittilappilly of V Guard 4. Shri T.S. Kalyanaraman of Kalyan Jewellwers 5. Shri Rituraj Sinha of SiS Group Enterp...

Aligning Risk with ERM The complexity of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a growing challenge and an equally lucrative opportunity for organizations. We're seeing this trend due to rapid changes the ecosystem of businesses and their ability to manage wealth/funds. ICICI Lombard recently published its research "Readiness of India Inc.". It throws up immersive insights for companies to reflect and change the way they look at risk, return and wealth management. An online research by interviewing 130 C-Suite risk officers and identified the way Indian organizations deal with organizational wealth, risks and investor interests associated with it.  Some of the key highlights of the report: ●         81% have appointed board level subcommittee for risk management ●         3 out of 4 organizations have risk governance mechanism in place for more than three years ●     ...

Each and everyone is becoming more and more health conscious these days. While some indulge in Physical Exercise, some go for Yoga. Some get into cycling and some into jogging. What is important is not the mode you adapt but the effectiveness of it since you need to be consistent with whatever you do. While we do all the above to enhance our body looks, there is something which we may tend to oversee. Yes. I am talking about the intake of right amount of vitamins and minerals. While our traditional Indian food was rich in these, we have slowly moved away from it towards western culture and adapted to fast food and junk foods. The end result is devastating. We end up getting many physical ailments including heart attacks and other problems like obesity which is one of the main reason for the heart attacks apart from other diseases. Is there a way to overcome this? Yes. There are many ways infact. We end up hitting the gym either in the early morning or after work. What we ...

The leading men’s contenders attending Friday’s elite athletes press conference for the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2018 were unanimous in their prediction ahead of Sunday’s big event, it could be the fastest ever race over the classic distance ever witnessed in India. The current course record is 2:08:35, set by Kenya’s Gideon Kipketer in 2016, and that also stands as an Indian all-comers record. However, with seven men in the field having career bests faster than that time and with race promoters Procam International having also assembled the strongest ever field in the history of one of Asia’s most prestigious marathons, that standard is clearly under threat. “I’m in very good shape and I think I can run as fast as 2:06. A course record is possible, but I also want a personal best,” said Ethiopia’s Solomon Dekisa, the fastest man in the field. Deksisa, 23, can boast of a best of 2:06:22 from when finishing second at the 2016 Rotterdam Marathon and he’s been in hard tra...

Chief Minister of MAHARASHTRA, Shri Devendra Fadnavis today welcomed Tata Mumbai Marathon International Event Ambassador, Sergey Bubka, along with Procam promoters Anil & Vivek Singh, at his residence – Varsha, ahead of Race Day, on  Sunday, Jan 21 .