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  Title - Straight From The Horse's Mouth: Words Of Wisdom From A Pioneer Author - Haresh Sippy Genre - Self Help / Personal Growth Publisher - BecomeShakespeare ISBN - 978-93-5458-020-8 A stunning book. This is a collection of 100 quotes that starts with a bang " You cannot create a quote. You have to live through a situation to pour experience into one ". This sets your expectations right from the very beginning. Each and every quote is bang on. I am saying not only as a reviewer but also as a person who has experienced some of them in my own life. Each and every quote would make yourself retrospect. You may not have come across all of them but for sure, most of them. Though the author isn't a philosopher, the way the content is given, will make you think that he is one. For a better understanding and grasping, I would suggest you to read only a few quotes in a day and not all of them in one go. I have liked most of the quotes but would like to give a few which had ...

  Chennai,  26 June 2021 :  When it rains it pours. This is exactly what happened wh en the dynamic 32-year-old Siddharth Shah, Co-founder & CEO of API Holdings, met with 62-year-old, diagnostic services veteran Dr A Velumani, Chairman of Thyrocare in monsoon drenched Lonavala over  masala chai  at the Thyrocare Chairman’s residence and a landmark deal was struck in record time. API Holdings Ltd (API),  the parent co. of India’s Largest Digital Healthcare Brand,  (PharmEasy) , founded by Dharmil Sheth, Dhaval Shah, Harsh Parekh, Hardik Dedhia and Siddharth Shah, today announced the signing of definitive documents to acquire 66.1% stake in Thyrocare Technologies Ltd  (Thyrocare)  from Dr A Velumani and affiliates at a price of INR 1,300 per share aggregating to INR 4,546 crores. The transaction is subject to regulatory and other applicable customary approvals. Docon Technologies Pvt Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of API, will be the acquirer and s...

  RoundGlass Wellbeing at Work Survey Report 2020-21: HR leaders should focus on ‘Wholistic Wellbeing’, use data and technology to enhance employee wellbeing •            The third annual RoundGlass Wellbeing at Work Survey Report, based on interviews with over 400 leaders across 15 industries, offers a roadmap for effective corporate wellbeing programs •            The survey report was released on June 24 at a virtual fireside chat — ‘Democratizing Wellbeing at the Workplace’ — with corporate leaders from diverse industries as panelists •            Organizations should focus on ‘Wholistic Wellbeing’ and implement a plan that is documented, has a dedicated budget and team, and leverages technology Key resources:- •          Read executive summary •        ...

  Gender-based violence witnessed an increase during the pandemic:  Survey Or TV remained a major source of COVID-19 and vaccination-related information: Survey Or Early or underage marriages rose during the second wave of the pandemic: survey   New Delhi, 24 June 2022:  Breakthrough, a women’s rights organization, today released the findings of its study on  ‘Gender Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Vaccine Hesitancy among Rural and Urban Populations.”  The survey aimed at understanding the gendered impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the vaccine hesitancy among rural and urban populations in India. The findings come at a critical time when the country is witnessing a growing incident of domestic violence and dowry-related harassment. The national survey conducted online from the 4 th  of June to the 10 th  of June, 2021 covered states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, and Delhi, Assam, Rajasthan, Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal. The survey r...

  Chennai, 24 June, 2021:  Veeda Clinical Research (“ Veeda ”), a full-service clinical research organisation (CRO) in India, raised USD 16mn in a round led by private equity fund, Sabre Partners. This round also saw participation from distinguished HNIs such as PranabMody (of JB Chemicals), Havells India family office, Nikhil Vora (Founder of Sixth Sense Ventures; amongst the first investors in companies such as Paytm, Fogg deodorant, etc.), Arjun Bhartia (of Jubilant), amongst others. Mr Rajiv Maliwal, Founder and Managing Partner, Sabre Partners, said:  “We are excited to partner with Veeda as an equity investor. The CRO industry is witnessing rapid growth resulting from a confluence of economic and regulatory tailwinds. We believe Veeda is well-positioned to capitalise on this opportunity as one of the largest independent full-service clinical research organizations, by revenue in India, as of March 31, 2021. They have offered  a broad range of services with expe...