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Sunday 14 February 2016

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ECONOMICS & FINANCE

CHINA: YEARS OF DECLINE?

Hellmut Schütte, INSEAD Emeritus Professor of International Management

China’s 2015 growth rate sent shivers through global markets, but the country added the equivalent output of Malaysia and the...

Articles

Successful Digital Transformation Starts With the Customer

Customer-centricity made it possible for a telco firm to revolutionise the banking industry in Serbia.

Corporates and Start-ups: Engage or Else!

There have never been more ways for big companies and entrepreneurs to collaborate - and you’d be surprised at how common these...

China: Forging a New Path to Global Innovation

The size and nature of the Chinese domestic market and the rapid pace of the country’s internationalisation are pushing Chinese...

Why Local Companies Are Winning in Emerging Markets

When entering emerging economies, multinationals should get genuinely involved and actively participate in the development of...

Blog Posts

Eduardo Rodriguez-Montemayor

Will Pension Funds Go Green?

The UN’s international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions could change the way pension...

Yasser Al-Saleh

Aramco IPO: It’s Not About the Money

Is the proposed sell off of Aramco the start of a Thatcherite revolution in Saudi Arabia?

Ludo Van der Heyden

VW Has Yet to Revamp its Leadership

The enormity of the Volkswagen emissions scandal is a reminder of just how expensive weak...

Amine Ouazad

What “The Big Short” Gets Right—and Wrong

For a Hollywood movie, “The Big Short” is surprisingly sophisticated about what caused the...

Gilles Hilary

Gaining Influence in a Crisis

Complex crises need less “managed” communication approaches.

Laurence Capron

AB InBev’s Acquisition Formula

The beer giant applies three core principles to swallowing its competitors.

Trending on Knowledge

Domination Is a Very Risky Negotiation Strategy

When negotiators refuse to consider others’ objectives, they miss out on a much better outcome.

Learning the Moves of Successful Startups

In the contest for competitive advantage, start-ups should use a very different playbook from their larger rivals.

Enhance Your Contract Value with Social Media

Frenetic social media engagement can increase your value, compensate for performance weak spots and even serve as a great...

Getting Boards into Reputation Risk Management

Reputation is fast becoming one of the most important risks to manage. Build quantifiable arguments to get boards on board.

The Face Behind the Chair

No longer an invisible grey figure working behind the scenes on unfathomable tasks, today’s chairperson is younger than...

How to Manage a New World of Risk

Risk managers must shed their reputation as corporate naysayers in order to stay relevant in an ever more perilous world.

The World’s Most Talent Ready Countries, 2015

Immigration may be controversial, but the world would be a poorer place without it.

How to Institutionalise Innovation

Family firms provide lessons in creating continuously innovative companies.

Videos

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Collaborating to Compete
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“Doing Good” Is a Source of Growth
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The World’s Most Innovative Countries, 2015
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The Three Steps of Successful Turnarounds
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A Bridge for the Knowledge Gap
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The World’s Most Tech-Ready Countries 2015

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Thursday 11 February 2016

education: picks

education: picks: Right to information- Is it good for Indian system? (02-3-2012) Right to information or RTI is the significant step which has been i...

Children in India

Education

India is a country with more than one billion people, and just one-third of them can read. Rapidly growing size of population, shortages of teachers, books, and basic facilities, and insufficient public funds to cover education costs are some of the nation’s toughest challenges. This is where Children in India are facing the basic challenges. According to a study, more than 30% of educational funds are allocated towards higher education, leaving the primary education in India in sway.

India is fourth among the top 10 nations with the highest numbers of out-of children in primary level. Furthermore, the rate of school drop-outs amongst students is very high. One of the main reasons behind this is poverty. When earning a livelihood and taking care of the members of the family becomes a primary matter of concern in one’s life, education stands a little or, very often, no chance of pursuance. For the underprivileged people in India, education is perceived as a high-priced luxury, and this negative outlook continues on with every new generation.

A disproportionate number of total out-of-school children in India are girls. What denies equal opportunities of children are serious social issues that have arose out of caste, class and gender differences. The practice of child labour in India and resistance to sending girls to school in several parts of the country remain as genuine concerns. If the current trend continues, millions of underprivileged children will probably never set foot in a classroom.

India’s growth relies on a well-educated and skilled workforce. Improving education is a critical area of investment. A shabby foundation in primary education can overturn the lives, careers and productivity of millions of its citizens. Already, a considerable proportion of the adult workforce in India is acutely under-equipped to be eligible for skilled and semi-skilled jobs. In order to build India as a consumer market of global standards, it is very important that every child reaps the benefits of quality education.

Health

Nutrition
As per studies, one in three of the world’s malnourished children lives in India. In India, each year, an estimated 27 million children are born—nearly 2 million of which do not survive the fifth birthday. A major cause of this is malnourishment. Over 200 million people in India do not have access to good food, and more than 40% of the children who manage to survive beyond the age five are malnourished. In India, 46% of all children below the age of three are too small for their age, 47% are underweight and at least 16% are wasted. Millions of poor children in India do not receive immunization. 79% of children under age 3 suffer from anaemia. More than 50% of children have poor learning capacity because of iodine deficiency..

The way forward

Equal Education's Dwane said the debate needed to move past "blaming teachers" and towards how to achieve a "serious commitment to a national education programme that would spell out what needs to be done over the next 20-30 years".

When all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail - Group Discussion (06-12-2012)

This proverb reflects that some people have a very narrow or a “close” thinking in their approach. So, if an individual only has a hammer as a tool, everything to him looks like a nail and he thinks he can fix everything with a hammer.

For:

-Such a perspective blocks our mind and we tend to overlook things.

-We tend to perceive things not the way they should be. For e.g. a dermatologist if sees a scar on someone’s face will always suggest him to visit his clinic. The doctor wouldn’t think that the person would care less about the scar.

-With limited set of ideas and or tools, we tend to apply them inappropriately.

-An impression is passed to the viewer that you are not innovative and cannot think “out of the box”.

Right to information- Is it good for Indian system? (02-3-2012)

Right to information or RTI is the significant step which has been introduced in the Indian history. This step of government will help the citizens of the country to get the relevant and required information in the right time. This law will give more recognition to the democracy.

For
- It will better the governance of India as the citizens will be at its centre.
- This law will allow more accountability as the citizens of the country will be interested in knowing what their representatives are doing.
- Now nothing will be hidden from the general public as they can get any type of information, any time, from anywhere.
- RTI will help Ind ia in combating corruption.

Against

abit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy - Group discussion. (06-12-2012)

We often hear, “Once a mistake, twice a habit”. No one wants to make mistakes consciously. When we continue to do certain things regularly, they become a part of our routine. Remember, habits and routines are mostly driven through our subconscious mind and hence, they have the power to either surprise us or destroy us.

For:

-Bad habits reflect negativity and eventually lead to a bad attitude, low confidence.

-Certain habits like smoking, excessive use of tobacco etc. are nothing but bad habits that has the power to destroy us.

-Misuse of money, spending too much on trivial things becomes a habit and certainly results in wastage.

-Certain things become a routine for us to get our work done in an easy way- this often leads us to bribe people.

-Some habits make us judgmental and thus, we lose our ability to think “out of the box”.

Against:

-Good habits can influence people in a positive way.

-Routine like waking up early can be considered as a good habit and doesn’t really lead to any destruction.

-Some people can’t start their day without meditation or any form of physical exercise. This is a good habit that leads to peace of mind.

-Some habits lead to optimism and help us to cross any hurdles that may come our way.

indicates the expensiveness of goods and services for foreign buyers.

For
- Exporters like garment etc. will be benefited by the rise of US dollar.
- The revenue growth will have an impost due to increase of US dollar.
- Higher rupee earnings will be gained by the IT sector revenues which come mainly from US and European countries.
- Booking of more contracts can be done for exporting the goods.
- Rise in dollar will make Indian real estate cheaper then before.

Against
- Rising US dollar is weakening our currency.
- Creating problems for the central bank as it is almost going in inflation.
- Weakening of rupee will increase the expensiveness of oil imports prices.
- Investors getting afraid to invest in Indian markets.
- Domestic share market is falling which is raising more concern over the rupee.

Foreign currency rates are stronger but the way the US dollar is rising, we should not be very happy about it as our currency value is decreasing and we are on the verge of facing another recession.