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Editor’s Note Time is the best teacher; patience is the best lesson

This is - a famous phrase, we hear from manyspeakers. Whether it’s our personal or professional life, every day we face numerous challenges and problems. Some of them break us, distorts us and often pushes towards desolations. Nonetheless, its time that gives us hope, the will to move ahead and usher towards betterment. Now when I speak of time, it is important I share my own learnings. Time has taught me three important things, Improvise, Adapt&Overcome. But on a deeper note, these three things have been sustaining human life for quite a while. Even before the events of 2020, people across boundaries have faced several challenges relating to the economy, lifestyle, career, etc. But they weren’t good enough to stop people from growing – instead, the challenges helped in revamping practices and innovations to curate the best experience. Digital inclusion is one such innovation, sculpting productivity out of prevalent entities. On the industrial level, going digital has threaded new trajectories while bringing immense opportunities. Digital technologies like AI, ML, Big Data, IoT, etc. are the new face of business cultivation across industries. In recruitment, these innovations can work wonders! From seeking suitable candidates to assessing them and placing them in requisite roles, recruitment is quite strenuous and time-consuming. However, innovation was made progress here too. Recruitment Companies extensively use skill assessment platforms, to assess suitable candidates, training them for requisite positions and nurturing them for further growth. ‘Pareekshn’ is one such brand powering the growth of companies through its Skill Measurement platform. An innovative product of SPWID, Pareekshn’s platform procures Skill Assessment solutions, Emotional Intelligence Assessment and Performance management solutions. Its solutions are driven on AI and help diverse companies hire the right talent for the required role. Its solutions earned significance amid COVID-19. With in-built features, like eye-lid movement sensors, facial recognition, etc., the platform assured a genuine assessment process for the examiner from home location.

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Redefining the Skill Measurement domain with its revolutionary breakthrough product- Pareekshn ARVIND SRIVASTAVA CEO, Pareekshn

AISSMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING An acme of Knowledge and Innovation

16 Lifestyle

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20 ST. FRANCIS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH, MUMBAI Imparting Excellent Education in the Arena of Business Management

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Indiakids Preschool And Daycare Ensuring Creative Early Learning And Holistic Care Of Your Child

28 IIPC INDIA: SOWING THE SEEDS OF SUCCESS

International institute of Professional Courses

Cuisine

Teas Which Heals

32 PEEPAL TREE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Imparting Education for Life in Classrooms and Beyond

SUMAN AGARWAL

The Exemplary Image Consultant in the Indian Sub Continent

Education

How Technology is Revolutionizing the Educational space Amid Covid -19

RATHNAVEL SUBRAMANIAM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

Empowering Education With Digital Technology

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SPIWD

Redefining the Skill Measurement domain with its revolutionary breakthrough product- Pareekshn Kajal Dobhal | Business Connect

With the surging competition, the recruitment procedure has become quite a tedious task for HR managers. Giving a boost to this scenario, the elevating population has made the recruiting processes more challenging than ever, to dig out the best talents from a deluge of people. To combat such circumstances, Digital Assessment Tools have been revolutionizing the market that brought ease to the recruitment processes. Be it for the public or the private sectors, assessment tools and technologies associated are the latest trends in the market. Though the domain has a myriad of such providers offering the online assessment tools in the respective area, there is a dearth of a credible company that can ensure satisfied customer base and add value to the enterprises via their Skill Measurement Solutions. Pareekshn has been actively working in this industry for the last four years. From AI-based technology platform to its world-class content, Pareekshn is known for its scalability and reliability. The CEO, Arvind Srivastava has been leading the organisation at the forefront and allowing this business venture to stay ahead of the value curve. The online assessment platforms address the need for relevant, skill-based assessment to help companies reduce time and effort on training recruits. These services may include creation and management of assessments of multiple competencies, hands-on testing, simulation-based measurement of skills, AI based and human proctoring, actionable analytics and easy as well as efficient content upload meant for freshers, as well as lateral recruitments. Team Pareekshn has been associated with many large conglomerates and helped them reduce training costs. Candidates undergo a skill-based assessment, based on the organisational needs. Having been benchmarked, their strengths and weaknesses are analysed. Then, training modules to suit different skill gaps are designed and deployed, making the training processes more efficient and effective. Pareekshn has been associated with various sector skill councils, awarding bodies, schools, colleges, and deemed universities to offer skill measurement solutions to measure the skills, based on occupational standards and qualification packages. With the AI- enriched tools, they have provided the skill measurement solutions to different enterprises, assisting them in hiring the right talent for a given job role. Post-Covid 19, many schools, colleges, universities have shown a key interest in online examination solutions.

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COVER STORY

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‘Pareekshn’- A trademark registered brand, Class 35 and Class 41, Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademark, Government of India is a result of diligent efforts of the team that is being led by Arvind. As a fastest growing talent& skill measurement solution provider, SP Institute has etched a niche for itself by developing Pareekshn in the respective domain. Let’s have an overview of the extraordinary journey of this impressive enterprise that has made a difference in the domain owing to its exemplary tools and services.

HOW DID IT ALL START? When asked about what motivated him to get started with this business venture, Arvind revealed that while working in large scale enterprises, the biggest problem he faced was the absence of Quantifiable Skill Measurement Solution in the recruitment processes. The line managers largely relied on their experience/gut feeling rather than a credible skill measurement solution. There is too much subjectivity in the recruitment processes and an urgent need for standardization. He saw this as an opportunity while working for a New Jersey-based IT-company. Arvind aspired to offer a digital assessment experience to both- the candidate or the participant and recruitment company to ease the entire recruitment process. Starting a company from scratch is not a piece of cake and that too, when a person belongs to a service- class family that is fanatically fond of government jobs. From the inception of SP Institute to the development of Pareekshn, Arvind’s business voyage has seen extraordinary success. Past 4 years of journey in the entrepreneurial space has been evident to prove that if you put your heart and soul to something, success paves its way. His entrepreneurial journey has been fantastic so far after he chose to quit a high-heel job in USA, and came back to India to start a business. With the support of his Friends & Family, he pursued his dreams and turned them into reality. His

professional acumen, technical expertise, and extraordinary vision have allowed his brainchild to transform into a well-reckoned institution, offering one-of-a-kind online assessment/ examination services across the domain.

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Arvindâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innovative instincts concluded in the formulation of Pareekshn. This outstanding offering by SP Institute, under the guidance offered by Arvind, is targeting different markets, industries and geographies. They primarily aim to eliminate all the challenges related to the conduct of the digital examinations/assessments, be it for educational institutions or corporate ones. With the AI-powered tools, they have envisioned to offer a convenient and secure examination or assessment environment to both- the facilitator as well as the candidate.

A GLANCE AT PAREEKSHNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EXCLUSIVENESS Arvind states that Pareekshn, an online assessment platform, is devised to measure the skills, Knowledge, talents & competencies. The key areas this exclusive platform targets are skill assessments, emotional intelligence assessments, aptitude test, campus hiring, psychometric assessments, clinical assessments & examination solutions for an education institution. Backed with experienced consultants and Subject Matter Experts(SMEs), Pareekshn allows the participants to assess their skills, knowledge, cognition and behaviour needed in the context of job role, company, industry and geography. They can compare themselves with the universe of participants for the given skill set and arrive at P score. The P score helps a candidate understand the overall rank and can be a proxy to any competitive examination. Pareekshn also addresses the challenges caused out of COVID- 19 crisis effortlessly. There are multiple risk factors related to conducting the examinations at home/ remote. This platform mitigates such risk factors effectively by exterminating multiple challenges. This holistic product allows a cheating-proof online assessment experience to a participant with its eye-lid movement sensors, facial recognition software, multiple face detection, screen recorders, electronic-object detection tool, speech sensors, Secure Browser and much more. With Pareekshn, the examination facilitator could be assured of 100% cheating proof conduction of examination.

analytical skills. Owing to their AI-powered tools, they can effectively provide the candidates with the reports suggesting them the key areas for improvement. It has inbuilt AI-based auto proctoring tools to flag any deviation from the standard operating procedure. Addressing multiple challenges to conduct the examinations in a user-friendly environment, the questions can be text/ picture/audio/video-based including AR/VR based and the response can also be captured in all formats. It has a provision to take multiple-choice questions/ subjective examination and video-based live interface on a scalable and secure platform. According to Arvind, the Voice over feature in 24 regional languages makes very easy for Visually Impaired candidates to give assessment.

It authenticates the candidate with Aadhar- based API/facial recognition tools/OTP based login/ live video streaming & random snapshots of the candidate. Report making is crucial for an assessment that needs utmost attention. Here, many of the reports are AI-driven, whereas some need to be formed manually that requires certain

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WORDS TO CONVEY TO THE ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS Arvind states that to become an outstanding success, taking the risk and responding intuitively to various variables is a critical differentiator. Before delving into any business just make a thorough research on the subject that will help you avoid the pitfalls and roadblocks in your way. He elucidates that when you start focussing intensely to something, your conscious and subconscious brain starts making way for you undoubtedly. For any entrepreneur, before formulating any innovative offering, it is of utmost importance to first believe in yourself and the product you aspire to create. Moreover, he says that the young talented professionals need to identify better business opportunities in India, rather than heading abroad. Being a country with the youngest population in the world, our endeavours should be focussed in utilising this demographic dividend and create opportunities for innovative product development in line with the vision of our honourable Prime Minister – Sri Narendra Modi for Atamnirbhar Bharat. As a company, we endeavour to scale Pareekshn in the domestic market, learn from our experience before offering the solution to our International clients.

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I avidly believe that leadership is all about manoeuvring and motivating the talented individuals towards the common objective put forth by an organisation. It is about collaborative efforts of all the team members to synergise each other’s efforts to achieve an organisation’s goals & objectives.

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Moreover, Arvind believes in formulating such tech- tools that are as efficient as they can be alongside being extremely easy to be used by the participants. He believes that technology is not about ensuring complexity to the solutions, rather it is about bringing ease of use to the masses. He has approached each solution formulated by his team with this unique insight only. Features in any tech-powered tool can be copied but the ease of use and content are key differentiating factor that makes any tech-based solution stand out of the crowd.

He asserts that it is a blend of technology and Content which has made Pareekshn such a successful product in short span of time. VIEWS ON R&D Arvind firmly believes that it is R& D that ensures the growth of any organisation. Pareekshn has also invested its significant portion of money and time on this aspect to build exclusive technology solutions. This allowed him to identify that solutions cannot be the same for all market/geographies. Today’s technologies need to adapt to the local environment/markets/industry/geography to bring ease of use. It has to become an indispensable part of people’s lives to bring a positive change in them. Product development also requires a lot of investment in future technology to remain relevant and move up the value curve. Hence, Arvind elucidates that R&D is an aspect that requires intense attention to build a relevant product, otherwise, such effort goes in vain.

PERCEIVING LEADERSHIP FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE Be it the development of AI-powered tools or formulation of Pareekshn, each effort made by Arvind contributed to his success as a leader. Owing to his deliberate practices, he was able to commence his dream venture and also, scale the greater heights within the short span of 4 years. When asked about his perception of leadership, he says he believes in leading from the front. To him, leadership is to identify the right people for the job and later, retain and motivate to align their career goals as per the vision of the company. asserts Arvind. According to him, leadership is all about bringing the best out of each team member, irrespective of outcome. way you behave inspires your workforce to do the same. So, keep a track of your actions as they will formulate the kind of work culture, you want under your leadership. Our organisation ensures to resonate as per the expectations of its workforce that have showered us with immense success.”

INSIGHTS ON SUCCESS When asked about his insights on success, Arvind comments that there are different parameters of measuring success and each person can be successful in his own way. There is success in personal front and professional front or long term success and short term success, it all depends on the objectives that a person has established for himself.

Many ex-colleagues and ‘people in the know’ have conjoined to support his exclusive vision for this Institution. He reveals that his team is like a family to him that motivates him to lead them with compassion to scale the heights of success altogether, where everybody is ensured with better growth opportunities and exciting career objectives.

Success is a positive outcome of objectives/mission/vision set by each individual in the given environment. The outcome is relative and always used basis competition. Be it a small success or a big one, he believes both need to be celebrated with a similar zeal to achieve more success in one’s life.

Altogether, the team members in the company ensure to live up to the expectation of its clients and restore the trust factor. They constantly strive to reinvent better solutions to address the challenges across the targeted domain. Arvind claims that his organisation has assured International culture to the employees making them a howling success.

THE WORK CULTURE AT A GLANCE Multiple studies claim that exuberant and motivated work culture is the secret sauce to the roaring success of any business venture. Arvind has ensured a joyous and positive work culture in the organisation. He states that building a positive culture in a company is not a one day task. It takes a significant amount of effort, dedication and time to formulate a culture that pours optimism and enthusiasm.

Arvind believes this industry is about to grow exponentially and post-Covid scenario will witness it with full intensity. This will bestow the Institution with a myriad of new opportunities to expand its horizons. Within the 4 years of their journey, over 12 lakh assessments have been conducted that allowed them to be enlisted as one of the Top Five Online Assessment Solution Providers in the country. Pareekshn foresees a bright and blazing future ahead, as shortly, the virtual portals and ed-tech platforms are about to dominate the education sector.

To him, work culture is a perfect blend of leadership and moral obligations and it is also a critical differentiator of the enthralling success of any organisation. He says “As a leader, every reaction and decision you make puts a significant impact on the minds of the employees. The

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Lifestyle

Technology has presently made it easy to run any business faster than the traditional methods, which are used in the past. By using a websites, you never have to walk into a mortar store to get what you need; thanks to mobile Apps, NOW! You can take inventories, calculate big bulk figures and carry out lots of official work on your fingertips by your own, without being confined to the four walls of your business premises and depending on others.

Top 10 Mobile Apps that Every BUSINESS Needs to Grow in

The finest mobile apps makes your day-to-day work more efficient and easy to done. There’s an app for every day task you see in your business culture. Let me share you some of the Best apps for companies. There are many of the Best apps for business these days, this article will provide you a full information on the Top 10 business apps that you’ll need to work with -efficiently in the 21st century. It is totally up to you to decide which one to use, based on our findings – to your line of business and major needs.

MAILCHIMP

Emailing is still one of the best ways of communication tools for business. MailChimp app has automation features which are designed to simplify the process of sending emails. Whenever, you are launching a limited or a large marketing campaign, MailChimp has the best tools for creating, managing, and tracking the performance of each email. The free version gives you 2,000 subscribers and 12,000 e-mails per month. The $10 plan makes those options to unlimited subscribers and emails.

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BOXMEUP

If your company is in retail or wholesale business, then this app is perfect for you. Yes, Boxmeup enables you to keep on the tabs of your orders and items easily stored out and you can organises them in a particular order. If you wonder the content of your packages at any time, you can easily print QR labels with the help of this app and also scan with your smartphone. Boxmeup is free to use application, although it is not available on iPhone, but you can still use the mobile website and enjoy its features.

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EVERNOTE

This mobile application enables business personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to synchronise their notes across desktop and mobile devices on one step ahead. Now you can have lift of it by using your phone from any location, you can have access to notes, reminders, to-do business lists and any other meeting schedules on your PC as well as phone. You can also sync it with two devices and enjoy your 60 MB space with the free version of app. If you also want a business version of Evernote, filled with admin features and extra storage space, then you have to part with about $12 per month.

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AISSMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

An acme of Knowledge and Innovation Kajal Dobhal | Business Connect The All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society’s College of Engineering, Pune, popularly known as AISSMS COE, is a highly recognized institution accredited, with an A+ grade by NAAC (3.27 CGPA) in the first cycle, approved by AICTE and extensively endorsed, by the Govt. Of Maharashtra.

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the society has fanned out and successfully established multiple educational institutes, which offer education ranging from preprimary level to post-graduation with PhD.

The College is a self-financing foundation, affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune. AISSMS College of Engineering’s guiding motivation - “Service to the society through quality education”.

AISSMS College of Engineering is led by Dr Dattatraya Shankarrao Bormane – an eminent academician, standing with a demonstrated history of – 3 decades in the professional space, which includes 15 years in Principal’s position. He has attained a trove of landmarks and his contributions, have been significantly valuable for the Institute.

The College is envisioned to offer excellent education and stands as a vital knowledge centre for the best talents across the Country. Functioning over - 2 decades, the Institute has established expertise, in providing technical education - through AICTE approved courses including Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in 8 engineering streams and Master of Engineering (ME) in 7 engineering streams. Its campus is spread over 11 acres and accommodates large playgrounds for sports competitions, parades and events.

INDUSTRY-IDEATED SYLLABUS The institute offers a curriculum designed by SPPU, Pune, which has a policy of revising syllabus after every five years, to stay parallel to the industrial transitions. The faculty members contribute to design and develop curriculum at various levels such as BOS, Academic Council, subject chairman etc. for syllabus revision. The meticulous approach cover contents beyond the syllabus, identify the gaps in the curriculum and bridges them through other innovative teaching methods. Lastly, the institute promotes a series of self-study projects - NPTEL, SWAYAM, etc. and industrial internships to give students exposure to emerging innovations.

GOVERNED BY A FERVID LEADER AISSMS College of Engineering was founded, in 1992 in the heart of Pune, by the social reformer, education protagonist and great visionary Late HH Shrimant Shri Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj of Kolhapur, whose vision was to provide quality education to everyone. The Society today is spearheaded by Shri Chhatrapati Malojiraje who is relaying the vision of “Service to Society through quality education” forward. Under his able leadership, www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 3 | Special Edition January 2021 INDIA

AN ACADEMIA OF OVERALL DEVELOPMENT AISSMS College of Engineering is a ground zero of holistic development covering aspects like technical, social, cultural sports, industrial exposure, hands-on-training, innovations and much more. The Institute has student chapters covering niche areas like Automotive, Aeromodelling, Refrigeration & Air conditioning, Solar energy, TRIZ etc. Their learning process is driven, by aligned activities such as expert lectures, industrial visits, workshops and seminars on advanced topics, which improves practical knowledge of the students. Also, various training sessions are conducted for career guidance and fostering entrepreneurial aspirations. The college has a National Service Scheme Department, that focuses on upskilling student’s personality, through community service.

Various events are conducted under this program, like ‘Atmanirbharata’, a COVID-19 Start-up initiative that followed with a webinar series, for the same. Moreover, students got the opportunity to visit the Startup Festival at COEP and meet with Mr Vijay Talele (CEO), COEP’s Bhau Institute of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership, Pune. Other events like Ideathon, Smart India Hackathon, National Innovation Contest, etc. are conducted, by this cell; many more are planned, for the near future.

At the same time, the college offers a prolific space for extracurricular activities, helping students achieve finesse in their talents. ‘Engineering Today’, is an Annual National Technical meet conducted, to acknowledge and empower their skills with national and international level competitions like SAE-BAJA, SUPRA, EFFICYCLE, AERO DESIGN, Robot & Drone designing and making. ‘Shivanjali’, is a Social Gathering and Excellence Award Ceremony organized every year, to accolade students, achieving excellence in academic, co-curricular, cultural and sports activities. ‘Ashwamedh’, is another social blend of sports and cultural competitions, where students from other colleges meet & participate.

A COMMITTED WORK CULTURE ‘Cohesive’, ‘Welcoming’, and ‘Supportive’ – are the three qualities that signify the institution’s work culture and attributes its futuristically visualized vision and missions. The collaboration fosters participative management and plays a significant role in the evolutionary reforms to elevate the Institute in preference of stakeholders.

The program has been significantly rewarding for the college. Two of their students have attained Rank 1, in the ANVESHAN 2020 in West Zone Engineering and Technology category among participating Universities of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa.

On the other hand, faculties receive benefits, like sponsorship for higher studies and are encouraged to attend/organize workshops, conferences, skill development programs, seminars, projects, consultancies and to publish research papers. The Institute has a genius appraisal system that also tests the fitness for promotion of faculty and staffs. Their unified work culture - helped them bounce back amid the COVID terror and all curriculums were covered, in the best possible manner.

The institute also provides excelling opportunities for students interested in sports. Inter-collegiate activities, like Chhatrapati Shivaji cricket trophy and Chhatrapati Shahu football trophy, are organized every year to empower student’s enthusiasm. All of these activities are effectively sponsored and coordinated by students; active engagement ensures the complete development of each learner.

A COLOSSAL INVENTORY OF LAURELS AISSMS College of Engineering has received a pethora of accolades for building talented professionals from students. The Institute ranks 1st in Pune region, 3rd in Maharashtra and 69th in India.

R&D - AN INTEGRAL PILLAR Research & Development is the nucleus of all activities at AISSMS College of Engineering. Each Dept. holds R&D at its forefront and works on creative projects from the industrial space, giving faculty and students a deeper understanding of technological principles and implementations in real life. Having leading expertise in R&D, keeps them updated with societal needs and to address them, the institution leverages on its R&D projects like Sewage Treatment Plant, waste bio-generation plant etc. Their EDS equipment for water management is one major project, highly endorsed by VESBE, Hennef, Germany.

It stands proud to have produced 645 University Rankers, 21 Gold Medalists to date and 180 Rankers over the last 5 years. The College has its Virtual Lab Nodal Centre, for emphasising online practical education. UGC has approved them, as a mentor under “Paramarsh” scheme and its accredited, by TCS and holds Green campus certification as well. The Institute has won the ‘Best Professional College Award 2019-20, under Urban Area’, from SPPU. They are winners of ‘Hackathon 2019 Hardware Edition’ held at IIT Hyderabad. They have been awarded the IE(I) chapter of Best Students (six awards in the last seven years) and the CSI awards for Best Student chapter (three awards in the last five years). Zee Marathi Disha awarded them with the ‘2nd State-Level Award’ in its annual magazine ‘Hrudayam’ in 2017-18. The Institute is ranked - 7th in West Zone, by Times India Survey 2020.

Contrarily, the analytical approach keeps them abreast of the changing technology and requirements of industry. The institute conducts workshops Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Automobiles, IoT, Robotics, Drones etc. are being attended by Academia, Industry, Research organizations from across the world, giving everyone a picture of the dynamic evolutions. ‘STARTUP AND INNOVATION CELL’ – THE CROWNING JEWEL AISSMS College of Engineering’s Startup Incubation Program is a golden opportunity, for any prospective entrepreneur willing to shape business ideas through guidance and mentoring. Established in association with MHRD, AICTE and Startup & innovation cell, SPPU Pune, the program focuses on building world-class incubation facilities with state-of-theart infrastructure. Furthermore, it endorses business planning, access to seed capital, industry partnerships, training and other attributes for innovative start-ups.

UPCOMING PROSPECTS With a steady pace that is propelling the Institution for a generation, AISSMS College of Engineering is ushering towards a bright future. In the coming years, it plans to build collaborations with foreign institutes, and grow as a favoured centre of excellence. Furthermore, they are aiming to incorporate emerging technologies and increase placements in prolific industries. Lastly, they aim to attract meritorious students to be the preferred institute in the eyes of stakeholders.

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ST. FRANCIS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH, MUMBAI ‘Enlightening Minds, Defining Leaders’

IMPARTING EXCELLENT EDUCATION IN THE ARENA OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Indranil Roy | Business Connect The sphere of Business Management is enthralling and creating a majestic boom among the youngsters. There are a number of phenomenal Management Institutes, which are rendering an exemplary education. One such formidable Institute is St. Francis Institute of Management & Research (SFIMAR). The Chairman of the reputed Institute is Bro. Alphonse Nesamony and the Director is Dr. D Henry Babu. St. Francis Institute of Management & Research (SFIMAR) was incepted in 2002 by the Congregation to impart quality education in the field of Business Management, and it is driven by the mission of ‘The Society of the Congregation of Franciscan Brothers’. The core focus of the Congregation is to offer service to mankind by empowering and helping them to attain integral development. The important insights of the University is illustrated as: SFIMAR is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. It has been awarded NAAC “A” grade and is also ISO 90012015 certified. It delivers post graduate management education courses like MMS, PGDM, MFM and MMM. Its educational objectives are: • To impart knowledge of basic and advanced • •

Bro Alphonse Nesamony

SFIMAR Chairman

concepts of Business Management and application of their tools and techniques for local and global business practices. To equip the students with techno-managerial and entrepreneurial skills to progress as business leaders and entrepreneurs. To instill in students the socially acceptable values and business ethics for their development as responsible citizens.

HIGHLY PROFICIENT FACULTY The Institute has twenty four full-time efficient faculty members and four resource persons, out of them, seven are doctorate and seven are pursuing PhD. It is a research oriented educational Institute. It adopts project based learning and believes in developing their students through Research Oriented Projects. Its alumni have achieved laurels in their field of expertise. They play a pivotal role in the knowledge enhancement of the Institute, and enhance the quality of industry-institute engagements. SFIMAR is stringent about discipline in the Institute, and its objective is to offer humanitarian services to mankind. It provides a green and clean environment to students equipped with the latest infrastructural facilities. COURSES OFFERED SFIMAR provides four post graduate programs – Masters of Management Studies (MMS), Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Masters of Financial Management (MFM) and Masters of Marketing Management (MMM). The process of teaching and learning comprises of interactive classroom lectures, discussions, case studies, projects, assignments, presentations, guest lectures, role plays, treasure hunts, Field visits and Field projects. Each student must spend maximum time on self-study and come thoroughly prepared for classes wherein the faculty members act as guides and facilitators. Additionally, the teaching and learning process inculcates leadership and teamwork.

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within students are conducted on a regular basis. These things upkeep the students about the changing trends. The students train themselves according to the changes in the market to be absorbed at workplace in any economic condition.

FANTABULOUS FACILITIES The courses conducted at SFIMAR campus are in a stateof-the-art infrastructure environment with air conditioned classrooms, computer labs, conference halls, library and other amenities. The campus offers hostel facility to out station students. Additionally, it renders a full-fledged canteen service.

Few add-on certification programs conducted at SFIMAR are: • Advance Excel • Youth Leadership and People Skills • Internet of Things ( IOT) • Data Analytics • Digital Marketing • Financial Modeling • NISM Certification • HR Strategies and HR Automation • Business Analytics The list does not end here, it continues.

Every Class Room and Students Lab is equipped with the latest configuration machines, software, Network Services, mounted LCD Projectors, Hi-Tech Quality Sound Systems and Lab Surveillance System. The entire campus is WIFI enabled. Webinar Sessions are arranged and held regularly for students on different management subjects. Availability of approx. 300 Computers exclusively for students, are installed in different Labs for Class Work, Assignment and Project Activities. Campus ERP System is provided with Login to students, parents, faculty and other staff members. Library consists of 9284 titles and 14019 volumes apart from various e-journals and databases.

PROVOKING THOUGHTS ON EDUCATION SCENARIO The education sector in India is almost flooded with multiple commercial based institutions whose primary objective is to make money, unfortunately. However, valiant efforts are being taken to make the ‘education- value’ based and commensurate with the upliftment of the society.

The campus ensures hundred percent placement of students. The foundation of the Institute is based on the charitable value structure. At SFIMR, apart from the academics, they conduct activities like regular thought leadership group discussions, performing arts, lifelong extension programs, social responsibility initiatives, life skill training, etc., also. These activities collectively put together to ensure a holistic development and realistic transformation in student’s personality. SFIMAR also participated in a Rio+24 IDRC India Program 2018.

“We at SFIMAR, as a part of providers of higher education, strive to do exactly the same and paving a path apart.” ~Bro. Alphonse Nesamony Going by the current trends, it implies that the education is not considered as a luxury but an absolute necessity. In fact, good and standard education empowers the people to get out from their comfort zones and luxurious lifestyle thereby, proving their caliber to the world. At SFIMAR, they ensure that this is imbibed and internalized in each student’s participation so that they resume their responsibilities at the corporate level. There is an individualistic transformation of the students, which in turn transforming the society at large.

Rio+24 IDRC International Certification Program is a shortterm co-curricular course study for students. The theme of the program was War and Peace. It was in synergy with the principles of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/104 & 68/237. A total of sixty eight students participated in the program, led by the student Ms. Apurva Gimonkar under the incredible guidance of a senior faculty member Dr. Natika Poddar. SFIMAR was awarded with a certificate for the contribution extended. All the participants and the coordinators have also received a certificate of appreciation.

UNFURLING THE FLAG OF ACHIEVEMENTS In the latest Best B School survey carried out by Business Today, SFIMAR has been categorized under the top 10 B-Schools in Mumbai jurisdiction. The Institute is also NAAC ‘A’ grade accredited, ISO 9001-2015 Certified, recognized by DTE and affiliated to University of Mumbai. SFIMAR was awarded as the ‘Most Upcoming B-Schools’ by ASSOCHAM in the year 2017 and accredited by the ‘BCCI Office Safety’ award of the year 2018. The Institute is documenting for applying for NBA certification. Plans for application for autonomous status is also in line. The Institute is also planning to expand its wings to take up online certification programs in the coming years.

To ensure the unbreakable faith of students over the Institute, they impart education to the students with the intention to knit trust amongst them, which consequently builds belief in the Institution. SYNCHRONIZING WITH THE MARKET TRENDS A right blend of Industrialists and Academia from various organizations, are invited to professionally train their students. Interaction with eminent personalities in their respective fields is a continuous activity at the Institute. The course structure provides a perfect combination of conceptual framework and practical insights to tackle business challenges. Many add-on courses are offered to the students to keep them uptick with the Industry requirement. The Placement cell arranges lectures to groom the students for industry assignments. Personality development activities, activities that develop leadership skills

It has also signed MOU with Binary University, Malaysia for various collaborative and exchange programs. Institute also runs the collaborative programs with Ottawa University. The future plan is to acquire a complete autonomous status, academically, financially and administratively. 21

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Make Fast Bucks All Along Your Voyage Anant Kumar | Business Connect

There could be no other amazing way ever than to make money by writing while travelling. Have you ever wondered of getting paid for the thing you love doing the most? Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it really great and wonderful to earn penny for your favorite hobby? There could be no other amazing way ever than to make money by writing while travelling. Imagine yourself in a job where you will be paid to travel? Sounds perfect! Yes, exactly, you have heard it right. Travelling has the ability to be completely overwhelming and writing about the places you have travelled is a heaven and going to the most exotic places for free and getting paid to write about those moments you have lived is just amazing and highly alluring Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go on to the journey of making your dream job into reality with us by following these simple tips

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Indiakids Preschool And Daycare Ensuring Creative Early Learning And Holistic Care Of Your Child Dr. Amit Mishra | Business Connect With the vision to provide a strong education base to create great thinkers and responsible citizens and develop a life-long yearning towards learning in children, Indiakids Preschool and Daycare entered the Early Child Care & Education sector. The Institution emphasizes on the need of socializing a child rather than just providing mere intellectual stimulations by making children to learn to live and socialize with their fellow human beings as part of a considerate and mutually supportive community and is focused on carving a unique character in a child through constant nurturing programs. Indiakids is aimed to exude that confidence in a child as the teachers and the staff imbibe the zest to support and nurture children by providing them with a conducive environment and focus on the need to ensure holistic development in their formative age.

VERANDER K BHATIA Founder & Head of Operations

“We ensure to enhance the inner abilities and traits of a child by recognizing the child’s unique persona, through our childcentric approach constantly evolving with formative needs of the child. We have moulded value system of our organization which make teachers and helpers as assistants and facilitators of children, rather than being their instructors. A unique perspective towards the innate abilities of every child has facilitated us to become the best among all the other Preschool and Daycare centers. We firmly believe in nurturing our kids with love and respect to ensure the home-like-feel for them.” says one of the Key officials. THE LIGHT BULB MOMENT Addressing the inception story of the organization the Head of Operations, Mr. Verander Kumar Bhatia states that the whole concept of establishing the organization was provided by Mrs. Ritu Bhatia, the Founder and Owner of IndiaKids. Being the youngest daughter in a family of 4 brothers and 5 sisters, Mrs. Bhatia was always around to be with her nieces and nephews to care and share and play with them. She, therefore, inherently developed a personality well adapted to mingle with the kids, to understand their emotional, psychological and development needs. So, the idea struck her mind for the commencement of a Preschool and Daycare center where she can use her versatile personality for the betterment of our society by shaping ‘the future of our Nation’.

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Mr. Verander says,

“We have inculcated the mixture of love and care in our preschool and daycare centers with the learning aids and methods to create an Inspiring, Conducive and Holistic environment for children. Indiakids possesses explicit expertise that leads to an excellent approach towards the need of the kids and performances of teachers and staff.” 26

aims at the reorientation of a child’s learning and daycare processes with the in-built research on a child’s behaviour to fulfil the purpose of ensuring holistic development and preparing the teachers and staff for the job, through stimulated problem-solving methods.

STRATEGIES TO IMPLEMENT THE PLANS Indiakids has the solid foundation backed by 20 years of expertise Strengthened and Nurtured by the basic core value system of providing Conducive Environment for Holistic Development to satisfy the parents by rendering the best in class services as a Pre-School and Daycare center. The first and foremost important strategy they implement is to let the ‘word of mouth’ from parents fly in the air that will be the best promotional technique. To ensure that the institution can grow in Leaps and Bounds, there has to be something real which the parents can feel and express publicly for bringing positive change in their children.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS

Indiakids has been in the market for a while, and has claimed several certificates and recognition awards in the past few years. Let’s unveil the achievements and recognition awards received by the organization. •

“We are constantly juggling hundreds of balls in the air to meet the expectations of the parents. Parents’ contentment is imperative as they are the ‘best ambassadors’ a school can ever afford” says one of the key officials.

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HARMONIOUS AMBIENCE Indiakids has provided several indoor facilities to the Preschool and Daycare kids, with the holistic child daycare and learning for their comfortable and safe stay; mingled with inventive and futuristic learning tools in a hygienic and childcentric soothing ambience.

Top 100 Preschools India Awards 2017 and 2019- by AKS Education Awards, New Delhi. India’s Most Trusted Brand Award 2017INTERNATIONAL BRAND CONSULTING CORPORATION, USA Educationist Award 2017 (Hygiene and Cleanliness Awards), By INDO GLOBAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRIES & AGRICULTURE

FUTURE PLANS AHEAD In India, preschools and daycare centers are mushrooming at a fast pace. Indiakids has a distinct advantage of actual experience and recognizes the needs of children in their formative age, rather following some common theories on EECD. Indiakids has plans to put this abundant knowledge and expertise in the field for creating systems and SPOs for expansion of network through Franchise, Corporate tie-ups in the near future. Indiakids, for this purpose, will encourage some Venture Capitalists to come forward to contribute initial seed capital and enjoy the fruits of the exponential growth of our business model in future

For Daycare kids there is a provision of Pre-lunch snacks, Lunch, Evening Snacks, and Milk as per the choice of the parents. The kids are also inspired to get involved in extra-curricular activities like Dance, Music and other hobbies like storytelling to evoke the creative aspects of the kids. The infrastructure involves sleeping mats, lots of wooden non- toxic plastic toys, slides, other play equipment, reading material to keep the kids engaged all day long.

MESSAGE TO THE READERS

COPING WITH THE LATEST MARKET TRENDS Indiakids is well-aware of the fact that the market trends are changing day by day in the educational field. The Organization imbibes innovative and unique ideas to approach and handle the kids with love and respect. The key officials proudly claim that they possess the experience of handling the daycare needs of children from the age of 6 months to 10 years and various learning modules ranging from Pre-school, Nursery, and Junior Kg & Senior Kg effectively with the changing needs of the children for care and development.

Acknowledging the issues with the working women who are not able to render required attention to their kids due to the official commitments, the key officials of Indiakids would like to request all the Business Connect readers to become facilitators by creating Preschool and Daycare facility in their premises either exclusively or with other employers within the commercial complex to encourage the talented working women to continue with their respective careers which will be a recognizable contribution to the Women Empowerment rather making talented woman to quit working due to the issues they face while taking care of their toddlers and infants. We also request the readers to explore contributing for seed capital for future expansions of Indiakids and may reach us at vkbhatia1956@ gmail.com

ENCOURAGING VALUES AND ETHOS

“It is hard to cultivate the values and ethos among the kids as they cannot be lectured regarding the good and bad. Preschools are not the places where kids should be lectured on good habits and social orientation. The problem-based approach made by the organization always takes care of any kind of issues concerning ethos and values. Storytelling has always been known as a superlative tool to evoke moral values in kids, contributing to the development of the children as responsible citizens.” conveys one of the key officials.

• Mrs. Ritu Bhatia (Owner & Principal) • Mr. Verander Kumar Bhatia (Founder & Head of Operations)

SIGNIFICANCE OF R&D In any institution related to the education sphere, Research and Development play a vital role to understand the everevolving needs of the new generation kids. Indiakids always

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IIPC INDIA: SOWING THE SEEDS OF SUCCESS

Indranil Roy | Business Connect COMPANY OVERVIEW IIPC India is a Professional Training Institute with international acclaim, with its presence in India & other countries like the USA & Germany. It helps its candidates by providing the latest knowledge in various courses with a practical approach, and provides corporate job opportunities to help them cultivate a career in the right direction. IIPC was established in 2014 with one dream: to standardize the education given to the youth. The youth is the future and helping them ensures a better future for all, where there is abundance of ideas and opportunities to grow and build together. IIPC India offers a variety of courses including Digital Marketing Courses, HR Courses and Data Science Courses for both Online & Classroom with many subsections and customizable modules to meet the expectation of every learning aspirant. www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 3 | Special Edition January 2021 INDIA

Behind the inception of IIPC India was the idea of giving back to the world, of leaving it better than they found it. The founders of IIPC, Mr. Tejas Kharat (Founder - Director) & Mr. Swapnil Dalvi (Founder - Director), were already engaged in the education sector and strived to help students build their careers. To accomplish more within the field and work without undue restraints, the founders took a step towards establishing an institute which would enable them to contribute more to their students’ successes. Mr.Kharat believes that the motivation behind IIPC was not money but the immeasurable gratitude that teaching as a profession brings. The team at IIPC values the opportunity to guide students towards the right path.

synchronized its business modules with the ever-changing technology in a way that enhances the predefined processes. The third-party applications can be used towards this goal, and help in providing value and ease to the customers. Be it a simple everyday app like WhatsApp, or a complex method like SalesForce, the applications can and do add value towards stimulating the business workflow. A LEARNER-CENTERED APPROACH IIPC India has designed its modules with special emphasis on the practicality of learning. The students are able to relate them with practical experiences, with the assessments on the LMS platform having practical implementations as well. For these practicals the students’ queries are sorted presently during the Live Interactive Training Sessions. The Trainers are given adequate training to engage students in the online sessions to keep the flow of conversation interactional, and make it mandatory for candidates to keep their webcams on to ensure their participation is 100%.

Mr. Kharat lives by the words of Tony Gaskins: “You either work hard to create your dream, or you will work hard to create someone else’s.” However, his dream is to help others achieve their dreams, when they resonate with his values and morals. In the corporate environment, when that got compromised, he knew it was time to work hard on building his dream to provide the same values and morals in his business, IIPC India.

IIPC India favors the 100% practical training module which benefits the candidates by increasing their potential and skills. They also have business projects and assignments which are compulsory for candidates, which eventually give them the advantage in the market while looking for a job or working on growing their business.

IIPC India has never failed to receive positive reviews from the students that have enrolled there. The institute’s uncompromising focus on providing knowledge has ensured that they live up to the industry standards. The institute invests its resources in complete market research to understand the needs of the companies and organizations for which they train students, and adjusts its modules accordingly. This benefits the candidates in a major way as they are set with the real time knowledge and corporate map of guidelines to follow in real life in their domains. This is one of the major factors that makes IIPC India stand out of the crowd.

When it comes to training and providing knowledge, the trainer’s skills and abilities to bond with the candidates and explain them the concepts is what keeps the candidates satisfied. The brand name and standards of IIPC India ensure that every Trainer meets the required criteria of being a great communicator, knowledgeable and well experienced so that they can impart their learnings and experiences acceptably. Everyone can copy products and services, in fact many have already done it, but the process and the person’s unique abilities are the ones which make or break this business. As said in a famous phrase, “You can act like me, walk like me, talk like me, you can be the next best thing, but you cannot be me”. IIPC India is proud to be the influencer and not a follower.

CHANGING WITH THE TIMES Being in the Educational Business Sector, adapting to sudden and huge changes was a part of the job. IIPC India has always kept itself up-to-date, but the pandemic brought about enormous shifts overnight, that were supposed to take place over three to five years. Online Learning and Training became the only feasible way to provide the educational service to many without putting them in harm’s way.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE GOALS IIPC INDIA has maintained a 78% placement record consistently for the last three years. It has been recognized as an esteemed institute showered with a number of accolades, such as: • “Outstanding work in the field of Education” – Janseva Foundation India • “Social Activist Institution” – Pune Police Friends Association • “Excellent Digital Marketing Service Provider” – Chate Public School, Pune

IIPC’s adaptation to E-Learning Management System (LMS) was recently made public & Inaugurated by Honorable Mr. Praveenji Salunke (I. P. S., I. G., CID Crime, Maharashtra). Under LMS, they provide practical and engaging live interactive classes over preferable video calling applications. They have taken measures to ensure that monotonous video teaching format be discarded from the E-learning Modules, and have made it a two-way conversation where candidates can engage in real time and get their queries solved, which provides a decent replica of classroom training features. This is the first step towards revolutionizing the education sector. The institute also plans to involve some upgraded methodologies in training and live business projects to gain valuable experience in terms of Placements & Trainings for its candidates.

IIPC India has a clear vision and mission which is to standardize the training process all over the globe and become a globally recognized brand in the educational sector. The aim is to become one of the top ten institutes for providing quality Training for HR , Digital Marketing & Data Science to all the learning aspirants.

There are newer upgrades for the applications which we use to enhance the user experience and the app’s overall performance. Understanding that ‘change is the rule of Nature’, IIPC tries to build a dynamic process which keeps up with the trends and gives it the boost in making the workflow more efficient and feasible. IIPC India has

“Once you start providing a service desired and accepted by the customers, the money won’t stop flowing. The emotion, the community you build, and the jolly relations you create with your customers, that’s what differentiates a good entrepreneur from a great entrepreneur.” Mr. Tejas Kharat 29

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Teas Which Heals

Cuisine

Anant Kumar | Business Connect

Put down that saucer cups and get chugging — tea is officially awesome for your health. Real tea is derived from a particular plant (Camellia sinensis) and includes various varieties. Researchers attribute tea’s health properties to polyphenols. After a prolonged and tiring day, don’t we all want to just relax and sip on a cup of hot tea? Whether it is green tea or some other flavored drink, the mere thought of having our favorite beverage uplifts our mood. Though most studies have focused on the better-known green and black teas, white and oolong also bring benefits to the table. Read on to find out why coffee’s little cousin rocks your health.

Pu ,erh Tea

Pu-erh tea is made from the leaves and stems of the Camellia sinensis plant. One study showed pu’er tea suppresses fat production. Pu’er tea is widely sold, by itself or in blends, with unsubstantiated claims that it promotes loss of body weight in humans. Pu-erh tea is used for improving mental alertness and sharp thinking. It is also used for reducing high cholesterol.

Mate tea

Also known as yerba mate is a traditionally south American recipe having large amount of vitamin B and C. it’s a very high caffeine content and due to its caffeine content, yerba mate has become popular for its energy-boosting characteristics, which may help alleviate mental and physical exhaustion. It provides energy boost and may help to combat oxidative stress

Herbal tea

Herbal teas are considered warriors in the battle against bad health and decoction or infusion of herbs and spices. Ginger, tulsi, even pepper and cinnamon are all extremely healthy. The term ‘herbal tea’ is a misnomer. You can put all sorts of things into your herbal tea – roots, flowers, leaves, seeds, fruit, really whatever you desire. It is helpful in fighting cold, improving digestion, boosting immune system, reducing inflammation in the body, relieving body from stress and anxiety and also helpful for skin.

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Oolong Tea

Nothing is quite as relaxing as a warm cup of Oolong tea. Creating a oolong tea habit is something that can give a lot of mild benefits over time. building Healthy teeth and bones. The antioxidant properties of Oolong help to protect against tooth decay, prevent osteoporosis and strengthen the bones in the body. Studies have shown that people who regularly drink Oolong or black tea have been shown to lose bone mineral density (BMD) at a slower rate than non-tea drinkers.

White Tea

white tea is derived from the sun-dried buds and leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis. This type is least processed out of all other variants. Since it is packed with all essential nutrients, white tea is considered superior to all teas. white tea is beneficial in numerous ways. These include improving skin and hair health, treating acne, helping treat cancer, reducing inflammation, improving the health of liver and kidneys, maintaining reproductive health and many more..

Green Tea

Green tea is made from unoxidized leaves and is one of the less processed types of tea. It therefore contains the most antioxidants and beneficial polyphenols. Recent studies have shown green tea can potentially have positive effects on everything from weight loss to liver disorders, type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease.

Black Tea

Aside from water, black tea is one of the most consumed beverage in the world. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stronger in flavor and contains more caffeine than other teas, but less caffeine than coffee. Black tea is also full of healthy substances called polyphenols(antioxidants ) that can help protect your cells from DNA damage. Increasing evidence hints that the antioxidants in black tea may reduce atherosclerosis (clogged arteries), especially in women. It may also help lower the risk of heart attack and cardiovascular disease.

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PEEPAL TREE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

IMPARTING EDUCATION FOR LIFE IN CLASSROOMS AND BEYOND

Kajal Dobhal | Business Connect Pre-School Education is the foremost step in a kid’s educational journey, and at this stage the roots to ascend the stairs of more formal education get stronger. Peepal Tree is one such institute of the times, which provides quintessential education in more interesting and newer ways. Peepal Tree School is a premier foundation schooloffering preschool, primary & grade school education, daycare, activity center and after school programs. They teach, empower and inspire childrento reason, think beyond the usual and enjoy learning by fostering an environment of fun, reasoning, and activities.

SandeshDesu Founder and CEO

Their vision is to be a group known for nurturing socially-responsible global citizens who will drive the growth and prosperity of the country by uplifting the community and build a closely-knit society. It is their mission to provide high-quality education with a strong value system through modern learning practices, create an environment to think, reason and find solutions to today ’s and tomorrow ’s challenges. Through their motto, Education for life, their institutions inculcate holistic development and prepare students to face the challenges of life by nurturing academic excellence, promoting sporting talents, encouraging research scholars and empowering students to excel in the field of their choice. • • •

FACILITIES AVAILABLE A safe, secure and homely environment is provided to the children. The infrastructure of the school is designed on the Principles of holistic development. Each area has been carefully designed to cater to the requirements of children. Playgroup and Nursery classrooms have NO furniture for easy movement of children around. Furniture in Junior and Senior Kindergarten is sturdy and has round edges. Materials like books and toys have been carefully chosen to suit the developmental needs. Foamingof pillars and soft grass layout have been done in the outdoor to ensure safety. School also has especially assigned science, math, reading, art and craft, sandpit areas for children. Special care is taken to maintain cleanliness and hygiene of washrooms, including the height of the bathroom fixtures. As most of the children in daycare stay till evening, appropriatecare is taken of their nutritional needs through their own kitchen. A peaceful sleeping area is provided to the little ones for their nap time.As Peepal Tree is committed to ensuresafety of children at school and daycare, below are a few key features of safety practices at school: www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 3 | Special Edition January 2021 INDIA

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Regular training of teaching and support staff. 24*7 CCTV surveillance. Only authorized persons are permitted to pick from school or van drop point. Lady attendant always accompanies the children in van. Privacy policy is strictly followed. Fire drills are conducted with children and extinguishers are installed. First aid training is given to all Electric points are checked regularly. Low electric sockets (if any) are disabled and sealed. Zero tolerance policy signed by all.

KEEPING UP WITH THE LATEST The key areas of a child’s development in the early years are linguistic, social, logical, musical, physical, spatial, intrapersonal and inter-personal. To develop these they follow the theories of Multiple Intelligences by Dr. Howard Gardner, Glenn Doman techniques by Glenn Doman, exploration with play way and Montessori materials. Children’s literacy and 32

reading skills are strengthened through JollyPhonics program. They adopt new strategies with holistic development as the base. OTHER ACTIVITIES APART FROM ACADEMICS As stated by Dr. Howard Gardner, “We are all able to know the world through language, logical-mathematical analysis, spatial representation, musical thinking, and the use of the body to solve problems or to make things, an understanding of other individuals and an understanding of ourselves.” To raise a confident and smart child, theynurture each intelligence through their comprehensive curriculum. Apart from academics, below is a glance at a few other activities: • Inculcating respect and love for all: At Peepal Tree, feeling of oneness and compassion is instilled in children from early childhood. All Religious and National festivals are celebrated at school to nurture the feeling of unity and togetherness. Special days like Grandparents’Day, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Teacher’s day and Siblings’ day are celebrated to show gratitude towards their loved ones. Children are also taught to love and respect every living creature and harm no one • Saving the environment: With rising concerns over environmental issues like pollution, cleanliness and plastic accumulation, children at Peepal Tree learn to keep their surroundings clean, reduce wastage and maintain hygiene. Children also learn how to recycle and reuse materials available to make useful things. • Saving water: Wateris a fast depleting resource and may become scarce in the near future if the right measures are not taken now. Every drop is precious and should be saved. At Peepal Tree,children practice utilizing water the right way and avoid wastage. • Creating a green world:Greenery around is important to breathe in fresh air. Also, the benefits of plants and trees are numerous. At Peepal Tree, by initiating plantingof trees by children at school andgiving plants as gifts, children begin to love and care for nature. • SandeshDesu, Founder and CEO, states, “It’s not only about handing over abetter planet to our children; it’s also about handing over better children to our planet”.

Ashwini R Founder

MILESTONES AND ACHIEVEMENTS • Peepal Tree Early Childhood Education is certified for quality operations by ‘Early Childhood Association, India.’ • Peepal Tree Early Childhood Education received the ‘Hall of Fame awards 2019’ and has been recognized as ‘Top 50 Non-franchised Preschools in Asia’ by ‘Early Childhood Association, India.’ • Peepal Tree School which started as a single school in Andhra Pradesh in 2015 is now Peepal Tree Group of Institutions with 4 mainstream schools in Andhra Pradesh and one preschoolwith daycare in Bangalore. New preschools with daycare are shortly coming up in Bangalore. • TO THE READERS Ashwini R, Founder, says, “This message is for business people who are also parents, early childhood years are the most important years of your child’s life where development is happening at the fastest pace. As these years move so fast, I never miss an opportunity to spend time with them so you do not have to look back and say, where I was when my child was growing up and needed me. Do not compare your child’s progress with another. Let your child grow and flourish at his own pace and enjoy the golden moments of his life to the fullest.”

Peepal Tree school has always aimed to serve not only the children but also the community at large. A few efforts taken in this direction are: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Conducting donation drives for underprivileged children The contribution made towards the development of the lake in theAkshayanagar, Bangalore. Supporting two young athletes financially towards their representation at the National level. Participation in the local festival celebrations.

ENSURING THE FAITH OF PARENTS In Abraham Maslow’s theory of the hierarchy of needs, the most important needs are physiological, safety, love and belonging. Parents consider these as of foremost importance when they look for a school and daycare for their children. Peepal Tree has trained, experienced and loving staff that takes care of children as much as the parents would do themselves. Absolute transparency is maintained in all the activities of childcare to keep up the trust of parents. Parents can reach out to the teachers and management without hesitation for any concerns and schoolensures that they resolve it at the earliest.

Sarika M Singh, COO, says, “As Childhood is the most innocent and vulnerable phase of one’s life, it is our earnest responsibility to provide our little ones with an environment where they feel loved and cared for.” 33

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SUMAN AGARWAL THE EXEMPLARY IMAGE CONSULTANT IN THE INDIAN SUB CONTINENT Sugandh Bahl | Business Connect

Orthodox beliefs and several stereotypes, women from a multitude of decades are facing. In the present era, they are vigorously bypassing all the statements which question their worth, capabilities and potential. Extraordinary Managers at home and work they are. Suman Agarwal exemplifies all the qualities of an empowered women. Image Consulting Business Institute is the brainchild of Suman. Underwent an excursion of struggles and obscurities, she has no regrets from life. The lessons which she has learnt from struggles are so meaningful and worthy.

SUMAN AGARWAL CEO

On this the entrepreneur states, “I think that if I had not struggled and got things easily without any effort, I would not have been a confident individual.” The maestro broke the shackles of the comfort zone at a young age of 18 years and lived her life on her own terms. She left her home and had chosen her path.

Suman Agarwal says, “During my childhood, I always heard from some of my family members that girls get married and go to their own house and boys look after their parents. I never came in terms of this thought process and I did exactly what I wanted to. I was the first girl in my family to step out and be on my own. I am very intuitive and I follow my intuition very religiously. I have never planned my life ever but I have just worn a blind-fold of intuition and wherever it leads me, I take that route. I do not give up ever in life and I always believe that the best is yet to come and this attitude keeps me going and growing.” www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 3 | Special Edition January 2021 INDIA

Suman was always a competitive and ambitious woman who always wanted to remain ahead in the rat race. One day, a though passed from the neurons of her brain and she realized that even if she won she would still be the part of the same rat race. After a lot of introspection, she quit and started something that gave her the freedom and flexibility to work according to her precious time. ICBI was incubated after an in depth research of exploring what would work best in a country like India where hard skills are given the utmost Importance and soft skills were completely ignored. They brought Image Consulting to India in 2009, a perfect solution covering the art and the science on impression management and ever since there has been no looking back.

At Image Consulting Business Institute, they train and produce Image Consultants and Soft Skills trainers who in turn do their own one on one consulting and corporate training work post their certification and also get complete hand holding support from them. They also undertake corporate assignments wherein they engage their image consultants and soft skills trainers to execute the assignments. Their students fall in the age group of 18-70 years and from different domains such as doctors, lawyers, CA, Scientists, L&D heads, HODs, actors, cabin crew, home makers, students, women on sabbatical etc. They in turn serve clients who are business owners, corporate heads, home makers trying to look for an identity, children, job seekers, school and college students, banks, hospitals, service industries, other small to large businesses that are trying to make a mark in the industry, jewellery brands, retail, etc.

DEPTHS OF ICBI ICBI is amongst the leading brands in the world and a pioneer in the Indian sub-continent in training and certifying people to become Image Consultants and Soft Skills trainers. Its presence for a decade with a footprint across 14 cities and with its recently introduced online live programs, ICBI has become the most credible choice for those who want to get associated with a profession in the People Transformation space. An alumni base of near 5000 live-wire Image Consultants and Trainers work closely with individuals, corporates, academic institutions and NGOs, enabling people to build themselves for competitive advantage and subsequent success.

WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN THE ENTREPRENEUIAL WORLD Women can be great entrepreneurs and there are many successful women to prove this. However to become an entrepreneur you need an entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurs cannot operate from their comfort zone, they need to hone the art of work and life balance to ensure complete focus in what they do. The entrepreneurial journey is not about instant money or becoming overnight successful, it involves time, effort, homework, rejection, criticism and finally if your deliverables are strong with complete marketing plan in place, success will follow. Becoming your own boss sounds very exciting but the most important factor here is time especially when you have no one to push you, sometimes your own pace becomes the biggest roadblock in your journey of success, therefore discipline and setting deadlines for yourself are essential.

ICBI has curriculum alliances and certification accreditations with top national and international institutions. Over 500 corporates and institutions have sought training intervention from ICBI and over 5, 00,000 individuals have benefitted from personal consulting services and group workshops. Their esteemed alliance and certification accreditation partners are Conselle Institute of Image Management, USA (for Image Consulting), Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) (for Soft Skills Training) and National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET), a constituent board of Quality Council of India (QCI) (for TTT).

MILESTONES AND ACHIEVEMENTS WITH FUTURE PROSPECTS

• Over 500 organisations and 5,00,000+ lives impacted by our alumni • Awarded Asia’s Greatest Brand • 4.7/5 review rating on MouthShut.com

ICBI’s flagship programs come with business enablement support services packages enabling candidates to start, market and grow their business.

• Alumni base of over 3000 qualified Image Consultants and Soft Skills Trainers. • Awarded ‘the Most Entrepreneurial Institute

This unique offering makes the investment very compelling and the relationship begins with a suitability assessment and personalized guidance on revenue earning potential with time to breakeven as well as a walkthrough of factors that govern success. Post program completion, there is business development and mentoring support to address realworld opportunities in real-time.

of the Year’ in 2014. ICBI has so far been offering courses for people to become Image Consultants and Soft Skills Trainers. Going forward they have huge plans to offer Image Management and Soft Skills Training services to individuals, companies and institutions directly and engage their own alumni base to deliver these services. They have already formed a new division called ICBI Training Solutions to take care of corporate training market.

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Education

How Technology Is Revolutionizing The Educational Space Amid Covid-19 Ashwathy Nair | Business Connect Lately, the global impact in pandemic brings some concerns about the leaders of tech companies. There has been an increased policy emphasis on establishing a knowledge-based society where education plays an essential role in forming both the current and next generation of innovations and entrepreneurs.

Although coronavirus pandemic globally has forced people into their homes to avoid any social interaction with people and maintain social distancing. It has led to the concepts of remote work and studies from online sites getting popularized and efficient more than ever. Education is one of the segments that is influenced by the infection; even tech organizations are working together with schools and universities. They are doing their touch to make online training helpful for youngsters during the troublesome period. Most of the tech companies have introduced several initiatives so that kids can acquire knowledge while at home. Google supports globally and has introduced several facilities for children. GOOGLE’S ONLINE EDUCATION EFFORTS INCLUDE: YOUTUBE LEARNING DESTINATION YouTube is a web-based stage; it presented learning objective for children, instructors and anybody can secure information. YouTube educational section is available in various languages. TECH HUB FROM HOME Google has also introduced Tech from Home Hub for the teachers and students to get tips as to how to go for remote learning, teaching while at home. Some of the popular resources include UNESCO and ISTE for the same.

SOME FAMOUS PLATFORM STUDENTS CAN LOOK UP TO DURING THE CURRENT SITUATION • Brainly is the largest online learning platform, more than 150 million students, parents, and teachers access it around the world, people across India, in solving their homework problems and prepare for the test. Students can connect to their peers to help strengthen their skills, from math to science or in any subject. •

Byjus is a learning application for understudies over all age bunches with programs in English and Hindi that make learning and understanding ideas simpler for school kids. The concepts of explaining videos through digital animation require 12-20 minutes.

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Unacademy provides education through streaming video classes. It’s a good platform for government job aspirants who are preparing for competitive exams. Its personnel comprise of understudies who have cleared different entrance tests and guides who have broad instructing experience. The stage covers a broad scope of subjects and ideas applicable to severe tests in numerous dialects to profit understudies from everywhere in the nation.

Technology

Catalyst Group provides a high-quality education through the latest technology, quality control, and affordable in price. It shows that the e-learning market worldwide is forecast to surpass 243 billion US dollars in the upcoming time. It indicates that e-learning has become a global trend in this pandemic.

DISABLED STUDENTS STRUGGLE WITH ONLINE CLASS: The survey said that students with disabilities, that learning online was proving to be a big hurdle to them. Education-related norms guarantee that understudies with handicaps ought to be furnished with chances to understand their latent capacity. There is no subject to discrimination with students; they should participate in education and training on the same basis as a student without disabilities. Because of the advancement in the IT business, computerized innovations are effectively open and far-reaching, which permits utilizing them for giving understudies new chances. MODERN TECHNOLOGY HELPS STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. Exceptional innovation permits expanding the freedom of a specific—students freeing them from the constant need for direct teacher involvement. Implementation of technologies in special education allows simplifying communication and improves the academic skills of students with disabilities.

MEMOIR FOR EDUCATIONAL EXPERTS • People with disabilities can break the barriers with the help of using superior technology in education. Highly designed hardware and software are allowing students to get modern teachings. •

Teachers from various fields can adapt to the possibilities of a particular student with minimum effort and choose one of the dozens of available learning tactics designed to meet the needs of individual learners with the help of modern technology.

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RATHNAVEL SUBRAMANIAM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

Empowering Education With Digital Technology Kajal Dobhal | Business Connect The age of digitization has conceived profound measures to elevate the industrial arena. Every industrial vertical has installed sophisticated measures, helping them to stay competitive/stay ahead of the competition. In the academic domain, the digital platform has proved to be a USP for maintaining quality standards. Rathnavel Subramaniam College Of Arts and Science is one of the sci-tech colleges in India that utilizes the digital technologies to proffer a cutting-edge, as well as a comprehensive academic framework to develop competent students for the modern era. A QUICK OVERVIEW Rathnavel Subramaniam College of Arts and Science(RVSCAS) is a self-financed state-of-the-art college, established under Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. The college was founded in 1986 and is valued as one of the biggest educational firms of that era. The institution is operated by RVS Educational Trust, a non - profitable organization. The college is associated with the “Digital India” initiative and has incorporated all the advanced measures of learning, the century has to offer. RVSCAS is presently glowing with more than 4,700 students, 210 teaching faculties, 60 administrative and 30 basic staff members. AN ILLUMINATING ACADEMIC MODULE RVSCAS’s educational module integrates 20 UG courses and 14 PG courses, 10 M.Phil. and 10 PhD programmes for a variety of disciplines in Arts and Science namely, Computer Science, Electronics, Management, Commerce, English Literature, Mathematics and Life Sciences. In addition to disciplinary education, the college also focuses on upgrading its students’ intellectual skills like personality development, inter-personal skills, people skills, aptitude and communication. This part is governed by their placement division and they make sure every student garners substantial domain knowledge that surpasses the learners of professional courses. “Every year 70% of our outgoing students are placed in the best companies like Infosys, Wipro, TCS etc.” asserts Dr.K. Senthil Ganesh, Managing Trustee. Being actuated in the digital era, RVCAS puts its prime focus on digital courses and follows the OBE pattern. This helps in acquiring the prime aspects of education rendering to eventually meet the need of the hour. CHALLENGES THAT PAVED THE WAY TO INNOVATE RVSCAS was initially conceived in an antiquated period, with a meagre student strength. During that time the college didn’t envision a stipulated path or had an example to follow. However, this didn’t drive the institution to void, rather empowered the college to craft it’s own educational framework. Eventually, the college acquired a noteworthy position as the first self-financing college in the community, growing to a headcount of 5100 students and an increasing 1:20 faculty-student ratio. With development, many educational disciplines were inducted like Life Sciences, Commerce and Computer Science, and many more. www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 3 | Special Edition January 2021 INDIA

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Moreover, RVSCAS proffers a refined educational methodology. An outcome-based comprehensive curriculum is formulated followed by a learnercentric approach and engaging students in an activity/ problem-based learning. This help students to learn and enhance their knowledge, which gradually stimulates self-innovation. The college is also structured with State-of-the-art measures that provisions ICT enabled teaching-learning and academic garage labs for realtime learning. FLEXIBLE TO TRANSITIONS The leadership team of RVSCAS declares, “The mission of our institution is to impart need-based quality education through the comprehensive curriculum by adopting apt technologies and progressive teaching, learning and research processes.” On this notion, they dwelve deep into the market and churn out the most contemporary trends and advancements.

R & D plays a prominent role in updating institutional framework with laudable features. Over the years, the college has inculcated many disciplines from areas of science & arts through extensive R&D programmes. The college has a specialized committee - Curriculum Development Cell, which focuses on R&D practices and updates its curriculum with all cutting-edge technologies, the digital sphere has to offer.

ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE COMMENDED FOR Throughout its journey of three and a half decades, RVSCAS has achieved several feats and accomplishments that do justify its fame and name. To mention a few are :

• RVSCAS ranked as the 4th place among the best colleges in Coimbatore.

RECOGNITION AND INCENTIVES BY THE GOVT. OF INDIA

• Times of India and Economic Times (2008) have

RVSCAS is one of the remarkable colleges, with contemporary standards in the region. Throughout time, it has provided quality education resulting in churning out of tech-savvy individuals. Recognizing the importance of the institution and it’s services towards the students community, many govt. funding agencies such as UGC, DST, DBT and TNSCST have released grants. These grants play a prime role in executing research programmes, building high-tech laboratories, installation of sophisticated instruments and amelioration of infrastructure, augmenting to develop the overall academic framework.

adjudged RVS College of Arts & Science as fourth top college among the best colleges in and around Coimbatore • In 2009, Bharathiar University has awarded RVSCAS the first place for the maximum numbers of foreign student enrollment. • Reaccredited with ‘A’ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation council (NAAC)

In addition to this, the govt. provides various students scholarships, especially for SC/ST classes and differentlyabled students. RVSCAS focuses on elevating education in rural areas. The first generation learners are provided with scholarships to encourage their learning. These scholarships play a vital role in the lives of economically backward students to pursue their studies with ease and enthisuasm.

based on the quality bound service. AN INCREMENTAL PLAN FOR THE FUTURE Based on the 34 years of successful journey, RVSCAS is foreseeing a great future. By 2025, the college is aiming to be the preferable choice of quality education for the Digital era. In the coming years, the college is looking forward to becoming a hub for learning Artificial Intelligence by students, employees from various sectors, managers and decision/policymakers.

INFRASTRUCTURE WITH ADEPT TECHNOLOGIES “Our highly esteemed college is aligned with the Government of India’s flagship programme, Digital India”, says Dr.K.Senthil Ganesh . With the influence of digitization and the affiliation of govt. initiatives, RVCAS has always aimed at moulding the young generation which can sustain efficiently in the digital era. Being one of the foremost colleges with trending advancements, RVSCAS works meticulously on the govt.’s vision to “transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy”. The institution has infused it’s educational model, with many digital advancements like Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cloud Computing, Business Intelligence and Business Analytics. The college follows the ‘RAVES’ education ERP system, which has been developed by the institution , that strengthens the Teaching and Learning Process. For further tech-support, the institution has collaborated with Git Hub, a software developer community that gives access to millions of software developers around the world. CREATING SOCIETAL RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS As said before, RVSCAS works on developing an academically alert ,morally sound and socially committed young generation. The institution is also indulged in a wide variety of philanthropic activities. RVSCAS concentrates on creating good corporate citizens, who are well aware of corporate social responsibilities and can contribute towards upgrading the society. Through rigorous training, the college ensures that every student is equipped with ethical responsibilities, humble attitude towards the community and adaptability to the societal principles. By bestowing students with adept education and humanitarian skills, the college facilitates the students to grow into individuals, who can elevate the society . 39

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The year 2020 will be remembered always. As the pandemic hit every country ground, gadgets became the way to communicate around the world and continue working. During this time, many tech companies have upgraded new features and introduced us.

Today we are going to look at 4 most impressive and cool Gadgets that the year gave. Ashwathy Nair | Business Connect

HomePod Mini

Apple has designed a pretty adorable and affordable speaker called HomePod min. It is 3.9 inches wide and 3.3 inches tall speaker, which you can put anywhere without being worry about space. The outer side speaker has a soft mesh fabric cover all around it makes you feel more premium. This HomePod has a really surprising sound quality. It is really the best way to turn your home into a smart home. The speaker is available in two different colours white and Space Gray. Audio Tech: Full-range driver and dual passive radiators for deep bass and crisp high Frequencies. Computational audio for Real-time tuning. Four-microphone design for far-field Siri and Stereo Pair Capable.

Audio Source: Apple Music, iTunes music purchase, playing other contents from iPhone and iPad. Wireless: 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, Ultra-Wideband chip for device proximity.

Apple MacBook M1

Back in June 2020, Apple made an announcement for a major change to its Macs, the change was to replacing Intel from the M1 chip. In late 2020, they finally launched MacBook M1. It comes with an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU, 7-Core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine. The new version of MacBook has Two Thunderbolt, retain display, aluminium body, and to touch bar as usual same, but inside they have really made an improvement, including double battery backup with changing size, 3 times faster CPU performance, and 5 times graphics performance. MacBook is available in three different colours silver, Space Gray, and Gold.

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iPhone 12 mini

“Min but mighty” They called it to iPhone 12 min. In a world where almost every smartphone companies have been focusing on manufacturing 6 inches or larger display, while Apple has brought 5.4 inches mini flagship smartphone. It is an example that apple believes in setting trends rather than following them. Apple has also introduced the iPhone12 pro, which comes with 6 inches display thought. IPhone 12 min work with 5G cellular network of certain carriers, come with ceramic Shield front glass back and aluminium design and a 5.4-inch screen with 2532x1170 -pixel resolution at 460 PPI. It really the smallest, thinnest, lightest smartphone and has been produced it the most powerful iPhone in history.

Display: 5.4-inch OLED Display, Super Retina XDR screen. Processor: A14 Bionic Chip Operating system: iOS 14

Battery: 2227mAh, Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion, and mega Safe wireless charging Memory: 64 GB, 128GB, 256GB and 4GB and 6GB ram. Camera: 12Mp camera: Front and rear with megapixel. Ultra-Wide angels’ lens.

LG Wing

LG has introduced a unique and multitasking smartphone called LG wings, along with Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 756G processor. This smartphone will give a very pleasantly surprising vibe, once people have it in their hand. I hope it may reverse the trend. This 5g featured phone comes with a 6.8-inch P-OLED primary screen with a 1080x2460 pixels resolution and an aspect ratio of 20.5:9. LG has also designed a 3.9-inch display as a second swivel screen. You can use this smartphone horizontally and vertically as you wish. Of course, it is splashproof and dustproof and comes with back gorilla glass protection

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CURRENT AFFAIRS After the Dramatic Fall, Jack Ma’s Ant Group Might Have a Blurred Future Ashwathy Nair | Business Connect Over the last year, the growth of consumer finance companies has been encouraged by the government as well as bank’s existing unit that deals Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, it has received approval for a new consumer finance company. The restrictions on these lenders havebeen loosened by the banking regulators and have expanded funding channels by letting them raise different types of capital which, includes tier-2 capital compliant bonds.

fter a dramatic fall from grace, the future of Ant Group remains problematic. It seems like, regulators have had enough of destroying it and a transition to a financial holding company is being considered, which is willing to be regulated like a bank. The bank-like companies do not command tech-like valuations. Unless, it is one of the booming consumer finance markets of China, expecting to hit 3 trillion of Yuan ($464 billion) in volumes over the next four years. That is where the reach of Ant is and that is where the demand is. More importantly, keeping with the so-called dual circulation strategy, state planners are all set to generate domestic demand and supply. Credit will have to flow to households effectively for that to operate. It is known by Beijing as well. The growing of disposable income has driven consumption growth for the better portion of the last decade but have been reducing. Which means that the authorities are required for another way to keep its economy humming along. In the year 2019, the number of consumer finance customer augmented to almost 130 million and increased to over 50 per cent from the year before. The state is also aware that it is good for the economy. There is an increasing correlation that is shown by the data between the growth of consumer loans and retail sales in the country. The Ant Group could have potentially played a larger role than it is already been doing, with more recapitalization.

Ant was hitched to the trend itself. In August last year, Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd., battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. and others took a 50 percent stake in a new consumer finance company set up. It was sanctioned the following month by the banking regulator. Ant was able to convince the authorities that it would support and not impede their agenda to get back in the good deeds of the government. For instance, the Zhima credit scoring system of the company could dilute concerns about banks, taking on risky loans and dovetail with the government’s objective of protecting household wallets in the larger scheme. Trying to transform back into a much more distinctly established player in financial services and away from the fuzzy giant fintech operations will not be too challenging for Ant. Capital dedication is the hard part. However, as a consumer finance firm, Ant was able to collect capital from its domestic shareholders through deposits. Borrowing from banks or issuing financial bonds will be permitted as well. Many licensed consumer finance companies in China have commercial banks as backers. This is not likely to bring Ant back to its super-unicorn scores. Nevertheless, alongside Ant’s more developed payments company, a stronger business model that is less dependent on low acquisition costs and tack-on companies could actually survive.

Graphcore Raises $222M of Investment to Support its Expansion An investment of $222M has been raised by Graphcore in order to help support the global expansion of the company and to accelerate future IPU silicon, systems and software development. The Series E funding round is led by Ontario Teacher’s Pensions Plan Board and it adds funds that are managed by Fidelity International and Schroders as new investors. Also participating in this round are existing to have Graphcore investors, which include Baillie Gifford and Draper Esprit. With the firm expecting to have over $440 million cash on hand postclosing to support future growth, this investment, it brings the total funds that are raised by Graphcore to more than $710 million. Now, Graphcore is valued at $2.77 billion, post-money. www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 3 | Special Edition January 2021 INDIA

It was stated by the company that the new investors bring experience in disruptive technology and it supports for scaling-up businesses and underscores the size of the market opportunity that is being addressed by Graphcore in data centre AI compute and the maturity of the product offerings of the company. The company said that “the faith that we gained, comes from the capability that we proved by building our products and our establishment. We have been successful enough in developing a technology that leaves behind the legacy processors like GPUs dramatically, which is a powerful set of software tools made-to-order the needs of AI developers, and global sales operations that places our products on the market.” The year 2020 for Graphcore was contained within the launch of Mk2 IPU processor, data centre compute system and the GC200, the IPU-M2000 and IPU-POD64 for scale-out. “The point of reference that was first released for the new systems displays them clearly awe-inspiring the current GPU-based configurations. The Partner Program for Graphcore was also introduced. There are some of the world’s most respected distributors, resellers and OEMs that are included in this amazing global network.And most recently, together with complete PyTorch support, Poplar v1.4 was released, ensuring that the most frequently used frameworks are now easy to implement on the IPU and deliver incredibly impressive performance results.”

Unacademy Acquires NeoStencil to Strengthen Test Prep Stronghold

Along with that, in July through strategic investment of $5 million, it bought a majority stake of 51 per cent in Mastree, which is an online platform made for kids to sharpen their communication skills.

Unacademy, which is the second most valued Edtech Company of India, has been successful in hitting another acquisition deal before the year 2020 ends. The SoftBank and Facebook-backed firm has acquired test prep startup NeoStencil for an amount that is not disclosed. The co-founder and CEO of Unacademy, Gaurav Munjal tweeted that “NeoStencil offers 500+ courses to millions of students. And it is believed that together, a huge impact can be created and can build products that would help learners to crack their goals”. The latest acquisition will help in strengthening Unacademy, the online learning platform for cracking competitive exams and growth in the test prep segment of India’s edtech sector.

However, the first acquisition of Unacademy was WiFiStudy, a platform built for government exams. Munjal stated that “Unacademy’s mission is to democratiseknowledge as well as to set out firmly towards that goal, there is a long way to go.” This year in September, Unacademy was catapulted to the unicorn club following a $150 million funding round that was led by the SoftBank valuing at $1.45 billion. It secured another round from Tiger Global and Dragoneer Investment Group in November to ramp up its valuation of $2 billion. In February, this year, Unacademy had raised $110 million from Facebook, General Atlantic and others at a valuation of around $510 million.

Unacademy was created in the year 2010 as a YouTube channel and later it was incorporated as a company in the year 2015, so far it has been successful in making six acquisitions. The first purchases were started with Kreatyrx in 2020 that helped in offering products that include online test series, postal courses, video courses, and coaching classes for aspirants of GATE and SSC CGL.

As per Statista, in the online education space, Unacademy has gradually turned into the largest startup following the K-12 segment focused Byju’s valued at $12 billion. Over 1.5 lakh monthly live classes were claimed by the startup. In the year 2021, in India, the value of the test prep market in the edtech segment is likely to be worth $515 million, up from $43 million in the year 2016 at a compound annual growth rate of 64 per cent.

Unacademy acquired serial entrepreneur and billionaire BhavinTurakhia’sCodeChefin June for programmers to learn competitive programming. Following month, it also acquired an online platform, PrepLadder for preparation of medical entrance exam for $50 million. Additionally, in September it bought Coursavy, which is a UPSC CSE preparation platform. 45

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