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15 Oct

Neutrality in Reporting has No Price Tag

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The mass invasion of televisions into Indian households since the 1990s has attracted mass viewing, including impressionable juveniles, and each individual interprets the information according to their perspectives. With this visual media spreading more malice recently than ever before, self-acclaimed intellectuals, qualifying from commercially soaked educational institutions and politically dominated universities, have bestirred the social fabric of our society. Instead of imparting purposeful and value-based information, such TV channels are polluting innocent minds. Writers, social reformers, and TV anchors, and all those who assume the responsibility and presume to be the saviors of the society are exchanging verbal arson on…

12 Oct

Razorpay Raises $100 Million in Series D Funding Round

MediaCatalystInvestment, NewsMatrix Partners, Rabbit Capital, Razorpay, Sequoia India, Tiger Global, Y Combinator

Mumbai, Oct. 12, 2020: Razorpay today announced its Series D fundraise of $100 Million, giving the company more than $1 Billion in valuation. This round was co-led by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund and Sequoia India, along with participation from Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global, Y Combinator and Matrix Partners. Razorpay helps businesses modernise their financial infrastructure by providing intelligent automated payment and banking solutions to manage their entire money flow, while they focus more on their strategic functions. The new funding gives Razorpay $206.5 Million in investments since its inception in 2014, That includes its recent raise, a $75 Million…

09 Oct

People Analytics: The Effective Use of Data and Technology in HR

MediaCatalystColumn, Human ResourceDivay Chadha, People Analytics, Talent Analytics

In today’s time of scattered employee demographics and remote workforce, managing human capital, and deriving relevant information about the workforce has become a complicated challenge for HR managers. HR is no more just an intuitive function, it has evolved as a data-driven and statistically evidence-based function. People analytics is emerging as a domain of high interest in the modern corporate world. Also referred to as HR analytics or talent analytics, it is a goal-oriented and data-driven approach of deducing insights and conclusions on disparate processes, challenges, functions, and behaviors of people at work. People analytics stresses on achieving sustained organizational…

06 Oct

Job Scenario During Coronavirus Pandemic and Its Implications on Businesses

MediaCatalystColumn, Human ResourceJob Market post-COVID era

The Indian Job market has been facing a big decline following the Coronavirus outbreak. This has caused an unpredictable market crisis that any of the sectors has ever witnessed. On one hand, there have been job losses while on the other, new jobs have seen declined interest in hiring. According to a recent report by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), as many as 21 million salaried jobs have been lost during the lockdown period in India,. Besides lay-offs across sectors, workforce headcounts have also gone low. As the slowdown has hit companies across sectors, hiring experts say that…

01 Oct

Israel-based Coralogix Raises $25M in Series B Funding

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Mumbai, Oct. 01, 2020: Israel-based Coralogix, provider of leading ML-powered log analytics and monitoring solution, today announced it has raised a $25 million Series B funding round, bringing the company's total amount raised to $41.2 million. New investors such as Red Dot Capital Partners and O.G. Tech VC (backed by Eyal Ofer) co-led the round with participation from existing investors Aleph VC, StageOne Ventures, Janvest Capital Partners, and 2B Angels. Barak Salomon of Red Dot Capital partners and Roy Oron of O.G. Tech Partners will join the board of directors. Coralogix, today also announced the launch of its real-time analytics solution. The announcement comes on…

25 Sep

Ushering in Revolution in K12 Education – NEP 2020

MediaCatalystColumn, EducationK12 Education, National Education Policy, NEP 2020

We live in a world replete with innovations, where technology is evolving faster than ever to change every aspect of our living. Where artificial intelligence and automation are driving transformations across industries, making the future of work even more unpredictable. For such unknown and unforeseen times, the education sector needs to revamp itself for the demands of the 21st century. This has led educators and institutions across the world to equip Gen Z with the adaptability, agility, and confidence to thrive in jobs that may not even exist today. As a breakthrough response to this scenario, the Union Cabinet of…

24 Sep

Infrastructure Sector – One of the Biggest Job Market in Post-COVID era

MediaCatalystColumn, Infrastructure DevelopmentInfrastructure Sector, Job Market post-COVID era

Author: Suneel Wasan, Executive Director – HR, Egis India As the world scouts for a new manufacturing destination, after China started losing its popularity during the COVID era as the manufacturing hub of the world, India presents itself as an alternate destination to fill the global manufacturing gap. This situation augurs well with the decision of the Government of India to make India self-reliant with the Make in India Initiative adding further need in the creation of good infrastructure in all sectors – roads, aviation, power, water, port, urban infrastructure, etc. As per IBEF (1), the manufacturing sector in India…

21 Sep

Businesses Need Comprehensive Guidelines for Work-from-Home Model: Rajappan

MediaCatalystHuman Resource, InterviewHR Technology, Prasad Rajappan, ZingHR

The evolution of HR technology has influenced the way businesses recruit, develop and manage talent. It has paved ways for human resource professionals to emphasize on business impact initiatives like leadership development and talent acquisition. The Coronavirus pandemic has made businesses realize the importance of HR technology and how it can let business function in a Work-from-Home model. HR technology firms have dedicated themselves to develop technology products and solutions to support talents, business strategy and the unique needs of different business. HR technology becomes altogether more important during this time of pandemic. Prasad Rajappan, Founder and CEO - ZingHR Mr. Prasad…

15 Sep

How Upskilling and Business Learning can Create an Advanced Workforce

MediaCatalystColumn, Human ResourceBusiness Learning, Upskilling

Author: Deepshikha Kumar, Founder, SpeakIn Technology has changed the way we do business. In this rapidly growing environment, there is a constant need for employees to consistently acquire new skills and technical knowledge to keep pace with the world. Keeping up with the evolving technological advancement is a challenge for companies irrespective of their size. Even though technology creates powerful business opportunities, it also highlights skill gaps in sectors where the demand for skilled workers is high. COVID has forced organizations to digitize at an unprecedented rate which has caused an immediate need of workers who can engage with customers…

15 Sep

CashKaro Raises USD 10 Mn in Series B Funding

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New Delhi, Sept. 15, 2020: CashKaro, Cashback and Coupons site has secured USD 10 million in a Series ‘B’ funding round led by Korea Investment Partners (KIP) and existing investor Kalaari Capital. The company had previously raised its Series ‘A’ and angel round of funding from Kalaari Capital, Mr. Ratan Tata, and London-based angel investors. “CashKaro has seen incredible growth over the last 2 years, while consistently reducing losses. We felt that it was the right time to raise money and use it to tactically scale up marketing, open up new brand building avenues, user-acquisition, product development, and hiring new talent. Our…