EIC2019 Delhi: Innovation is rife in Indian education, but there is a long way to go
"How do we create thousands of Kalams, Pichais and Satya Nadellas in India?" asked Ramanan Ramanathan, Mission Director of the Atal Innovation Mission, at the EIC2019. He went on to say, by creating a problem solving ability in our children The EIC2019 concluded on…
Contribution of Asian businesses to the London economy
With London open for business, the Indo-European Business Forum along with BDO LLP, London & Partners and Mantra Capital supported by partners compiled a report on the growth of Asian businesses in the UK. South Asian owned businesses have an important impact on London’s economy…
Is the UK becoming less attractive for students?
Immigration and “taking back control” were the two overarching themes of the Brexit vote in 2016 in Britain. The country voted to Leave the European Union, with the Remainers narrowly losing the referendum. Since then, immigration has cast a shadow over bilateral trade discussions between…
Business Backs Education Report launch
This report was published on 14 January 2015, ahead of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, to raise awareness of the Business Backs Education campaign, launched by the Varkey Foundation in partnership with Dubai Cares and UNESCO. The campaign was launched at the…
Review of EIC2018 in Bangalore: AI will dramatically change employment and education markets
The Education Innovation Conference 2018 in Bangalore last month concluded that AI and the accelerating pace of technological innovation will change the way education is delivered and consumed in India in the coming decade. Speakers from around India, and as far afield as New Zealand…
Experts: Indian schools must adopt gamification to make learning fun
Gamified education is the future and Indian schools must pick it up at the earliest, opined educators and innovators participating in the Education Innovation Conference 2018 here on Tuesday. Gamification of learning is an educational approach to motivate students to study by using video-game, design…
The official bilateral UK-India Trade Review: An analysis
Earlier today, Unearthed released a copy of the official bilateral UK-India Trade Review, prepared for Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) on 11 January 2018. The document has been described as a key text for the new UK-India trade partnership announced in April at the…
Outlook for UK-India trade post Brexit positive, in spite of clouds
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. As Brexiteers celebrated a wholly unexpected result the morning after the Brexit vote, the country was supposed to free itself the shackles of the European Union and go forth and trade with the rest of the world like…
bioConclave 2018 review
The annual bioConclave concluded on 26th June 2018 in Liverpool, part of the Heath and Life Sciences Day at the International Business Festival. Thousands of delegates from across Britain and the world visited the Liverpool city region for the International Business Festival in June. The…
What drives global rankings for universities?
After acquiring a place in the top 200 universities of the world, IIT-Bombay has become India's best university, according to the latest edition of QS World University Rankings released on June 6, 2018. In total, 24 Indian universities are part of the QS ranking this…