Game Changers – One Look At Technology Disruptions
May 21
Remember the “Kodak Moment”—an advertisement that instantly made Kodak a household name? Thanks to technology disruptions, the magic is now history. Welcome digital photography –a cost-effective technology innovation that ate into the film-based photo space in no time. Right from the discovery of the wheel and the industrial revolution–to the assembly line by Ford, technology has opened...
Data is the Key to Water Conservation
May 13
Water conservation is no longer a ‘tree-hugger’ fad, but a frighteningly urgent need of the hour. Unlike wider environmental issues that we face today like global warming, deforestation, pollution, and others, the water crisis is something that is affecting us here and now, and is in our immediate control to address simply through small lifestyle corrections. This does not mean that water...
Water Conservation: A Trend to Sustain
May 08At India Onward, we ran a poll on the challenges of indiscriminate use of energy and water and the possible solutions to ensure a sustainable environment. Quite surprisingly, most of the votes were in favour of increasing citizen awareness campaigns about the need for conserving energy and water. This is probably an indication for the need for a sustained campaign on conservation instead of...
Leaders rely on data for innovation, not intuition
May 06
We live in a world marked by an explosion of data. Almost half of the earth’s population –3.2 billion –now uses mobile communications. And social networks are used every day by citizens of all ages and organizations of every type, from governments to schools to private enterprise. People, not just businesses, now routinely store their information in the cloud, knowingly or...
SMBs on Energy Conservation Mode
May 02In this video, Jyothi Satyanathan, Director – Midmarket and Inside Sales, IBM India/South Asia highlights technology initiatives undertaken by SMBs to reduce energy costs.
Chandigarh: Riding on the IT wave
Apr 29
Chandigarh is most famous as the first planned city in India, and is famed internationally for its architecture and urban design. Listed among the top 50 cities globally as ‘emerging outsourcing and IT services destinations’, Chandigarh is fast becoming a favorite destination for IT companies in India. Credit needs to also be given to the city’s authorities and their policies for creating a...
Walk to Work – Benefits you shouldn’t miss
Apr 22
If you’ve always thought “Why should I walk to work?” or if you just can’t seem to leave your car behind, here are some ways that walking to work will directly benefit you. Some are obvious, but others I only realized after walking to work today on ‘World Earth Day’. I got some team members to join as well, so we could collectively realize these benefits and...
A Smarter Plug to Alleviate Power Cuts in India
Apr 22
The Indian electricity sector, has one of the world’s largest installed capacities, and yet suffers peak power deficit, which manifests as power cuts to consumers and businesses. Essentially, demand is greater than supply at peaks, i.e. there is a “traffic jam” on the grid. This problem can be alleviated, if demand is flexible, i.e. a large number of deferrable loads like water...
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