Farm Laws

Agriculture with its combined sector is the largest source of income in India. Agriculture is an intricate issue that raises important questions not just for India but for all economies struggling to strike a balance between the market and the state. 

The three controversial laws have been drawing flak since the beginning which led to protests and agitations. The major representation of farmers had been demanding its' repealing as they perceive them to be pro-corporations and to be very anti-farmers. Meanwhile, the electricity (amendment) bill, 2020, have also been opposed by the farmers' community as they term it to be nothing but a bait set by the government so that big corporation will have more profit.

While there have been lot of debate, criticisms, discussions, clarifications, explanations, political tug-of-war, and coherence around the laws, the experts are of the opinion that it is not a union subject but a state subject and it is up to those to decide what will be best suited for their farmers’ income. Both state and union have the power to control the production, distribution, and products of the industry including agriculture. 

Agriculture plays an important role in our country to become “atma-nirbhar” and for that to happen it is important to strengthen the agrarian sector. The laws are facing criticism due to the loopholes around MSP, APMC, indirect tax/revenue management, as those loopholes can bring nothing but "corporate-nirbhar" India but if we can reform them in a way that those loopholes will repeal then these laws can bring a good change in the society.

Freelance Portfolio Professional

A portfolio professional is the new generation of entrepreneur;  someone who mixes and matches several jobs or sources of income. potential clients, problems or opportunities, drawbacks and advantage of the opportunities available, value proposition with your product or service, and very importantly points or reasons for frustration.

Think about who you will be selling your services/products to and who they are. Are there multiple groups or types of individuals? Who would you love to have as your potential clients? What characteristics define them? You want to have an intimate understanding of your clients and their problems or opportunities. What are they thinking about now? What possibility would be exciting to them? 

You want to have an intimate understanding of your clients and their problems or opportunities. What are they thinking about now? What possibility would be exciting to them? Do they value speed, quality, price or customer service? What values do your clients hold for themselves, e.g. efficiency, career, professionalism, an appreciation of great design? On the other hand, what would rub them up the wrong way? What frustrates them? How do they find and buy support?

Smart Farming

Smart Farming is a farming management concept using modern technology to increase the quantity and quality of agricultural produce. The farmers in this century have access to modern-day technologies like GPS, soil monitoring, and IoT technologies. On similar principle, using Smart Farming techniques, farmers can better monitor the needs of the livestock and manage their nutrition.

An information and technology-based farm management system identifies, analyses and manages variability in fields by conducting crop production practices at the right place and time and in the right way, for optimum profitability, sustainability and protection of the land resource, but in India, one major problem is that more half of operational holdings in the country have size less than 1 Ha (hectare), except Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and Gujarat where more than 20% of the agricultural lands have an operational holding size of more than 4 Ha.

The recent innovation technologies based on sustainable agriculture and healthy food production consists of profitability and increasing production, economic efficiency and the reduction of side effects on the environment.

Researches suggest educational and economic challenges are most important in the application of these practices. The variables that contribute to educational challenges, lack of local experts, funds, knowledgeable research and extension personnel have more of an impact compared to others.

Renew Life Renew Vision

Something what the whole mankind is in consensus, is the fact that renewable resources are the need of the hour. As a counter thought, with the expectations with non-renewable resources, the thoughtless cohesion of the consequences can be dangerous for the environment. That is why it is paramount to understand how adoption of a renewable resource, say solar energy will pan out.

One of the most significant benefits in the consumption of solar energy or for that matter, most renewable resources, lies in that fact that it cuts down overall costs considerably, while also saving the environment from multiple levels of pollution (like pollution in air, water, noise, etc.). It also benefits the economic and ecological conditions.

Solar energy, unlike traditional resources of electricity, is affordable as well as environment-friendly. Solar energy can bring down the cost of getting electric power by as much as one-fourth of today's burden in another half-a-decade. By judicious policy making, meticulous planning, and optimal consumption, the cost can also be reduced by almost 60%.

With the use of solar energy, you will be self-sufficient. With solar energy, you can use electrical energy as you want. You do not have to depend upon commercial or government setups to provide you with electricity.

Unlocking Value in Retail: Omni-Channel

Retail has undergone a sea-change over the last half-a-decade, than what it has witnessed or progressed in half-a-century. The pace at which the innovations and changes have tread, especially during the pandemic, the retail segment has adapted to changes in consumption, consumer behaviour, channel integrations, and accelerated customer expectations around speed and convenience. In fact, the race to shorten click-to-customer cycle time is arguably the single greatest influence on the shape of future omni-channel supply chains. Needless to say, the bar continues to rise for retail and direct-to-consumer brands.

The challenges of accelerated delivery entails speed, freebies, delivery benefits, supply chain operations, inventory management, complex SKU control, demand forecasting, and governing execution.

A one-size-fits-all approach does not address complex issues like these, especially in today's time. Despite the many challenges of providing ever-faster omni-channel order fulfillment, there are primarily a few key characteristics that define fast and efficient fulfillment models --

a) segmented approach in shaping the delivery-speed promise

b) selective yet judicious network expansion

c) refined inventory analytics, automation and/or robotics

d) mitigated last-mile connectivity by balancing platform services and regional carriers