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We have to be very careful in choosing our pursuits, because our habits make us. In Hans Christian Andersen’s fable  The Red Shoes , a young girl longs for a pair of pretty red shoes. She ultimately tricks the blind woman who cares for her into buying her a pair. Her love for the red shoes causes her to give them priority over the more important things in her life, and, as often happens in fables, karma is not on her side. The shoes become firmly stuck to her feet and force her to dance non-stop, to the point where she almost dies from exhaustion and starvation. We can scoff at the little girl’s foolishness, but, in real life, we often do the same thing -- we chase after the things that we  think  will make us happy and don’t realize that we’re heading down a dangerous path. One study found that the people who experience the greatest job satisfaction aren’t the ones in the big, fancy offices; they’re the ones who approach their work as a calling, even when that work involv

Renewable energy infrastructure is a big unfolding opportunity, says Schneider Electric’s India chief As India sets ambitious target for renewable energy sector growth, a number of opportunities have opened up. These include inverters, back up facilities, smart grids, net metering, distribution management systems for large solar parks, and Green Energy Corridors. Anil Chaudhry, Country President and Managing Director, Schneider Electric India, in an exclusive interaction with BusinessLine details the potential it holds for his Euro 27 billion revenue company. Excerpts: How do you see the unfolding opportunity in the renewable energy sector in India? This is the priority for the country seeking to keep up COP 21 commitments while balancing use of fossil fuel and renewables to meet growing energy requirements. The target of 175 giga watt by 2022 including 100 GW of solar is visionary and at Schneider Electric we consider this a good opportunity. During the financial y

Visakhapatnam:  Following the launch of the pilot in June 2016, that tested a new Sowing Application for farmers combined with a Personalized Village Advisory Dashboard for the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, the results show a 30% higher average in yield per hectare. The Sowing App was developed to help farmers achieve optimal harvests by advising on the best time to sow depending on weather conditions, soil and other indicators. The pilot was implemented in Devanakonda Mandal in Kurnool district and the Advisory applied only to the groundnut crop. This was made possible through a partnership between the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Microsoft, and the Andhra Pradesh government. The pioneering digital tools were released as part of the Andhra Pradesh Primary Sector Mission (APPSM) also known as Rythu Kosam. The results of the pilot were announced today at a panel discussion at the 20th National Conference on e-Governance taking place

Enterprise resource planning software is very slick and very expensive but the right bundle is worth every cent. As my agency transitioned from a traditional online marketing services provider to a  performance-based agency , we started to work with much larger corporate clients -- we require a minimum daily digital ad spend of $10,000. I encountered several different ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software solutions being used over the past several months. This software allows a company to use a system of integrated applications to manage the business and automate several back office functions related to technology, services and human resources. It integrates all angles of an operation -- product planning, development, manufacturing, sales and marketing -- in a single database and user interface. ERP software is very slick, and very expensive -- some companies spend five-figures and some spend millions of dollars. Along the way,  Microsoft Dynamics AX  has stood o

Do you see the spunk in you to be a successful entrepreneur in 2017? From being an astute problem solver to the one who is an expertise in managing operations, an entrepreneur have to have a unique business idea before punching in any sort of investment. If you are looking for unique ideas of business to begin 2017 with, take a look at these top trending business ideas to get it kick started. Virtual Assistant If you consider yourself a techie with marketable skills of set, then you may try something other than content writing and social media marketing at the online stage. The AI based virtual assistant is very much in trend to adopt by the big shots businesses as well as small and medium biz owners. At the end of 2016, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg also launched Jarvis in the voice of Morgan Freeman, which was a new push to follow virtual assistance for the businesses all over the world. One can easily offer the online services as a virtual assistant to the biz owners and

Americans are living longer, more fulfilling lives. While this is great for AARP, it’s also a boon for a bunch of jobs in the health and wellness fields. Look for positions like nurse practitioner and dental hygienist to dominate job searches in 2017. Look, too, for some surprises. A chronic teaching shortage will boost demand for educators and may, finally, improve pay and working conditions. What you may be—and should be—searching for this year: 10. Audiologist ( See Open Jobs ) The number of folks who can’t hear the TV as well or understand what people are saying is growing. Audiologists administer and interpret tests for patients for hearing aids or cochlear implants. The  numbers  from the Bureau of Labor Statistics come in loud and clear: Thousands of new jobs in coming years and a median salary already approaching $70,000. 9. Statistician ( See Open Jobs ) What are the odds you’ll be working with numbers next year? Ask a statistician, who should be easy to find. Thes

No other state in India has a data portal as comprehensive or transparent as Andhra Pradesh’s As cyclone Hudhud raged on 12 October 2014, a different storm was brewing within the leadership of the newly formed state. Andhra Pradesh was still recovering from an unsavoury separation with Telangana, along with a large revenue deficit. Despite such challenges, the vision set out by the chief minister and his team was ambitious. Around the same time as the cyclone, Nara Chandrababu Naidu announced his vision for Andhra Pradesh to become one of the three best states in India by 2022 and the best state in terms of inclusive development by 2029. In November 2014, Naidu visited Singapore, where the idea of an investment promotion and monitoring body like the Economic Development Board (EDB) of Singapore was conceived. In addition, to better monitor the recovery process following Hudhud, the chief minister asked his state planning department to put together a real-time dashboard, which wou