Author: Staff Reporter
Radhika Chennakeshavula will become the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Silicon Labs on April 24, 2024. Silicon Labs is a leader in safe, intelligent wireless technologies for a more linked world. In addition to managing enterprise applications, coordinating IT operations, and leading data analytics activities, Chennakeshavula will lead the company’s digital transformation ambitions in her new position. Before coming to Silicon Labs, Chennakeshavula worked for Western Digital as the Vice President of Engineering Services and Infrastructure Operations. In her role, she skillfully guided the infrastructure team in providing excellent IT services necessary for crucial operations, such as those in manufacturing…
The provisional payroll data for February 2024 released by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) show a positive trend in employment figures. An expansion in the organized labor market is reflected in the figures, which show a net rise of 1.548 million members for the month. The data also provide insight into the age and gender distribution of the recently enrolled members, pointing to positive trends in youth employment and more diversity in the workforce. Notably, the data shows that a significant 56.36% of all newcomers in February 2024 fall into the 18–25 age group. This implies that the majority…
Pathbreaking, Historic, Transformational – the list of adjectives describing India’s G20 presidency is a long one. India’s G20 Legacy: Shaping a New World Order includes original perspectives and insights by practitioners, diplomats, and strategic experts that illuminate the multi-faceted legacy of India’s G20 presidency. Edited by Manish Chand, a leading foreign policy expert and author, India’s G20 Legacy: Shaping a New World Order is an invaluable reference for policy-makers, practitioners, scholars, students, and strategic experts. The book brings out vividly how visionary leadership and a pragmatic approach can rally the world around a transformational global agenda, paving the way for…
Since 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has grown exponentially – and so has the formidable organizational machine of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). These two factors will be key to delivering the BJP a likely third consecutive victory in the Indian general election, starting today. While much ink has been spilled on Modi’s populist leadership and personality cult, the same does not hold for the party organization that he and his close ally, Amit Shah, have developed over the past decade. Yet, this has been crucial to the party’s electoral success. How? As part of my research on…
To attract investors that want to diversify their investment portfolios away from China, India has set an ambitious goal of securing at least $100 billion in FDI annually. This aim has significantly exceeded the average annual foreign direct investment (FDI) of $70 billion over the five years prior to March 2023. Speaking in an interview, Rajesh Kumar Singh of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade expressed optimism that the target may be met in the next five years and that existing signs point to a good future, with this year’s FDI predicted to surpass $100 billion. India…
