IN DEPTH INTERVIEW

Employability Is Permanent, Not Employment – Dr. Vikram Bali

The major emphasis should be on employability of engineering graduates. Their deactivated or dormant skills should be honed right from day one to get them activated.

AI & ML Have Touched Electrical Engineering As Well – Prof. HM Suryawanshi

Machine learning and electrical engineering are jointly using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to build and optimize the systems along with application of AI technology for interpretation of new data inputs.

3D Printing in India Needs Great Technology – Dr. K. L. Narayana

Most of the machines that are used for higher precision are imported from foreign nations, 3D Printing and other forthcoming technology in the industry.

Nuclear Power Can be the Green Energy for India: Shrikrishna Gupta

Efforts are being made to make nuclear energy economically viable by adopting advance technologies to reduce gestation period with reasonable capital expenditure.

Knowledge & Intent Behind the Degree is Key – Dr. Kuldeep Raina

Skill is going to play a very important role. More than just a degree, the knowledge behind the degree is key.

Women Shy Away From Engineering Departments – Prof. Ajit K Chaturvedi

IIT Roorkee launched the Sakuntala Program so that more women join the research programs in engineering departments. Women join research programs in IITs but mostly in science, bioscience, and humanities department.

India’s Green Man on a Mission to Make Vertical Forests

I want to start plant hospitals in each district of India. By the end of this year, I want to make 1000 mini forests out of which I have already made 200. Our forest-making skill has been made part of the syllabus of the National Skill Council of India. We want to take this further.

COVID and The Great Resignation Changed Many Things for HRs

If I compare the HR policies of Indian and global organizations, I can say that there are huge gaps in many ways. Most of the HR policies in India are “reactive”.

Management Studies Must Address Rural India – Dr. Gautam Sinha

Being a pivotal person in setting up IIM Kashipur from scratch, Dr. Sinha also reveals how he inspired management students to know the real India.

Indian Education Needs Vocationalization – Dr. Jagannath Patnaik

The Indian education system has still not warmed up to vocationalisation. That’s exactly what Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi frequently talks about – start-up and stand-alone schemes, which also find mention in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.