Mr. Avinash Srivastava has discussed that the world continues to wage its war against COVID-19. As nations sweep down their streets with various forms of restrictions and lockdowns, the stall on the growth of global economy feels more pronounced than ever. He further said that the India has so far managed to keep a relatively flatter infection curve in its battle against the pandemic; it does appear to have a better chance of pulling off with lesser collateral damage.

Mr. Avinash Srivastava conveyed students that the global economic slowdown will mean that first world economies will be looking out for low-cost outsourcing solutions, so India could be the best outsourcing hub. Globally, buyers have already shifted to India to source ceramics, home, fashion, and lifestyle goods. He said that around a thousand foreign manufacturers want to relocate their production to India, a country they see as an alternative to China. 

Mr. Srivastava emphasized that Future, however is difficult to predict, but anticipating where a single seed can be planted to bear a massive fruit-bearing tree is what we need to do. The COVID-19 pandemic will, undoubtedly, continue to keep us all on our toes until a vaccine comes out. But hope is what we have, so it is what we shall use. At the end of the corporate lecture a special vote of thanks was given to him.

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"Creating New Belief in Changing Times and Crisis on  9th April, 2020 . The resource person of the webinar was  Mr. Girish Bhatia. (founding partner and certified coach teacher and speaker with John Maxwell).In the webinar Mr Bhatia explained that our belief drive and  behaviour and our behaviour drives our result. So if we want to change our result we need to challenge the belief which do not serve us anymore and create a new belief.In this session he also discussed 10 step process to create a new belief so that we can create our result by design and not by default based on our existing beliefs.

The webinar was very motivating and has given a huge insight on our belief and competencies.

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organised by Mr. Abhay Jere, Chief Innovation Officer, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India at (twitter.com/abhayjere).  The guest speaker was Mr. Abhishek Suryavanshi, Director, Wikipedia project SWASTHA. Mr Abhishek spoke about his journey to Wikipedia and the goals of “Project SWASTHA”. He explained about the working of Wikipedia and how the process at Wikipedia is undertaken by various stakeholders.

Dr. Sanjeev Tandon and Prof. Yachana Malhotra attended this LIVE session. It was an inspiring learning experience to know Mr. Abhishek’s journey from his graduation and the challenges being experienced by him. 

organised by Ghaziabad Management Association (GMA). Dr. Sanjiva Shankar Dubey, Professor at BIMTECH & Former Asia Pacific Executive, IBM shared his thoughts on the topic and interacted with the partcipants from industry and academia.

Dr. V N Bajpai, Dr. Anusha Agrawal, Dr. Satish Kumar, Dr. Nitin Saxena, Dr. Vinay Srivastava, Dr. Manoj Kumar Jha, Prof. Ritu Saxena, Prof. Lokesh Upreti, Prof. Sunil Upadhyay, Prof. Shikha Arora, Dr. Charu Chaudhary, Dr. Surendra Tiwari of I.T.S Ghaziabad attended the webinar.

In his address, Prof. Sanjiva shared that the world has witnessed massive enrichment and exponential growth in business performance through technology & innovation. Session started with a sharing of a three point agenda to deal with this time of disruption: 1. Why should one bother? 2. What should we do? 3. How should we proceed?

He discussed the best practices of remote working. Dr Sanjeeva also demonstrated the use of a few technologies and apps including the Socrative & Google class room to help participants understand how technology makes jobs easier and increases efficiency.

The participants were very keen to get the answers of their queries on the subject from the expert. It was a great learning experience for all the participants.

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Mr. Arun spoke about the steps being taken by Agra Municipal Corporation, Medical Fraternity and Allied Health Care Professionals to combat COVID-19. He spoke about the quarantine facilities being arranged by the UP Government and district administration in an upscale hotel. Information pertaining to Corona Virus and its awareness got spread using whatsapp numbers, social media platforms. The spread of misinformation regarding the virus was strictly tackled. He also spoke about the relief measures being rendered by the CM, Yogi Adityanath. Two Whatsapp numbers: 7300740645 & 7300740647 were shared by the Agra administration to help the labourers and daily earners from various sections of the society. These individuals will have to provide their name, adhaarcard and bank details to facilitate the transfer of Rs 1000 for their food and other necessities. The administration had received 40,000 details of such individuals and 12,000 scrutinized individuals (details) were shared the declared amount in their bank account. Many participants shared their queries through zoom chat box, which were answered by Mr Arun.

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The panel of the speaker consisted of Dr. Ravi Gupta-CEO & eDITOR -IN CHIEF Elets Technomedia PVT Ltd., Suresh A Shan-Head innovation future technology Mahindra Finance, KRC Murthy-Head IT Kotak Mahindra Bank, Abhishant Pant-Founder the Fintech Meetup, Prasanna Lohar-head innovation DCB Bank, Anand Aggarwal-Chief Innovation officer Capital Trust Ltd.

The panel discussed the issues like-How to Bank during covid 19,Impact of Pandemic on India's economy,what will happen to the 5 trillion economy goal after the coronavirus pandemic,Challenges and opportunities during pandemic,and the future post pandemic situation.

It was a very insightful discussion with lots of learning and tips.

Speaker of the session was Mr. Prashant Sharma, Dy. GM, Gas Authority of India Ltd. He talked about the new work life situation emerging from the lockdown owing to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic that urgently requires businesses to rapidly adjust to the changing needs of their people, their customers and suppliers, while navigating the financial and operational challenges.

He said that with every industry, function and geography greatly impacted, business managers have to work on five R’s, namely, Resolve, Resilience, Return, Reimagine and Reform to sail through these challenging times. Remote working, human surveillance, virtual connect with knowledge partners, flexitime schedules enabled by IT interventions have become the new normal transforming the way businesses are run. This will affect the HR functions like Recruitment, Learning and Development as well as Performance Management System. Business managers will have to design innovative ways to connect with and engage employees, fulfil the changing requirements of customers and vendors and ensure compliances as per the stated guidelines in order to sustain and win in the future.

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During the session Yogi Dr. Amrit Raj demonstrated various yoga techniques to build strong immunity. He talked about the use and importance of many commonly available herbs, spices and vegetables to strengthen our immunity and create positivity around us during the crisis of Covid 19.
It was a very insightful session with lots of learning and tips to make life happier and joyful.   
 

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Major points discussed during the session were regarding filling the Income Tax and GST. the points can be summed up as below

- Date for filing Income Tax Return has been extended upto 30.6.2020

- Linking of Aadhar to avail benefits has been extended upto 30.6.2020

- Date of application and payment for VIVAD SE VISHWAS scheme has also been extended  upto 30.6.2020

- Last date for filing STT, CTT, equalization has  been extended  upto 30.6.2020 

- Timelies of taking deductions u/s 80C, 80D, 80E, donations u/s 80G, 80GGP, 80GGC has  been extended  upto 30.6.2020 

- Contribution in PM Care Scheme is subject to 100% deductions, if contributed upto 30.6.2020

-  For SEZ, u/s 10AA, approval for production can be taken upto 30.6.2020

- Rollover benefits for Capital Gains u/s 54, 54 B, 54 E/F/G/GA and GB can be taken up to  30.6.2020

- for SME having production less than 5 cr can fill form GSTR 3B  upto 30.6.2020, without any interest charges

-  for SME having production more than 5 cr  will get extension for 15 days after the due date and after extension period 9% interest will be charged

- benefits of composition scheme can be availed upto 30.6.2020

At the end participants raised questions with the resource person

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The event started with a welcome address given by Mr. Dilip Chinoy, Secretary General, FICCI. The session was conducted by Mr. Mohit Saraf, Senior Partner, L&L Partners and assisted by legal experts; Mr. Akshay Nagpal, Mr. Karan Mitroo and Mr. Vaibhav Kakkar.

The main issues discussed during e session were:

1.      Force Majeure and Analysis vis-à-vis COVID-19

2.      Frustration of Contract and Analysis vis-à-vis COVID-19

3.      Regulatory Framework to deal with COVID 19 &

4.      Impact on Commercial Contracts

The session addressed various aspects of the legal and regulatory framework and its impact on businesses in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the speakers discussed the impact and implications of COVID-19 on various aspects such as (a) commercial contracts from the perspective of principles of ‘force majeure’ and ‘frustration’; and (b) implications from the standpoint of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (“Epidemic Act”), the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (“DM Act”) and the Civil Defence Act, 1968 (“Defence Act”). Further, the key measures undertaken by the Government, regulatory authorities and the courts in ensuring public safety as well as minimising and preventing the spread of COVID-19 were also discussed. Number of cases were also taken by the experts to have a clear understanding of the issues and way out. Post discussion the question answer round was held to address the various related issues of the participants.

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The Guest Speakers were Prof. Bhagwati Prakash Sharma (Vice Chancellor of Gautam Buddha University) and Prof. S. K. Jain (Ex HOD IIT Delhi, Ex Vice Chairman Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University). The inaugural session started by welcome speech of Director Management Dr. Vidya Sekhri. She talked about unbalanced rural and urban growth and about per capita income. She also talked about innovation, digital banking, surgery through robotics, digital banking. After that Director PR Surendra Sood give their opening remarks. He talked about technology not rule the human beings, let human beings rule the technology. He talked about how technology driven our day to day life. After that Dr. Manoj Kumar Jha briefly told about Agenda of Conference, Backdrop of Conference. He talked about social change. The conference was divided into 4 tracks. After that Prof. Sudhir k. Jain(Ex HOD IIT Delhi, Ex Vice Chairman Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University) gave his views on Social innovation and digital transformation. He talks about Dimensions and levels of Social innovation, History of ICT, ICT trends, about Disruptive Technologies. The second Speaker Bhagwati Prakash Sharma (vice Chancellor of Gautam Buddha University) talked about how small innovation can become Great ventures. He emphasized upon Made in India. He gave information about Manufacturing Industry of India. He told about how AI replacing human beings. After the Inaugural the Finance track started. The theme of finance track is Role of finance sector in social innovation and digital transformation headed by Deepak Tandon. Post lunch marketing track started. The theme of marketing track is to Social innovation & digitalization in Marketing. The session headed by Pradeep Kumar Agarwal. He talked about social innovation, developing and implementing promotional strategy. He talked about social marketing, Digitalization, Industry 4.0. On Day-2, Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sharma (Professor of Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida) and Prof. Sanjeev Mittal (Presently, Dean GGGIP University, New Delhi). Session started with Welcome address of Dr. V.N. Bajpai. For HR track, total Quality management as a change driver: for influencing affective commitment to change. The objective of research is to know relationship between TQM Practices and employee readiness to change. During the Valedictory ceremony Best Paper Award and Certificates were given to Participants.

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The International Conference on Inventive Computing Technologies (ICICT 2020) was held at Coimbatore from 26th to 28th February 2020. It was organized by RVS Technical Campus under the aegis of IEEE.

The Inaugural Session of the conference was graced by Dr. D. Nirmal, Chair – IEEE ED Coimbatore Chapter, IEEE Madras Section. He spoke about the impact of the Internet of Things, and why it was imperative for research in this field to progress further. He also cautioned against the threat of security compromises, including the growing menace of identity theft. At the same time, he also alluded to the need for democratizing the phenomenon by involving the general population, ultimately leading to better governance practices.

The three-day conference featured several speakers and delegates from a diverse cross-section consisting of corporate practitioners, academics, research scholars and students. Papers presented covered some of the most cutting edge work in this field.

Dr. Mandal presented an empirical paper titled “Solving Bi-Objective Stage Shop Scheduling Problem by Flower Pollination Algorithm with Fuzzy Orientation”. Dr. D. Vinoth Kumar, IEEE AES Madras Section, and Professor, BioMedical Engineering, VMU University, presided as the Session Chair. The conference afforded widespread opportunities for exchange of views on a wide range

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by United Nations Global Compact Network India at The Lalit, New Delhi on 6th March 2020. The theme of the Summit “Gender Equality – A key differentiator for sustainable development.

The objective of the Summit was to align the international theme with the Indian fabric to highlight the current generation as a key driver and India Inc. as a key catalyst for gender equality. Being more aware, more connected and more vocal about gender rights, this ‘Generation Equality’ holds the potential to bring about a change from the rural entrepreneurial landscape to the formal urban workplace. GES 2020 deliberates on how the 2020 India Inc can channel this potential through its know-how and resources to magnify focus on gender equality, gender norms and gender neutrality across industries and sectors.

The Summit had four plenary sessions.
 

Plenary 1 was focused on “Targets of SDGs Goal No 5

Plenary 2 was on the theme UNDG’s MAPS (Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support) framework

Plenary 3 was on the theme ““Means of mainstreaming and inclusion of women in social, economic and political activities”.
Plenary 4 showcased “Compendium on Best Practices on Gender Equality in India “

The entire Summit was insightful thus provided opportunity to network and understand the corporate policies and best practices on Gender Equality. It was a great learning experience.

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The fest is a student driven activity of the Post Graduate Management students of PGDM & MBA. The event was coordinated by Prof. Parul Gupta, Prof. Ritu Saxena, Prof. JyotsanaVaid and Prof. Charul Agarwal duly supported by Director Management Dr. Vidya Sekhri and faculty and staff of the Management Department. The event witnessed a participation of 44 institutes from Delhi- NCR. The event was sponsored by renowned corporate entities like Kwality Walls, Hero, TVS, PVR popcorn etc.

A total of 670 contestants participated in 14 categories of events. The events were Nukkad Natak, Solo Dance, Group Dance, Mehandi, Debate, Treasure Hunt, Pub-G, War of Bands, T-Shirt Painting, Fashion Bash, Solo Song, Photography and Business Quiz. In the two-day extravaganza the participants were from Lady Sri Ram College, Shyamlal College, Dayal Singh College, JIIT, Janki Devi Memorial College, Institute of Home Economics, University college of medical sciences and many other institutes of Delhi and NCR.

The event was inaugurated by the Chief Guest for the day Director PR I.T.S- The Education Group, Shri Surinder Sood. All the guests, participants and students were welcomed by Director Management-Dr.Vidya Sekhri. The inaugural ceremony commenced with lamp lightning and culminated with many electrifying performances by the students of MBA and PGDM. The highlight of the ceremony was a heart touching dance performance by slum children of Parivartan Club- A CSR Initiative run and supported by I.T.S-The Education Group. Prof. Parul Gupta briefed everyone about the event and the program schedule.

The events of Business Quiz, Group dance, Solo dance, Photography, Debate, T- Shirt painting and Fashion Bash were organized on the first day of the Fest.

The judges for group dance was Mr. Agranshu Deep (Owner of Dance academy Prats in the House).  Fashion Bash was graced by Ms. Chanchal (National Model and Brand Ambassador of DHE). Mr. A Karan (Asmita Theatre group) was the esteemed judge for the event of Nukkad Natak.

On day 2 the events of Nukkad Natak, Solo Song, Pub G, Treasure Hunt, Ad mad show and Mehandi.

All the winners were felicitated by Honourable Vice Chairman - I.T.S The Education Group Sri. Arpit Chadha Sir and Director Management Dr.Vidya Sekhri in the valedictory session marking the culmination of the two- day celebration. 

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A Research Agenda" in the International Conference on Inclusive Development through Social Innovation: Opportunities and Challenges held at Army Institute of Management & Technology, Greater Noida on 28th February 2020. The esteemed panel of judges appreciated the research idea presented and also accepted the paper for publication in the AIMT Journal of Management. The Conference was inaugurated by Honourable Minister, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

The conference provided a platform to present and discuss innovative and creative research ideas and it was a good learning experience.

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