Brinda Sarkar

Brinda Sarkar is a journalist with The Economic Times and writes on careers, HR, workplace trends, leadership, and diversity. Views expressed are personal.

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No income tax payable for annual income upto Rs. 12 lakh, says @nsitharaman #BudgET2025 @EconomicTimes

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Total number of students in the IITs has increased 100% in the past 10 years. Additional infrastructure will be created in the five IITs created after 2014 FM @nsitharaman
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Govt will arrange registration, IDs for gig workers of online platforms, says @nsitharaman #BudgET2025 @EconomicTimes

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Investment is the third engine which encompasses investing in people, investing in the economy and investing in innovation: FM @nsitharaman
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5 National Centres for Excellence in Skilling to be set up to equip youth with skills needed for Make In India, says @nsitharaman #BudgET2025 @EconomicTimes

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Claimbuddy winning Best In Campus..cofounder Khet Singh taking the award at #ETStartupAwards

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Congratulations to Khet Singh Rajpurohit, and his remarkable team at @ClaimbuddyI for winning the award for 'Best on Campus' at the #ETStartupAwards. By identifying and addressing a significant pain point in the health insurance sector, he is revolutionizing how hospitals process insurance claims, resulting in faster payouts for patients.

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"In the last 10 years we were trying to see - can we become profitable? I think the next 10 years will be - how are we allocating our profits? Allocating that money will become the biggest question mark for companies.", says Peyush Bansal, Co-founder & CEO, Lenskart, at the welcome address of the #ETStartupAwards.

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Founder density has gone through the roof: @NandanNilekani during the panel discussion at the #ETStartupAwards @EconomicTimes @ETtech

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7 years later, @deepigoyal comes to Bangalore to speak with @samidhas at the #ETStartupAwards

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"The lowest lows are not when you are running out of money. Then you can fight back, you can figure out something, you can actually pivot, you can do all those things. My lowest lows happen when the people that I trust don't show up" says Deepinder Goyal, Founder & CEO of Zomato, in an insightful conversation at the #ETStartupAwards.

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Nandan Nilekani, Chairman, Infosys, engaged in a thought-provoking conversation with Peyush Bansal, Co-founder & CEO, Lenskart, Aadit Palicha, Co-founder & CEO, Zepto, and Subrata Mitra, Partner, Accel, during an insightful panel discussion at the #ETStartupAwards.

This in-depth discussion explored the key trends and emerging challenges that will shape the next decade of India’s thriving startup ecosystem.

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There is only so much high-quality talent available, so hiring and retaining is a challenge. Have to build the right culture to attract and retain the right talent : @peyushbansal at @ETStartupAwards @EconomicTimes

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"In bringing attention and recognition to this ecosystem, I think the ET Startup Awards has played a small role in building the cycle of paying it forward. Winners come back as jury members. And as they go on to become unicorns, they invest in the next wave of entrepreneurs" says Satyan Gajwani, Vice Chairman, Times Internet Limited, at the welcome address of the #ETStartupAwards.

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@MundoliSeema What a transformation! Bless you for doing all that you did. ❤️

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No proposed changes in direct taxation, says FM @nsitharaman #BudgET2024 @EconomicTimes

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Tourism, including spiritual tourism, has tremendous opportunities for local entrepreneurship #BudgET2024 @nsitharaman @EconomicTimes

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The govt will form a high-powered committee to address the challenges of fast population growth #BudgET2024 @nsitharaman @EconomicTimes

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Railways to set up three major economic corridors covering 1. energy, mineral & cement, 2. port connectivity & 3. high density corridors, says FM #NirmalaSitharaman #Budget2024 #BudgET2024 @EconomicTimes

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We will convert 40,000 rail bogies to Vande Bharat standards : FM @nsitharaman #BudgET2024 @EconomicTimes