The Mindtree Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established on November 20, 2007.
Carrying forward our organizational values of collaborative spirit, unrelenting dedication and expert thinking, the foundation aims to foster education, support people with disabilities, and help the deserving with basic needs and medical relief.
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India CSR Summit and Exhibition, hosted by NGOBOX annually, is the biggest CSR event in India. The recent 2016 event was held in Mumbai, was attended by 850+organizations and 1250+ delegates. The summit brings together businesses, NGOs, consulting firms, government agencies and social enterprises.
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AN OVERVIEW ON THE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY INITIATIVES BY Mphasis LIMITEDVARUN KESAVAN
Mphasis F1 Foundation is an independent charitable trust with a charter to support innovative programs that work towards the inclusive development of society.
As front-runners in technology-led solutions, Mphasis' corporate social responsibility hones in on these strengths - bringing 'disruptive' technologies into the realm of education, livelihood and inclusion.
Amalgamating technology with advocacy and inclusion, Mphasis' CSR strives to mainstream the cause of under-served and under-represented groups. The programs expand across its geographies of operation as well as disaster affected regions in India.
India CSR Summit and Exhibition, hosted by NGOBOX annually, is the biggest CSR event in India. The recent 2016 event was held in Mumbai, was attended by 850+organizations and 1250+ delegates. The summit brings together businesses, NGOs, consulting firms, government agencies and social enterprises.
The 30 innovators who changed the startup worldMerry D'souza
The Insights Success magazine we are pleased to introduce experienced and skillful professionals to scrutinize your information in its special issue of “The 30 Innovators Who Changed the Startup World”
A different kind of IT leadership is required in the digital age. New leadership styles and maybe even new leadership capabilities are needed to capture the business advantages of cloud, mobile, social, analytics and the InterNet of Things. This is now a team game, that cannot be won by individual star players alone. We will discuss how to lead multiple influencing networks and how to collaborate and challenge orthodoxies across organisational boundaries. Don’t ask if you need a CDO, ask if you have the right existing CxOs and if they are working together as digital leaders.”
Anudip creates digital livelihoods for underserved communities through technology and skills. Since our inception in 2007, Anudip has impacted 450,000+ lives by providing technology-driven employability and entrepreneurship for crisis-stricken youth and women, helping them to earn sustainable wages, multiplying their family incomes and reap the long-term benefits of working in a structured environment.
Anudip beneficiaries are from high-need, marginalized communities; they may be religious minorities, tribals, political refugees, or victims of trafficking. Recognized as Top 10 India’s Best NGOs to Work For™ 2022, Anudip leads its beneficiaries through a process of continuous improvement, in-depth and diverse training and continuous mentoring at the various skill development training centres across India.
As a CSR Implementation Partner for corporates like Accenture, JP Morgan, Capgemini, Wells Fargo, Unilever, Citi, HSBC, ITC, ICRA and others, we create digital livelihoods for marginalized youth, vulnerable women and the needy across emerging economies. Each year hundreds of individuals choose ANUDIP as their NGO for volunteering and consider us as the best NGO to donate in India with an aim to transform lives. From mobilisation to placement support, our CSR implementation process keep our patrons in a close loop, offering them regular insights into the status of the projects across centres.
Anudip is a strategic employer partner of iMerit Technology Services, Capgemini, Amazon, Accenture, IBM, Wipro, Atos Syntel, Tata Consultancy Services, Netscribes, Infosys, Writers Information, Genpact, HCL, and others with its stellar placement record stemming from its training programs being tailored to the actual needs of employers, as well as to students’ career aspirations. We keep liaising with these corporates and others, who in turn hire our graduates.
VISION
To be amongst the country’s top 5 entities, enabling a life of dignity for marginalized communities through market-aligned skills training, building capabilities, and facilitating sustainable employment – in an increasingly digital world.
MISSION
To positively transform 100,000 lives annually by 2024, through market-driven, digital interventions
OUR ETHOS
Anudip works with the purpose of improving the socio-economic status of people living on the margins of our society. The industry aligned digital courses run at our skill development training centres transform lives by offering aspirational livelihoods.
Anudip creates digital livelihoods for underserved communities through technology and skills. Since our inception in 2007, Anudip has impacted 450,000+ lives by providing technology-driven employability and entrepreneurship for crisis-stricken youth and women, helping them to earn sustainable wages, multiplying their family incomes and reap the long-term benefits of working in a structured environment.
Anudip beneficiaries are from high-need, marginalized communities; they may be religious minorities, tribals, political refugees, or victims of trafficking. Recognized as Top 10 India’s Best NGOs to Work For™ 2022, Anudip leads its beneficiaries through a process of continuous improvement, in-depth and diverse training and continuous mentoring at the various skill development training centres across India.
As a CSR Implementation Partner for corporates like Accenture, JP Morgan, Capgemini, Wells Fargo, Unilever, Citi, HSBC, ITC, ICRA and others, we create digital livelihoods for marginalized youth, vulnerable women and the needy across emerging economies. Each year hundreds of individuals choose ANUDIP as their NGO for volunteering and consider us as the best NGO to donate in India with an aim to transform lives. From mobilisation to placement support, our CSR implementation process keep our patrons in a close loop, offering them regular insights into the status of the projects across centres.
Anudip is a strategic employer partner of iMerit Technology Services, Capgemini, Amazon, Accenture, IBM, Wipro, Atos Syntel, Tata Consultancy Services, Netscribes, Infosys, Writers Information, Genpact, HCL, and others with its stellar placement record stemming from its training programs being tailored to the actual needs of employers, as well as to students’ career aspirations. We keep liaising with these corporates and others, who in turn hire our graduates.
VISION
To be amongst the country’s top 5 entities, enabling a life of dignity for marginalized communities through market-aligned skills training, building capabilities, and facilitating sustainable employment – in an increasingly digital world.
MISSION
To positively transform 100,000 lives annually by 2024, through market-driven, digital interventions
OUR ETHOS
Anudip works with the purpose of improving the socio-economic status of people living on the margins of our society. The industry aligned digital courses run at our skill development training centres transform lives by offering aspirational livelihoods.
AN OVERVIEW ON THE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY INITIATIVES BY INFOSYS LIMITEDVARUN KESAVAN
Infosys is committed to the communities in which it operates. This has led to the creation of Infosys Foundation to support the underprivileged sections of society. A not-for-profit initiative aimed at fulfilling the social responsibility of Infosys Ltd., the Infosys Foundation creates opportunities and strives towards a more equitable society.
Established in 1996, the Infosys Foundation supports programs in the areas of education, rural development, healthcare, arts and culture, and destitute care. Its mission is to work in remote regions of several states in India.
The Infosys Foundation takes pride in working with all sections of society, selecting projects with infinite care, and working in areas that traditionally overlooked by society at large.
At the outset, the Infosys Foundation implemented programs in Karnataka, and subsequently extended its coverage to Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
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THE GROWTH ANALYSIS OF UNIFIED PAYMENTS INTERFACE (UPI) IN INDIA.docxVARUN KESAVAN
Interoperability among “payment systems in India has facilitated unparalleled ease of transactions while robust customer protection measures have made India’s retail payment system one of the safest in the world.
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a mobile-based, 365x24x7 ‘fast payment’ system launched in August 2016 which allows users to send and receive money instantly using a Virtual Payment Address (VPA) set by the user itself. The unique feature of VPA-based transaction is that it obviates the need for sharing account or bank details to the remitter. It supports person-to-person (P2P) and person-to-merchant (P2M) payments which can be used over a smart phone (app-based) or a feature phone (USSD8-based), and at merchant location/website. It facilitates immediate money transfer through both ‘pull’ and ‘push’ payments.
Non-financial transactions, such as balance enquiry, can also be carried out using UPI. It powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application of any participating bank/non-bank Third Party Application Provider (TPAP). Funds can also be transferred through UPI using account number with and IFSC (Indian Financial System Code) of the bank branch. The UPI 2.0 was launched in August 2018, which enabled users to link their Overdraft accounts to UPI VPA. Users are also able to pre-authorise transactions by issuing a mandate for specific merchant for a one-time payment. There’s also an added feature of AutoPay facility for recurring payments.
The framework of UPI comprises NPCI as switching and settlement service provider and banks as Payment System Providers (PSPs) – as issuer banks and beneficiary banks. Additionally, it can also have Third Party Application Providers (TPAP) such as Google Pay. Transactions are carried out through mobile devices with two-factor authentication using device binding and UPI PIN as security. Currently, the per transaction limit is INR 0.2 million.
UPI has attracted participation from a number of FinTech players. As against banks, it is the non-bank players who have made good use of the openness of UPI architecture, which allows any entity’s mobile application to be used for doing UPI transactions. Since its humble beginning in 2016, UPI has become one of the most popular payment products in India. Convenience of remembering and sharing a simple UPI VPA may have added to its popularity”.
On the whole we can observe there is a significant increase in the number of UPI transactions both in terms of volume and in terms of value. Similarly, from 17.86 million transactions in financial year 2016 – 2017 to 22,330.65 million transactions in the year 2021 – 2022 with the CAGR of 228%. Similarly with reference to value of transactions there is a increase in the value of transactions from Rs. 69.47 billion transactions in the year 2016 – 2017 to Rs. 41,036.54 billion transactions in the year 2021 – 2022 with the CAGR of 190%. UPI is going to be a catalyst in the retail payments sector in India.
WILL ROBOTS REDUCE OR INCREASE HUMAN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES?VARUN KESAVAN
According to Binus Square Student Committee, Technology is disrupting the economy at many levels, and many worry about losing their jobs to automation. The truth is that this isn’t anything new—we’ve been through this already with the Industrial Revolution.
Back then, employees also thought there would be no room for humans at work. Machines were taking over, and their jobs were less valuable every day. But humans are still part of the equation; machines didn’t replace us—we use them to make our jobs more productive.
Today, we can expect a significant change in the way we handle our work, and we’ll probably have to learn new skills to future-proof our lives. The only difference between the previous industrial revolutions and today’s robotics revolution is the speed at which it is taking place.
According to a recent Oxford study, there will be 14 million robots in China’s workforce within the next 11 years. Artificial Intelligence, machine learning and robotics are accelerating the pace of automation in the workspace. However, there will always be jobs for humans. Now, let’s explore whether robots will reduce human employment or not.
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Non-financial transactions, such as balance enquiry, can also be carried out using UPI. It powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application of any participating bank/non-bank Third Party Application Provider (TPAP). Funds can also be transferred through UPI using account number with and IFSC (Indian Financial System Code) of the bank branch. The UPI 2.0 was launched in August 2018, which enabled users to link their Overdraft accounts to UPI VPA. Users are also able to pre-authorise transactions by issuing a mandate for specific merchant for a one-time payment. There’s also an added feature of AutoPay facility for recurring payments.
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This was a game-changer by RJIL in the price-sensitive market of India as the prices before that revolved around Rs.250-300 for 1 GB 4G data which went down to Rs. 5 per GB during the initial days. With such amusing plans gradually Jio also offered free voice calling and free 100 SMS per day for all its Prime members.
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Tata Trusts and Tata Sons have combined committed Rs 1,500 crore towards coronavirus relief work. Chairman of Tata Trusts, Ratan Tata committed Rs 500 crore towards manufacturing of personal protective equipment, respiratory systems, testing kits and setting up modular treatment facilities and training of health workers. Following which, Tata Sons announced an additional Rs 1,000 crore support towards coronavirus fund. This is by far the biggest contribution by a business group in India. Out of the total fund, Rs 500 crore has been contributed towards PM-CARES fund.
Philanthropist Azim Premji's companies Wipro Ltd, Wipro Enterprises Ltd and Azim Premji Foundation, have together committed Rs 1,125 crore. Of the Rs 1,125 crore, Wipro Ltd's commitment is Rs 100 crore, Wipro Enterprises Ltd's is Rs 25 crore, and that of the Azim Premji Foundation is Rs 1,000 crore. These sums are in addition to the annual CSR activities of Wipro, and the usual philanthropic spends of the Azim Premji Foundation.
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) has donated Rs 510 crore to the coronavirus relief work. This includes contribution of Rs 500 crore to the PM-CARES Fund and Rs. 5 crore each to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund of Maharashtra and Gujarat. RIL has also setup a 100-bed centre for COVID-19 patients at a hospital in Mumbai.
THE ATTRIBUTES BEHIND THE GLORY OF DELIVERY KING SWIGGYVARUN KESAVAN
INTRODUCTION
Swiggy is a food delivery application. It allows the users to access their application from Android, IOS, and website, to order food from nearby restaurants, delivering at an estimated time of 30 minutes at the doorstep. They partner with restaurants, have delivery services, and provide ratings that help the customer in picking eateries accordingly. At the time delivery of an order, a customer is entitled to give feedback, rate the food and the delivery services, which help the application, give the customer the best experience by gathering all data.
The company recently started with the tagline, ‘No order too small’, that is no minimum order for delivery, and faster delivery became the USP of the company. The company’s target audience is people who use smartphones regularly, 18-35 demographic. The tagline of Swiggy is, ‘Swiggy karo, phir jo chahe karo!’ which appears in the advertisements of Swiggy.
THE INCEPTION OF SWIGGY
In the year 2013, Sriharsha and Nandan came together to build a product that would connect courier companies across the country, called Bundl. Bundl was not such a huge success and these two co-founders wanted to focus on the food industry. They met Rahul who helped build the software. Hence, Swiggy was born in August 2014.
When Swiggy came to the market, the food delivery sector already had applications like Foodpanda, Tinyowl, and Ola Café. Foodpanda and Tinyowl were later acquired by Ola Cabs and Zomato respectively and Ola café later got closed. While all these companies were struggling, Swiggy already had around 100 restaurants on board, with around 70,000 orders monthly. They also received a cheque of $2 million from Accel and SAIF Partners in the year 2015. This is how the company began with a kick start.
Swiggy started in the year 2014, as a food delivery app. Eventually, Swiggy expanded in size and is working in 100 cities in India at present. In 2019, Swiggy also started its business in delivering packages to businesses and clients, with the application called, Swiggy Go.
THE INITIAL HI-CUPS FACED BY SWIGGY
Swiggy has both technical and non-technical issues that arise regularly. It is a challenge for Swiggy to calculate an estimate for each order made and making sure it gets delivered at the said time. The app also has a feature of rating for both the delivery services and the food served by restaurants; they gather this data and ensure to give the best experience to the customers.
THE BUSINESS AND REVENUE MODEL OF SWIGGY
The application works on the business model of hyper-local on-demand food delivery. Swiggy gets restaurants as partners that supply food to the customers. It has several delivery partners who aim at delivering food in less than 30 minutes. The revenue collected by Swiggy at the year ending March 2019 was Rs. 1, 128 crore.
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Coronavirus which has affected more than 5 lakh people and killed more than 24 thousand across the world till March 27 is spreading fast. The novel virus can spread through infected surfaces and can live between 3 to 72 hours hours on different surfaces such as plastic, metals, cardboard and even air.
As per a study published in New England Journal of Medicine, coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) can be detected in air upto three hours. A person is more likely to catch the infection from air through an infected person rather than the surfaces that have the virus.
On copper, coronavirus can survive for upto 4 hours. As per the study, no traces of the virus could be seen or measured post the four-hour time-frame. Disinfecting the copper surface from time to time is a precautionary measure that can be used.
Coronavirus can live for a day on cardboard surfaces. As per the study, the virus (SARS-CoV-2) can survive for upto 24 hours on surfaces that are made out of cardboard. However the study also said that replicate data were noticeably "noisier" for cardboard than for other surfaces.
On objects and surfaces made of stainless steel, coronavirus can survive for upto 48 hours. The estimated median half-life of the virus was approximately 5.6 hours on stainless steel. The study published in New England Journal of Medicine notes that no visible virus (SARS-Cov-2) was measured after the 48-hour time period.
Coronavirus can live for upto 3 days on plastic surfaces. The SARS-COV-2 virus was more stable on plastic as compared to other surfaces such as metals and cardboard. The estimated median half-life of the virus was approximately 6.8 hours on plastic surfaces.
THE REPERCUSSIONS OF CORONAVIRUS' ON INDIA'S IMPORTS FROM CHINAVARUN KESAVAN
China's share in India's imports stand at 14 per cent. Since the outbreak of coronavirus trading between the two countries has been affected. India has a high dependency on China for manufacturing inputs. The industries that are impacted the most are:
APIs stand for active pharmaceutical ingredients. Indian companies imported 68 per cent of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) from China in FY19. Indian pharma companies have said they have stock for 2-3 months, but the situation could worsen post May 2020.
India's electrical machinery and equipment has 40 per cent dependence on imports from China. However this number has reduced from 59.5 per cent in FY18 to 40 per cent in FY19. Although India has increased production of low-end electronic components. Import dependency on China is its major limitation.
Solar cells and modules which absorb sunlight to generate electricity are imported from China. As per a report from HDFC Bank, India's solar industry has 80 per cent dependence on Chinese manufacturers for solar products. As a result projects could be delayed in the next 4-6 months.
Consumer durables are the products that have a long use life such as air conditioners, refrigerators, and other household appliances. Around 45 per cent of consumer durables are imported from China. Currently an inventory for 2-3 months is being maintained by companies but the impact of the virus outbreak could be felt from Mar-Apr 20. Prices of these goods could rise in near future, according to the report.
Automobile sector, which accounts for 7.5 per cent of India's GDP and a massive 49 per cent of the manufacturing GDP, is already facing slowdown. The coronavirus lockdown has made the situation worse for the auto sector as 10 to 30 per cent of automotive components are supplied from China. If factories do not resume activity in China, it could adversely affect the sector.
Tourism sector comprises a broad chain of services such as tickets and booking, transportation, hotels, food and beverages. Since 2011, tourists from China visiting India were growing at 11% annually. China accounted for 3% of total foreign tourist arrivals in 2019.
HOW CEMENT INDUSTRY CAN BE THE BOOSTER ENGINE FOR INDIA?VARUN KESAVAN
The industry believes that there would be a surge in demand for cement due to requirements of a strong infrastructure framework that the nation endeavours to put in place through its government as well as housing projects
India's cement industry is the second largest in the world, in terms of production, with over 8 per cent (502 million tonnes per annum in 2018) of the global installed capacity and generating employment for over 1 million people. Unfortunately, however, this production does not fully convert into consumption as the demand-supply situation is highly skewed with the latter being significantly higher than the former. With per capita cement consumption at less than 200 kg when the world boasts of an average of 500 kg, can the Indian cement industry be the driver of growth for India?
ROBOTS AND HUMANS: COMBINED CAPABILITY WILL ENABLE BUSINESSES DELIVER UNEXPEC...VARUN KESAVAN
The last few years have seen a significant infusion of robots in various industries. This trend is expected to continue in the next 3-5 years. Almost 1 million robots are expected to be sold for enterprise use in 2020. There are primarily 3 types of robots - industrial, professional services and software robots.
Professional service robots (e.g., those used in healthcare, retail industries) and software robots (e.g., those used in functions such as Finance, HR, Procurement) will comprise a significant portion of these new robot sales. The market for professional services and software robots is growing much faster than that for industrial robots.
As the use of robots, increase in non-manufacturing industries, the companies which are able to combine the uniquely native human capabilities (e.g., inspiration, aspiration, emotion, empathy, imagination) with powerful robot capabilities (e.g., accurate transaction processing) will be able to re-imagine their business processes and deliver better and newer business outcomes for their stakeholders.
THE WAYS IN WHICH GEO -ENGINEERING COULD TRANSFORM THE ENVIRONMENTVARUN KESAVAN
For long, it was dismissed as an idea that was too outlandish. But now, it is slowly becoming acceptable. Today we are in an era of climate emergency. We have to hit global warming with everything we have — and deal with some of the consequences later.
All actions that governments have been planning (and planning, and planning) need to work in the medium to long term. Global warming doesn’t allow us the luxury of time. It is not a problem that will suddenly surface in 2100, the target year for limiting the planet from heating up beyond two degrees Celsius, from the average temperatures of the mid-19th century. It is a here-and-now problem.
If you have any doubts, look at what’s happening in Australia. The raging, uncontrollable forest fire not only took its toll on human lives but wiped out an estimated 480 million animals and birds. It is a big folly to ignore the loss of the faunal.
THE WAYS IN WHICH AUTOMATION REVOLUSIONS THE MANAGEMENT STRATEGYVARUN KESAVAN
Business strategy is being revolutionised by advances in automation technologies and management must follow. Management beliefs and practices must evolve with the new ways of production, distribution and consumption. Businesses are beginning to accept the inevitability of tech-enabled processes and tech-determined choices.
Industry 4.0 is about autonomy of machines. Advances in sensors, communication, computation, robotics, GPS etc have created possibilities of infusing machines with intelligence to automate both work and management. Machines are already collecting and sorting information, and management mostly involves dealing with people and making decisions. As Industry 4.0 evolves, a lot of decision-making will also be transferred to machines. But, it is not clear yet how machines will share ethical and legal responsibility for their actions.
THE SMES IN 2020: B2B PAYMENTS, DATA PRIVACY AMONG MAJOR PROBLEMS TO STAY IN ...VARUN KESAVAN
Several B2B payments and lending companies, over the last one year, emerged with solutions around banking, expense management, accounting/book-keeping, and Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable (AP/AR) automation.
Slowly, but steadily, businesses are adopting software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools to manage their businesses better and move towards real digitisation away from manual and clunky processes to more elegant and friction-free processes.
Investors have taken notice of this opportunity in the B2B space and have stepped up their investments. A recent report by Venture Intelligence said that B2B fintech has secured $657 million in India so far this year, compared to $617 million by B2C fintech. Keeping this business payments transformation in mind, here are the top five topics that will be in the limelight in 2020:
THE TOP INNOVATIVE ECONOMIES IN THE WORLDVARUN KESAVAN
The World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report for 2019 ranks 141 economies on their innovation capability. The innovation ecosystem is measured with the help of five sub-pillars-commercialization, Interaction, and diversity, administrative requirements, research and development, and entrepreneurial culture. Other important factors like education and the intensity of competitive skills they possess also help determine the country's innovation capabilities.
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AN OVERVIEW ON THE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY INITIATIVES BY MINDTREE LIMITED
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AN OVERVIEW ON THE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY
INITIATIVES BY MINDTREE LIMITED
Varun Kesavan, Research Scholar, E – Mail Id –
varunkesavan@yahoo.com
INTRODUCTION
Mindtree Limited is an Indian multinational information
technology and outsourcing company headquartered in Bengaluru, India and New
Jersey, USA. Founded in 1999, the company employs approximately 17,500+
employees with annual revenue of $840+ million.[7][8] The company deals in e-
commerce, mobile applications, cloud computing, digital transformation, data
analytics, EAI and ERP, with more than 344 active clients and 43 offices in over
17 countries, as of 31 December 2017.[9] Its largest operations are in India and
major markets are United States and Europe. The company was formed on 18
August 1999 by ten IT professionals, who formerly worked for Cambridge
Technology Partners, Lucent Technologies, and Wipro.
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HISTORY
In August 1999, Mindtree Consulting Private Limited was founded by ten IT
professionals of which three of them invested through an entity incorporated
in Mauritius.[11] It was funded by the venture capital firms Walden International and
Sivan Securities, and later in 2001 from the Capital Group and Franklin
Templeton.[12] It became a public company on 12 December 2006 and was listed
on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange. The IPO opened
on 9 February 2007 and closed on 14 February 2007.[13] The IPO was
oversubscribed more than 100 times.[14] Mindtree announced a new brand
identity and logo, with the slogan "Welcome to possible" on September 28,
2012.[15]
As of 2017, the company had 43 offices in over 17 countries.[16] Mindtree setup its
first U.S. delivery center (USDC) in Gainesville, Florida, under the leadership of
Scott Staples, co-founder and Global Head of Sales.[17]
Digital Pumpkin, the company's research and development lab, is at Bengaluru,
India
SERVICES
The company specializes in Application Development and Maintenance, Data
Analytics, Digital Services, EAI BPM (Enterprise Application
Integration and Business Process Management), Engineering R&D, Enterprise
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Application Services, Independent Testing, Infrastructure Management Services
and IT Strategy & Consulting.[19]
Mindtree provides various Research and Development services such as Bluetooth
Solutions, Digital Video Surveillance, MindTest(Integrated Test Methodology),
MWatch(IT infrastructure management and service platform), Atlas (Application
Managed Services), SAP Insurance and OmniChannel.
Mindtree’s business is structured around clients in key verticals such as Banking,
Capital Markets, Consumer Devices & Electronics, Consumer Packed Goods,
Independent Software Vendors, Manufacturing, Insurance, Media &
Entertainment, Retail, Semiconductors and Travel and Hospitality industry.[20]
Mindtree Foundation
The Mindtree Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established on November
20, 2007.
Carrying forward our organizational values of collaborative spirit, unrelenting
dedication and expert thinking, the foundation aims to foster education, support
people with disabilities, and help the deserving with basic needs and medical relief.
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The Foundation works to:
Promote education to underprivileged children, with special
emphasis on special or differently-abled children
Education is the way towards dignity and self-reliance. It plays an even more vital
role in the lives of people with disabilities (PWD). Mindtree Foundation identifies
and supports individuals in pursuit of education.
They also work with organizations that provide specialized education and
vocational training to the deserving, including people with disabilities.
Provide relief from poverty by way of food, shelter and clothing
Meeting people’s basics needs for food, shelter and clothing is the first step
towards breaking the cycle of poverty. Mindtree Foundation works with several
organizations and supports initiatives aimed at eradicating poverty and uplifting the
underprivileged.
Deliver relief from distress caused by calamities of nature
Thousands of people are displaced and left without food, water, shelter and
employment because of natural disasters like earthquakes, floods and famine. The
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Mindtree Foundation partners with disaster relief organizations to provide food,
shelter, clothing and employment to victims.
Supply medical aid to the deserving
Providing primary healthcare and medical aid for the underprivileged and people
with disabilities is one of Mindtree Foundation’s key areas of focus. We work with
NGOs to identify deserving individuals in need of medical assistance and provide
relief accordingly.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiatives
Mindtree’s CSR initiatives are primarily focused to benefit people with disabilities
(PWD), promote education, and create sustainable livelihood opportunities. We
are proud that our outreach programs impacted about 32,000 people in 2016-17
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Assistive Technologies
People with disabilities (PWD) should be encouraged to participate on an equal
footing with the rest of us in society. To accomplish this, they need a great deal of
help, reassurance, support and faith—which are seldom available. Helping people
with disabilities and making this a better world for them is one of Mindtree
Foundation’s most important charters.
Mindtree, as an organization, is an equal opportunities employer. We have over
40 people with disabilities working and contributing to Mindtree’s success.
The Mindtree Foundation has devised several exclusive initiatives to help PWD
with education, medical aid and providing vocational training. As a technology
company, we also develop Assistive Technologies to help people with disabilities
in their activities of daily living (ADL). Accessibility and affordability are must-have
features of any assistive technology. We work with Mindtree Minds, academia,
NGOs, and AT product companies to build devices and software applications that
are easily available and affordable for people with disabilities.
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Assistive Technologies Ecosystem – ATTribute
Mindtree Foundation’s charter is to promote education to underprivileged children
with a special emphasis on people with disabilities (PWD). Technology plays a
very powerful role in this endeavor. Development and dissemination of affordable
and sustainable indigenous AT solutions can be a game-changer.
The Foundation is trying to build an ecosystem, ATTribute, to fulfill the wide-
ranging needs of people with disabilities. A portal developed by Mindtree will serve
as the core of this ecosystem. It will collect the needs of PWDs that have been
identified, assessed, and validated by various channels such as NGOs and special
schools. It then facilitates delivery of solutions for the pre-validated AT needs by
publishing them on the portal and tapping into our network of Mindtree Minds,
academia, external service providers and product companies.
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Assistive Technologies in Development Stage
KAVI-PTS
The Kommunicator-Audio-Visual-Interface using Picture-to-Speech (KAVI-PTS) is
a software application that works on Android devices. The application is being
developed in-house by Mindtree Minds.
KAVI-PTS aim to make communication easy for mentally challenged children as
well as children with Autism, Cerebral Palsy and ADHD.
The application will be used in conjunction with ADITI-C for children with Cerebral
Palsy.
A prototype of the software is being tested with the Spastics Society of Tamil Nadu
(SPASTN) and the Chetana Foundation, Chennai.
KAVI-T
The KAVI-T is KAVI-PTS software installed and bundled with a tablet in a rugged
enclosure, making it easy for children to carry it.
The software makes communication easier for mentally retarded children and
children with Autism, Cerebral Palsy and ADHD.
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GaitWay
GaitWay is .NET-based Microsoft Windows software used with Microsoft KINECT
to train and improve the gait of children with Cerebral Palsy.
The application is being developed in-house by Mindtree Minds. The first prototype
has been developed and demonstrated to children from the Spastics Society of
Tamil Nadu. The second version with enhancements is in development.
Assistive Technologies Planned for the Future
ADITI-W
This Analog-Digital Interface based on the Theremin principle and using Bluetooth
technology is a computer access switch which will help Cerebral Palsy-affected
children type on computers. It will generate left-click through Bluetooth technology.
The switch is in development and the first devices will be given to children at the
Vidyasagar School, Chennai.
KAVI-F
The Kommunicator Audio Visual Interface using true-type font pictures (KAVI-F) is
also in development. It will help children with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, ADHD and
mentally challenged children communicate with others.
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The KAVI-F will be used along with ADITI-C for children with Cerebral Palsy.
The software is planned for children seeking help at the Spastics Society of Tamil
Nadu (SPASTN) and Chetana Foundation, Chennai.
WYLIWIS: What-You-Listen-Is-What-It-Sees
The WYLIWIS software is being planned for people with low vision and the visually -
impaired which will help them read text from printed books. The software, when
installed on an Android phone with camera, will read text in any language,
transliterate it into an audio file in the preferred Indian language and transmit it to
the reader through headphones.
The software will initially be developed for schools or hospitals for the visually
impaired.
WYTIWIS: What-You-Touch-Is-What-It-Sees
WYTIWIS is being planned to assist the visually-impaired. It will help them
recognize pictures from printed books by converting images into tactile images on
a touch pad.
This will be useful in schools and libraries for visually impaired people.
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Mindtree Incubated Guided Humanitarian Technology
(MIGHTY)
Mindtree leverages technology to enhance existing products or design new
products that are accessible and affordable for PWD. Ideally, these technologies
assist them with their daily activities, and help them earn a living. Mindtree
incubated assistive technology solutions are referred to as MIGHTY (Mindtree
Incubated Guided Humanitarian Technology).
Our MIGHTY technology solutions include:
ADITI-C
ADITI-C is an analog-digital interface based on the Theremin principle. It is a
computer access switch for Cerebral Palsy-affected children that enables them to
type on computers with the help of an on-screen keyboard and hand waves or
gestures. It generates the left-click through the USB port.
The device has been built in association with IIT, Chennai and 200 units of ADITI -
C have been shipped to the Vidyasagar School in Chennai.
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Finger Switch
The finger switch is a tactile-based computer access switch for children affected
with Cerebral Palsy. It generates left-clicks through a switch attached to the user’s
finger, which in turn is connected to the computer through the USB port. The user
can type with the help of the on-screen keyboard.
Samples of the finger switch have been shipped to Chetana Foundation, Chennai.
Smiley Switch
The smiley ball switch is another variant of ADITI-C, and is specially designed for
children affected with Cerebral Palsy. The ball is embedded with a switch, which
provides computer access when squeezed. It generates left-click through the USB
port. Samples of the ball have been shipped to Chetana Foundation, Chennai.
Volunteer Programs
Our workforce is our strength. Mindtree Minds are enthusiastic partners in making a
difference to the communities that we live in. They have contributed generously, both
physically and financially, to all of Mindtree Foundation’s programs and initiatives. Over
32,000 volunteers have participated in Mindtree Foundation programs since 2010.
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Blood Donation Drive
The Foundation organizes blood donation drives at the campus every year to
create awareness about the importance of voluntary blood donation.
We are proud to report that more than 6,478 Mindtree Minds voluntarily donated
blood and the program has already impacted 5,742 lives.
Clothes, Toys and Books Donation Drive
The Joy of Giving week saw thousands of Mindtree Minds donate used or new clothes,
books, shoes, and toys. The collected things were sorted and distributed to the poor and
underprivileged. The entire drive was organized and carried out by volunteering Mindtree
Minds.
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Dream to Reality – D2R
Mindtree Foundation’s Dream to Reality program identifies high-potential students at risk
of dropping out of school due to poverty, and helps them attend residential schools,
colleges and courses of their dreams.
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Mindtree volunteers help identify deserving children by formulating tests and conducting
them. They also mentor, guide and help the selected children choose the right courses
and colleges.
Mindtree Customer Relationship Program
Mindtree Foundation has devised a special initiative for families of clients visiting from
different countries. The family members are given an opportunity to interact with people
that the Foundation is working with and do their bit for the cause that they believe in.
Volunteering Mindtree Minds help them with their entire journey, making it a learning
opportunity for the hosts, the visitors and the beneficiaries.
Planting of Trees
Mindtree’s sustainability efforts are focused and result-oriented. When it comes to our
environment, we are passionate about restoring the diminishing green cover. The
Foundation organizes tree-planting initiatives at regular intervals to create carbon sinks
and restore the lost green cover.
Mindtree volunteers have been more than enthusiastic about the environment. Over 200
volunteers have planted about 5,000 saplings which are tended by volunteers with the
help of supporting NGOs.
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Stem Cells Registry
The Foundation, in association with Narayana Health and TTK, creates awareness and
urges Mindtree Minds to register for the stem cells registry. Volunteers distribute
pamphlets that provide information about stem cells and the importance of registering for
donation.
Over 1,000 Mindtree Minds have signed up for the stem cell registry, and have pledged
to donate and help people when needed.
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Technologists for Social Action
Mindtree Minds are encouraged to share and care for the poor, the aged and the disabled.
The Foundation arranges for volunteers to visit orphanages, old-age homes, and schools
for the disabled during weekends and holidays. Mindtree Minds interact with the inmates,
spend quality time with them and assist whenever possible.
Last year, 1,261 Mindtree Minds volunteered to participate in these programs.
Yearly Trip for the Support Staff
Mindtree has quite a large support workforce that works tirelessly to ensure that the
campuses are safe and clean. In appreciation of their efforts, Mindtree arranges an
annual trip for the support teams and their families.
This year, about 62 Mindtree Minds volunteered to help make the trip a resounding
success.