Health & Wellness

Entrepreneur and Executive Sanjeev Mansotra Looks at Why the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Developing World Could be Catastrophic

For the last several weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has not just been the top news story: it has been the story itself. Indeed, even though there are other relatively important issues that are taking place in the world — such as the oil supply war between Russia and Saudi Arabia, climate change, and the list goes on — the news cycle is today and for the foreseeable future is synonymous with the Coronavirus cycle.

Energy

Sanjeev Mansotra Discusses Climate Change & Its Far-Reaching Impact on Developing Regions

Climate change is evident throughout the world, creating rising sea levels, unpredictable weather patterns, and catastrophic events such as hurricanes, wildfires, and floods. Although everyone bears the brunt of this startling reality, developing regions, such as those found in Africa, are hit the hardest by these swings in nature. What was once almost an afterthought believed to affect only a few unfortunate individuals in distant areas, climatic shifts are now grabbing more headlines and threatening a massive number of communities, local and overseas. To prepare for significant environmental changes, governments are now emphasizing the need for investments in agriculture to improve productivity.

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur and Executive Sanjeev Mansotra Highlights 3 Policies that Could Mitigate the Economic Fallout of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Recent news reports would suggest that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is going to have a massively negative impact on the broad economy in general, and certain sectors especially such as airline travel, tourism, hospitality, and entertainment. Indeed, even in areas of the world where restaurants, bars, clubs and coffee shops haven’t been ordered to close down, owners are reporting a catastrophic drop-off in customers and revenues; forcing some of them to reduce their hours or temporarily shut down altogether.

Education

Entrepreneur and Executive Sanjeev Mansotra Looks at 3 Ways that EdTech is Transforming Education in the Developing World

The education landscape across the developing world is not just problematic and concerning: it is shocking and alarming. According to UNESCO, one in five people in the developing world do not complete primary school, and as such lack the critical schools they need to gain sustainable, meaningful employment — which puts them and their families at serious economic and in some cases social risk. What’s more, a staggering 250 million children in the developing world of primary school age cannot read or write.

Education

Sanjeev Mansotra Explains the Important Differences between Colleges, Universities, and Vocational Schools

With such massive changes occurring in the world’s economy and in the global marketplace that have come from factors such as war, the Internet Age and global connectivity as well as the movement of large portions of the manufacturing sectors out of some countries and into others, it is likely a good time to re-examine the role of colleges and universities and the role of vocational schools.

Entrepreneurship

Sanjeev Mansotra Ideamensch Interview

Sanjeev Mansotra excelled in his academics, pursued challenging subjects, and shadowed his father throughout his life. Doing so helped him glean the most interesting aspects of being a successful businessman from the experiences his father shared with him. Over the years, he found himself dreaming about having his own company.