Business
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
The Business Of Event Management
Twenty years ago, when Dr. Latha A. Krishna launched Virgo Events, little did she imagine that one of her efforts would get her into the Guinness Book of World Records. Known to have stablished the longest standing beauty pageant in this part of the country – Mrs. Chennai, Latha says that the challenge to do this was unique and brought into play all her experiences of the last twenty years.
3 min |
May 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Indian Textile Industry In The Global Market
The textile and apparel sector is a major sector globally. Since the initial stages of global industrialisation, this sector has remained at the forefront of generating employment and has featured prominently in the export market of many developed economies.
3 min |
May 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
‘Go Hyper-Local' Is The New Mantra Of Multinational Food And Beverage Companies
In the last couple of decades, India has seen a surge in serious ailments like cancer, cardiac ailments and diabetes. Most of these were attributed to a growing sedentary life, changing lifestyles, preference to western cuisine, increased availability of packaged fast food and consumption of soft drinks.
2 min |
February 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Indian Leather Industry Positioned For Growth
The Indian leather industry, with an annual turnover of over $12 billion, has recorded a cumulative annual growth of about 3.09% in the last five years.
5 min |
February 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Srei Lists Its Equipment Finance Business
The proposed capital augmentation scheme is expected to further infuse around 500 crore in our equipment finance business and will pave the way for multifold growth.
2 min |
February 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Recycling Plastic To Revive Environment
Plastic poses one of the stiffest environmental challenges today.
3 min |
February 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Coking Coal Scarcity Affects Indian Steel
The Indian government is focusing on the steel sector.
3 min |
February 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Online Platforms Boost Real Estate
The Indian real estate sector is expected to touch around $180 billion by 2020.
2 min |
February 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
India's App Economy Contributes To Growth
Prabir Dey’s day starts in the morning and often ends at mid-night.
5 min |
August 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
How The Joy Of Flying Came To An End
Grounding of East West (1996), Damania (1997), Air Sahara (2007), Air Deccan (2007), Paramount (2010), Kingfisher (2012), and now Jet Airways may have different reasons but they commonly point out that the aviation sector is cyclical in nature.
4 min |
August 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Water Crisis In Chennai – A Wake-up Call
Chennai has been facing a severe water crisis.
4 min |
August 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
When Balloons Kill
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Member of Parliament (Lok Shabha)
6 min |
August 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Indian Wedding Industry Turns A Major Income Generator
Indian billionaires are creating their own heavens to celebrate marriages – moving from one end of the world to the other end to find their preferred places. Marriages of celebrities have become national affairs, be it of cricketer Virat Kohli or industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s daughter.
4 min |
January 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Branding Of Tea Is The Task Of Producers
The tea industry is passing through a crisis of oversupply. Even in the international tea market, supply outpaces demand. Small tea growers are coming up in a big way in India and producing tea at a lower cost as compared to big tea producers. Arun Kumar Ray, IPS, Deputy Chairman, Tea Board, spoke to BE’s Kishore Kumar Biswas.
4 min |
April 16-30, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Biggest Consolidation Of PSBs, Still Challenges Remain
After the amalgamation of two erstwhile public sector banks (PSBs), Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank into Bank of Baroda (BoB), the BoB is now the second largest PSB of the country.
3 min |
April 16-30, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
How Do The Politicians Communicate?
Words. Words. Words. Do they really mean anything? Or are they just promises without action.
2 min |
April 16-30, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Unsafe Homes, Migrating To Neighbours
The coastlines of the Mediterranean Sea went blurry with the waves.
4 min |
April 16-30, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Sonbhadra And Thereafter
The recent killing of eleven Gond tribals including three women by a landlord to forcefully occupy his alleged 90 bighas of land has shaken the national conscience.
2 min |
August 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
IND AS – For Whom And When?
It is worth mentioning that if IND AS becomes applicable to any company as on a particular date, then IND AS shall also automatically become applicable to its holding company, all its subsidiaries, associated companies and joint ventures from the same date.
2 min |
August 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Indian Railways move to a modern logistic provider?
In India, road networks have enjoyed the primary share for inland freight traffic in comparison to railways.
3 min |
August 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Reverse logistics in e-retailing can help to contain e-waste
Disruptive digital forces that include the internet of things (IoT), robotic process automation (RPA), cloud computing and analytics have affected e-commerce businesses at large.
4 min |
August 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Better logistics for improving economy and employment
“The line between order and disorder lies in logistics” – is how Sun Tzu, the Chinese military strategist and philosopher defined the place of logistics in a nation’s growth drive.
5 min |
August 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Children and their illnesses
I meet so many mothers who won’t let their children walk barefoot in the house or the park, won’t let them touch snails, won’t let them grasp mud or go out in the hot rain of the monsoon, won’t let them near any animals and refuse to keep a pet because it might bring in bacteria.
5 min |
August 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Importance of logistics in e-commerce
In 2016, the World Bank’s Logistic Performance Index ranked India in the 35th position.
4 min |
August 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Growth in air cargo transportation
The air transport industry in India contributes around $30 billion annually to India’s GDP.
3 min |
August 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
India needs lower logistic cost for global competitiveness
In India, logistics cost, in average, is much higher as compared to many other economies.
3 min |
August 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Will Climate Change Hamper Sustainable Development?
In India, average temperatures have increased by 0.6 degrees Celsius (° C) between 1901-10 and 2009-18, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
3 min |
August 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Trade War, Rupee Depreciation, And The India Economy
The trade war, rising rupee exchange rate, rising current account deficit, and the like have been major topics of concern for Indian economy watchers.
3 min |
November 1 - 15, 2018
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Come Dhanteras; India's Idle Assets In Gold Rise
According to the latest report of the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) on ‘Household Consumption of Various Goods and Services in India’; gold seems to be the most sought after durable item for Indian households and it is clearly perceived as the safer bet even compared to real estates.
5 min |
November 1 - 15, 2018
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Technology Streamlines Recruitment Process In India
In today’s global economy, various multi-national companies (MNCs) are stepping into different countries in search of new marketing avenues and opportunities.
1 min |