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BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Reliance's Entry To Digitise Five Million Kirana Stores By 2023
India’s largest corporate conglomerate, Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), has made a strong entry into the online retailing sector by creating India’s biggest offline to online (O2O) platform.
2 min |
June 16-30, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
US President Ends Preferential Trade Status For India
Few hours after Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India for his second term, US President Donald Trump confirmed that his administration will withdraw the designation of Generalised System of Preference (GSP) from India.
2 min |
June 16-30, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Agriculture May Well Be Modi's Achilles Heel
Narendra Modi may have successfully steered his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to a thumping victory in the recently concluded parliamentary election in India but he still needs to deliver on the agrarian front.
3 min |
June 16-30, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Sikkim Election Results In Interesting Developments
Prem Singh Golay representing Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) has taken over as the sixth Chief Minister of Sikkim.
1 min |
June 16-30, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Raising GDP Growth And Creating More Jobs
Modi may have won the 2019 general election bypassing the economic issues at large but now, arresting an economic slowdown and nursing back the country’s financial sector are among the crucial challenges before the nation.
7 min |
June 16-30, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
New Government Needs To Nurture NBFCs
The American statesman, Thomas Jefferson, and investment guru, Warren Buffet, who had between them more than a sesquicentennial era, were almost on the same page as far as a “debt” was concerned.
6 min |
June 16-30, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
5 Innovations That Are Curbing Pollution
Pollution levels are soaring in India. From the air of Delhi to the water of Ganga, the country is reeling under pollution.
2 min |
Novembeb, 15-30, 2018
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Wedding Makeover Is Also About Feeling Good And Confident
Shahnaz Husain, the Founder, Chairperson, and Managing Director of Shahnaz Husain Group, has successfully translated India’s herbal heritage into pragmatic Ayurvedic beauty solutions. She is a pioneer in the world of makeovers. BE’s Ellora De spoke to her.
4 min |
January 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Blazing Europe Sounding Warning Bells For India
The cold months of November and December are usually associated with festivities, skiing competitions, ice sculptures, and carnival parades in Europe.
3 min |
January 1-15, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Indian Economy Had A Hesitant 2018; Will This Year Be Better?
After nose-diving to a five-year low of 6.7% in 2017-18, India’s GDP growth is projected to grow at over 7% in 2018-19.
7 min |
January 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Cool Quotient Boosts Luggage Industry
Consumers are now seeing luggage as a status enhancer and a lifestyle product.
2 min |
January 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Breathing Silica
Hafijul Molla’s hand involuntarily slips to the pocket of his scruffy shirt.
4 min |
January 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
United Bank Of India View Of Banking In Economy
We are not hesitant to give loans to agriculture or MSMEs for fear of loan waivers or other uncertainties. We have to maintain our due diligence and proper risk analysis in serving loans. Uncertainty is an essential part of the business.
2 min |
January 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Mounting Agricultural Stress In India
The Indian agricultural sector was adequately focused in the first Five Year Plan and its performance was impressive.
5 min |
January 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Is Digital India The Way Forward?
The transaction system in India has seen revolutionary changes in the recent past with many tools and apps coming up to encourage Indians to go cashless.
3 min |
January 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Know How To Manage And Not Gag The Media
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) of the Government of India has sent a note recently to the service providers like Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodaphone and BSNL to find out ways how to ‘block’ social media apps like Facebook and Whatsapp.
2 min |
August 16 - 31, 2018
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Death Of A statesman
In Indian politics, there are politicians and then there are statesmen. Somnath Chatterjee, who was associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) till 2008 was a celebrated parliamentarian and statesman who rose above paltry political differences and commanded respect even from his staunchest adversaries. Bengal lost one of its best parliamentarians as Chatterjee passed away early in the morning in a private nursing home in Kolkata on August 13, 2018.
2 min |
August 16 - 31, 2018
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Can India Reap The Benefit Of Its Demographic Dividend?
Sanjeeb Sanyal, Principal Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Government of India attended an interactive session in Kolkata conducted by the Bharat Chamber of Commerce.
3 min |
August 16 - 31, 2018
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Cheque Bounce Case Can Lead To Big Penalty
A cheque bounce case can now lead to bigger penalties after the Indian Parliament passed ‘The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2018’ on July 23, 2018, allowing a court to try offences related to cheque bounce promptly and “direct the drawer to pay a minimum of 20% of the cheque amount as interim compensation.”
1 min |
August 16 - 31, 2018
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
The Insidious Growth Of Alcoholism
“Drink makes a man forget himself. He ceases to be a man, becomes less than a beast for the time being. It never does the slightest good. I hope, therefore, that you will combat the curse with all your strength”, was how Mahatma Gandhi had cautioned the country way back in 1925. Some 35 years later, in 1960, Gandhiji’s birth state, Gujarat, prohibited alcohol. Following Gujarat’s example, Nagaland, Manipur, Bihar, and Lakshadweep too prohibited alcohol later.
5 min |
August 16 - 31, 2018
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Socio-Economic Impact Of Drinking
“My husband would come home drunk after work and take his anger out on me. He would shout at our kids. Sometimes, his anger was expressed through physical abuse. My children would get scared of their father and keep away from him. It was very hard for us. So I decided to work and earn a living” Dola Thakur, a 32 year old housewife and houseworker told BE.
6 min |
August 16 - 31, 2018
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
How To Combat Issues Related To Alcohol Abuse In Community
Alcohol is banned in certain states of India like Manipur and Gujarat but it is legally consumed in a majority of Indian states. There are believed to be around 62.5 million people in India who drink alcohol occasionally.
4 min |
August 16 - 31, 2018
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Chemistry Research Ushers A New Hope For Humanity
"The three scientists developed laboratory methods of controlling evolution and harnessing its power to engineer enzymes and bind proteins using same tools as nature, of genetic mutation and selection for the benefit of mankind. This is called ‘directed evolution’, a man-made procedure that compresses the evolution timescale by orders of magnitude down to a few years. The notion of ‘survival of the fittest’ in nature’s scheme of things is mimicked in the laboratory through directed evolution to create new useful entities." "The three scientists used those same processes to solve problems facing humans. These include the promotion of a greener chemicals industry, the production of useful new materials, manufacturing sustainable biofuels as well as mitigating diseases and saving lives. "
3 min |
March 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Proper Planning And Implementation Of Business And Management Education Is The Need Of The Hour, Says Dr. Anantha Nageswaran
The worldover, universities offering business and management education are asking hard questions regarding the purpose of their MBA programmes.
4 min |
March 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Can The Service Sector Drive The Indian Economy For Long
Countries, be it developed or developing, are confronting the problem of economic dualism where the technology-oriented sector, which is highly advanced and globally integrated owing to the use of capital intensive resources, employs lesser manpower for production and the social sector absorbs more labour force in spite of having lesser productivity and fails to compete at the international level. It gives rise to a catch-22 situation for policymakers regarding the sector to be promoted, i.e., technology or social.
4 min |
March 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Higher Service Sector Growth Is Redefining India's Growth Narrative
India’s services sector’s activity accele-rated last February providing some relief to policymakers. It boosted hopes of GDP growth in the quarter ending March 2019. This was after the economy lost momentum in the third quarter of the current year when it grew by 6.6%, the lowest in five quarters.
6 min |
March 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Kota: A Case Of Rajasthani Entrepreneurship
Rajasthan, the biggest state of modern India has been historically famous for its military entrepreneurship.
3 min |
March 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Kerala Pioneers In Offering Benefits To Migrant Labour
Migrant workers are a special feature of the economy of Kerala.
4 min |
March 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Globalisation And The Indian Philosophy Of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
For the last several years, we have been witnessing discourses on globalisation, global changes, and their effects upon individuals, societies, and states. Seminars, symposiums and debates are being organised continuously on subjects related to globalisation and global changes.
3 min |
May 16-31, 2019
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Optimisation Of Indian Farms For Feeding Growing Millions
When one thinks of Indian agriculture two images invariably come to mind; that of a bare-footed farmer ploughing on a dry field and of FCI warehouses overflowing with food grains.
6 min |