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Housing For All By 2022 –‘No Harm In The Vision'
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana or the Housing for All 2022 scheme launched by the Narendra Modi government aims to provide housing for all by 2022. D.B. Gupta, former consultant to the Planning Commission of India; Amrit Abhijat, Joint Secretary, Urban Development Ministry; Jyoti Parikh, former advisor to former PM Manmohan Singh; Prashant Kumar, Joint Secretary, Rural Development Ministry; and Sudhir Krishna, former Secretary, Urban Development Ministry discuss ways to overcome hurdles and why it would be possible to achieve the target
9 min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
BSNL Set To Bring 5G To India
While Indian telecos are still ensuring that 4G services reach all circles in India, they are also vying to bring the niche 5G services to the country. Leading the race is state-owned telecom operator BSNL.
2 min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
BSNL Sets Wifi Hotspot Services To Ramp Up Network
In a bid to attract cus-tomers, BSNL has set up wifi hotspots in several areas to ramp up its network services. Wi-Fi Services have been introduced for providing high speed internet access at convenient public locations hereunder called as Hot Spots. Installation of Hot Spots is already under process at various cities/ locations.
1 min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
When Less Is Life-Threatening
Increasing water scarcity in India could potentially turn into an irreversible crisis that can affect many lives if immediate steps are not taken
4 min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
‘Become Job Providers Rather Than Job Seekers'
India’s longest serving chief minister (since 1994) Pawan Kumar Chamling, of Sikkim, talks to BW Businessworld’s Ashish Sinha on the benefits of organic farming, Sikkim’s thriving pharmaceutical industry and its thrust on education, among other things. Excerpts:
3 min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
Not Just A Pipe Dream
The farmer could only get richer, say statistics, even as the debate on doubling farmers’ incomes reaches a crescendo
5 min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
Time To Get Real
India’s S-400 Triumf air defence missile system deal with Russia is sure to irk the US. Can we afford to imperil Indo-US ties by ignoring some obvious geoeconomic realities?
7 min |
October 13, 2018
Businessworld
Multiplying IKEA Experience
Having opened its first India store in HITECH City, Hyderabad, IKEA is now racing against time to open 24 more stores in nine cities over next 72 months.
6 min |
October 13, 2018
Businessworld
Transport Of Tomorrow
THERE IS MUCH TALK about self-driving cars for a few years now.
6 min |
October 13, 2018
Businessworld
Fuelling India's Crisis
THE NARENDRA MODI government increased excise duty on petrol and diesel nine times in 2016 and 2017 when crude oil prices were $40 a barrel.
4 min |
October 13, 2018
Businessworld
India's #MeToo Manthan: PM Must Help Drive Change Post MJ Akbar
THE ONE THING ON which there would be a consensus in our argumentative, and highly polarized political firmament, is the fact that PM Modi is a change agent.
5 min |
October 13, 2018
Businessworld
Lighting Up The Cash Registers
GST concessions, eclectic consumer preferences and rising marketing budgets have boosted FMCG sales this festive season
4 min |
October 13, 2018
Businessworld
Championing The Cause Of Entrepreneurship
It was an evening filled with thinkers of tomorrow, an evening that celebrated the young minds who dared to dream and pursue their ideas and make it a reality
4 min |
October 13, 2018
Businessworld
The Dawn Of Power Packed Machines
Multiple cameras, 5G, foldable screens, you name it — phones launching in 2019 will have all these and more.
6 min |
December 8, 2018
Businessworld
Can General Elections Steal IPL's Thunder?
India’s biggest jamborees, IPL and general elections, have clashed this year. Although the IPL season overlapped with the polls earlier in 2009 and 2014 as well, a direct clash was averted with the organisers deciding to shift the league overseas.
4 min |
April 13, 2019
Businessworld
Anatomy Of A Takeover
There is no room for hostilities in the Mindtree takeover saga. Acquirer L&T too must do everything to make the deal a win win for all stakeholders
5 min |
April 13, 2019
Businessworld
The Next Big Thing
Defence manufacturing could really be the next big thing for the Indian economy – spurring growth and creating jobs – if only private players had a level playing field with DPSUs.
10+ min |
April 13, 2019
Businessworld
Fallen Hero?
Boardroom Bickering Has Perhaps Come Back to Bite Ratan Tata and How.
5 min |
January 23, 2017
Businessworld
Gujarat Leads The Way
Investment in Gujarat is perhaps indicative of good times ahead in the country.
5 min |
January 23, 2017
Businessworld
BJP Ka Haath Aam Aadmi Ke Saath?
Sutanu Guru finds that the latest Budget leans more towards Indira Gandhi with some bold Margaret Thatcher like plans.
4 min |
January 23, 2017
Businessworld
Starting A New Business-Smoothening The Process
Optimism regarding the Indian market is growing manifold across the world.
6 min |
April 28, 2018
Businessworld
Old Wine In A New Bottle
But for the Modi government’s communications failure, the National Medical Commission Bill could have brought landmark reforms in healthcare
4 min |
April 28, 2018
Businessworld
Beyond The Realm Of Imagination
Be it healthcare, financial fraud or even our day-to-day activities – analytics has the power to find solutions to most complex issues that the future is set to throw at us
5 min |
April 28, 2018
Businessworld
Opportunities Will Match Challenges
India will continue to be an attractive destination for PE & VC investors. But challenges pertaining to valuation will remain
4 min |
April 28, 2018
Businessworld
Safety Before Everything Else
NO ROADS. Only rocky mountains and high sand dunes. And a four-wheeled beast making its way through tough terrains. That’s what most car advertisements look like. Ford’s latest EcoSport ad is different though. The campaign titled ‘The Uncomfortable Question’, featuring a father-daughter duo, goes for an emotional connect with viewers, urging them to make safety a priority when buying a car.
1 min |
May 27, 2017
Businessworld
Ubering In On Ola!
Uber is global, slick and hip. But our desi Ola is still the leader on home turf. This is rapidly changing as Uber noses ahead with a more focused strategy
10 min |
May 30, 2016
Businessworld
Keeping Up With Consumer Patterns
BBC has a new strategy for the India market. Targeting the Indian regional space in a big way, it is planning to build its largest media facility in India outside of the UK. On a recent visit to India, BBC Global News CEO JIM EGAN spoke to RUHAIL AMIN about the importance of the Indian market, BBC’s foray into new regional languages and more
4 min |
July 8, 2017
Businessworld
A Famine Of Ideas For Farmers
There simply are no easy solutions to the crisis in Indian agriculture, a product of decades of neglect and poor policies
5 min |
July 8, 2017
Businessworld
Brace Yourself For GST
The new tax reform is nothing short of entering a complex maze.
2 min |
July 8, 2017
Businessworld
The Wait Is Over
The 24-km stretch North-South metro connectivity is a boon to the city suffering from traffic woes and a poor network of public transport.
2 min |