Infrastructure Spending Key To Revive The Fledging Economy

“You and I come by road or rail, but economists come by infrastructure,” Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s longest-serving prime minister and the first woman elected to that office had observed while highlighting the role of infrastructure in a nation’s life.

Fire Ravages ‘Earth's Lungs'

The Amazon rainforest has been burning for several weeks, becoming a global crisis.

Digital Footprints: Changing Face Of Lending Landscape

In this digital age, business processes are witnessing makeovers every other day.

Crafting Peace For Restoring The Valley's Lost Glory

Home Minister Amit Shah’s speech in both the houses was not striking in itself, but his pitch on the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) served to prevent the opposition from taking a steadfast stand against it, leading to passage of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019.

Boosting Aviation Infrastructure

Airports being the nuclei of myriad economic activities assume a significant role in the economy of a nation.

Banking On Technology

Way back in 2008, when Arjun Shetty and his wife Rati, both working in Seattle, USA, were exploring various options which included relocating to India, they started looking for financing avenues for setting up their home in Chennai.

Crop Insurance Schemes To Help Farmers

According to the Economic Survey 2018, long-term weather patterns indicate that climate change could reduce annual agricultural incomes in the range of 15% to 18% on average and up to 20% to 25% for unirrigated areas in India.

Minimum Support Price Should Be More Equitable And Broad-Based

In India, the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends the minimum support prices (MSP) for agricultural commodities (currently for 23 products). On the basis of the recommendation, the Government of India announces the MSPs at the beginning of the sowing seasons. The MSP is a form of market intervention by the government which guarantees highest prices at which the government is ready to buy the entire products of certain crops directly from the farmers.

Weather Forecasting And Sustainability

An idea of sustainability in agriculture

Are We Letting Our Work Take Away Our Life

Modern life, whatever it means, has made us strive for more. All of us have this innate desire to progress and grow in our professions, careers, and businesses and acquire more fame, wealth, land and accolades. Although growth may be a noble mission, we may get carried away and cross the thin line where progress may involve running in a rat race.

Uttarakhand As A Hotspot For Yoga And Ayurveda

The telephone poles, windows of cyber cafes and restaurants, and walls of the ashrams are plastered with signs advertising every form of yoga imaginable -- from the traditional, standardized and internationally renowned Iyengar tradition to obscure, mysterious offerings for “Tantra, Yantra and Mantra.” The yoga courses and classes at our own ashram are full to capacity 12 months a year. Students of every religion, every culture and every language flock from every corner of the Earth to come and study asanas, pranayama, meditation and Indian philosophy.

'Don't Provide Masala To Media'

The Prime Minister finally warns his political colleagues not to provide ‘masala’ for the media.

Media's ‘public space' and government control

So finally it came. The I&B Minister moved forward, then backward and then, forward again.

Gender sensitivity— A pressing concern

One of the most pertinent issues that troubles India is the issue of gender sensitivity.

Dr. H. P. Kanoria's Women Self-Empowerment Mission

The Women Self-Empowerment Mission is a noble initiative aimed at the self-empowerment of women from the Barhiya village situated in Bihar.

The NPA Conundrum

Arguably, the year will be remembered and referenced in days to come for a mixed bag of economic events.

Branding The Entrepreneurs

The first thing any marketing or advertising wizard must know about branding for entrepreneurs is that entrepreneurs have no money.

ALFA Network Helping First Stage Entrepreneurs

In August 2017, a handful of professional experts came up with an idea of nurturing and fulfilling dreams for prospective entrepreneurs through the ALFA Network.

Infusion Of Money In PSBs Causes Mixed Reactions

The recent announcement of a plan for infusion of money to the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) is certainly hopeful.

Political Propaganda On The Internet

 With online access getting cheaper, gen-now seem to have taken to a new form of dependence.

Hungry Stomachs Go Up In India Unchecked

India has stopped counting its poor; it is counting its billionaires to showcase what a section regards as economic prosperity.

Minting Marriages

If the bubble of dotcom had not gone bust way back in the late 90’s, Murugavel Janakiraman probably would have been just another cog in the constantly spinning gears of the IT world.

Smart Minds Smarter Ideas

The Dalal Street hosted by La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata, has provided an opportunity to students to employ their theoretical knowledge of business and economics to real world situations.

Crime Dynamics At The Indo-bangladesh Border In West Bengal

The porosity of the Indo-Bangladesh border permeates several outlawed activities like illegal infiltration, human trafficking, smuggling of gold, illegal cattle trade, circulation of counterfeit currency, narcotics trade and robbery.

Media Need To Evolve Along The Golden Mean

The Prime Minister, before his departure to Davos to speak at the World Economic Forum, gave a remarkable interview to a television channel – perhaps one of his best so far.

Organ Transplant

A hundred years from now, if scientists have their way, many humans will be partly pig and baboon. I mean really, not metaphorically

Gujarat Model: A Huge Miss At Davos

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has initiated the process of becoming the world leader at Davos.

Automobile Industry Seems Promising

The Indian auto industry is one of the largest in the world.

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.

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.