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Private Education In India

An important feature of the very high rate of growth of higher education in India, particularly since the beginning of the 1990s, is an alarming growth of the private higher education sector.

Forced Migration Increases Educational Vulnerability And Trafficking In Sunderbans

The Sunderbans, which is the largest delta in the world, is formed at the confluence of the mighty Ganga, Hooghly, Padma and Brahmaputra rivers.

Key Sectors Failing To Provide Employment

India is facing a decline in the total number of employed persons in the economy.

Uniformity Of Electricity Prices In India – Will It Work Out

The central government in various podiums claimed that they were able to bring the ‘One Nation one Tax’ system in the country.

Spiritual Awakening, The Bedrock Of Interfaith Harmony

One day while going through an English daily, I came across a news item that was headlined ‘Man-Made Barriers’.

Pure Water For The Needy

It was in 2014 that the then United Nations’ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, “Access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene must feature prominently in the post2015 development agenda.

The Battle of Tariffs in the G7 Summit Affects India

American President Donald Trump has suggested to the G7 leaders that the world should eliminate all tariffs, trade barriers, and industrial subsides to promote free trade.

We Are Hopeful About The Turnaround By March 2019 - Pawan Bajaj

If you talk of a turnaround of the banking sector then yes, a turnaround has started.

The Vedas : A Science Ahead Of Modern Sciences

“India –the land of the Vedas, the remarkable works contain not only religious ideas for a perfect life, but also facts which science has proved true. Electricity, radium, electronics, airship, all were known to the seers who founded the Vedas.” – Ella Wheeler

Strict Surveillance Needed For Promotion Of Animal Rights

Every country is replete with innovations in policy: things that make life better for everyone. If we had a team in Niti Ayog, whose only job was to look through the Net and find these new strategies, then they could pass them on to the ministries.

Saluting The Achievements Of Iconic Indian Brands

Times Strategic Solutions Ltd., functional under the brand name ET Edge, is an Economic Times initiative founded to empower multiple industries and segments by sharing critical business knowledge through strategic conferences and summits.

Real Estate Market Expected To Touch $180 Billion By 2020

Last year, the central government extended the benefit of interest subsidy on home loans for households.

‘PSC Does Not Think Privatisation Is An Answer To Banking Crisis'

Parliamentary Standing Committee of Finance is very keen to solve the stressed assets of the banking industry in India. It has talked with various heads of organisations like RBI, SBI and other Public Sector Banks in phases. It is observing the internal and external factors behind the financial crisis and the management problem of the banking industry. In an exclusive interview Prof. Saugata Roy, MP, and a member of Standing Committee of Finance talked to BE’s Kishore Kumar Biswas on various issues related to banking industry.

Joblessness Continues, 77% Families Have No Regular Wage Earner

Satyajit Ray’s famous Bengali film, Seemabaddha (1971), opens with the dialogue that translates to, “One of the major problems in Bengal is unemployment.”

Cyber Shikshaa To Strengthen Cyber Security And Generate Employment

Microsoft India, the National Association for Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), and the Indian government have jointly launched a three-year programme to train 1000 women engineering graduates in cyber security.

Online Market During Dhanteras

With the festive season approaching in India, e-commerce platforms have initiated their own festive sales as well.

Rabindrasangeet Stands The Test Of Time

There can be no comparison between a Rose and a Lily, or Jasmine and Orchids; but one should always adhere to a comparative study of their fields of choice. Through sadness and the benevolence of happiness. Samir Bhattacharya spelled out his well opinions to BE's corespondent Kaushik Chattapadhyay .

Indian Tea Industry Needs Comprehensive Reform

The Indian Tea association has been playing a multi-dimensional role towards formulating policies for the growth of the Indian tea industry since 1881. Arijit Raha, Secretary General of Indian Tea Association, spoke to BE's Ellora De.

Indian Tea Industry Suffers Demand Deficiency

The Indian tea industry is growing as its production level is rising. In spite of that, the industry is passing through a crisis.

Socio-Economic Implications Of Migration In India

Dr. (Prof) Om Prakash Shukla and Lopamudra Lenka Samantaray

Indian Tea Industry Fights For Survival

“If you are cold, tea will warm you.

Vegan Way To Gelatine

Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Minister, Women & Child Welfare, GoI

The Business Of Art

Art related to paintings has achieved great commercial success over the years.

Kashmiri Youth Expands Business Via Social Media, Becomes Role Model

Musaib Nisar, a post-graduate student of environmental science from the volatile Pulwama district of South Kashmir, has used social media for promotion of his furniture business at a time when security agencies in Jammu and Kashmir are repeatedly cautioning against the negative use of social media.

Rural And Agrarian Crises Largely Unaddressed

Against the backdrop of recent farmers’ agitations in large parts of India and the BJP’s unexpectedly poor electoral performance in many states, it was expected that the NDA government would present a farmer-centric rural budget this time round. and middle-class oriented budget and may increase the disposable income in the hands of the rural population and the Indian middle class.

ICAI Organises A Post Budget Analysis

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) recently organised a post-budget analysis in association with the Indian Museum, Kolkata, and Business Economics.

High-End Technology In Radiotherapy At Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute

Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute (SGCCRI) has embraced new techniques of radiation therapy as a part of their comprehensive cancer care facility. BE’s Ellora De spoke to the authorities of SGCCRI.

Growth Of Technology-Driven Healthcare Diagnostics

An unparalleled pace of technological revolution has transformed almost every aspect of our lives including healthcare.

For Proper Diagnostic Test, Both Labs And Patients Need To Be Responsible

Medical treatment largely depends on the results of clinical tests

Advancement In Psychiatry

Technology has opened up a new frontier in mental health support.