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Gujarat Model: A Huge Miss At Davos
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Gujarat Model: A Huge Miss At Davos

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

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March 1-15, 2018
Automobile Industry Seems Promising
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Automobile Industry Seems Promising

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

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March 1-15, 2018
Globalisation And The Indian Philosophy Of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
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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.

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May 16-31, 2019
Optimisation Of Indian Farms For Feeding Growing Millions
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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.

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May 16-31, 2019
All About Pate Foie Gras
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All About Pate Foie Gras

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

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May 16-31, 2019
India's Entry Into The Elite Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Club
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India's Entry Into The Elite Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Club

March 27, 2019, marked a significant milestone in the history of Indian space science when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the successful testing of India’s first Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile.

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May 16-31, 2019
Higher Education Should Create Knowledge And Promote Criticality
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Higher Education Should Create Knowledge And Promote Criticality

Higher education is at a critical juncture in India. The widening gap between education and employability has been a persistent problem of the Indian higher education system for some time now.

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June 1-15, 2019
Technical Education Needs To Be Multi-Disciplinary
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Technical Education Needs To Be Multi-Disciplinary

Education today should be student centric. The curriculum should be designed based on the needs of the students. To keep updated with latest technological development and industry requirements, education must be a continuously updating process.

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June 1-15, 2019
Skill-Based Education To Overcome Job Crisis
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Skill-Based Education To Overcome Job Crisis

India is projected to have the largest young workforce in the world by 2025 but is failing to cash in on this rich demographic dividend.

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June 1-15, 2019
Education To Build A Resilient India
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Education To Build A Resilient India

Debate on quality can be linked to the period after World War I (1920s) when scientific management made a breakthrough in American industrial units to improve efficiency.

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June 1-15, 2019
Private Education In India
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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.

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June 1-15, 2019
Forced Migration Increases Educational Vulnerability And Trafficking In Sunderbans
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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.

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April 1-15, 2019
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Key Sectors Failing To Provide Employment

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

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April 1-15, 2019
Uniformity Of Electricity Prices In India – Will It Work Out
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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.

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April 1-15, 2019
Spiritual Awakening, The Bedrock Of Interfaith Harmony
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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’.

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April 1-15, 2019
Pure Water For The Needy
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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.

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April 1-15, 2019
The Battle of Tariffs in the G7 Summit Affects India
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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.

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July 16 - 31, 2018
We Are Hopeful About The Turnaround By March 2019 - Pawan Bajaj
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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.

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July 16 - 31, 2018
The Vedas : A Science Ahead Of Modern Sciences
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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

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July 16 - 31, 2018
Strict Surveillance Needed For Promotion Of Animal Rights
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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.

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July 16 - 31, 2018
Saluting The Achievements Of Iconic Indian Brands
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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.

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July 16 - 31, 2018
Real Estate Market Expected To Touch $180 Billion By 2020
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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.

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July 16 - 31, 2018
‘PSC Does Not Think Privatisation Is An Answer To Banking Crisis'
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‘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.

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July 16 - 31, 2018
Joblessness Continues, 77% Families Have No Regular Wage Earner
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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.”

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November 1 - 15, 2018
Cyber Shikshaa To Strengthen Cyber Security And Generate Employment
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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.

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November 1 - 15, 2018
Online Market During Dhanteras
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Online Market During Dhanteras

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

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November 1 - 15, 2018
Rabindrasangeet Stands The Test Of Time
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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 .

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November 1 - 15, 2018
Indian Tea Industry Needs Comprehensive Reform
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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.

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April 16-30, 2019
Indian Tea Industry Suffers Demand Deficiency
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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.

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April 16-30, 2019
Socio-Economic Implications Of Migration In India
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Socio-Economic Implications Of Migration In India

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

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April 16-30, 2019