Retail Inflation Down At The Cost Of Farmers

Should India cheer the decline in inflation rate or mourn it as this was caused largely by a fall in the prices of agricultural produce and thus, would affect the country’s farm economy?

Reducing Lifestyle Diseases

According to Daniel Lieberman, Chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, over the course of millions of years, apes living in the forests of Africa changed to modern humans.

The Flip Side Of Interim Budget 2019

The Interim Budget 2019 has been prepared keeping in view certain international and national developments.

Animals That Turn Gods

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

Government Initiatives To Tackle Environmental Degradation

Over the years, India has taken several measures to control pollution, maintain ecological balance, increase forest area and keep its rivers clean. In this article, we take a look at some of these initiatives.

The Business Of Event Management

Twenty years ago, when Dr. Latha A. Krishna launched Virgo Events, little did she imagine that one of her efforts would get her into the Guinness Book of World Records. Known to have stablished the longest standing beauty pageant in this part of the country – Mrs. Chennai, Latha says that the challenge to do this was unique and brought into play all her experiences of the last twenty years.

Indian Textile Industry In The Global Market

The textile and apparel sector is a major sector globally. Since the initial stages of global industrialisation, this sector has remained at the forefront of generating employment and has featured prominently in the export market of many developed economies.

‘Go Hyper-Local' Is The New Mantra Of Multinational Food And Beverage Companies

In the last couple of decades, India has seen a surge in serious ailments like cancer, cardiac ailments and diabetes. Most of these were attributed to a growing sedentary life, changing lifestyles, preference to western cuisine, increased availability of packaged fast food and consumption of soft drinks.

Indian Leather Industry Positioned For Growth

The Indian leather industry, with an annual turnover of over $12 billion, has recorded a cumulative annual growth of about 3.09% in the last five years.

Srei Lists Its Equipment Finance Business

The proposed capital augmentation scheme is expected to further infuse around 500 crore in our equipment finance business and will pave the way for multifold growth.

Recycling Plastic To Revive Environment

Plastic poses one of the stiffest environmental challenges today.

Coking Coal Scarcity Affects Indian Steel

The Indian government is focusing on the steel sector.

Online Platforms Boost Real Estate

The Indian real estate sector is expected to touch around $180 billion by 2020.

India's App Economy Contributes To Growth

Prabir Dey’s day starts in the morning and often ends at mid-night.

How The Joy Of Flying Came To An End

Grounding of East West (1996), Damania (1997), Air Sahara (2007), Air Deccan (2007), Paramount (2010), Kingfisher (2012), and now Jet Airways may have different reasons but they commonly point out that the aviation sector is cyclical in nature.

Water Crisis In Chennai – A Wake-up Call

Chennai has been facing a severe water crisis.

When Balloons Kill

Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Member of Parliament (Lok Shabha)

Indian Wedding Industry Turns A Major Income Generator

Indian billionaires are creating their own heavens to celebrate marriages – moving from one end of the world to the other end to find their preferred places. Marriages of celebrities have become national affairs, be it of cricketer Virat Kohli or industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s daughter.

Branding Of Tea Is The Task Of Producers

The tea industry is passing through a crisis of oversupply. Even in the international tea market, supply outpaces demand. Small tea growers are coming up in a big way in India and producing tea at a lower cost as compared to big tea producers. Arun Kumar Ray, IPS, Deputy Chairman, Tea Board, spoke to BE’s Kishore Kumar Biswas.

Biggest Consolidation Of PSBs, Still Challenges Remain

After the amalgamation of two erstwhile public sector banks (PSBs), Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank into Bank of Baroda (BoB), the BoB is now the second largest PSB of the country.

How Do The Politicians Communicate?

Words. Words. Words. Do they really mean anything? Or are they just promises without action.

Unsafe Homes, Migrating To Neighbours

The coastlines of the Mediterranean Sea went blurry with the waves.

Sonbhadra And Thereafter

The recent killing of eleven Gond tribals including three women by a landlord to forcefully occupy his alleged 90 bighas of land has shaken the national conscience.

IND AS – For Whom And When?

It is worth mentioning that if IND AS becomes applicable to any company as on a particular date, then IND AS shall also automatically become applicable to its holding company, all its subsidiaries, associated companies and joint ventures from the same date.

Indian Railways move to a modern logistic provider?

In India, road networks have enjoyed the primary share for inland freight traffic in comparison to railways.

Reverse logistics in e-retailing can help to contain e-waste

Disruptive digital forces that include the internet of things (IoT), robotic process automation (RPA), cloud computing and analytics have affected e-commerce businesses at large.

Better logistics for improving economy and employment

“The line between order and disorder lies in logistics” – is how Sun Tzu, the Chinese military strategist and philosopher defined the place of logistics in a nation’s growth drive.

Children and their illnesses

I meet so many mothers who won’t let their children walk barefoot in the house or the park, won’t let them touch snails, won’t let them grasp mud or go out in the hot rain of the monsoon, won’t let them near any animals and refuse to keep a pet because it might bring in bacteria.

Importance of logistics in e-commerce

In 2016, the World Bank’s Logistic Performance Index ranked India in the 35th position.

Growth in air cargo transportation

The air transport industry in India contributes around $30 billion annually to India’s GDP.