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Spirituality Is The Essence Of Humanity
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Spirituality Is The Essence Of Humanity

Spirituality is the science to discover the spiritual world, i.e., to discover the inner world for peace, happiness and prosperity.

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December 16-31, 2017
Spirituality Fosters Humanity
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Spirituality Fosters Humanity

Spirituality is derived from the word spiritual.

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December 16-31, 2017
India Manufacturing Gains Amidst US-China Trade War
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India Manufacturing Gains Amidst US-China Trade War

Due to the escalating trade war between the US and China, several American companies are planning to shift their supply chain from China to avoid any tariff backlash. India appears to be the potential benefactor in this case.

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August 1-15, 2019
India's Second Mission To The Moon
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India's Second Mission To The Moon

Chandrayaan-2, India’s second Moon mission was launched on July 22. Chandrayaan-2 will be the first mission to land a rover near the lunar South Pole.

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August 1-15, 2019
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Can App-Based Business Ensure Decent Jobs?

There are two basic business models linked to app-based businesses.

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August 1-15, 2019
Is Government Losing Transparency?
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Is Government Losing Transparency?

Journalists are not always a very disciplined lot. Keeping them at an arm’s length can be a good strategy for the government – and that can happen as a result of their own misbehaviour; but banning them from the source of information can have different implications.

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August 1-15, 2019
No Two Joint Winners, But Only One Loser!
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No Two Joint Winners, But Only One Loser!

Though a section of the press declared that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Government of India (GOI) were joint winners of the much awaited ‘mother of all board meetings’ that was organised on November 19, the undisputed fact remains that the RBI emerged unscathed. It did not lose anything. GOI was the lone loser. The predicted events did not materialise.

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December 1 - 15, 2018
Trade War: An Act Of Irrational Exuberance
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Trade War: An Act Of Irrational Exuberance

Last September the Donald Trump government imposed import tariffs by a huge amount, $200 billion, mainly on Chinese goods to curb Chinese imports into the United States.

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December 1 - 15, 2018
Impact Of Trade War On World Economy And India
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Impact Of Trade War On World Economy And India

For several years and for equally several reasons, there has been an increasing tension between the United States of America (USA) and China.

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December 1 - 15, 2018
Growth In Steel Industry Augurs Well For Ancillaries
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Growth In Steel Industry Augurs Well For Ancillaries

The Indian government has defined an ancillary industry as, “An unit, having capital investment not exceeding 1 crore, which produce parts, components, sub-assemblies and tooling for supply against known or anticipated demand of one or more large units manufacturing and assembling complete products and which is not a subsidiary to or controlled by any large unit in regard to the negotiation of contracts for supply of its goods to any large unit.

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February 1-15, 2019
Higher Demand Steers Steel Sector's Revival
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Higher Demand Steers Steel Sector's Revival

After almost a decade of indifferent growth, the recovery of the global economy and that of the steel industry in 2017 points to a positive outlook for India’s steel sector.

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February 1-15, 2019
KYC Remediation- A Boon For BFSI
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KYC Remediation- A Boon For BFSI

Globally, the Know your Customer (KYC) process is a way for banks, financial institutions, service provider companies (for e.g., telecom, power, gas, internet, DTH TV et al.), various government departments, educational institutions, and many others to verify the identity of their clients.

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February 1-15, 2019
The IBC Can Transform The Indian Steel Sector
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The IBC Can Transform The Indian Steel Sector

The Indian steel industry had suffered in the past from the structural ailment of fragmentation.

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February 1-15, 2019
Disaster In Kerala: What Media Can Do
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Disaster In Kerala: What Media Can Do

God could not save its own country...Humans, over the years, have destroyed its pristine nature despite all warnings - Madhav Gadgil et al.

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September 1 - 15, 2018
A National Calamity: Options Before Government
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A National Calamity: Options Before Government

The unprecedented floods in Kerala last month resulted in the death of 373. Around 1.2 million people from their homes and hearths were uprooted. They are now in relief camps.

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September 1 - 15, 2018
Atal Bihari Vajpayee - The Socio-Economic Reformer
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee - The Socio-Economic Reformer

Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away at the age of 93 on August 16, 2018, was the forerunner for several socio-economic reforms undertaken by his successors. He continued to liberalise the economy and presented a fresh image of India to the world.

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September 1 - 15, 2018
Giving Tennis A Deserving Shot At Success In India
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Giving Tennis A Deserving Shot At Success In India

On one side of the court stands a man regarded by many as the greatest player ever to have graced the sport.

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September 1 - 15, 2018
Postmodernism In Music
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Postmodernism In Music

It becomes more and more difficult to specify exactly what is that ‘postmodernism’ is supposed to refer to as the term gets stretched in all directions across different debates, different disciplinary and discursive boundaries, as different factions seek to make it in their ownway, using it to designate a plethora of incommensurable objects, tendencies and emergencies.

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September 1 - 15, 2018
Why Only Blood And Gore?
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Why Only Blood And Gore?

The coverage by the Indian news media is increasingly becoming morbid. Children beating up their parents and driving them out of the house; ruffians lynching people on mere grounds of suspicion; communal riots; murders and rapes; political hatred – these seem to be the staple food of the media today.

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September 16-30, 2018
India Post Payments Bank
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India Post Payments Bank

The Indian Postal Service (India Post) has a famed history of 150 years.

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September 16-30, 2018
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Tourism Turns A Big Contributor To GDP Growth

Travel and tourism sector is fast becoming an important contributor to economic growth. According to a recent report by World Economic Forum (WEF) travel and tourism industry accounts for 10% of global GDP and about 10% of jobs.

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September 16-30, 2018
Tourism Promoted By North-Eastern States
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Tourism Promoted By North-Eastern States

The north-eastern Indian states cover a total area of around 2.62 lakh square kms.

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September 16-30, 2018
Sikkim's Rich Organic Flora And Fauna
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Sikkim's Rich Organic Flora And Fauna

Sikkim was declared as the ‘first organic state in the country’ in 2016. The state was also awarded the ‘cleanest state in India’ by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in September, 2016.

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September 16-30, 2018
Temi Tea Tourism - Travels And Tales From South Sikkim
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Temi Tea Tourism - Travels And Tales From South Sikkim

The sun rises with birds chirping and in the distance, one hears the pleasant hum of women talking as they walk through the narrow passages between the lush bushes of tea.

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September 16-30, 2018
NIIT‘s Talent Pipeline Service creates trained manpower
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NIIT‘s Talent Pipeline Service creates trained manpower

The digital industry is expected to produce around 20 lakh jobs in India by 2020.

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September 16-30, 2018
Kolkata Hospital Organised Course For Ortho Surgeons
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Kolkata Hospital Organised Course For Ortho Surgeons

The Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand (ISSH), a national association of hand surgeons, conducted a ‘Basic Hand Course’ on August 25 and 26, 2018, in association with the Kolkata Arthroscopy and Sports Surgery Society (KASS) at Medica Superspecialty Hospital.

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September 16-30, 2018
‘Make In India' In Defence
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‘Make In India' In Defence

Self-reliance in the defence sector has been a long cherished goal of the Indian policymakers.

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October 16 - 31, 2018
BCC Organises National Seminar On Defence Production
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BCC Organises National Seminar On Defence Production

The Bharat Chamber of Commerce (BCC) recently organised a national seminar and exhibition on Defence Production: Public-Private Partnership Focus Eastern India, in partnership with the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Government of India in the Westin Hotel, Kolkata.

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October 16 - 31, 2018
It Is Essential That Designers For Defence Products Function Closely With The End Users
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It Is Essential That Designers For Defence Products Function Closely With The End Users

Vice Admiral Bimalendu Guha retired from the Indian Navy in 1995 as the Flag Officer, Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command. He had also been the Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition. He is presently engaged as an independent maritime consultant. Guha spoke to BE's Ellora De regarding the different implications of the Make in India policy in the defence sector.

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October 16 - 31, 2018
Bengal Chemicals: On The Way To Mini Ratna
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Bengal Chemicals: On The Way To Mini Ratna

Bengal Chemicals has started dreaming big. Riding on its recent successful turnaround after nearly seven decades of loss, the century-old pharmaceutical company is aiming for Mini Ratna status in the next 5 years.

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October 16 - 31, 2018