Communicating The Annual Budget

Preparing for the coverage of the budget, both at the state and the central level, has always been a big occasion for any business newspaper or television channel. It’s an annual ritual, for which all media outfits undertake long planning processes. 

Rural India Is The Theme Of This Budget

The Union Budget 2018-19 which held humble expectations and was the first post-GST and the last full Budget of the Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the country goes to polls in 2019 was widely expected to be rural centric and was bang on expectations, the budget laid emphasis on strengthening agriculture and rural economy, provision of good health care to economically less privileged apart from which focus was on senior citizens, infrastructure creation and improvement in the quality of education in the country.

The Indian Railways In The Budget 2018

This is the second year that the rail budget has been merged with the Annual Budget of the government of India. This is why the railway sector has lost its prominence as a matter of discussion.

Inconsolable Sufferings

In February 2018, a headline of Daily Mail Online, UK, reads – “Heartbroken man carries a child’s body as death toll passes 400 including nearly 100 children in latest bombing raid by Assad’s forces in Syrian region declared ‘Hell on earth’.”

Another Six Years For Putin

The recently concluded Russian presidential election warrants a close scrutiny. In what was effectively a one horse race, anything less than an impressive victory could have weakened President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power.

Yet Another Fortnight Of Economic Turbulence

It started with the first shot in the trade war fired by the US President Donald Trump. It was not unexpected, as he fought his presidential election campaign promising action against “unfair trade practices” and “manipulative exchange rate” polices of China and vowed to protect American jobs.

Unemployment And Corruption

Around 65% of India’s population is composed of young people. The Indian economy has a large pool of educated and trained young people. But it is also an established fact that unemployment is growing in India and there is dissatisfaction among the youth.

Cement Industry Poised For Growth

The Indian cement industry is the second largest cement producer in the world after China with a production capacity of nearly 420 million tonnes. It accounts for 6.9% of the world’s cement output.

Indian Cement Industry: Investment Opportunities

India is the second largest producer of cement in the world. No wonder, India’s cement industry is a vital part of its economy, providing employment to more than a million people, directly or indirectly. Ever since it was deregulated in 1982, the Indian cement industry has attracted huge investments, both from Indian as well as foreign investors.

Employment Growth In IT Sector Slides Down in 2017-18

Nobel Laureate and economist Paul Krugman has recently remarked that lack of employment poses the biggest risk to India even as he has remained optimistic about the growth story that will be driven by the world’s fastest-growing economy’s young population.

Calm Your Nerves, Watch Your Health

What is ailing workplaces? Factors like lost productivity, escalating absenteeism, and indirect expenses give birth to a negative work environment, which impacts business and leads to mental health problems.

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu –The Ocean of Love

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a proponent of the Bhakti movement. He was the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. The philosophy of Sri Chaitanya is called achintya-bhedabheda-tattva which is simply described as inconceivable oneness and difference.