The central government in various podiums claimed that they were able to bring the ‘One Nation one Tax’ system in the country. On similar lines now, demand is being raised at certain levels that electricity prices all across the country - atleast for the domestic sector - are made uniform ...
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 post-2015 development agenda. We must improve water quality and the management of water resources and wastewater. This is a matt...
“If your project doesn’t work, look for the part that you didn’t think was important.” — Arthur BlochThe definition of a project can be said to be a set of activities to achieve a result, with some specific parameters such as start date, end date and resources. Effective project management...
Recently the rating agency, Fitch, slashed the GDP growth forecast for FY19 of the Indian economy. The Fitch estimates put it at 6.9% from the 7.2% growth projected last December. It is not the only institution that has expressed doubts over the recent economic performance of the Indian economy. Man...
India is facing a decline in the total number of employed persons in the economy. According to a Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report, India’s total workforce - the sum of persons in employment - fell from 42 crore to 37.3 crore between 2011-12 and 2017-18. More women compared to men say it ...
India is now the world’s fourth-largest economy. It produced $9.4 trillion in goods and services in 2017. But it has a long way to go to beat the top three, that is, China, with a production worth $23.1 trillion, the European Union with $19.9 trillion, and the United States with $17.4 trillion.The...
A long-awaited report from the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) on employment generation has put the central government in a tight spot. According to the draft report from NSSO, the job market has dipped to its lowest in the last 45 years. Yet, according to the World Bank, India's GDP is expecte...
The state of West Bengal is among the most critically disaster-prone states in India. Various districts of the state like the South and North 24 Parganas, Kolkata, Howrah, Hoogly and East Midnapore are highly exposed to flood and cyclone. The northern districts of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri come unde...
In Maharashtra, leather artisans are spread across several districts and their population is concentrated in Kolhapur, Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Kolhapur, Satara, Solapur, Nagpur, Osmanabad and Raigad. Kolhapur is famous for its intricate art worked leather chappals which are better known as Kolhapuri c...
Allahabad Bank partners with Universal Sompo General InsuranceUniversal Sompo General Insurance Company Ltd announced the launch of the online portal for its partner Allahabad Bank in presence of the bank’s MD and CEO, CH. S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao. The insurance company will issue the company’s co...