The Indian banking system has seen a wave of reforms in recent years which have been closely supplemented by various major economic reforms. BE’s Kuntala Sarkar spoke to Tushar Pandey, Independent Consultant and Advisor (Social Equity and PPP) and former Senior President (Public and Social P...
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.Perhaps the most important decision that was made in...
Students have always been worried about being placed. But now, the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) has launched a placement portal, ‘makautplacement.com’ that solves the placement worries of its students at least in Kolkata and its surrounding areas. The portal will con...
LED (light emitting diode) televisions have fundamentally changed the experience of TV viewing. The segment is constantly evolving technologically, with new features being added regularly. The popular Chinese smart phone maker, Xiaomi has partnered with Dixon Technologies for manufacturing 55,...
Since 1935, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been undertaking the responsibility of managing public debt for the Indian government. Among the advanced world economies, India’s sovereign debt position has a crisis free track record and also boasts of a rational debt-GDP ratio.Government Proposal...
Bengal Peerless is an important player in the real estate sector in West Bengal. It is developing its new project Avidipta II which is one of the the tallest residential projects in Kolkata and the project is situated on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, Kolkata. Ketan Sengupta, CEO, Bengal Pee...
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 cris...
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. The 2nd edition of The Economic Times Iconic Brands 2018...
The Digital India initiative seeks to lay emphasis on e-governance and transform India into a digitally empowered society. Digitalisation will prepare the country for knowledge-based transformation. It is to ensure that government services are available to citizens electronically. It will focus on p...
Last year, the central government extended the benefit of interest subsidy on home loans for households. As per the revised norms, the middle income group or MIG-I category home buyers with household income between Rs. 6 lakh and Rs. 12 lakh were made eligible for a subsidy for homes up to carpet ar...