Despite some popular claims, historical records of commercial policies of the Western economies indicate an inherent, age-old struggle between liberalism and protectionism. Indeed, in the West, free trade has always been the exception and protectionism the rule. On the contrary, the entire Asian reg...
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-Kisan) was announced by the then Union Minister of Finance, Piyush Goyal during the 2019 Interim Union Budget. The PM-Kisan scheme promises payment of Rs 6000 to each farmer family every year in three instalments. This scheme was meant to provid...
The recent India visit of the Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina has added strength to Indo-Bangla relations. She was invited as the Chief Guest at the India Economic Summit organised by the World Economic Forum on October 03-04, 2019 in New Delhi. On October 05, 2019, she met Indian Prime Min...
The Indian government has recently initiated various steps for accelerating real estate and infrastructure development, opening up new avenues for the construction of machinery industry. Sandeep Singh, Managing Director, Tata Hitachi, Construction Machinery, spoke to BE’s Ankit Singh.Q. How has th...
The Ayodhya Dispute regarding construction of Ram Temple in the Supreme Court was the longest and the most controversial litigation in India. It was titled as M.Siddiq (D)Thr Lrs Vs. Mahant Suresh Das & Ors in Civil Appeal Nos.10866-10867of 2010. After a marathon hearing by five judges bench hea...
The Tamil Nadu Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (TNREAT) has upheld a ruling by the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) that SEZ projects and estates involving the sale of industrial land parcels to investors come under the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Act. This verdict fro...
The Sri Vishnu Sahashranam Stotram is well-known. Through this article, I try to communicate those lessons I learned from it. In this book, Dr. Tripathi not only mentions one thousand names of Lord Vishnu and hundred and eight names of Goddess Laxmi in the light of spirituality, he also explains the...
A last minute decision by India early this month to not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) stunned the 10-member ASEAN group and the five Asia-Pacific states. The ASEAN group comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand...
Imagine a home that is elegant yet affordable. That is equipped with all modern facilities yet comes at a price that doesn’t burn a hole in your pocket. Sangati is the smarter way to live. Where you own your home in the self-sustainable premises of Shristinagar in Asansol and have access to every ...
The Supreme Court’s final verdict on Ayodhya is out. Almost all political parties have accepted it with grace. The Prime Minister has said that it is victory for none and has sought peace. The reactions of the media too have been generally rational. The Hindu’s banner heading says: Temple in dis...