Dear Readers,Since the Vedic ages, tourism has been in vogue in Bharat in the form of pilgrimage, yatras by social reformers and spiritual reformers, educative tours, eco-tourism, trade routes and so on. Even in small villages, there were inns to cater to tourists and needs of local inhabitants for ...
The gross domestic product (GDP) performance of the first quarter (April-June) of the current financial year 2018-19 (FY19) has been beyond anyone’s expectation. An 8.2% growth of GDP, although from a low base of 5.6% in Q1 FY18, is commendable when one compares it with that of other countri...
Early this week, the slide-down of the rupee was relentlessly continuing. Indian rupee fell to the lowest level on Monday, September 10, Rs. 72.67 per US dollar; on Tuesday, it reached yet another low at Rs. 72.70. It looks it may fall further soon to Rs. 75.The ongoing currency crisis is not new. W...
The Indian Postal Service (India Post) has a famed history of 150 years. Operating under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, it has touched the lives of millions of Indians as a carrier of mails, an agent for collection of money under various types of small savings deposit sch...
Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited has reported a consolidated profit after tax (PAT) of Rs. 139.55 crore during the quarter ended June 30, 2018, as compared to Rs.65.15 crore during the corresponding quarter of last year. In line with the direction from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Srei has ...
The National Parivar Mediclaim Policy from National Insurance Company Limited, is a floater health insurance, covering the members of a family under a single sum insured. The subject policy covers at least two family members. The proposer should be between 18 and 65 years.The maximum entry age of an...
The digital industry is expected to produce around 20 lakh jobs in India by 2020. With 3.9 million employees, the IT industry is the largest private sector employer in India and the sector will need an extra 2.5 to 3 million professionals by 2025. However, the IT sector faces uncertainty of demand a...
If, according to the adage, "health is wealth", the key factor for achieving this, is to be happy. Now, happiness is a state of mind – the mind being an unseen force that, according to many, is a Devil. How much ever you try to control the mind, it wavers, dithers, changes, somersaults, and is har...
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. Hand injuries are a big componen...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has been working for child development in India since 1949. Dr. Yasmin Ali Haque, who had visited West Bengal recently after joining as the UNICEF Representative in India, has said the state is doing well on child development projects. This is a special ...