India’s tourism prospects, by all counts, are incredible. With its diversity in culture, topography, flora, and fauna, India, perhaps, has no match. Then why is it in the 34th position in the world tourism map and a single digit growth rate?Globetrotters know well where to search for wildlife or t...
Dr. Chandrima Shaha has become the first female President - Elect of the Indian National Science Academy (2020-2022). This breaks the glass ceiling when it comes to women at the forefront of STEM- a combination of fields where they are under-represented.Dr. Shaha’s primary interest in research foc...
A large number of women are better in managing and leading teams effectively for a common cause. They may be of any age group, from any family, literate or illiterate. They only need to understand the purpose and the objectives of the task to manage. Most of them possess an inner spirit which ...
The PDP Group has been in the logistics sector for more than three decades with the motto ‘moving beyond logistics’. Pramod Kumar Srivastava, CEO and Director, PDP Group, spoke to BE’s Aritra Mitra regarding the problems and prospects in the sector.Q. What challenges do you face as an importan...
The muslin clothes manufactured in India used to be merchandised to the Roman emperors in the 2nd century AD. During the 17th and 18th centuries, muslins were imported by Europeans from Bengal. During the Indian struggle for independence, development of ‘khadi’ (hand-woven natural fibre cloth or...
After the success of its tourism’s promotional slogan ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’, the Indian tourism ministry has come out with another catchphrase 'your search ends here'.One hopes the new slogan helps in attracting more foreign tourists to India for experiencing nature’s beauty and cultural diver...
In the latest Union Budget, Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitaraman, proposed to increase the import duty on gold from 10% to 12.5%. The decision came at a time when the domestic jewellery industry was demanding a cut in import duty. In the past, the Indian commerce ministry had also recommended a reduc...
In India, railways and tourism are interconnected. Indian railways is one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting over 18 million passengers and more than two million tons of freight daily. It is the world’s largest commercial utility employer with more than 1.4 million...
The Tourism Department of West Bengal has taken up the mega task of renovating many of its tourist accommodations and is also looking to implement new programmes. It has been trying to attract national and international tourists.In an exclusive interview with BE’s Kishore Kumar Biswas, Goutam Deb,...
The ‘Incredible India’ campaign was launched in 2002 by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India to promote India as a global tourist destination. Sagnik Chowdhury, Regional Director (East), India Tourism, spoke to BE’s Aritra Mitra.Q. How far has the ‘Incredible India’ campaign impact...