Senior journalist Shantanu Guha Ray’s latest book ‘The Target’ is gaining momentum in sales and has been promoted to the first position on Amazon India, for the second time in a row. The book is a result of the author’s research regarding challen-ges to entrepreneurship and technology-led in...
The year 2017 began with a speculation regarding the Trump regime curbing the H-1B visas. But to everyone’s relief, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that they will receive applications for H-1B visas for the 2018 fiscal year and it will start from April 3. The USCI...
Coal is an important source of energy. It occupies a central position in most economies’ energy policies. India is an emerging global economy and its energy demands are on the rise, with the renewed focus on heavy industries through programmes such as Make in India. Under the leadership of S...
According to a report published by the Environmental Protection Agency of United States (UNEP) in 2015, 75% of the defunct electronic items are not disposed due to lack of knowledge regarding its disposal globally. Electronic products that have become futile contain hazardous components, depen...
The micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of Indian industry. The country is trying to make the rural areas more attractive in the international market. The MSMEs have a crucial role to play here. They contribute nearly 8% of the country’s GDP, 45% of the manufacturing outp...
New Zealand sits on top of a previously unknown continent. The continent is mostly submerged beneath the South Pacific and scientists are in favour of naming it Zealandia.Scientists from GNS Science, a New Zealand-based scientific research body, has informed recently that Zealandia was once a part o...
The Government of India is trying to expedite the process of recruiting its first Chief of Defence Staff. According to government sources, a note has been sent to the Defence Committee by the Indian Defence Ministry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a meeting with the Defence Minister Manohar ...
Power is one of the most critical components of infrastructure and is crucial for the growth of economies. The Union Budget 2017-18 has presented a mixed bag for the energy sector. While Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has retained the government’s focus on rural electrification, renewable energy an...
Wankhede stadium, Mumbai, April, 2011: Second ball of the forty-ninth over. M.S. Dhoni hits the ball for a huge six. 42,000 Indians present in the stadium and millions watching it on television, roar. India lifts the World Cup.Carioca Arena 2, Rio de Janeiro, August, 2016: Sakshi Malik wins the bron...
India had only five major ports, namely, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Cochin, and Visakhapatnam, when it became independent in 1947. Today, 11 major ports and 139 operable intermediate and minor ports serve its 6000 km coastline. While the increase in traffic at the major ports has been 9.9% last year,...