With the emergence of various food and beverage apps, consumer choices have exponentially increased. Dineout is India’s largest dining out platform, which has tied up with more than 40,000 restaurants in 17 cities. Ankit Mehrotra, CEO and Co-founder, Dineout spoke to BE’s Aritra Mitra. Anki...
Think WhyNot Films (TWN-F) is one of the leading audio-visual story-tellers in India. In just few years, the company has charted out a unique path. BE’s Aritra Mitra spoke to Saurabh Sharma, Co-founder and CEO, Think WhyNot Films (TWN-F). Q) Please take us through your deliverables?A) ...
As widely expected, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the policy rate on August 7, 2019 to make the economy move and grow once again. Policy rate is the rate around which all interest rates, both bank lending and deposit rate, revolve.The purpose of the central bank’s cut in policy rate is to si...
In India, road networks have enjoyed the primary share for inland freight traffic in comparison to railways. The share of railways for freight traffic has dropped to 33% from 90% in the 1950s. Currently, the role of the Indian Railways has been limited as a bulk commodity supplier of coal, iron ore,...
The south of India has been home to some of the largest fleet owners who have specialised in transporting goods ranging from small parcels to huge machinery. For decades, companies like TVS and ABT in Tamil Nadu and KTC in Kerala have set up vast networks comprising of booking and delivery depots, t...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently constituted a task force to work on the development of a secondary market for corporate loans in India. Another panel has been appointed to work on the subject of housing finance securitisation in an effort to strengthen the capital market in India. The c...
The air transport industry in India contributes around $30 billion annually to India’s GDP. It directly employed more than 390,000 people while supporting another 570,000 in the supply chain as per a July 2016 study carried out by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG). Air cargo transportati...
In 2016, the World Bank’s Logistic Performance Index ranked India in the 35th position. This was a significant improvement from 2014 when India ranked 54th in the same list. The huge jump was an indication of the boom in the logistical sector and the ranking further reinforced the growth by creati...
In India, logistics cost, in average, is much higher as compared to many other economies. India’s flagship programme ‘Make in India’ cannot be successful if its logistics industry remains weak. Movement of goods in production involves a certain logistic cost. The more the logistic cost, higher...
The logistics sector in India has been a catalyst for economic growth. In India, around 60% of cargo transportation is done through roads. The Indian logistics sector is estimated to be worth around $160 billion. It is expected to reach $215 billion by 2020.India, with a population of 1.3 billion, i...