Thousands of lives can be improved through organ and tissue transplants, enabling people to live better, and in many cases, survive. So, why are only 0.01 percent of Indians consenting to donate their organs after their death.Organ donation is the process of retrieving or procuring an organ le...
Some 150 years ago, during British reign, big farmers in the western region of Maharashtra agitated over unfair lending practices and demanded a just and inclusive financing structure. This is where the genesis of cooperative movement took place. The legal architecture of the sector began...
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Prahlad Singh Patel on 27th July this year said, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in food processing sector has declined 57% to $393.4 million (around Rs. 2926 crore) in 2020-21 as compared to $904.7 million i...
ECGC, a premier Export Credit Agency (ECA) of Government of India (GOI) established in 1957, provides credit insurance covers to exporters against non-payment risks by the overseas buyers due to commercial and political reasons. It also provides insurance covers to banks against risks in expor...
Go first resumes Maldives operations startingGO FIRST (formerly known as GoAir) announced the resumption of flights to Maldives, a move that is likely to work as a precursor to the revival of the sector. This comes after Maldives, one of the favourite destinations for Indian tourists, opened its bor...
With growth comes transformation, both economic and social. The growing urbanisation and widespread access to information generate new aspirations across all sections of society and when they are not met, they create a sense of antagonism among the disadvantaged. In this highly disruptive phas...
The perspective and the importance of the sector Agriculture and allied activities contribute about 15% of the total gross value added (GVA) of India. Out of this, the livestock and dairy sector contributed about 28% of the whole sector in FY 2019-20. The milk sector has been growing by 6...
...... continued from previous issueAs the world experiences one climate disaster after another, alongside the health and socio-economic fallouts of the pandemic and other adverse developments, the push for sustainability in all spheres of business activity is coming from various quarters - fr...
Dear Readers,Bharat Economy: The ferocity of the COVID-19 second wave appears to be diminishing as the national vaccination drive speeds up. Active cases have been falling.Throughout the country clamp down has been imposed off and on. Even factories are closed. MSME has been affected greatly. State ...