“I wanna make a prediction for you. I predict the 21st century will be the Indian century,” said Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon at a recent Amazon India’s event in New Delhi. Bezos announced an investment of $1 billion in India and added that the investment will be geared towards ‘digitising small ...
UCO Bank celebrates its 77th Foundation Day UCO Bank organised various activities to celebrate its 77th Foundation Day on January 6, 2020. The bank is building three more Rural Self Employment Training Centres (Dausa in Rajasthan, Jagatsinghpur in Odisha and Ropar in Punjab) in addition to its exist...
119th Annual General Meeting of the Bharat Chamber of CommerceBharat Chamber of Commerce organised the 119th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the chamber on January 11, 2020 in Kolkata. The theme of the Annual General Meeting was ‘Countdown for a New Economic Era’. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of...
The Indian Railways (IR) has been going through a rough financial patch for the last few years. But this year, it has reached an unprecedented low. The operating ratio (OR) is one of the most popular measures used to show the strength of railway finance. It has come down to 98.44% in FY 2018-19. The...
At the end of 2019, four eminent directors of the Indian film industry were seen hogging the limelight to promote their anthology horror film, ‘Ghost Storiesʼ. Interestingly, the buzz created around their next offering in the Hindi language anthology sought to promote not only the series but also...
In a country where tea as a beverage is largely consumed in different forms, formats and consistencies, the business of cultivating, growing, harvesting and selling packaged tea is a lucrative industry. In a country where tea is sold by the gallons from numerous roadside tea shops and kiosks, retail...
The furniture industry can only flourish with a booming real estate industry as a pre-condition. Furniture is the first need to make a property ready for living. But according to the latest data of the second quarter of the current fiscal, housing sales have dipped over 9%. This is expected to hit b...
Hellmann’s now serving KolkataIn India’s Food Capital, Kolkata, a Mayonnaise Brand, Hellmann’s was launched. The launch event held at Engineers Club was graced by renowned Chef Shaun Kenworthy along with popular celebrities Parambrata Chatterjee and Priyanka Sarkar. The launch was followed by ...
There is no easy answer to which is the better city to live and invest in, says Anuj Puri, Chairman, ANAROCK Property Consultant. “Mumbai and Delhi are two metropolises that drive India’s economy and politics but have little in common. There are several differences in the real estate profiles of...
Tourism has been the most important source of income and employment for the northern valley of Kashmir. The agricultural sector ranks second as far as income generation is concerned.The current critical political situation is severely limiting the scope of tourism-driven earnings in Jammu and Kashmi...