PNB MD & CEO inaugurates the Central Loan Processing CentrePunjab National Bank MD & CEO Sunil Mehta inaugurated the Central Loan Processing Centre (CLPC) of PNB in Kolkata. These centres aim to strengthen the bank’s internal credit offering systems and processes. These are specialised loa...
The Kumbha Mela is the largest religious congregation in India and is attended by millions. The month and a half long fair is marked by the construction of a massive tented township, complete with cottages, huts, platforms, civic facilities, administrative blocks and security measures. This time rou...
NABARD estimates Credit Potential of Rs. 157497.71 crore for West BengalState Credit Seminar organised on January 9, 2019 in Kolkata. In the seminar the State Focus Paper, prepared by NABARD containing the aggregation of District-wise as well as Sector-wise credit potentials in a holistic manner, wa...
India is one of the top five markets of the luggage industry. Consumers are now seeing luggage as a status enhancer and a lifestyle product. Additionally, progress in the standard of living, rise in income, expanding travelling expenditure for both business and leisure, and the recent trend of gifti...
Agricultural tourism involves any agriculture based operation or activity that brings visitors to farms or ranches. It includes a wide range of activities, including buying produce directly from a farm stand. It is a form of niche tourism that is experiencing growth in many parts of the world includ...
The jewellery market is growing in India. The sector is witnessing the entry of new international players in addition to the presence of important national companies. Avama is one-of-a-kind jewellery brand offering innumerable designs in gold and gems. Abhishek Kajaria, Founder, Avama Jewellers spok...
Saurabh Kumar has taken over as Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). He replaces P K Shrivastava. Kumar, an IOFS officer of the 1982 batch, is an M-Tech in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. He was o...
Jindal Stainless, India’s largest stainless steel manufacturing group now has installation of additional 2 lakh tonnes/annum cold rolled production capacity at its Jajpur facility in Odisha. The production will start in January 2019. The current high growth rate and immense diversification potenti...
Coal is the largest and one of the most widespread fossil fuel resources, which provides 23% of the world’s energy. Thermal coals or steaming coals and metallurgical coals or coking coals, the two main types of coal, have different commercial markets and industrial uses. Thermal coal is burned for...
India has wide scope for the metal recycling sector.According to recent industry estimates, the widely unorganised and fragmented sector has the potential to register an annual growth rate of 11.4% till 2020. On the flipside, the government is yet to recognise metal recycling as an industry. The sec...