A nation’s youth is its driving force. But whenever youngsters are asked about their prospective career choice, seldom do they choose politics. Political veterans keep calling for millennials to join their political parties in public events but very few register under their youth wings.However, th...
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in India, His Excellency Sun Weidong speaking at the Chinese New Year Reception organised by the Chinese Consulate General in Kolkata. ...
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...
The State Bank of India (SBI) has recently turned down the interest rates on car and home loans to 7.90% from 8.15% for loans up to `30 lakh. For similar loans of `30 lakh to `75 lakh, the interest rate is now 8.20% as compared to 8.45% previously and for loans in the same category of above `75 lakh...
2019 proved to be a challenging year for India where its economy dimmed. There were a number of challenges like declining of GDP growth rate, consumer confidence, and economic parameters, triggering fears of economic slowdown. Several sectors such as real estate, aviation, telecom, automobile, and c...