The nationwide lockdown has been hard on the agricultural sector. Though certain agricultural activities have been exempted, problems like disruption in the buying of foodgrains by the government, difficulties in harvesting due to a shortage of labour, and weakened market linkages due to disru...
For the banking industry, as it is with most other industries, the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has been a punch below the belt. It is still quite uncertain and there seems to be no clear indication of how the economy will be resurrected. According to a senior official from the City Union Bank ...
According to Shajai Jacob, CEO – GCC, ANAROCK Property Consultants, “To paraphrase Warren Buffet, a time of fear is a time for opportunity.” He explained, “While all economies are shaken at the moment, it is in such times that smart investors buy into their preferred asset classes. For NRIs,...
To appropriate an old quote, when America sneezes, the Indian software industry catches a cold. With more than a three-fifths share (62% in 2018-19) in India’s total software export, any negative development in the American market is sure to affect India’s software industry that grows largely on...
Globally, the coronavirus pandemic has taken an alarming proportion. The number of cases has also been steadily rising in India. In absence of any effective vaccine, the only way to control the pandemic is to prevent transmission and by providing critical supportive treatment to patients.India needs...
Awareness through Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to contain spread of Covid-19On the occasion of the World Hand Hygiene Day, ASSOCHAM jointly organised a webinar with Narayana Health in the presence of Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. While interact...
Bank of Baroda’s Mega MSME Outreach ProgrammeThe Bank of Baroda recently conducted a ‘Mega MSME Outreach Programme’ to connect MSME borrowers across India through a live webinar. A large number of MSME borrowers along with the bank’s general managers, zonal managers, regional managers, branc...
Previous pandemics declared by World Health Organisation (WHO) since the 20th Century (info graphic)Pandemics of the 21st centurySwine flu (2009-2010)The pandemic was caused by an H1N1 virus strain. In March 2009, the virus was found to be transmitted among people fast. This resulted in respir...
Everything seems to be going downhill during the lockdown. Everything except petrol and diesel prices in India. Even as international crude oil prices fell significantly due to the coronavirus pandemic, the central government seems to be reading the situation differently. The COVID-19 pandemic ...
Canon India takes online photography master-classesCanon India has expanded its digital masterclass series to regional markets and will be organising sessions in regional languages and introduced webinars on cinematography for filming and videography professionals. Speaking about the initiative, C S...