At a time when the media was getting submerged with so much controversy regarding fake news, paid news, private treaties, hegemony, consumerism there came the announcement of two journalists – one from Philippines and another from Russia – getting the Nobel Peace prize this year. When everyone w...
Deepavali is an important Hindu festival, celebrated on the dark fortnight of Hindu month ‘Aswin. In 2021, it will be celebrated on November 4, over five days commencing from Aswayuja Bahula Chathurdasi and culminating in Kartika Sudh Vijaya. The term Deepavali means festival of lights. On Deepava...
On October 31, 2021 it would be the one hundred forty-sixth birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the maker of united India. Sardar Patel single-handedly steered the integration of more than five hundred fifty Princely States into the Union of India after its freedom from the English on Aug...
Ruma Dey appointed as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India Ruma Dey has been appointed as the new Chief General Manager (CGM) of SBI replacing Ranjan Kumar Mishra. He retired from bank services in September. Before taking charge in the Kolkata branch, Ruma Dey was chief general manager ...
Nagendra Shaw, Director of Shree Balaji Realcon and N K Realty, shares his opinion about the impact of the second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic on the Indian real estate market, focusing on the Kolkata market.Q. What has been the impact of the second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic on the Indian real ...
There has been anxiety over the required supply of electric power in India in the not-so-distant days. This has been mainly due to shortages of coal supply at the power plants. A number of states like Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan have raised concern about potential blackouts as a result of shortage o...
Company Profile Titan Company Limited is an Indian luxury products company that mainly produces lifestyle accessories like watches, jewellery and eyewear. A Tata Group concern, it was started as a joint venture with Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation, Hosur, Tamil Nadu by 27.88% of s...
The Economics Nobel 2021 goes to three US based economists. One half of the award has gone to David Card, Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkley. The other half has gone jointly to Joshua D Angrist of MIT and Guido W Imbens of Stanford University. The economics Nobel c...
Buzz words like crypto, bitcoin, digital currency etc. have revolutionised the financial sector - but in the absence of knowledge either we ignore these words or do not discuss them at all. Besides, governments, financial institutions, broadcast media and financial experts also do not bring them int...