The SREI Foundation successfully organised a summit and an award function of Global Order of Dignitaries (G.O.D.) and Philanthropists, 2018, on July 28 and 29, 2018, at Westin Hotel, Kolkata, India, in association with the We Care for Humanity and Sant Nirankari Mission. The G.O.D. Award...
It is difficult to restrain alcohol consumption in our society. The government can play a vital role to reduce and control alcoholism and alcohol abuse by imposing law and improving awareness. But it is observed that the revenue earnings through alcohol business have taken a rise in some states. For...
The name ‘Kumortuli’ is associated with the art of idol making and sculpturing, which is deeply connected with the tradition and heritage of Bengali culture. This area in northern Kolkata near the river Ganges could still retain its original essence amidst the world of digitalisation. The Bengal...
Fighting through the darkness‘Socially confined’ can be the right word for the residents of the red light areas (RLAs). A woman of an RLA is confined within her ‘profession’ by her trafficker / pimp / landlady through a mechanism of intimidation and violence. The children of RLAs carry marks...
Since 1935, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been undertaking the responsibility of managing public debt for the Indian government. Among the advanced world economies, India’s sovereign debt position has a crisis free track record and also boasts of a rational debt-GDP ratio.Government Proposal...
Many Indians are yet to accept health insurance as a financial tool for medical emergencies. They usually postpone investing in health insurance unless they are faced by a challenging situation. Though the Indian health insurance market has been witnessing growth, it lags behind other countries in t...
Foreword Dr. Anup Majumdar, Ex-Professor & Head of Radiotherapy, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research and S.S.K.M. Hospital, Kolkata, briefly shared with BE, an excerpt from his lifelong experience in treating cancer patients. He said, “Even after being in the field of c...
Demand is actually determined by the access to electricity and the ability to pay for it. Power is one of the most crucial components of infrastructure. It can be said that it is the backbone of any economy. India needs urgent policies and reforms to overcome the present crisis in the power se...
Recently, Ritabrata Banerjee, an independent MP of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal in an unstarred question (Question No. 4062) asked in the Rajya Sabha session, whether loans amounting to `2.4 lakh crore of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) related to influential corporates have been written off by the prese...
The United Nations Organisation (UNO) has recently recognised Bangladesh’s eligibility as a developing country from a least developed country (LDC). This evaluation by the UN was formally announced by Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Bangladesh, on the 99th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu, Sheikh M...