Kathmandu and New Delhi are currently having to dispute over a centuries-old disputed land. This started at a time when India is already involved in a border dispute with another neighbour - China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. Hopefully, the Indo-Nepal relationship is ye...
2019 was not a bad year for the Indian tourism industry. The central government was quite attentive towards the tourism and hospitality sector having launched positive schemes like Swadesh Darshan - Integrated Development of Theme-Based Tourist Circuits and the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spir...
The Indian economy has observed a growth in the start-up sector in the last few years. The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) reports that around 1300 new start-ups were established in India during 2019. Majority of start-ups (that exist globally) are technology-o...
The College Street book market, popularly known as the Boi Para, is an iconic landmark of Kolkata. Surrounded by prominent educational institutions like Presidency University, University of Calcutta, and the Medical College, this book market carries the legacy of Bengali literature a...
The Covid-19 pandemic was declared a ‘World Health Emergency’ on March 11 by the World Health Organisation (WHO). This pandemic has led to a partial global shutdown of economic and social activities. Industries and businesses - both public and private - are on a downward curve and are looking fo...
A recent National Statistical Office (NSO) data pointed that the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in India has contracted by 16.7% annually in March, 2020 as compared to a 2.7% expansion in March, 2019. This is the highest fall of the IIP in 39 years. NSO is yet to publish the IIP data for April...
In the month of April when the country was observing a lockdown, few Indian state governments notified to reform or suspend most of the labour laws in the formal sector. This was done to provide impetus to the struggling industrial sector and offer them some flexibility. The laws that are going to b...
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...
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...
