The current fiscal has been tough for the Indian economy. The pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have hit the economy hard and most sectors are yet to recover fully. Real estate, tourism and hospitality sectors have been heavily affected. According to industry insiders, there are some green ...
Rapidly increasing digitisation in India has had its share of positives for the Indian economy. However, it has also exposed a whole gamut of internet security issues that can be linked to the current transitory phase of India’s digitisation process. Across the world, rules govern...
The Covid-19 pandemic has been hard on the shopping malls in India. With the economy showing very limited signs of recovery, these shopping malls are mainly depending on the upcoming festive season in India to experience some positive headwinds. According to data from the Shopping Centres Assoc...
The newly introduced New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has taken the Indian academia by storm. Opinions stand divided. The 68-page policy document has its share of good policies but their implementation will be a challenge.ChallengesThis is the third version of an education policy, which has been clea...
The Covid-19 pandemic has been hard on the Indian economy. A prolonged period of subdued demand, low production, de-growth and uncertainty has impacted most of the sectors in the Indian economy. Real estate and infrastructure have been no exceptions. The current quarter (Q2 of the 2020-21 fiscal) is...
Indian slums have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Then again, curiously, the spread of the pandemic could be mitigated successfully in many of these large informal urban settlements.According to a research paper published by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) co-authored by Jenia M...
The recent ban of Chinese apps has proved to be a blessing for Indian app developers. Indian mobile app studio KShark Apps has taken the lead and published multiple Indian alternatives for the banned apps. One of them, Carbon Scanner is trending and has recorded a large number of downloads. BE...
It has been more than 20 days since cyclone Amphan struck his village, Khanpukur, in the Hasnabad gram panchayat of coastal North 24 Parganas. Yet, Sanjay Gayen has to wade through waist deep water to make his way to the village community kitchen. The river embankment of the Dasha river was br...
The lockdown has been tough on the Indian economy. It has not been easy for Indian start-ups except for some in the health and hygiene segment. The government is now planning to initiate a phase-wise unlocking. Despite the government allowing various sectors to resume operations many rema...
The 20-lakh crore special package from the central government has evoked mixed responses. Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman has gone on record stating that the magnitude of the economic impact of the lockdown is yet to be measured, indicating the severity of the crisis.The government’s call...
