The eastern Indian electronic two wheeler market is soon to have a new entrant. EeVe is expected to hit the markets by the month of July of the current fiscal year. The company will launch a range of four electronic scooters (named Xeniaa, Wind, 4U and Your) between the price range of Rs. 55,000 and...
The model of agriculture that is being promoted in India - executed through innovated seeds and mechanised farming - mandates proper power and water supply. However, governmental sources claim 55% of India's agrarian land is not covered by irrigation. The natural fresh water sources are not enough t...
The Sunderbans, which is the largest delta in the world, is formed at the confluence of the mighty Ganga, Hooghly, Padma and Brahmaputra rivers. This deltaic region stretches from the Hooghly River on the west to the Meghna River on the east and is shared by India (West Bengal) and Bangladesh. Known...
Science City, Kolkata, a constituent unit of the National Council of Science Museums, has added a new feather to its cap. The Fulldome3D Digital Theatre which was recently inaugurated by Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for- Envi...
Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited recently announced its decision to augment the capital of its infrastructure finance and equipment finance businesses. This will help the businesses in maintaining and strengthening their leadership positions. The move will result in listing of the company’s equ...
Hafijul Molla’s hand involuntarily slips to the pocket of his scruffy shirt. He pats the pocket, probingly. Reassured finding his inhaler intact, he continues with his story. Molla, a resident of the Goaldaha village of the Minakhan Block, North 24 Parganas district is the secretary of the Silicos...
India has wide scope for the metal recycling sector.According to recent industry estimates, the widely unorganised and fragmented sector has the potential to register an annual growth rate of 11.4% till 2020. On the flipside, the government is yet to recognise metal recycling as an industry. The sec...
The real estate sector in India seems to have recovered from the initial shock posed by demonetisation and is adapting to the new taxation regime in form of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). It is true that this turnaround is mostly propelled by the renewed demand in the affordable segment but the d...
The Indian economy is taking fast strides towards attaining higher growth. But such growth cannot be achieved without factoring in the demands from the agrarian sector, which employs around 50% of the country’s population. The country’s economy has reaped the benefits of the green revolution an...
India’s growth story cannot be complete without a truthful representation of its rural economy. The latest Census report, released in 2011 stated that around 73% of Indian households were rural and this can be seen as an indicator of its rural extant and the report establishes that India is still ...
