According to the Economic Survey 2018, long-term weather patterns indicate that climate change could reduce annual agricultural incomes in the range of 15% to 18% on average and up to 20% to 25% for unirrigated areas in India. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley proposed to hike the farm credit target by ...
“Either way, change will come. It could be bloody, or it could be beautiful. It depends on us.” – Arundhati Roy, Indian authorVarsha SinghEmpowering a woman entails giving her social rights, political rights, economic independence, legal rights, and guaranteeing all other rights that are given...
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while placing the Union Budget 2018, said, “Government’s estimated schematic budgetary expenditure on health, education and social protection for 2018-19 is Rs 1.38 lakh crore against estimated expenditure of Rs 1.22 lakh crore in comparison t...
In India acquiring a passport is is often about social status. Earlier, getting a passport was a painstakingly long process. But with time and technological advancements, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has come up with effective ways to expedite the process. Now passports can be obtain...
Every year, at the time of the Union Budget, there is a lot of buzz. The common man waits for favourable announcements anxiously, but there are people who keenly follow what’s written between the lines. The Union Budget is perhaps the most watched event in the economic policy making in India...
The ‘Make in India’ programme aims to turn India into a manufacturing, design, and innovation hub in order to get big investments. This initiative is undoubtedly an inspiring initiative, which has reduced the risk factors of investing in India for many foreign companies. The Indian government ha...
A recent KPMG report titled ‘India’s gold loan market: Is the glitter fading?’ says that the organised gold loan market in India is expected to grow to over Rs 3 lakh crore by 2020 at a three-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.7%. The report further cites the World Gold C...
Bakery industry in India has changed through the decades. The Indian bakery market is estimated to be worth Rs.16,500 crore, growing at a CAGR of 7.5%. The bakery industry is one of the largest sub sectors within the food industries. During the early 1990’s, only the elite sections were inclined t...
Ritika Agarwal is a nutritionist and currently pursuing a culinary nutrition programme, following her passion for food. To fuel her passion and penchant for doing something creative and different in the field of health and nutrition, she collaborated with her friend Pranita Kalyan, in writing a book...
Bhutan Airlines, Bhutan’s first private airline came into existence after the Tashi Group of Companies outbid other joint venture companies and won the license to operate the airline. Today, Bhutan Airlines operates with two A319 aircrafts with a seating capacity of 122 passengers each. The airlin...
