India has less than 4% penetration for life insurance as on January 31, 2019, while overall telecom penetration in India (number of telephones per 100 people) was 91.82% at the same time, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authorityof India (TRAI) data. The collaboration between Bharti Airtel, one ...
Sony, one of the first Android smartphone Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to operate in India, has announced that it will exit the Indian smartphone market. This decision came after the company failed to generate enough sales for years in a row for its smartphone business. The company has as...
India’s largest corporate conglomerate, Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), has made a strong entry into the online retailing sector by creating India’s biggest offline to online (O2O) platform. While certain Indian tech start-ups have been trying to digitise India’s largely unorganised kirana sto...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a company’s sense of responsibility towards the community and environment in which it operates. As per the Companies Act 2013, corporates are required to spend at least 2% of their profits every year on CSR. Skill development is fast emerging as one of the ...
In a country like India where there is still shortage of power, solar energy can prove to be a feasible alternative source of power.West Bengal is one of biggest power consuming states in the country but it is still heavily dependent on conventional energy sources. As per the Annual Report of Minist...
North Korea’s recent missile tests could again escalate tensions with the US. The two missile tests within a week can be perceived as a threat by the US administration. Things might worsen if the US fails to reach an agreement on removing economic sanctions imposed on North Korea. The US had propo...
March 27, 2019, marked a significant milestone in the history of Indian space science when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the successful testing of India’s first Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile. The test was conducted under ‘Mission Shakti’ of the Government of India. Prime Minister Modi...
The foremost objective of agriculture is yield maximisation for which quality seed development is necessary. The efficacy of other agricultural inputs such as fertilisers, pesticides, and irrigation in enhancing agricultural production is largely determined by the quality of seed. According to agric...
The Indian government has recently gone on record stating that India is sufficiently prepared to deal with the impact of the US decision to end waivers that allowed India to buy Iranian oil without facing sanctions. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said in a press release, “The Government...
