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Is The RBI Over-Capitalised?

The sudden resignation of Urjit Patel from the post of the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was surprising and almost a historic act.

Government Must Subsidise Agriculture But In What Way?

In India, the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices has recommended Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 23 agricultural commodities. On the basis of that recommendation, the central government announces MSPs at the beginning of the sowing seasons.

Propaganda Warfare Now Extends To Cinema

Critics have found fault with the three films released this week, which are overtly political.

India Benefits With Hasina Back In Power

Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina has swept back to power in the recently held general elections in the country.

Communicating The Annual Budget

Preparing for the coverage of the budget, both at the state and the central level, has always been a big occasion for any business newspaper or television channel. It’s an annual ritual, for which all media outfits undertake long planning processes. 

Rural India Is The Theme Of This Budget

The Union Budget 2018-19 which held humble expectations and was the first post-GST and the last full Budget of the Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the country goes to polls in 2019 was widely expected to be rural centric and was bang on expectations, the budget laid emphasis on strengthening agriculture and rural economy, provision of good health care to economically less privileged apart from which focus was on senior citizens, infrastructure creation and improvement in the quality of education in the country.

The Indian Railways In The Budget 2018

This is the second year that the rail budget has been merged with the Annual Budget of the government of India. This is why the railway sector has lost its prominence as a matter of discussion.

Gun Violence And Arms Trade

The recent shooting in Las Vegas killed at least 59 people and left 527 injured.

The 'Internet-Dependent' Indian Youth

India’s internet economy is expected to double itself to reach $250 billion, according to a report by BCGTiE.

India's Hungry Millions

The first Millennium Development Goal signed by 189 nations in 2000, aimed to “halve hunger by 2015”.

Serving The Underprivileged

The World Bank has identified empowerment as one of the key constituent elements of poverty reduction and a primary development assistance goal.

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UNICEF Engages Government And Corporate For Social Development

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has been working for child development in India since 1949. Dr. Yasmin Ali Haque, who had visited West Bengal recently after joining as the UNICEF Representative in India, has said the state is doing well on child development projects. This is a special focus area of the international organisation. Moumita Dastidar, Communication Specialist, UNICEF India, spoke to BE’s Anwesha Chowdhury.

The Challenge Is To Sustain Q1 High Gdp Growth At 8.2%

The gross domestic product (GDP) performance of the first quarter (April-June) of the current financial year 2018-19 (FY19) has been beyond anyone’s expectation.

Role Of Netaji And INA In Gaining Freedom Is Paramount: Prasenjit K. Basu

Prasenjit K. Basu’s recent book Asia Reborn: A Continent Rises from the Ravages of Colonialism and War to a New Dynamism has been causing ripples in academic circles for its razor-sharp analysis. The book is being heralded as the first Asian economic and political history narrated by an Asian and has bagged The First Book of the year (non-fiction segment) recognition from prestigious Tata Lit Fest. BE’s Kingshuk Banerjee spoke to Prasenjit K. Basu regarding his recent literary work.

After Five Years Current Account Deficit Rises

Does high current account deficit bring down the value of currency? Or does the depreciation of currency raise the current account deficit? Even as India’s policy-makers remain busy finding out the impact of one on another the current account deficit, after remaining low for the last five years, has begun to rise in the current year.

Volatility In Equities Is A Friend Of Investors

Equity markets had a sombre year. Most indices which had recorded strong performances from April 2016 till January 2018 cooled off as the year progressed.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: The True Reformer Of Sanatan Dharma

How Chaitanya Mahaprabhu impacted all the luminaries of India.

Who Threatens The Media?

Afghanistan, according to a global survey, is the most dangerous place for journalists. Eight journalists were killed last year. World over, democracy is at stake; so are the journalists. In India, too, death of a journalist is becoming common.

Message Of India

The Earth is a specific planet of the universe, which is stupendous –beyond imagination and governed by the one eternal and universal law. Man, endowed with extraordinary virtues like intellect and creativity, is the top-notch creature on the Earth.

Cars That Kill

When you buy German cars you have given your consent to them for all the monkeys and humans they have maimed and killed. It has now been discovered that German automakers funded studies that had humans and monkeys inhaling diesel fumes.

Solar Charkha- Training Centre To Enable Women To Earn - A Step Taken By Dr. H. P. Kanoria

The hands that used to wash dishes once are now cutting the threads to be independent by getting hold of the ‛charkha’

Can renewable energy be the answer to the crisis in India's power sector?

The demand for energy depends on the rate of a country’s industrial growth as well as residential and commercial demands. India is the world’s fourth largest energy consumer. According to market insiders, India’s coal industry is failing to meet its mark under the NDA government.