Municipal corporations highest polluters of water - MUMBAI, INDIA - Noting that 54% of India face extremely high water stress owing to unsustainable growth of urbanization, contamination of fresh water bodies, sub-optimal irrigation practices, Budhiraja said the government and the civil society are late in taking measures. This... more

New methods for predicting economic cycles needed - Lord Meghnad Desai, Life Peer, British House of Lords, Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics, UK said that a new theoretical and practical approach is required to understand the long-term business cycle, which is a combination of several short-term cycles. Considering... more

International Women’s Day thru’ Women Empowerment - MUMBAI, INDIA - On the occasion of International Women’s Day, at a seminar on ‘Women Enterprise Builders (WEBs)’, Malini Shankar, Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department (WRD), Government of Maharashtra said, “Providing a safe environment, rendering equal opportunities... more

Experts Debate Impact of Tax on Indian Economy - MUMBAI, INDIA - The Union Budget 2015-16 is expected to create virtuous cycle as its thrust on infrastructure investment would spur private sector capital formation and consumption in the overall economy. The recessionary trend in the Japanese, Eurozone economies and the slowd... more

Infrastructure Thrust to Fire up Indian Economy - MUMBAI, INDIA - “The Union Budget 2015-16 is expected to create virtuous cycle as its thrust on infrastructure investment would spur private sector capital formation and consumption in the overall economy. The recessionary trend in the Japanese, Eurozone economies and the slow... more

Potential of India & ASEAN in Agri and Food Sector - MUMBAI, INDIA - India has moved with a great sense of priority and speed to turn India’s “Look East Policy” into an “Act East Policy”. ASEAN is at the core of India’s Act East Policy and at the center of our dream of an Asian century. These observations were made by Shri Anil ... more

Legal Mechanism be Efficient to Combat Cyber Crime - MUMBAI, INDIA - On February 11, 2015, World Trade Centre Mumbai and All India Association of Industries (AIAI) hosted the launch of a book titled “Breach” on cyber crime, which threatens the commercial and personal lives of people. Authored by Amrita Chowdhury, an IIT Kharagpu... more

Sustainable Smart Cities for Inclusive Growth - MUMBAI, INDIA - “The exciting times that we are living in are transformational in nature for India. We can all perform wonderfully well under the present government which is focused in its goals to provide meaningful and inclusive growth. This can be achieved when the 22 perce... more

Innovative Food Products in India:Regulators Role - “Food Safety Standards Act 2006 has undergone a change since its enforcement on August 5, 2011 with a shift from ‘adulteration’ to ‘safety’. The Act has an educative approach with friendly legislation. It has a penalty system for contamination and substandard foods. Unsafe foo... more

Tremendous Potential untapped with India and Iran - MUMBAI, INDIA - “India and Iran share a relationship which is age-old backed by strong cultural, social and economic ties. I am here as the Member of Parliament to support this strong bondage, to give a boost to the private sector and support foreign investments to Iran. Devel... more