International Solar Alliance (ISA), the brainchild of India, has the vision to initiate strategic collaboration among the world and make joint efforts together to reduce greenhouse emissions and generate renewable and clean energy. It’s aimed at making solar energy affordable and easily accessible. The organisation also plays a key role in addressing a wide range…
Taxes are intrinsically linked to life and their inevitability is reinforced by Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote: In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. In today’s fast-changing business environment, the way taxes and policies surrounding them are implemented plays a crucial role in determining the direction of the economy….
By Neha Sharma The start-up eco-system in the country needs willing participation of the individuals, society and the government at large Many of us lack the entrepreneurship mindset. We are, generally, happy doing routine, unfulfilling jobs even if we are not gainfully employed. But it is a bitter truth that no government can provide adequate…
By Priyanka Samania Urging policymakers to mitigate investment barriers to supercharge India’s green finance sector, the City of London Corporation, along with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), has launched a report along with inputs from the UK-India Green Finance Working Group. The report ‘Untapped Potential: Supercharging Green Finance in India’…
The 47th CSMC has approved 630 proposals from the participating states for the construction of 1.23 lakh houses with a cumulative investment of Rs 4,988 crore. The Central assistance will be Rs 1,805 crore. Now, the cumulative sanctions of houses under PMAY(U)-mission stand at more than 90 lakh houses against the validated demand of 1.12…
By Dr Samantak Das Black swan events have been plaguing the Indian economy for quite some time now. The real estate sector was no exception to the policy paralysis that began in 2012 and continued till 2014. It made every sector reeling under its pressure, particularly the residential market. Home sales nosedive in these years…
Light, as we know, sustains the web of life on the Earth. Sunlight (absorbed by chlorophyll) is very essential for photosynthesis that takes place in plants for making the food we eat and releasing the oxygen that we breathe. Besides this, many organisms make use of this interaction in basic sensory mechanisms for guiding their…
For lakhs of aggrieved homebuyers across the country, the wait for a roof over the head has become an endless nightmare. Tragically, financial hardships, mental, emotional trauma, and depression arising out of the non-delivery of stuck real estate projects have started taking their toll, cutting short the lives of many buyers. In a recent instance,…
Ghaziabad: The Forum for People’s Collective Efforts (FPCE) honoured 15 buyers fighting against the non-delivery of their flats by developers on various platforms like RERA, Consumer Forums, Courts, Social Media etc. During this function, strategies were also devised to curb builders’ malpractices and facilitate homebuyers in their struggle to get a roof over their heads….
By Niranjan Hiranandani Empowering women in India moves along twin tracks – first, the accepted norms and second, the new age opportunities that women are creating in an evolutionary stage for India.Among the aspects that define empowerment, shelter, or housing is among the most important. Having one’s own home, preferably one that is owned is…
