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Goodbye empty dorm rooms, goodbye silent hallways, and goodnight late-night zoom classes. After months of uncertainty and travel restrictions, many students, who had cleared admissions to study in colleges abroad, have been travelling…

SynopsisIn an earlier article, we highlighted how the agriculture sector, including Kisan Credit Cards (KCC), has faced a lot of challenges lately. Our ground checks in parts of Rajasthan now suggest the worst might be over for…

Pirojshaw Sarkari, CEO, Gati Ltd.; image courtesy: GatiSynopsisIn the next 12 months hiring fresh talent, creating infrastructure, and digitalisation will be Gati’s key focus areas. For now, it will concentrate fully on express logistics…

SynopsisSustainability, which helps minimise the detrimental effect of business practices on the environment, economy, and society, gained increasing attention during the pandemic. The testing circumstances of this tumultuous event…

SynopsisThe concept of academic bank of credits (ABC), a recommendation of the New Education Policy (NEP), allows curriculum and academic flexibility for students through credit-based learning and multiple entry and exit points in their…

“Logistics is not a sprint. It is a marathon.”Rajesh Yabaji, CEO of BlackBuck, Indian logistics’ newest unicorn and the country’s largest truck aggregator, is known for giving insightful aphorisms to his team. When it comes to chasing…

In economics, there is a concept of intra-industry trade, which is trading in similar items. For example, China exports Lenovo computers to Japan and in return imports Sony computers. When countries trade in similar technology-intensive…

A Cosco France container ship berths with the help of tugboats at the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in China.SynopsisSoaring demand in the US and Europe has disrupted global supply chains, given China’s central role in them, says Feng Bo,…

DF-17 Dongfeng medium-range ballistic missiles equipped with a DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle, involved in a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Republic.SynopsisOver the last few years, China has been…

Kisan Credit Card or KCC is aimed at empowering farmers by giving them access to speedy and affordable credit. The loans can be collateral-free and are in the form of cash credit or term loans. However, revolving credit and farm-loan…