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“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it,” said noted Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho in his monumental work “The Alchemist”. Now, it would not be an exaggeration...

HRDS points out how the rights of tribal community have been denied

The Kerala state government as of late declared that a socio-economic study is being led in Kerala among the tribal community. The Survey examines the effect of different plans and activities actualized by the...

Dr. Ravi Pillai: The Ravishing Biz Epic

Entrepreneur, Dr. Ravi Pillai’s success story is one that inspires every young entrepreneur. From humble beginnings, the son of a farmer from the southern Indian state of Kerala, Dr. Pillai is now Chairman and...

V-Guard founder awarded MBA award

Respected businessperson Kochouseph Chittilappilly, the founder of V-Guard, was felicitated with the MBA award 2019 by Manappuram Finance Limited Managing Director V P Nandakumar in a colourful function organised at Le Meridien, Kochi, on...

The Rise and Fall of CryptoQueen

OneCoin was presented as an alternative to Bitcoin. Its founder, Ruja Ignatova, once said it would eat up its rival. Many across the world have fallen prey to these ambitious words. Anyway, it has...

US finance regulator opens investigation against Apple

US’ Department of Financial Services, the United State finance regulator, has launched an investigation against technological conglomerate Apple. The investigation has been launched to probe whether Apple credit card violates the US’ policy against...

iPhone designer and Apple’s CDO Jony Ive is leaving the company

Apple’s Chief Design Officer and the designer of the original iPhone Jony Ive is leaving Apple after 30 years. From the candy coloured iMacs to the iPod and the iPhone, Ive designed many iconic...

GST – Proposed booster to the real-estate sector – Real or Surreal – Adv. SHERRY SAMUEL OOMMEN

The real-estate sector has consistently played a pivotal role in the country’s GDP. Reports suggest that the real estate sector in India is expected to reach a market size of US$ 1 trillion by...

Need to focus beyond fees in higher education – Rajesh Nair

In every Education conference in these days, some of the interesting conundrums of education come up for discussion. We are, today, seeing a surfeit of institutions and increasing commoditisation of education. The increase in...

New RBI guidelines are a shot in the arm for NBFCs – V.P. Nandakumar

  The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its February monetary policy decision cut the policy rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 percent. The lower cost of...