Are There Enough Income Opportunities in Kolkata for the Young?
Bengal, once a front-runner in India’s industrial movement, has been lagging behind the rapidly industrializing states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu. This is primarily due to a sharp decline in the industrial index, as evident from government reports that indicate a free fall in manufacturing from 11.5% in 1980-81 to 2.9% in 2007-08. Of…
Is New Town Emerging as the New Business District of Kolkata?
When we think of the central business district of Kolkata, Dalhousie Square is the most iconic place that immediately comes to mind. A beautiful water body sits in the middle, hemmed in on all sides by serene trees with the archaic tramlines running along the perimeter. Beyond that stand a number of heritage buildings dating…
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Now Offers Better Benefits to EWS and LIG Families
The Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, envisions ‘Housing for All’ in India when the country steps into its 75th year of independence in 2022. The Prime Minister, in his New Year’s Eve speech on December 31, 2016, emphasized the government’s focus on implementing the ‘Housing for All’ mission in the rural sector by announcing…
Is the Use of Digital Payment Methods Making an Impact in Kolkata?
It would be wrong to say that digital payment methods are something that have come into existence only on the back of the demonetization announcement. Mindfully or unmindfully, we have been slaves to digital payments for a very long time now with the use of debit cards and credit cards dominating this sphere for as long…