The Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor project is a prestigious project of the Union government that has not left the drawing boards because of the attitude of the state government. India’s defence and aerospace sector has been growing in double digits (10% CAGR) as compared to the global growth of...
The Ambassador is coming back with a fully electric soul and an awe-inspiring design. In an age of better technology aided by artificial intelligence, revival of the classics is imminent. Apart from the ultra-modern designs of Tesla, several car and motorcycle manufacturers across the globe...
Organic certification is a must to ensure quality but the costs are prohibitive for small producers. There has been a growing awareness of the need for producing food without using chemicals. Alternatives to farming that uses chemical fertilizers and pesticides are receiving attention. This is...
The Tamil Nadu government made the encouraging announcement during the Budget session recently that it would renovate 50 Uzhavar Sandhais (farmers markets) in the current year, strengthening its policy to revive and reopen more of these farmer-to-consumer outlets. As the price of a kilo of...
Sri Lanka has been in the news for perilous shortages, political turmoil, protests and violence. But as the country tries to get its act together and implements measures to overcome the economic crisis, the nation offers interesting business opportunities for India including southern Indians,...
Just over a year ago, it was hard to tell that the global shortage of semiconductors could do such harm to the global automotive industry, let alone the Indian industry. The effect of the chip shortage persists till date and is expected to continue for some more time. The lockdowns imposed in...
The Sri Lanka government has gone to the IMF for soft loans to help cope with the economic crisis that shows no signs of abating. On April 19, police fired on protesters injuring many and killing one. Prices of essential commodities continue to be high. While declaring that Sri Lanka will...
The Union budget unveiled a drone shakti initiative to support startups manufacturing drones. A drone policy was put in place late last year. A Digital Sky initiative is seeking to create a digital space to regulate and integrate permissions and flying of all aircraft – commercial, military and...
Marking the 7th anniversary of the launch of the PMMY Mudra Loans scheme last week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “It is noteworthy that more than 34.42 crore loan accounts amounting to Rs.18.60 lakh crore have been opened under the Scheme for the creation of income generating...
K Amirthalingam, professor of economics at the University of Colombo, spoke to inmathi.com on the unrelenting economic crisis in Sri Lanka. Amirthalingam has written several important books such as Taxation in Sri Lanka, The Sri Lankan Economy and so on. He has done research on migration that...
