The ‘Power’ of the seas : Ocean Renewable Energy

Jul 23, 2020

DC Sekhar, Alphamers

The rise of spring tide in Gulf of Khambat is over 10 Meters. Few other locations in the world have such large tidal ranges. This is nature’s way of providing us a large…

The Largest Ocean Cleanup

Jul 23, 2020

DC Sekhar, Alphamers

Ironically, did not happen in the ocean, but in rivers draining into the ocean. This costed under 100,000 USD in capital costs; No boats or operating costs were incurred to arrest the plastics.

Challenges in Procuring Quality Equipment for Power Sector and suggestions for systemic changes

Jun 04, 2020

Author: V K Agarwal, Member – IEEMA, Past FISME President

In a seminar organized by IEEMA recently Power Minister R.K. Singh asked Power Distribution companies (DISCOMS) to to open LCs on purchase of power from…

The Indian-woman’s guide to investing

Apr 23, 2019

Author: Mr. Amit Lalan, Director, Upstox

For ages, Indian women have played a pivotal role in managing the family finances. While they stayed out of major financial decisions, they did hold…

Emerging Opportunities for MSME Sector in Telangana

Sep 04, 2018

Telangana Government has created efficient policy instruments around TSiPASS, T-PRIDE,T-IDEA, RICH, and TASK, TIHCL as part of the MSME ecosystem. MSMEs in the state today do not face power outages, voltage fluctuations. They do not suffer…

MSME Credit on the Banks’ Radar Again: Proportionate Regulation helps

Jul 12, 2018

Huge NPAs in corporate sector of the order exceeding Rs.10trillion and the increasing credit outflow for MSMEs from the NBFCs, on the verge of taking away the meat our of the portfolio have woken up the…

Growth Mystery and Imbalances

Mar 20, 2018

India has been the cynosure’s eye in regard to the announced growth of 7.1% for 2017-18 in spite of fall in manufacturing growth and wavering agriculture growth. Analysts have various expectations ranging from 7.5% for the…

"SCALE UP INDIA” mission needed for MSMEs to scale up and become high growth champion enterprises

Mar 01, 2018

In the last few weeks, MSME sector finally appears to have become the buzzword in the corridor of economic policy making in India. Significant policy decisions with far reaching consequences have been announced.

Investment in plant…

Resource Efficient Clean Production – MSMEs Role

Nov 27, 2017

Most environmental economists in all the international fora admitted the cause and consequence of global warming resting in pollution – air, water, sound and atmosphere. It is difficult to analyse the problems relating to costs and…

Demonetisation Impact on GST and Liquidity Gridlock-led Business Growth Crisis

Nov 15, 2017

Spill-over effects of demonetization and its impact on GST is having unintended consequence of acute liquidity crisis in trade and industry. There is a wide-spread delays/defaults in inter-firm credit based payment system. Businesses are experiencing a…