Ecostar Editor MagJackpot to the government
Government has taken steps for development of gas based economy in the country, which include plan for expansion in natural gas supply with the help of additional domestic gas production.
Trade Bloc
Though the world has become free-trade zone with smooth flow of goods, services and intellectual properties without barrier, there are more than enough issues between trading partners or members of other regional trade bodies.
The black business of stent : Making Patients Sicker
India has several big hospitals across the country equipped with world class facilities and eminent cardiologists with sufficient experience. In recent years, the number of angioplasty with stents has tripled as it is safe, effective and non-surgical procedure (no scar on the chest, no anesthesia) and just one day hospital stay has made it more popular option. However, the prohibitively expensive stents made it difficult for the poor and lower middle class people to go for this.
Era of start-ups
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion hosted Startup India Global Venture Capital Summit 2018 on 7th December 2018 in Goa. The Summit saw a gathering of global fund managers, limited partners, officials from the Government of India and innovative startups. The dialogue focused on the huge return-generating potential of India’s vast and diverse market monetized through cutting-edge technologies supported by investor-friendly regulations.
Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda (BOB) is one of India’s largest commercial banks. The merger of two commercial banks Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with it would make BOB bigger with considerable penetration in its non-traditional geographies of Karnataka and other southern markets. At the end of the financial year 2018-19, the bank’s combined business stood at over Rs 11 trillion showing a growth of nearly nine per cent over the same period of the previous year. Close to 20 per cent of the bank’s business comes from foreign operations. MSME Business is growing at a healthy rate. Its asset in the MSME segment now stands at around Rs 60,000 crore before merger.The Central government has launched various schemes for MSMEs in the recent times.