The Great Indian Growth Story is on hold

    Until recently, Indians had gotten used to taking economic growth for granted. After a decade of annual growth averaging over nine per cent, India’s economy weathered the post-2008 worldwide recession and grew at a still impressive rate of seven per cent until 2014-15. Nothing, it seemed, could stop the gravy train from rolling on. ###…

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      Jet lag: How the sun affects your body and mind

      “We all have a master clock within us.” ### Humans are, like most animals and plants on the Earth, slaves to the Sun. ### While techonology and inventions have allowed man to control, manipulate and outmanouver nature’s influence, our biology is ancient. Jet lag, a common con for long distance travel, is a simple sign of the…

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        Indian government to promote skilled workers for UAE

        Abu Dhabi: The Indian government will promote skilled workers and further streamline the emigration of workers to the UAE with help of UAE authorities, an Indian minister told the Indian community in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. ### Addressing a gathering of Indian community at the India Social and Cultural Centre (ISC) in Abu Dhabi, V….

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          How tourism got redefined in our times

          As someone rightly said, it is better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times. The human urge to travel has led to a boom in tourism, with some countries blessed with natural beauty raking in the dollars as tourists pour in. Tourism now offers something for everyone. There is ecotourism, adventure…

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            Presidency, Kolkata and a Nobel link

            For the uninitiated, College Street is probably one of those places in the eastern Indian metropolis of Kolkata that will definitely not appear to be ‘in synch’ with the times. But if your definition of modernity and laissez-faire aren’t strictly codified in terms of steel-and-glass edifices and chic coffee shops then College Street will definitely…

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