Introducing new designs, Ajit Ravi, who launched the Miss Asia, Miss Queen of India, Miss South India and Mrs South India contests, has organised the fifth season of the International Fashion Fest on March 27 at Ramada resorts, Kochi, Kerala. Thasneem Sufiyan, Noushija, and Sooraj Continue Reading
On 11 August 2016, I was fortunate to meet with some senior police officials at the Kerala Police Academy in Thrissur during an interactive session on the best practices for enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The event was organized by the Kerala State Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as part of […]Continue Reading
The uncertainty over the referendum ended with the UK voting on June 23, 2016 to leave the EU. After the referendum, opinion is divided among financial analysts and economists about the long term consequences of the event. Those who campaigned for the exit option believe it will be negative only over the short term. In […]Continue Reading
Pegasus, a leading event management company based in Kochi, Kerala, is planning to organise its 7th Malayali business achiever award to felicitate those, socially obligated, Malayali business persons, who are possessing at least 2500 crore worth capital asset. The most awaited program is powered by the Indian Worldwide Chamber of Commerce and Unique Times business […]Continue Reading
From 2002 onwards, every year in the month of June, Manappuram has been commemorating its founder, my father late V.C. Padmanabhan. In the initial years, the programme involved a lecture delivered by an eminent personality drawn from business, government or the academic world. Over the years, we have had stalwarts like Prof. Debashis […]Continue Reading
Last year, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the ‘Make in India’ campaign aimed at making India a global manufacturing hub. The objective is to enhance the competitiveness and productivity of India’s under-utilised manufacturing sector which presently contributes only 15 per cent to our total GDP. The goal is to accelerate it to 25 per […]Continue Reading
These days, stock market indices around the world are in decline and India is no exception. After touching a high of over 30,000 in March 2015, the Sensex is down more than 20 percent to about 23,500 today. Earnings are stagnant in general, and many players, especially in the banking sector, have reported losses. Amidst […]Continue Reading
Last year, the mood among Indian businesses was one of unbridled optimism. A new government had come to power with a convincing majority in parliament led by a man whose pro-business credentials were not in doubt. The stock markets rebounded on the back of a surge in FII inflows. The expectation was that the economy […]Continue Reading
On May 21, the Central government released the draft guidelines of its much awaited gold monetisation scheme. That the scheme was in the pipeline was first revealed in this year’s budget presented by the Finance Minister in February. Three months later, the draft version has been put out for discussion and feedback. Efforts to monetise […]Continue Reading
It’s true that there’s no dearth of successful women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders in India. Look at our banks and you’ll see that more than 50 percent of the sector is controlled by women. After all, who are the people heading the largest, most visible banks of India? There’s Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya at the top […]Continue Reading


















