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AACCI Lifetime Achievement award to Mr. VP Nandakumar

Unique Times July 1, 2019 410 0

The lifetime achievement award by Asian African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AACCI) was awarded to Mr. VP Nandakumar, MD and CEO of Manappuram Finance Ltd, for his valuable services in the Finance and Business field. He is the first Malayalee to receive this award. Hon. Speaker Mr P. Continue Reading

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V.C. PADMANABHAN MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2019 ANNOUNCED

Unique Times June 8, 2019 682 0

Thrissur: The V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial Awards for Excellence for the year 2019 were announced today.  Prominent winners for the year include Cine actor Shri Jagathy Sreekumar and environmentalist Smt. Saalumarada Thimmakka. The other winners include Prof. P.J. Kurien, former Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Mr. T.K.A. Nair (IAS Retd.), former Adviser to the Prime Minister Continue Reading

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Insight: Whether app-based food delivery boys are properly rewarded

Unique Times June 1, 2019 605 0

A conversation with an app-based food delivery boy reveals how unrewarding his job is and to what extent his lack of awareness regarding the legal obligations an employer must follower while offering a job is exploited by his employer. Nowadays, app-based delivery boys are everywhere. They keep shuttling here and there, wearing the t-shirts of […]Continue Reading

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IFC to invest $35 million in Manappuram Finance

Unique Times May 29, 2019 374 0

Will help increase access to gold loans for low-income households and MSMEs Kochi – IFC, a part of the World Bank Group, will invest $35 million in Manappuram Finance Limited (MFL) to help low-income households and small enterprises get access to loans against their gold assets. This is IFC’s first investment in a gold-loan NBFC […]Continue Reading

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Oil price goes up since end of elections

Unique Times May 21, 2019 476 0

Since the end of the general election in India, the oil price – both diesel and petrol – has been showing an upward momentum. Last day alone, a 8 to 10 paise increase in the petrol price and a 15 to 16 paise increase in the diesel price have been reported across the country. Mumbai […]Continue Reading

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Easing liquidity is the top priority of RBI

Unique Times May 10, 2019 342 0

Adequate and swift monetary transmission remains a key policy challenge for RBI. To induce credit growth and reignite the economy, RBI has, in recent months, reduced policy rates by 50 basis points (bps). (1 basis point is 1/100th of 1 percent.) However, very few banks have passed on the benefit of lower interest rate to […]Continue Reading

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‘Insan Charitable Trust’- Elevating for a Noble Change

Unique Times April 27, 2019 423 0

An Entrepreneur, Author and Social Activist, Mr Ansif Ashraf, has put his best foot forward towards a noble cause by starting a Charitable Foundation, ‘Insan Charitable Trust’ in the holy month of Ramadan. The Foundation is started by the inspiration of works done by Roukiya Bi, the great grandmother of Mr Ansif Ashraf. Roukiya Bi […]Continue Reading

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Five varieties of Indian coffee get GI certification

Unique Times March 30, 2019 291 0

Five classes of Indian coffee have been awarded Geographical Indication (GI), a move that enhanced their visibility globally and allows growers to get the best value. While Coorg Arabica coffee is grown specifically in Kodagu district of Karnataka, Wayanad Robusta coffee is from Wayanad district in East Kerala, Chik, Arakku Valley Arabica coffee from hilly […]Continue Reading

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GST – Proposed booster to the real-estate sector – Real or Surreal

Unique Times March 19, 2019 379 0

The real-estate sector has consistently played a pivotal role in the country’s GDP. Reports suggest that the real estate sector in India is expected to reach a market size of US$ 1 trillion by 2030 and would contribute 13 percent of the country’s GDP by 2025. In the immediate term, in a report published by […]Continue Reading

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Need to focus beyond fees in higher education

Unique Times March 19, 2019 327 0

In every Education conference in these days, some of the interesting conundrums of education come up for discussion. We are, today, seeing a surfeit of institutions and increasing commoditisation of education. The increase in quantity seems to be the key theme and a trajectory like this, is likely to bring in problems of quality. Experts […]Continue Reading