In each machine, one more machine is invisibly present: the productivity of the machine, just at the level of around 35 per cent due to constraints of lack of planning and management, could be enhanced to 85 per cent plus. –Suresh Krishna Suresh Krishna, Chairman of TV Sundaram Iyengar & Sons,
The mystery behind Mistry’s reinstallation
Tackling malnutrition – a simple solution
Multiple micronutrient fortified salt provides a simple and elegant solution to tackle widely prevalent anaemia and malnutrition in pregnant women and young children. Salt being universally used in about the same quantity every day, is an ideal medium for fortification. Tamil Nadu that pioneered the noon meal programme can further
The last teen year of this century
Sailing off-course
IE has been pointing to the sharp focus on research in applied economics in east and north India. Both the two Nobel Prize winners in Economics of Indian origin hailed from West Bengal. Delhi has several applied economics institutes. The record of the southern universities and colleges has been unflattering with
TN excels in enrolment for higher education
Tamil Nadu is overperforming in terms of both primary and secondary education, achieving almost 100 per cent Net Enrolment Ratio (NER) in primary education. One noteworthy feature is the dropout rate was a mere 0.8 per cent in primary and 1.35 per cent in upper primary education. The school education system
CAA of concern to states
The BJP-led government, with a comfortable majority in the Lok Sabha, is understandably keen to implement several of the major promises in its election manifesto. Luckily it has also been able to muster support in the Rajya Sabha convincing regional parties like the AIADMK and the Biju Janata Dal to
Ideals in intelligence
Exploring the relevance of ethics in intelligent systems used in the financial services industry Artificial Intelligence (AI) has given the banking and financial services industry whole new ways of delivery. Consequently, we are witnessing the dramatic rise of the fintech industry today. One would assume that this would improve efficiency and
Progress not that smart…
The main characteristic of Smart Cities is that they are based on sustainability, technology and efficiency. Their main objective is to improve the quality of life. Urbanisation has been steadily growing all over the world. In the 1960s, 34 per cent of the world’s population was living in urban areas. Currently
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R S Isabella is Managing Director of Repco Bank and Repco Micro Finance Ltd and a Director in Repco Home Finance Ltd. This socially conscious entrepreneurial-banker is well-poised to scale greater heights! Repco Bank, with its unique constitution and mission, is a cooperative bank that comes under the Union Home
