Kiara Advani quits Ashutosh Gowariker’s “Lijjat Papad” movieLijjat Papad is one of the most recognisable brands in the FMCG industry. It’s a product of Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, an Indian...
28 Oct, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
Learning from Lijjat: Why market linkages are vital for women-led small businessesIt is not just enough to have the right skill set and know-how of developing a product. Market linkages, which can make such products reach...
09 Mar, 2022, 11.09 AM IST
Centre to soon announce new cooperative policy: Amit ShahAddressing the gathering comprising over 2,100 representatives of different cooperatives and nearly 6 crore online participants, Shah said ...
27 Sep, 2021, 12.32 PM IST
How Lijjat Papad wrote its success story with only Rs 80 for seed capitalLife at Lijjat's 82 branches begins early, with women lining up before dawn to drop off finished products, pick up freshly prepared lentil ...
16 Apr, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
The fault in our approach: India’s self-reliant push fails to recognize cottage industry as critical constituentThe road to self-reliance seems to have bypassed millions of tiny businesses. Warped policies hurt them even more.
25 Oct, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
Why we must 'Uberise' faster: We can either resist it and wonder where jobs vanished, or tailor it to our needsThe economy is being “uberised” (you could call it google-ised or amazonised or jio-ised, if you so prefer), where the middle function in m...
09 Oct, 2020, 11.59 AM IST
Why Papad's popularity in Indian cuisine won't fade awayWe may no longer dry papads at home in summer, but this uniquely Indian product deserves to be celebrated.
04 May, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
Wealth from waste! This loom in Bengaluru can turn paper, rubber strips into green productsAfter eight months of research, Raahul Khadaliya built a paper weave loom, a redesigned version of the handloom.
24 May, 2018, 02.24 PM IST
Women can retain maiden names in passports: PM Narendra ModiModi said his government is working in different ways to empower them through various schemes like Mudra and Ujjwala, among others.
14 Apr, 2017, 02.50 AM IST
Only six women judges in Supreme Court out of 229 in 66 yearsWomen lawyers made a vociferous plea — the collegium which selects judges must shed its inhibition to choose woman lawyers as judges.
04 Apr, 2016, 12.11 PM IST
China's Taobao villages show e-commerce can transform rural IndiaChina's e-commerce giant, Alibaba, has pioneered rural e-commerce through its rural arm, Taobao, claiming this has created 280,000 rural jo...
26 Oct, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
Women entrepreneurs show the way for workplace gender parityWith startups like Zivame, Embibe, Grabhouse, The Lebel Corp and LimeRoad among others, they are making their presence felt in the online s...
15 Mar, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
Government reconstitutes NFDPC; appoints Y Deveshwar among its membersThe committee also comprises of Food Processing Minister from Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab and Tamil Nadu.
18 Nov, 2014, 04.05 PM IST
Digvijay Singh takes on Narendra Modi, but is he right?Known to kindle many a political fire Diggy Raja challenges Narendra Modi to bare out facts instead of basking in the “aura created by publ...
16 Jun, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
Bharat Mata-loving Narendra Modi makes a point about empowerment in his Ficci speechFully aware of the political gains of women power, Modi tried to strike familiar chords, speaking of female foeticide, inequality and gende...
09 Apr, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- Retail biggies testing local flavours
Who’s on the wish-list of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail?
20 Aug, 2007, 01.40 AM IST
- Business with a Heart
The first week of December saw the launch of a great initiative that HSBC is delighted to be associated with - the Manndeshi Udyogini Busin...
08 Mar, 2007, 02.15 AM IST