Tourism is one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the world economy, and the economic achievements of tourism are significant. Tourism plays a key role in global economic activity, job creation, export revenue and domestic value addition, and directly contributes to a country’s gross domestic product (GDP), employment rate and other allied industries.…
The fourth seminar of second volume of ‘BSE-PIF Financial Sector Policy Series’ was organised in Mumbai on 19th December 2018. Ms. Nirupama Soundararajan (Senior Fellow, Pahle India Foundation) welcomed the gathering and the opening remarks were made by Mr. Prasad Dalavai Ganapathi (Head of Research, Bombay Stock Exchange Limited). The panellists for the session included…
Pahle India Foundation held the 2nd Annual Pre-Budget Seminar titled “Appraising Reforms and Unfinished Business” on 29th November, 2018, at New Delhi. A comprehensive report of the same title was released by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog during the first session. Four sessions were held, broadly classified under the themes of macro economy,…
The third seminar of second volume of ‘BSE-PIF Financial Sector Policy Series’ was organised in Mumbai on 29th October 2018. Ms. Nirupama Soundararajan (Senior Fellow, Pahle India Foundation) welcomed the gathering and the opening remarks were made by Mr. Neeraj Kulshrestha (Chief Business Officer, Bombay Stock Exchange Limited). The panellists for the session included Mr.…
The tenth seminar of the “PIF-YGI Monthly Seminar Series on MSMEs” was held in New Delhi on the 16th October 2018. Ms. Nirupama Soundararajan, Senior Fellow, Pahle India Foundation, made the introductory remark at the session. The panellists at the seminar included Shri Anil Bhardwaj, Secretary General, FISME, Shri Anurag Awasthi, Consultant, Govt e-marketplace (GeM)…
India recently relinquished its numerouno position of being home to the largest number of poor according to the Future Development blog of the World Bank’s Brooking Institute. Now, Nigeria has become home to the largest number of poor people or people living on less than USD 1.90 a day. It houses 87 million such people…
With travel and tourism being considered an important pillar for socio-economic and cultural development in India, the sense of urgency to strengthen tourism has grown. India is ranked 40th out of 138 countries in the 2018 Travel and Tourism Competitive Index of the World Economic Forum. India has jumped 25 places, improving upon its ranking…
