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Introduction[/b] What is Crowdfunding? In layman’s language crowdfunding is the practice of project funding by raising small amounts from large number of people. However, the medium on which such amounts are collected is the internet. Crowdfunding is an alternative source of finance to...

Indian Agrarian Crisis[/b] Introduction Rural India is facing a deep agrarian crisis and the same is witnessed by farmer’s suicides and agitations in different states of India. Despite the crisis India’s growth rate (GDP) is expected to be pegged at 7- 7.2 % (IMF forecast for 2017-18). As far...

Introduction Technology innovation is at the peak around the world and finance & audit professionals are finding it difficult to keep pace with these technologies. Organisations are implementing the modernization process to manage the huge amount of data they receive on day to day basis. Data...

Artificial Intelligence: Meaning and Importance Artificial intelligence (AI) is an upcoming technology in banking industry. Artificial Intelligence means the ability of machines to intermingle and learn to do tasks previously done by humans. Through AI the machines can interact and natural...

Introduction[/b] The talks to privatize government owned Air India has begun again for the second time after 2001. Privatization of Air India and that of British Airways (BA) in 1987 would be too similar for those who follow aviation industry. Mr. Collin Marshall who was appointed as the head...

In many parts of the world there is always a debate taking place about is investing in gold more worth or investing in bitcoins? There are many people who promote GOLD and others who are advocating BITCOIN. What’s interesting about this debate is that all of us who are pro-gold and pro-Bitcoin...

Bitcoin Meaning Bitcoin is a digital currency created in 2009. Bitcoin offers the promise of lower transaction fees than traditional online payment mechanisms. It is operated by a decentralized authority. There are no physical bitcoins, only balances are kept on a public ledger in the cloud...

The Narendra Modi government came to power in May 2014 with a historic mandate and promising good days for the economy. Investors hoped for a business-friendly government while 125 crore Indians, one-third of whom is below the poverty line, aspired for more jobs and affordable life. Three years...

“STARTUP INDIA STANDUP INDIA” flagship project of Indian government announced by Prime minister Shri Narendra Modi gives Indian youth an opportunity to establish themselves as young entrepreneurs. However, India lacks a lot when it comes to supporting the next generation entrepreneurs. While...

India witnessed brain drain for several decades. Hundreds of thousands of our qualified youngsters took off for higher studies or highly lucrative jobs in the US and prefer to settle down there attracted by the facilities and quality of life provided by this country and started living the...