The Tourism Department of West Bengal has taken up the mega task of renovating many of its tourist accommodations and is also looking to implement new programmes. It has been trying to attract national and international tourists.In an exclusive interview with BE’s Kishore Kumar Biswas, Goutam Deb,...
The ‘Incredible India’ campaign was launched in 2002 by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India to promote India as a global tourist destination. Sagnik Chowdhury, Regional Director (East), India Tourism, spoke to BE’s Aritra Mitra.Q. How far has the ‘Incredible India’ campaign impact...
Cleartrip is one of the forerunners of the online travel and hospitality industry in India. Aditya Agarwal, Head, Corporate Strategy, Cleartrip, spoke to BE’s Ankit Singh.Q. Tell us about the business model of Cleartrip?A. We are a technology company. We have been around for 14 years and are a rel...
Sikkim has opened doors to its first-ever public and private partnership with the reopening of its Bada Bungalow at Temi Tea Estate. The bungalow has been transformed into an eco-adventure hub with five rooms, seven cottages, a view deck, as well as a casino lounge. Partnered with Priya Entertainmen...
Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (Srei), Quippo Oil and Gas Infrastructure Limited (Quippo), and JSC Rosgeo (Rosgeo) recently signed a ‘Cooperation Agreement’ at the Eastern Economic Forum in the presence of Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. The d...
The infrastructure sector in India is slowing down. BE’s Kishore Kumar Biswas and Tushar K. Mahanti spoke to Hemant Kanoria, Chairman, Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited, regarding the PPP model in infrastructure and the role of NBFCs.Q. Infrastructure growth has slowed down in recent month...
Q. What is the business model of your company?A. Jaipur Rugs is a social business that connects rural craftsmanship with global markets through hand-made carpets. It is a family business based out of Jaipur that offers an exclusive range of hand-knotted andhand-woven rugs which are made using a trad...
Seon Seob Kim is the President, MD and CEO of Hyundai Motor India.A keen strategist with 27 years of diversified global experience, S. S. Kimhas worked in different markets. BE’s Nikhil Raghavan spoke to him at the launch of Kona Electric, Hyundai’s new electric SUV.Q. What is the strategy behin...
There have been strong waves of development taking place in Sikkim since Prem Singh Tamang’s Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) formed the government in the recently held 2019 assembly elections.The government has placed many bills in the recently concluded state assembly budget sessions, many o...
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