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India in grip of severe water crisis; government mulls making demand management a priority
- May 20, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Miscellaneous, Water Audit
No CommentsIndia in grip of severe water crisis; government mulls making demand management a priority: India is in the grip of a water crisis that has been years in the making even as temperatures shoot up to a scorching 46 degrees Celsius. With the situation expected to deteriorate further, the government is planning to make demand
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The importance of water management
- May 20, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Miscellaneous, Water Audit
Growth and development in India will be governed by the way water is used and managed. On World Water Day, the columnists analyse how a proper framework can ensure the safety and sustainability of this resource. Water has been at the centre stage of the development and political debate. Growing scarcity; increasing pollution; enhanced competition,
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UDAY program for DISCOMS
- April 6, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Ministry of Power - Policy, Miscellaneous
In order to make India’s future more powerful, it is essential that DISCOM’s mounting losses are tackled efficiently. With severe coal scarcity and mounting debts, merely being the tip of an iceberg. Acting as a ray of hope, governments UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna). The Union Cabinet chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra
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Hotels and Malls slapped with fire dept. notices
- March 1, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Fire Safety Audit, Miscellaneous
29 star hotels have been slapped with notices by the Fire and Emergency Services Department in Bangalore, as they had not followed fire safety measures as per the National Building Code of India. On the similar grounds, 27 malls have received notices, for non adherence to the guidelines. If these establishments fail to meet the
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Fire Safety: Jabong’s Largest Warehouse Catches Fire
- February 11, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Fire Safety Audit, Miscellaneous
A major fire broke out at Jabong’s largest warehouse outside Gurgaon in Pataudi. The fire was probably caused by the short-circuiting of electric wires and caused a severe damage to goods. The fire was so severe that over 25 fire tenders, including those from private operators, the Indian Air Force, and the nearby districts of
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Within the construction industry as their overdraft
- January 22, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Funding trends, Miscellaneous
Many businesses, large and small, have a huge source of great ideas that can help them improve, innovate, and grow, and yet so many of these companies never think of using this amazing corporate asset. What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people.
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Strategic and commercial approach with issues
- January 22, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Finance & accounting, Miscellaneous
Says Morgan Fraud, the author of The Thinking Corporation, “Given that we are all capable of contributing new ideas, the question becomes how do you successfully generate, capture, process and implement ideas?” Becoming an organization capable of answering this question can benefit in a number of ways
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Seven weeks working ‘pro bono’ with a charity
- January 22, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Business plans, Miscellaneous
Growth through innovation/creativity. Rather than be constrained by ideas for new products, services and new markets coming from just a few people, a Thinking Corporation can tap into the employees.
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Retail banks wake up to digital lending this year
- January 22, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Franchising, Miscellaneous
The effort vastly improved the company’s planning and execution functions, created and implemented a new stock policy that accounted for specific SKUs and key variables, streamlined the order preparation process and reduced distribution transport times.
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A digital prescription for the pharma industry
- January 22, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Business plans, Miscellaneous
Supported by a robust sales force and tight cost controls, Pharm Ltd. experienced sustained double-digit growth over a number of years, only to find that their supply chain struggled to keep pace. In particular, the initial state of the company’s sales.