The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI) received an award from Maritime Gateway as “Coastal Shipping Operator of the Year – 2017 in recognition of its service to the customers and Nation through coastal operations beyond commercial considerations thereby contributing to the cause of promoting coastal shipping.

India is in the news for 'change'. From the days of slow economy to rapid change in economic reforms and a growth story rewritten, the nation is making waves in the global arena.

With over Rs11 lakh crore debt, project investments worth Rs.32.7 lakh crore and cost overrun of Rs14.35 lakh crore is at stake, the current Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 is a sigh of relief for India's financial institutions.

The economy is huffing and puffing. Its health report indicates a serious infection. The economy has been inflicted with two rounds of disruptions which have caused it to sputter; Demonetisation and GST. Before the GDP numbers were recalibrated, the GDP numbers had turned in sub six percent figures.

Avery colourful legend has it that during the construction of the railway line from Dibrugarh to Margherita by Assam Railways & Trading Co (AR&TC) in 1867, a herd of logging elephants returned to the camp with their feet covered in crude oil. Even as this led the AR&TC personnel to look for seepages, the site engineer, WL Lake, reportedly cried out in excitement to his workers, 'Dig boy, dig!' on coming to learn about it.

Logistics is the backbone of any economy as it affects all end-user industries in general and is very important for all three sectors of the economy: agriculture, manufacturing and the service industry.

Aviation infrastructure is top priority for India, which is currently aiming to become the third largest aviation market in the world by 2020 and the largest by 2030. Hence there is a need to develop airports that are modern and efficient to facilitate easier movement of travellers.

After completing a successful decade of existence, the Renewable Energy India 2017 Expo (REI), hosted by UBM India, India’s leading exhibitions organiser is set to take place from September 20-22, 2017 at the India Expo Center, Greater Noida.

Right now, there is a proliferation of big data that can be used for a myriad of purposes. Unfortunately, without a structure in which to organise big data, its full potential can often be overlooked.