E-Retailing Boom In India - 'The Return Of Corner Stores'

INNLIVE Media Team

Startups are taking e-commerce to small towns by partnering with mom-and-pop stores to set up kiosks with product catalogues. Customers get the shopkeeper to order products they normally do not have access to. It's online shopping, offline.

At Nisha Textiles, a 1,200-sqft two-storeyed apparel store in Cherupuzha, a small town in Kannur district of north Kerala, a queue of customers waits for a turn to shop on a device in a kiosk. The kiosk has a catalogue of products, such as gadgets and apparel, which are not available in the town but the tech-savvy shopkeeper will order for them online.

Do India Have 'Anti-Corruption' Agenda In 'Health' Sector?

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The conduct of election of members to the Medical Council of India and its subsequent actions over the past year have underlined the brazen corruption in the regulatory body. Developments in the health ministry raise doubts over whether these issues will be tackled at all.

The Medical Council of India is a statutory body established in 1933 and entrusted with the responsibility of establishing and maintaining high standards in medical education and practice. It registers doctors to practice in India, gives accreditation to medical colleges, grants registration to medical practitioners, and monitors medical practice in India.

Kerala Pioneer Eyes New Horizons For 'Jackfruit' Industry

By Samuel Johnson in Kochi

A new food processing company in Kerala proposes to market innovative products, the success of which could well place the largely neglected jackfruit in the focus of attention of bigger players in the state’s food processing industry. 

Artocarpus Foods Private Limited, is a newly started food processing company in Kerala. Located at Thaliparamb in Kannur district, it is the country’s first full-fledged jackfruit processing venture. Artocarpus is the genus name of jackfruit’s family of fruits.

'Firoz Merchant', A Businessman In Dubai: Why He Is Rescuing Thousands Of Debtors From UAE Prisons?

By Mohd Ahsanuddin Haseeb
Principal Gulf Editor in Dubai, UAE

Softly-spoken Indian businessman Firoz Merchant is a self-made millionaire, ranked number 30 on the recent '50 Richest Indians List', with a wealth estimated at around $440m. This is a far cry from having to leave school at the age of 11 because his parents could not afford the fees and living in a cramped Mumbai bedroom with his eight siblings.

Fast forward to Dubai and he now owns a gold retail conglomerate that is one of the biggest names in the industry and, in the midst of a challenging retail sector, has just announced multi-million-dollar expansion plans, is set to create 2,000 new jobs and is aiming to enter the hospitality sector.

Knotty Problems: Kerala Debates On Wedding Restrictions

A proposal by the Kerala Women’s Commission proposal to curb marriage expenditure has started a debate that touches on issues like class and migration.

A proposal by the Kerala Women’s Commission proposal to curb marriage expenditure has created ripples in the state’s wedding industry and sparked a debate that touches on issues like class and migration.

The panel urged the state government to draft a legal framework limiting the total wedding expenditure to Rs 5 lakh by imposing caps on individual expenses.

Analysis: Has Nestle Product Maggi's 'Taste Bhi, Health Bhi' Betrayal Broken Our Good Indian Hearts?

It won’t even take two minutes to figure out that lead in your Maggi is the least of India’s food safety problems. This is a country where two dozen children died in one fell swoop after their free lunch at school – rice, beans, potato curry and soy balls. 

The delicious street chaat Delhi is famous for could be contaminated with fecal matter, the E. Coli bacteria in particular. Where the Most Probably Number (MPN) of coliform bacteria should be 50 or less, it was as high as 2,400 in some of those delicious snacks. 

Special Report: Why India’s 'Meteorological Department' Could 'Always' Be Wrong On 'Monsoon Forecast'?

On June 02, India’s met department had some terrible news to share with a sweltering country: The monsoon rains may be deficient—and Asia’s third largest economy could be staring at a drought year.

But the 140-year-old Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) could be wrong.
Or, at least, that’s what Skymet—India’s largest private weather forecaster—contends, just as it did with its April 22 forecast that the monsoon will be 102% of the 50-year-long period average (LPA). In other words, the monsoons, which account for about 70% total rainfall in the country, will be normal.

The 'Deep Crisis' In The 'Great Indian Education Bazaar'!

From asking students to resolve matters through ‘other means’ to convincing naive aspirants with false promises, private educational institutions have earned themselves the adage of ‘scamsters’.

Anil Sadagopal, a well-known educationist calls it the ‘Kumbhakarna-like sleep’. Even after years and years of hoarse chants from activists, policy-makers, children, youth and adults — quality education that is supposed to be a fundamental right to all, is still a dream in India. It is perhaps for this very reason that Sadagopal had demanded the Indian state to wake up from its slumber.

Special Report: India’s 'Luxury Hospitals' Offer Shopping, Cinemas, Coffee Shops, Spas, Wifi Zone And Joyrides

A new set of luxury hospitals in India is redefining the segment with cinema halls, cafes, fancy waiting rooms and grand architecture. And these aren’t just for India’s super-rich, who seek fine medical care in even finer surroundings, but also for well-heeled medical tourists from all around the world.

The opulence is almost unbecoming for a country where millions have little, or no, access to quality health care. For instance, the Dubai-based ABV group, which is opening a luxury hospital in Mumbai in the next two years, plans to bring in its patients by Rolls-Royce cars.

Even Monkeys Desperately Trying To Cool Down As India Battles Against Severe Heat, Claims More Than 2000 Lives

When India is struggling with severe heat, monkeys are becoming desparate to cool down by jumping in the lakes, ponds and swimming pools. 

More than 2000 people have died in the midst of a blistering heat wave in India which has seen temperatures hit 50 degrees celsius as roads have melted in the capital New Delhi, Telangana capital Hyderabad and Rajasthan capital Jaipur.

Holidays and leaves has been cancelled for all doctors as deaths from heatstroke have soared, and there has also been a spike diarrhea cases due to people swimming in dirty water to cool off.

'Higher Education' In India Is On The Brink Of Collapse!

A series of hastened ‘reforms’ are putting the very foundations of our public higher education at the brink of collapse. Last November, UGC had sent guidelines forcing all universities to implement the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) from the 2015-16 academic session. 

It has now been followed by a ‘Make in UGC’ approach (very much on the lines of Modi’s ‘Make in India’) of preparing centralized syllabi for undergraduate courses, with universities being given just 20% deviation while preparing the syllabi.

Kalyan Jewellers - The 'Big' Name Of Trust And Tradition

Behind the brand is a tight-knit family for whom short-cuts hold no charm, customer satisfaction means everything and dreaming big is just a way of life.

It was 1993. TS Kalyanaraman had decided to take a risk and move away from the familiar—a textile shop in Thrissur, Kerala, that he had inherited from his father—and venture into unfamiliar territory, that of gold jewellery. But it was not a shot in the dark.

The Unforgettable Travel Experience Of 'Incredible India'

The first experiences on travel in India openly, with a beginner’s mind, and is able to capture the experiences in words that seem to flow effortlessly. Here are the impressions of India as a first time visitor.

“It’s magical.”
“It’s terrifying.”
“It’s full of amazing people.”
“It’s not safe.”
“Eat the street food.”
“Don’t eat the street food.”

Kerala 'Police Chief' Caught 'Cheating' In University Exam

A senior IPS officer was allegedly caught cheating in LLM final examination in Kochi, Kerala. Inspector General of Police (Thrissur range) TJ Jose was asked to leave the examination hall after invigilators noticed he was copying from a text book.

Highly embarrassed state government has asked Additional DGP Shankar Reddy to probe the incident and submit a report immediately. The incident happened in St Paul’s College in Kalamasserry, on the outskirts of the port city.

Zero Live: Modi's 'Jan Dhan Yojana' Is Still 'Painful Affair'

The much-hyped scheme ' Jan Dhan Yojana' is becoming to painful affair io Indian citizens. As the scheme is introduced to help monetorily and provide social security towards the vision of Modi's government. But the harsh reality is too painful. INNLIVE tries to focus in ground realities.

“It has become a routine and sometimes painful,” said Raghav, a senior clerical staff with one of the rural branches of State Bank of India (SBI) in Palakkad district of Kerala.

Keeping Minor Girls In Lockup At Night, Chhattisgarh Cops Breaks The Law, Triggers Unrest Amonmg Citizens

Three young girls were allegedly chased, beaten, made to march for eight hours and locked up in a police station. Next day, they were sent 400 Kms from their homes.

A note put up before a magistrate in Dantewada by three adivasi women, Somdi, Gangi and Lakme, recounts the events of April 27 that have resulted in their daughters – three minor girls, one aged 15, the other two aged 17 – being taken 400 kilometres away by the police.

Anybody Dares To Get Afraid Of 'Owaisis' Or 'Majlis Party'?

The sudden rise of All India Majlis Party, which has now became a talk of the town and burning topic in the various political circles is nothing but illusion. According to analysts the muslims issues are not the topic of propoganda, just playing with the sentiments and acting political stunts are the mantra.

Girijan Society Brewing Herbal Tea For Diabetic Patients

Podapatri (Gymnema Sylvestre) leaves known to control blood sugar high on the success of its recently launched herbal health drink, Nannari Sherbat, the Girijan Cooperative Corporation Limited (GCC) in Andhra Pradesh is now brewing herbal tea for diabetics as well as those looking to shed some flab.

The main ingredient of the herbal tea is Podapatri leaf (scientific name Gymnema Sylvestre, which is also known as Gurmar or Meshshringi), which is believed to control diabetes.

CAUTION: Kindly consult with your doctor before use this 'Herbal Medicine'.

Spotlight: Super-Luxury Cars Vroom Emerging India Cities

 Cash-rich customers increasingly lapping up the Rs one crore-plus high-end offerings from global giants.

Move over Mumbai and Delhi, new Indian markets in smaller cities have now caught super-luxury car makers by surprise. Cash-rich customers from cities such as Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar, Pune, Kochi, Coimbatore, Chandigarh and Ludhiana are no longer ogling at Lamborghini, Jaguar-Land Rover, Mercedez and Audi. They are increasingly lapping up the Rs one crore-plus offerings from these global giants.

Visit Bangalore: A Green Gardens City With A Green Peace

In India, one of the businest cities, Bangalore (aka Bengaluru) is not usually on the tourist trail as it does not contain any real “attractions,” but it’s nevertheless a pleasant city and I spent five days there relaxing after my tiring South India tour. Long known as “Garden City,” Bangalore probably has the best climate in India and is no doubt one of the greenest cities. (GREEN BANGALORE VIDEO LINK)

But perhaps best of all, there is a casual vibe that effortlessly mixes the colonial past, traditional culture and modern life.