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    Dhanam is a fortnightly business magazine in Malayalam language. It was first published in1987and was the only major source of business news and related topic in state at that time. It is founded by Kurian Abraham. Dhanam has brought out special editions like ‘Top business families of Kerala, Emerging 500 small & medium business leaders of Kerala, Top 100 brands of Kerala &Top women entrepreneurs in Kerala.Dhanam business magazine was started 30 years ago as a medium to carry news &reports about the business landscape in & outside Kerala. At a time when business journalism was unheard of, Dhanam created a niche segment & a pathway for others to follow.Today, Dhanam is one of Kerala’s leading media brands with a portfolio of the popular business magazine, 3 English publications, book in English & Malayalam on subjects related to business, an active web site,& year-long summit & seminar series.Crossing 3 decades in the field, this pioneering & premium Dhanam magazine in this category. This highest-circulated & widely-read business magazines reflects the corporate world, & reaches the elite & influential business houses across the country & abroad.The motto of the magazine is to inspire success,& it celebrates the victory of persons in business & life, & promotes entrepreneurship among Malayalis. A number of high prolife events are attended by the who’s who of the corporate world. The annual Dhanam business summit & award nite is a prestigious gala programme where Dhanam celebrates business excellence by felicitation outstanding entrepreneurs of Malayali origin.Dhanam publication’s stable includes Asia’s most widely read magazine on the rubber industry, Rubber Asia & Tyre Asia, Asia’s largest selling bi-monthly magazine on tyre. The latest sister publication is Auto Parts Asia, a B2B magazine on automotive industry.Dhanam also published a number of highly appreciated books including Hot Brands of Kerala,’25 Athulya Malayali business Prathibakal & life lessons of 500 businessmen,  Biographies of prominent businessmen, Coffee-table, books of corporate house & a collection of success stories of visionary business leaders are among the next in the line to be published.

India has emerged as the fastest growing major economy in the world and is expected to be one of the top three economic powers of the world over the next 10-15 years backed by its strong democracy and partnership with the improvement in the economic scenario there hence been various investments in various sectors of economy

Professional economists,some on the sightly left forecast a recession in mid to late 2020.Here is their rationale labour shortage and the cost increases in wages and imports will cause increasing inflation in 2019. The 10 year we’ll rise to a level that lowering and other development will be heavily impacted and continue a downward path. Leveraged loans, which are basically subordinated floating rate junk debt,will fall into default. The mortgage and shadow bank market will lose liquidity and freeze up. The stock market will decline further thereby raising the cost of capital for public companies and losses to investors economic growth in the EU (European Union) other areas will continue be weak

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Marriages are decided in heaven though arranged on Earth. According to Indian traditions , the two should unite into one; only physically they remain two.

The big fat wedding are just getting bigger and fatter. While many Bollywood movies still struggle to make and entry into 100 club, there are many big and affluent celebrities and personalities who join that easily by throwing the most lavish wedding.

Here are a few of the most lavish Indian weddings that crossed the 100 crore mark. The nine big fat Indian weddings that crossed the 100 crore mark and stunned us.

1.Rohan Mehta and Roshini Khemlani (cost: 140 crores)

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In the year 2016, one of the most lavish Indian weddings took place in Italy. Dubai based millionaire owning a pharmaceutical company, Yogesh Mehra spent 140 crore on his son. The wedding took place in Florence, Italy.

2. Sanjay Hinduja and Anu Mahtani (cost: 125 crores)

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2015 witnessed the wedding of a UK based billionaire, Sanjay Hinduja who married the designer, Anu Mahtani in Jagmandir Island Palace, Udaipur in a ‘big fat indian style’.

3.Shristi Mittal and Gulraj Behl (cost: 505 crores approx)

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Pramod Mittal, Lakshmi Mittal’s younger brother organised the biggest of all wedding in 2013. He got his daughter married to Gulraj Behl in a 505 crore celebration. The three day celebration took place in Barcelona, Spain.

4.Seemanto and Sushanto (cost:552 crores)

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Sahara chief,Subroto Roy spent a whopping Rs. 552 crores for his sons wedding in 2004. The glitzy and glamorous wedding saw a bevvy of celebs Amitabh Bachchan , Aishwarya Rai,Anil Ambani and late shri Mulyam Singh Yadav.

5.Arathi Ravi Pillai and Adithya Viahnu (cost: 55 crores)

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NRI businessman Ravi Pillai spent Rs. 55 crore on his daughter Dr. Arathi Ravi Pillai’s wedding to Adithya Vishnu ,a Kochi based doctor at Asramam grounds in Kollam.

6.Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli (cost: 100 crores)

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The Virushka wedding hs been a grand affair for both the families. The outfit,Venue and everything keeping in mind, the coat of the wedding would have easily touched a good 100 crores

7. Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh (cost: $2000 crores approx)

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Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh tued the knot in konkani and sindhi weddings on the banks of Lake como, Italy. The average cost of a room at the luxury property is 400 Euros.

8.Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja (cost:150 crores approx)

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Sonam Kapoor married Anand Ahuja in a traditional Anand Karaj ceremony. The wedding was an intimate and private affair with family and close friends in attendance.

9.Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas (cost: $5000 approx)

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Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra nuptials were nothing short of lavish. They tied knot in Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur.

10.IshaAmbani and Anand Piramal (cost: $15million)

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On Dec 12, Asia’s riches man ,oil and Telecom tykoon Mukesh Ambani got married his daughter Isha Ambani to Anand at a cost approximately $15 million.

Indian weddings are beautiful, and when you have the unlimited budjetto spend on celebrations, they become an epitome of grandeur and opulence.

The wedding season is hard to ignore, what with the whos who of India queing up to tie the knot. Expensive venues, designer clothes, blinding dazzle of precious jewellery- the big fat Indian wedding becamebigger and fatter. With our celebrities setting pricey #weddinggoals, the indian wedding market is alive and thriving. An average wedding cost in India is aanywhere between 5 lakh to 6 crore. A survey on the Indian wedding market in 2018 pegs the wedding services at $54 billion. From saying a wedding ceremony and reception, now there are sangeets, mehandi, cocktails etc. to add to the programme. Wedding planners and stylistic photography have been added to the existing food,venue,cloth and jewellery costs. Needless to mention that the actual union of two people and its significance is lost in the glitz and glamour.

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The gods own country, Kerala has some extremely beautiful tourist destinations to hold the attention of global tourist.

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Kerala, India’s most sophisticated society, with hundred percent literacy ration, top-notch health care systems, India’s lowest infant deaths and utmost life expectancy ration.

Getting away to a new tourist spot can be an adventure or a tranquil break. For most people though, travel and tourism can be a step into mysterious territory and unacquainted surroundings.

Top 10 Tourists Spots In Kerala:-

While you may be wondering about where all to head in the charming land of Kerala, geting to know about a few best ones is surely helpful before visiting.

◾ALLEPEY :-The Backwater Hot Spot

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◾KUMARAKOM:-One Of The Most Tranquil Places

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◾WAYANAD:-The Land Of Heavenly Trails

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◾THEKKADY :-For The Love Of Wildlife.

◾KOVALAM:-For Some Beach Fun.

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◾KOZHIKODE:-For Authentic Malabar Cuisine.

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◾VARKALA:-One of Keralas Most Scenic Seasides.

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◾KANNUR:-The Picture Perfect Coastal Town.

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◾KAVYAYI BACKWATERS:-The Stunning Bckwater Landscape.

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KUTTANAD:-The Rice bowl of Kerala.

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: The persistent fall in the price of natural rubber has caused concern among rubber farmers in Kerala, which accounts for more than 94 per cent of the commodity’s total production in the country.

Rubber price, which ruled around Rs 220 per kg in January 2011, has now touched a low of Rs 123 per kg in the domestic market due to lower demand for the commodity in the wake of general economic slowdown and lower price in international market.

Stakeholders in the industry have sought the Centre and state government’s immediate intervention to arrest further fall in the price of rubber.

The continuing slowdown in demand from the domestic tyre industry, which consumes over 50 per cent of the total natural rubber production in the country coupled with a bearish trend in overseas market, is adding to the pressure on prices, according to rubber experts.

With prices becoming unremunerative in the face of rising cost of production, mainly because of high wages of tappers and rising cost of fertilisers, growers have also started staying away from production.

The state government’s scheme of rubber procurement at a higher rate than the daily market price also didn’t take place as envisaged, pushing farmers further into trouble, feel experts.

However, they pointed out that price would not fall further as off-season for rubber production starts from February. There is also concern among the tyre industry that if price falls further, rubber growers might move away from its cultivation which would result in shortfall in supply in the long-run.

“We want rubber farmers to start tapping and produce rubber and bring it to market, and government also should ensure a remunerative price for their product,” Indian Rubber Dealers Association president George Valy told here.

The total area under rubber cultivation in Kerala is 5.45 lakh hectares.

It is the livelihood of as many as 11.50 lakh farmers and most of them are small holders having less than 1.5 hectares under rubber. Total rubber production in Kerala for the year 2012-13 was eight lakh tonne.Download The 
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The 4.7 percent increase in the number of women CEOs during the past 2 years has set in a hot discussion on this topic.The rise of women CEOs to 12.4 percent gives a true picture of empowered women in our country. This is a positive hope towards the disturbing trends of past many years.

The path to empowerment for a woman was never easy. From the patriarchial society to literacy and now leading to entrepreneurship. The transformation was gradual and slow. It was never easy to break the walls of various oppressive notions of the society.

Saying about this, we have a few must- mention women. Chanda Kochar, MD and CEO of ICICI bank portrays true women power. She was ranked 40th in the Fortune’s 50 most powerful women in the world. The recent discussions were based on Indra Nooyi who left her position as the CEO of PepsiCo, a multinational company on October. We also have Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, founder and MD of Biacon who is the first woman to guide the functioning of a foreign bank.

‌There is a need to mention the immense efforts taken by educational institutions and government for emphasising on vocational education and promoting women entrepreneurs. It is the small scale of investment in terms of time, energy and knowledge that has produced large scale results. The seed of leadership is sown in every woman. The more we nurture it the more leaders and CEOs we have as harvest. Women entering and leading the business field has led to the upliftment of our nation and helped in its race to become a developed country.

Source: Wikipedia, The Hindu newspaper

Name : Lekshmi Mahesh

70% of the Kochi’s Christmas market depends on China.
The Christmas market is flooded with imports from China.They are trying to crack down our country with their cheap product. Data on imports show that during October – November 2016 there were 929 shipments that reached here from various ports of China, carrying Christmas decorations.
These shipment includes candles, dresses, ceramics, plastics and paper decoration,Christmas gifts and hat meant for this season.
Altogether, 13.57 lakh pieces worth whole sale price of 1.29 crores were imported during October and November.
Giving one month window for the dealers to clear the entire products of their shelf.On November 21 alone 255 shipment reached Kochi and last of the Christmas season shipment came on November 22 ,2016.
“China is an important factor for Kochi’s Christmas market as most of the product meant for the seasons originate there only”- said by Shibu Phillips,Business head, lulu shopping mall.
However there is a part of the market is still dominated by the local players -cribs.Cribs have a dull market in Kerala says vendors.
People use to reuse the crib purchased earlier
Cribs are available in the market price range from 250-1500.
These small manufacturers shows aggressiveness in pricing and offers various design to attract customers.
The opportunity available to the local Indian people are decided by the mainly in southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, in every April.
As they put up the canton fair twice a year in April and October.
At this fair importers makes deals with various manufacturers in China.The whole exercise starts in April materialize as finished goods and reach Kerala.
The streets of Kerala is covered with exciting Christmas shops.Christmas stars have great demand in this season.
Shops are decked up with beautiful stars with unique names
This time odiyan Christmas stars are the major attraction in the market.
Christmas stars ranging from 20-4000 are available in the market.Some Christmas market in Kerala are Shop N save,?? Blue bell etc.
Plum porridge a traditional English Christmas cake.In 2016 the cost of a normal plum cake was around 340 per kg.
After cake vine is the next most demanding thing.The Christmas sellers put different different prices according to the days of vine.The vine which passed many years or days have a high price.
During Christmas the dress of Santa have a high demand.
The dress which is rich in red and white combination having more exciting demand during this period.
Almost more than one crore dresses are sold during this time.To raise their sales, the sellers give exciting discounts for customers which will attract them.
More often in St Teresa college there was a complete Christmas sale for one day.
On December this one day Christmas sale starts -05 December.
Women’s are encouraged more in this Christmas sale.There was high demand for cakes and dresses.
Sources: Times of India Malayala Manorama Hindu newspaper
Name: Mary Jisha.A.N

Farmer’s problems are becoming a political issue. But Farmers and analysts say many of the issue remain unresolved, as Farmers continue to face financial challenges.

The farmers’unrest across the country and particularly across several BJP-ruled states, appears to have caught the central government by surprise. Since candidate Narendra Modi which came to power in 2014 promise the Farmers in the form of doubling of Farmers income in five years. Farmers have been waiting for these promise to be fulfilled. Three years down the line , they feel cheated

The other issues monsoon and MSPS function as floors to the markets price is another problem that Farmers faces. This highlight the ineffectiveness of procurement policy in different states. The fact that Farmers’ unrest has been marked in BJP-ruled states are not reflect’political conspiracy’ has been alleged.

During the post-independce period, agrarian unrest of various types have taken place, such as ranging from the legendary telengana movement and the PEPSU tenant movement to Naxalite movement.

On March 12 over 30,000 Farmers marched nearly 200km to mumbai to share their grievance with the maharashtra government. only week ago , thousands of Farmers led a comparable demonstration in shimla. while loan waivers and better MSP were part of these agendas , few political observers expected that common demand among them would be land. Most of these peasant movement occurred due to the government policy of paying law agricultural prices for controlling the price of food and raw-materials.

National Crime Record Bureau of India reported 51650 Farmers suicides in 2014 . India is an agrarian country with around 70% of its people depending directly or indirectly up on agriculture. Farmers suicides account for 11.2% of all suicides in india. Reason for Farmers suicides such as monsoon failure, government policies.

For boosting Farmers income, there is an urgent need to improve the system of land administration in the country.

Sources:https://www.thehindubusinessline.com

_ THERESA DENNIS