Losing colour
Saffron, the prized crop of Kashmir produced primarily in the Karevas of Pampore has always been prone to adulteration, given its high price and...
Decontrolled Mutton
Permitting demand-supply to decide pricing in Rs 15000 crore livestock sector is a good intervention. However, unregulated pricing in imperfect markets having regulated supply...
Pashmina In Crisis
The vast cold desert where China and India are involved in a stand-off since May 2020, is home to the most of Changthang goatherds...
Learn How to Apply for Instant Personal Loan Online
Personal Loans are used for many things, including a medical bill, debt consolidation, purchase of a new appliance, vacation, education and more. After borrowing...
Economy Sans The Fig Leaf
Beyond the lockdown losses, the constitutional and legislative changes will have a long term impact on the local economy and its structure writes Haseeb A...
The Common Factor
They have different roles and status, and ideologies too. But all the three have one thing in common, asking community to contribute for rainy...
Workforce Deficit
By: Shams Irfan
Amid massive build-up of troops and constant rumours, a government order on August 2, asking tourists and Amarnath pilgrims to leave Kashmir...
Where Have All The Jobs Gone?
Unionists have attributed militancy and unrest to the massive unemployment in J&K. Creating more jobs continues to be the thrust area in the government...
Bad Business
Since the inflated Jhelum devastated Kashmir in 2014, the business is yet to show a real sign of recovery. It was demonetisation followed by...
The Eid Slump
Eid has ceased to be a business opportunity as the fall in liquidity and inflation has seriously crippled the purchasing capacity of the consumer....
Bartered Symbolism
Ten years and a few thousand crores of turnover later, Home Ministry found enough of loopholes to suspend the barter trade at the Line...
Workforce Exodus
Within hours after the government issued marching orders to the tourists and pilgrims ahead of August 5, tens of thousands of the non locals...
Wooing investment
New Delhi has extended the excise exemption to industry operating in J&K for another 10 years. But the contents of the package have brought...
Tourists Return?
After 18 months of hiatus, the tourist footfalls have started surging in Kashmir. Insiders in the hospitality sector believe that if Gulmarg crowds are...
Packing Apples
Apple packaging is a key ingredient to Kashmir’s apple economy that keeps thousands of people busy round the year to manage more than 70...
