Industry

The government will continue to float tenders to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from spot market despite non-submission of 'suitable' offers from bidders over the past several months. "We'll continue our effort to seek better LNG prices from international spot market," said a senior...

Early in the pandemic, when Amazon loosened its rules around allowing smartphones on the warehouse floor, an employee now known as “thepackman123” saw an opportunity. The 23-year-old, who works at a facility in New York and asked not to be named, started filming himself...

Managing a Tea Garden at 12,000 Kilometers Distance Managing a Tea Garden 12,000 Kilometers Distant On Monday morning, at 5 am Nishchal Banskota wakes up to begin work. He’s a second-generation tea farmer from Nepal, now running now running Nepal Tea in the...

The nightmare year of 2020 brought the airline industry's first decade of sustained profitability to a shuddering halt. The coronavirus pandemic tore through in a tumultuous, unprecedented way -- leaving carriers in a deep hole, along with a constellation of aerospace manufacturers, airports and leasing firms.

Remote work won't change just where we work, but also when we work. Thanks to the fantastic news that distribution of vaccines has begun, the end of the pandemic is in sight. Changes wrought by Covid-19 are nowhere near...

The apex body of tea producers has requested the government to provide a 20 per cent subsidy, in addition to the existing export incentive facility to the tea sector, with a view to boosting the exports of the widely-consumed drink, officials said. The Bangladesh...

Despite the unprecedented COVID-19 shock, Bangladesh is moving forward with a 5.2% GDP growth in FY19-20 while SMEs contribute 25% to the GDP. As Bangladesh speeds its way towards the status of a middle-income country, it must strengthen this crucial sector in the economy. An effective way to...

At a Glance An integrated corporate management system helps establish priorities, allocate resources, review outcomes, and dynamically learn and adapt.Companies with strong management systems have five-year profit growth that is more than three times that of other companies. Tom Cruise...

Since the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution, there has been a growing concern over job loss. Creating jobs in the industrial economy has been the primary means for increasing per capita income, and addressing poverty. Globalisation of manufacturing and service value chain has been a blessing...

Some of the world’s largest energy companies have signed up to the UN Green Hydrogen Catapult to bring down the cost of hydrogen production. The project aims to drive down the cost of hydrogen to $2/kg by 2026, approximately half its current price. The...