Life over coffee

Hello and Welcome back. Recently when I was in Serbia, I heard many people exclaim that Indians love trains. Indeed we do. From being the connector of freedom fighters to being the backbone of the early industrial developments in India, our Indian railways have a long legacy and several epic stories to pass on to several generations. And, our love for trains have been immortalised by popular Bollywood sagas, time and again like - DDLJ and Chennai express. Being in train is like a magical journey, where one can expect the unexpected to come. So, why not show-off our love for trains and give it a makeover this Diwali. Well, this is probably what the railway authorities might have thought. And the result - the launch of T18, the most technically advanced train in India. Image from Google Search - financialexpress.com What are it's features and why is it so special? Which stations will it connect? Read on to find out … T18 - one of its kind is the first ever engine-less tra...

So, today's a Sunday, and many of you have already a feeling of Monday blues set in. You begin cursing your work + life in the worst possible manner. You feel so dampened thinking of tomorrow, that ultimately, you end up spoiling your Sunday brunch mood as well. And, nothing can seem to come to your rescue, as you know you need that money coming out of the job. And, even if you quit one company, you are made aware by your social circles that the conditions aren't very different elsewhere. Just the two faces of the same coin. And, your family life has been topsy-turvy, with almost no work-life balance at all. SO, you sit down grumpily, with a weary mood, and think about drinking hard this evening, to help you get through your day tomorrow. Well, this is pretty much the case of every employee in almost every sector of the economy, esp. in India. A recent TOI report titled - " Tedious duty hours and too many landings push pilots to the edge"   stated that pilots ...

With the admission session to foreign universities being just around the corner, you are fully geared up to crack through all the admission gateposts and secure a place in your dream institute. And finance, well - you know it pretty well - you apply for education loan. And, with majority of Indian students preferring US, Canada, Australia and UK, as their study destination, despite the political conditions prevailing in US and UK, a vast sum of money is pumped into their economy, which is financed by our financial institutions. Well, the cause of concern begins much later - i.e. after the action has already been done. And practically, that's the reason why - both students and the financial institutions that give loans and advances are in stress. Several reports reveal that the banks and NBFCs lending education loans are finding it hard to manage the surmounting percentage of NPA in this segment. The rising NPA is indeed a burning issue - on top of that, with almost no prope...