The push to develop Ayodhya as a tourism centre, accompanied by large-scale infrastructure projects, comes on the back of years of limited income growth and tourist inflows.
The Indian Railways carried more goods in December 2023 than the same time last year, making more money than any month bar one since the pandemic. The railways made Rs 15,098 crore by carrying freight in December 2023. The number was higher only in March 2023 when it earned Rs 15,769 crore, according to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).
'Parents, students and coaching institutes will find alternatives to cater to the demand.'
Lower income groups earning less than Rs 100,000 a year are yet to recover as are those earning between Rs 100,000 and Rs 200,000.
Hit-and-run cases are those in which drivers, who cause the accidents, flee from the spot and do not inform the police.
Cruelty by husband or his relatives accounted for 38.3 per cent of all crimes against women.
While 67 per cent of India's population is 39 years old or younger, states are governed by chief ministers who are 70 or older.
There is a rise in the number of women elected to the state legislatures in 2023 compared to 2018, except in Rajasthan.
Bangladesh was the largest source of foreign tourists, accounting for 21.4 per cent of all arrivals.
In 2022-2023, 15.5 per cent of women were unemployed compared to 11.2 per cent in 2017-2018. For every one woman employed, 10 men got a job.
Cruelty by the husband (or his relatives) accounted for about 40 per cent of these cases. Delhi reported the highest number of cases of crimes against women (12,552) followed by Mumbai with over 5,000 cases.
In 2022, Rajasthan met for 30 days, Chhattisgarh 18 days, MP and Mizoram for 15 each, and Telangana for 10 days.
The number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in August that involved private equity (PE) funds was the lowest in nearly three years. There were 26 such deals last month, according to data from tracker Refinitiv (part of London Stock Exchange Group). The last time monthly deal numbers were so low in recent times was January 2021 when Covid cases were picking up during the second wave of the pandemic.
After a brief lull during the pandemic, there is a strong revival in luxury car sales, bolstered by more launches across price bands, replacement demand, ban on old diesel vehicles in the NCR, and 'revenge buying'.
Around 6,967 tech employees lost their jobs in Bengaluru, the highest among Indian cities, partially because of its evolution in recent years as a start-up hub.
Residential house prices have only risen since the pandemic.
India has incurred the third highest losses globally due to Internet shutdowns in 2023.
The exports in 2022-2023 was $79 billion, compared to imports of $50 billion.
Among India's tech companies, education-associated start-ups are the worst affected, recording the maximum number of layoffs.
The inactivity of Go First may help other airlines in India's competitive market as it had a 7.8 per cent market share.
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