Govt is likely to find it hard to meet deficit target next year.
An additional 68 million women could potentially enter the labour force over the coming decade.
To redevelop cities as 'smart', investment of at least $10 billion is required. For 100 cities, it works out to $1 trillion
Poor rainfall has also depleted water reservoirs levels, which is likely to impact the winter crops.
In Asia-Pacific's public eye, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is below Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japan's Shinzo Abe, according a survey
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana envisages housing to 20 mn households by 2022.
Govt hopes to add 0.21 mn Mw capacity by 2022, against 0.25 mn Mw added over 60 years.
Power generation and distribution is the most indebted sector
The overdraft facility has been sanctioned in only 40,000 accounts
Ramesh says the best route now is to refer the amendments to Parliament's standing committee on rural development.
Only power generation grew faster in 2014 than in earlier years.
It will be difficult for the AAP govt to maintain subsidies.
India is also set to achieve the goal of reducing hunger by half and reduce maternal mortality by three quarters.
Land ordinance has done away with consent and social impact assessment.
The report also points out that a larger section of the poor and vulnerable households achieve middle-class status in urban areas in India despite the presence of a large urban informal sector.
India may not be prepared to meet US demands, say experts
Panagariya has advocated a more liberalised spending, arguing that greater capital expenditure could relax some of the infrastructure bottlenecks facing the country.
Though the Union HRD ministry has vehemently denied that Shevgaonkar resigned under government pressure, some allege that this is yet another example of the government exercising its influence over educational institutions
Trade sanctions on Russia by Europe and the US offer an opportunity for India, but the devaluation of the rouble may play spoilsport
Does the rally reflect expectations of improving fundamentals or they are likely to correct?
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