'We have severely under-invested in waste water treatment.' 'We charge for water a minimal amount and we don't charge anything extra for providing sewerage service.' 'As a result, every water entity is cash-strapped.'
Rookie golf sensation Lydia Ko says she will have to learn to balance the demands of the LPGA Tour with her upcoming studies after being admitted to one of South Korea's most prestigious universities.
'It's been overwhelming to see such generous and warm responses,' Pichai tweeted.
While everybody is talking about the vast potential of 5G, the uptake of such services in India depends on operators getting around 100 Mhz 5G spectrum. At the reserve price proposed by Trai, getting this spectrum will cost a telco around Rs 490 billion. Which amount could be difficult for operators to mop up, given the financial stress they are undergoing, says Kiran Rathee.
He is betting on emerging firms to generate ideas and build wealth through Premji Invest
Of the 600 young change makers who made the cut this year '1:6 are immigrants from 44 countries' -- an important ratio in the age of growing protectionism.
Sri Srinivasan could become the first Indian-American to be on the bench of the US Supreme Court after conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia's sudden death.
Help your employees remember the vision and the goals of your exponential organisation and why they decided to be there, suggests Kunal Sood.
Asserting that there is "no substitute" for teachers, Indian mathematician and founder Anand Kumar has said that there is a need to create an atmosphere in which teachers get respect and recognition to draw the best to this profession.
'When so many noted universities -- including the likes of Harvard and the University of California -- are spending their resources on studying the world of GoT, it is fun to assess whether this fictional universe conforms with the laws of our real universe,' says Kumar Abhishek.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter's decision to resign amid corruption allegations at soccer's governing body is a relief for corporate sponsors who have called for more transparency at the organization, sports marketing experts said on Tuesday.
Three molecular chemists -- Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel -- were on Wednesday awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for devising computer simulations that are used to understand and predict chemical processes.
Noted historian Bipin Chandra died on Saturday at his residence here after prolonged illness. He was 86.
Five Indian-Americans have been named among the 400 richest people in the US by Forbes, a list topped by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for the 21st year in a row with a net worth of $81 billion.
The shooting prompted a complete lockdown of the campus and deployment of hundreds of police officers as well as federal agents.
According to documents with the US State District Court Southern District of Ohio, Douglas Tarlow was arrested April 18. He appeared in the District Court of Ohio and on the orders of Magistrate Judge Norah McCann King, he surrendered his passport. Tarlow is not in jail.
Silicon Valley is at the heart of the transformation of the global economy -- which has both winners and losers, writes Ajit Balakrishnan.
The cute new drone that wraps itself around your wrist and also take selfies!
Ankit Fadia talks to Prasanna Zore about his roles and responsibilities as a brand ambassador of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' programme
'Scientists around the world are focused on very quickly doing work to help us better understand what we are facing.' 'I am inspired by what scientists have found in such a short amount of time since the virus emerged.'
'His simple lifestyle, his optimism, his hard work and his genuine humility made him an authentic role model to millions of children, many of them growing up in challenging circumstances.'
Infosys has drawn up a vision to position itself as a next generation services company.
AI, cloud computing, data analytics are a few areas companies are looking for proficiency in
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
In fact, given the current tensions and massed troops on both sides, there is a danger that the LAC will become more like the Line of Control with Pakistan, a heavily fortified and strongly defended border where weapon fire exchanges regularly occur. Indeed, Stratfor Worldview research has listed a sharp increase in new Chinese facilities along the LAC in 2019-20.
His 7-day long trip to the United States starts on June 17.
'Even though the hormonal drugs made me feel constantly sick, the IAAF now wants to enforce even stricter thresholds with unknown health consequences. I will not allow the IAAF to use me and my body again'
With Tiger Woods hitting golf balls at a juniors clinic in South Carolina earlier this week, media speculation has been mounting that the former world number one could make his PGA Tour return within the next month.
The theme of the film festival was to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Indian cinema, with focus on women filmmakers.
World number five Alexander Zverev continued his poor recent form as he crashed out of the Italian Open in the second round while Serena Williams had to pull out of the women's draw with a recurring knee injury.
Reminders of God can make people more likely to seek out and take risks, according to a new research.
Here's a collection of some of the best photos, taken last week, from around the globe.
Though chief executive officers from Google, Yahoo and Facebook have declined to attend the summit, the Apple CEO Tim Cook will address the meeting during which he will announce his intent to fold the government's cyber security recommendations into its own cyber strategy.
Can 3 crore out of the 8.9 crore young male population of the nine states set off on a pilgrimage that extends for about a month? If yes, then what can we infer regarding the state of the young working population in these states, asks Mahesh Vyas.
ZipDial has recently been acquired by Twitter.
Hailing from a middle class family, Pichai's family did not own a car or a television during his childhood.
Aditi and Akshay Maliwal are mentoring young sports athletes from Asia to get through to top US universities.
Runner-up Pliskova will move into the top-10 of the world rankings for the first time in her career
Here's how she is linked to the most talked about Oscars speech of the year.
You may eat great food, exercise enough and yet not lose fat because you are sleep-deprived. Most of the magic takes place when you sleep well.
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