As FIIs pull out of road projects, doubts have surfaced about the future of new highways and roads
energy is India's binding supply-side constraint for inclusive growth.
The three districts are among over a dozen in the state that were lashed by incessant rain for close to 48 hours bringing normal business to a grinding halt and disrupting rail and road traffic in most places.
India is today one of the top locations for semiconductor design and embedded software, but it remains hidden under a generic and misleading name, IT/ITES services.
Chidambaram first met bankers and industrialists in Mumbai to seek ways to revive slowing economic growth.
'Wild animals lived in their natural environment.' 'So, viruses could not be communicated.' 'Then came mass production and mass quartering of animals -- whether it be poultry, pigs and cattle -- which gave rise to bird flu, SARS and the mad cow disease.' 'Vast amounts of animal produce are also being flown from one part of the world to another, which has helped to spread the virus.' 'All these changes have led to a new and deadly mutation of the virus that has immobliised human beings.'
The Ganga agitation and the question of preserving the Himalayan ecology has become a deadly cocktail of politics and religion. Behind the scene, of course, at play are powerful business interests. What is needed is an independent scientific assessment of the problem and preparation of a blueprint for preservation of the Himalayan rivers and associated ecology, says Dinesh C Sharma.
Realistically, coal will be the major fuel for electricity generation in India, as in America, for a long time.
Adani's plan to build one of the world's biggest coal mines has been hampered time and again.
"Emerging fields, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of things, blockchain, and big data can take India to new heights of development, and improve the quality of life of its citizens," he said, adding for India, this is not just an industrial transformation, but a social transformation.
Pvt sector holds back, waits for key reforms
The top court called the pollution in Delhi-NCR as atrocious and said no one is safe even inside homes. "It is too much. No one is safe even inside their house. It is atrocious," the bench said.
Moody's in its report said power generators were unlikely to benefit meaningfully.
'A sustainable growth rate of 8 per cent is evidently some distance away,' says T N Ninan.
The party's research department team, which Rajya Sabha member M V Rajeev Gowda heads, has sifted through the suggestions received in the last five months, and the manifesto is slated to be released later this month, reports Archis Mohan.
From Hurricane Dorian to Hong Kong protests to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega event in Houston, Texas, United States -- these are the big moments that shaped the month of September.
'While many Chinese policy makers dismiss the political, economic and technological component of US-India relations, they express caution on the defence-related ties which also happens to be a major driver in US-India relations,' explains China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.
Ajay Banga, the 55-year-old CEO of MasterCard, is on a roll.
He's promoting khadi through his swadesi clothing brand.
Appropriate policies will increase connectivity much more than spectrum auctions, says Shyam Ponappa.
At present, less than one per cent of manufacturing GDP comes from automation in India.
The problems facing India and its economy are far too severe and deep to be fixed in 100 days, and an excessive focus on the first 100 days might have indicated that the government had failed to understand that.
Think organic food, affordable homes, artificial intelligence, suggests Prof Manmeet Barve.
'Since the bilateral deficit is a reality -- and a worry -- we need to find a way to deal with it,' says Ravi Bhoothalingam.
The challenges authorities face in cleaning Ganga and other holy rivers in Varanasi.
'There is nothing traitorous about highlighting the poor record of your own government. If the Indian government does something wrong, we all have the right to point this out at any forum, international or national.'
More and more CSR is being defined by how a company runs its operations and makes its profits; and just firms donating money to charities.
Emerging markets facing 5th year of slow growth: World Bank.
Telecom Secretary J S Deepak has resolved the toughest issues facing the sector, but his real test will be in delivering on the govt's Digital India dream
Surprisingly, Jeff Bezos is the new entrant to the list and ends up holding the first position.
The struggling steelmaker said the sale includes several South Yorkshire-based assets, including electric arc steelworks and bar mill at Rotherham, steel-purifying facility in Stocksbridge and a mill in Brinsworth.
Jeff Bezos tops Harvard Business Review list on financial parameters but stands 87th overall.
India has halved incidence of poverty from 1990s
Delhi and neighbouring Noida in Uttar Pradesh, too, are studying Gurgaon's no-car Tuesday model.
Almost 36 hours after China's worst industrial disaster, the cause of the massive blasts in Tiajan remains unclear. But here is what we know
'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.'
These tips will help you excel in the competitive exam.
The Comptroller and Auditor General on Friday rapped space agency Indian Space Research Organisation for allowing a foreign private satellite service provider to park its satellite in an orbit slot meant for Indian satellites in violation of nation's SATCOM policy and extending "undue benefit" to a foreign firm.
"We have to make government responsible for this," the bench said and asked, "Why can't govt machinery stop stubble burning?"
COP 21 is about how much carbon space is left and who gets how much of that space
