A woman is treated most respectfully in countries like Iceland and Sweden, according to a recent survey conducted by Newsweek.
A UK survey studied 3,000 volunteers to divide women's body types into six distinct categories.
The wealth of India's richest 1 per cent increased by over Rs 20.9 lakh crore during 2017.
As many as 3,691 centrally-protected monuments and archaeological sites maintained by the ASI were shut from March 17 in view of the coronavirus crisis.
The govt said that states have been asked to classify districts which have reported a higher number of cases as hotspots, the districts where cases have been reported as non-hotspots, and green zones where no cases have been reported.
'You need to polish your skills and be prepared to be an asset in the 'new normal' work environment.' 'Access MOOCs (massive open online courses) and keep your brain razor sharp, despite not having a job offer or having your job offer rescinded.'
The government on Friday admitted that child marriages are prevalent across the country but they often went unregistered.
Every psychiatrist and psychologist Rediff.com spoke to said one thing: Avoid news channels and social media.
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'The BJP's solo aim in Mumbai and Maharashtra is to finish off the Shiv Sena and Sharad Pawar's NCP.'
Over the next five years, it will be Narendra not Nitish who will be under pressure to deliver vikas and atmanirbharta in Bihar, notes Kanika Datta.
'You cannot fight a disease as complex as COVID-19 without a carefully calibrated, localised response.'
Most employment surveys suffer from drawbacks such as limited data coverage, infrequent data collection, and time lag
The fact that the responses from the community to Mohan Bhagwat's remarks have ranged from guarded optimism to outright disbelief tells its own story, points out Kanika Dutta.
The Indian State has low operational capabilities. Individuals will have concerns about material that flows through the government, on questions of purity, perfection of the cold chain, and correctness of procedures at the frontline. Even if a government programme is able to solve all these problems, it will be limited in scale-up. The passion, management capabilities, and response to local conditions, which will be found with tens of thousands of ground-level initiatives, Individuals will have concerns about material that flows through the government, on questions of purity, perfection of the cold chain, and correctness of procedures. Even if a government programme is able to solve all these problems, it will be limited in scale-up, argues Ajay Shah.
While some experts believe that a large part of India is still vulnerable to the virus that could trigger a third wave, others feel the country is not likely to be engulfed by another deadly wave unless a new variant emerges.
'The COVID-19 threat is still looming large. The census and NPR are not in the priority list of the government as of now'
The most popular benefit across all demographics is company health care programs to compensate for the increased costs of medical care.
R0 values, or the average number of infections expected to be caused by a Covid carrier, vary between states, and have not stabilised. While unlocking, it would be wise to look at these variations, advises Atanu Biswas.
The govt said there are 18 states and UTs in the country where the total number of active cases are between 5,000 and 50,000, while there are only four states with more than 50,000 active cases.
The costs of providing free vaccines are way lower than the costs of a freewheeling epidemic.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said three-day average in number of hospitalised virus patients was also lower for the sixth straight day to 16,428, down from a peak of nearly 19,000.
Google is followed by Sony India who won the runner-up position.
Though optimistic about the country's current growth pattern and economic health, Indian consumers worry about employment generation prospects, says a consumer confidence survey.
'Predictions are that numbers will continue to rise till May end and maybe in the first half of June will be our peak.'
This probably comes as no surprise to all the women out there, but men think they satisfy their partners more often than they actually do, according to a US survey.
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'The government has failed to understand the seriousness of the situation, and that's why they are underestimating the problem.' 'They think some tinkering here and there will fix the economy automatically.'
A global well-being survey, carried out by Durex, says that sex plays an important role in people's physical and emotional health. According to Durex, sexual well-being is a balance of physical, emotional and sociological factors. It is about protecting and nurturing the sexual health of a person and his/her partner and getting the most from sex life.
Face coverings are mandatory in communal areas and corridors at schools and colleges within areas of the country deemed at high risk of COVID-19 infections.
Kumar, who had been away in New Delhi since Saturday, returned to the state capital on Monday evening and held an emergency review meeting on the AES situation with officials.
India's rank inched up by just one position to 130 in last year's Doing Business Survey by the World Bank.
'Guarding the borders in extreme weather conditions is not easy and most people don't realize it is a very tough job.'
With certain quarters demanding privatisation of public sector banks in the aftermath of the alleged fraud at Punjab National Bank (PNB), Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister chairman Bibek Debroy tells Sanjeeb Mukherjee, Ishan Bakshi and Indivjal Dhasmana that reducing government equity even to zero would not mean giving up of government control over these banks.
Alternatively, the government may go in for a five-day session to blunt criticism that it was running away from debates.
Reflecting a loss of "growth momentum", manufacturing activities in the country slowed down to a six-month low in March amid softer increases in new orders, production and employment, according to a survey.
Large investors track high-frequency data that is immediately available today. That data has been bullish, points out Debashis Basu.
Experts say one in every four mental health problems is due to depression and anxiety at the workplace.
With economic slowdown casting a shadow on profits, companies may increasingly turn towards offering flexible benefit programmes to employees, among other measures, for managing costs and attracting the right talent, a survey by global HR consultancy Mercer says.
Delhi has to go a long way in becoming a world-class city in terms of quality of living, due to its relatively poor health and sanitation conditions, a recent survey suggests.
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