Rising unemployment rate reflects a rise in the labour participation rate, which in India's case has been worryingly low.
I want to raise a confident daughter.
Gold demand in rural India is expected to be lower this year with weak monsoon affecting household savings, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).
The pandemic has forced us to reflect and re-evaluate our old habits and perceptions, says Anamika Sengupta.
Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha said the "writing on the wall is clear" that the 'Mahagathbandhan' will be 'maha vijayi' (grandly victorious) as everyone can see the attraction and euphoria for the grand opposition alliance.
Besides the cash, the anti-corruption wing of the agency also seized several bank accounts from the residence of Om Praksh Vimal.
Taxability of LPG subsidy and other direct benefits paid directly into bank accounts of beneficiaries is unclear.
How Amul is changing the face of dairying in Jammu & Kashmir. Some 15,000 dairy farmers, many women, are participating in the initiative.
Check out some of the stocks that will react on the basis of their numbers in the near term.
Since many of Modi's urban policies were initiated in Ahmedabad, the city may act as a template to examine what can be expected in a country that is witnessing the biggest migration from rural to urban areas in the world
Gates stressed on promoting quality and user friendly toilets to ensure their proper use.
Rationalisation in the rates offered by small savings schemes is a must.
'We may have moved back three decades on the fiscal situation,' notes T N Ninan.
From Dabur to HUL, here are 10 stocks with significant rural exposure in the auto, agri-chemical and fast moving consumer goods sectors, which should see an uptick in sales growth.
Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.
Sheela Bhatt reports from Firozabad, the country's centre for glass bangles, on what life is like for its workers in the wake of the national lockdown.
This is the fifth straight cut in rates by the Reserve Bank of India in as much policy reviews in 2019, and takes the total quantum of reductions to 1.35 per cent.
Saving is not the same as investing as many people wrongly assume. But what's the difference between the two? How does each benefit you. Larissa Fernand has the answers
A delayed monsoon and abundant cotton in the international market could spell trouble in the state's suicide zone.
For those in the EWS and LIG category who wish to take a loan up to Rs 600,000, there is an interest subsidy of 6.5 per cent for a tenure of 15 years.
Stalin owes his victory this time, like in 2019, to the hate-campaign of the local Hindutva forces, which kept haranguing him, and even his dead father, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Shikha Verma offers invaluable money management insights
A Class 12 student is changing the lives of the girls in her village, says Geetanjali Krishna.
The World Bank has approved a whopping $112.56 million development loan for Chhattisgarh, for improving the living standards of thousands of households in the rural areas of the state.\n\n\n\n
This race among parties to woo the farmers mainly stems from the analysis of political pundits that the peasant class played a crucial role in the defeat of the BJP in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh.
China's Xiaomi to unveil its first India-made phone on Monday
Taking away free healthcare facilities, as recommended by the Aayog, would place a huge burden on the people, especially in rural areas, says Devanik Saha.
With its new line-up, the firm has managed to touch the right chords, but to regain market share from the established players, Micromax will have to fight a protracted battle.
'It is only natural that in such a national crisis, we should lend a helping hand to the less privileged members of our communities.'
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd on Tuesday announced two tariff schemes for Internet users in the households under which a new telephone connection would be provided to be used only for accessing Internet and for incoming calls.\n\n
Jaitley said a 10 per cent tax long on capital gains exceeding Rs 1 lakh made from the sale of shares has been introduced but those made till Janaury 31 would be grandfathered. A 10 per cent tax on distributed income by equity oriented mutual funds has also been proposed in the budget.
Five days after their building came crashing down, bringing down their world along with it, the survivors wait in hope for definite answers from the authorities, reports Hemant Waje/Rediff.com.
'Politicians's slogans on social distancing, showered like petals from their ivory towers, mock every single moment of pain and distress imposed on the vulnerable down below, at migrant labour stuffed like chickens on goods trucks, trying to get home at all costs,' observes Veenu Sandhu.
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