'I sat down and asked them what they would want in their new school. One student said a football field, another one asked for computers. One little girl came and sat next to me and said, "A separate toilet for the girls." I think these small things make a huge difference in the future of education in India,' Nita Ambani tells Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com
On the revenue front, the finance ministry was expecting higher proceeds from non-tax revenue.
The procedure, however, would cost around Rs 75,000-100,000 more than conventional angioplasty.
To ensure equal access to health care, the government must consider it in a holistic manner and improve all parameters.
These consistent performers are expected to maintain momentum.
FIIs pump in $1.4 billion in March, after pulling out $2.9 billion in Jan-Feb.
With a sole mandate of inflation targeting, RBI wears many hats.
The finance minister was speaking after launching the maiden IDF scheme of IIFCL Mutual Fund in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Atul Bhatnagar, COO, National Skills Development Corporation tells us how we can effectively tackle the issue of unemployability and make our youth more employable.
'The lessons from tiny New Zealand about mobilising to prevent an environment going up in flames around us and combatting the feral Whatsapp politics of hatred are in many ways Gandhian,' says Rahul Jacob.
One popular strategy is to hire contract workers.
'Under Justice Gogoi's tenure, the Supreme Court has gone from an institution that was at least formally committed to the protection of individual rights as its primary task, to an institution that speaks the language of the executive, and has become indistinguishable from the executive,' warns Gautam Bhatia.
'The economy will pick up in 2020 or a little later... When it picks up, will it reach 10%, 8% or still lower? It all depends on how realistic are the diagnosis and the prescriptions that follow,' says Professor K J Joseph.
Despite the absence of any notable price growth, transaction volumes are picking up in major Indian cities. The surge in sentiments is also backed by a significant rise in transparency in the industry.
Stick to export-focussed plays, large-caps, say analysts
The loss of income has severely dented the loan repayment ability of small borrowers
United Progressive Alliance's abysmal performance and the Bharatiya Janata Party's claims of good governance are two factors that could change how India votes this year, says Shreekant Sambrani
Surendra Hiranandani -- chairman and managing director, House of Hiranandani -- explains what ails India's housing sector and indicates the way forward.
Earnings growth is expected to accelerate as lingering toxic effects of note ban ease off and GST settles down. However, stock valuations are high and that means market is also overdue for correction, says Devangshu Datta.
Though the summer is expected to be hotter, global and domestic forecasts point to good rains.
Why are students being forced to go abroad to study?
'The UPA was the gang that couldn't shoot straight. The NDA is the gang that can't stop shooting. They (the Modi government) are shooting at anybody, everybody, all directions, shooting themselves in the foot.'
'There are 25 million farmers in India with at least 2 to 3 cows each.' 'If all them use biogas to cook, millions of LPG units and firewood can be saved.'
The Bharatiya Janata Party regime will have to make good on this election slogan to restore state-owned banks to health, says Rajiv Lall.
'There's a huge need for advancements in current security incident logging and monitoring practices.'
Anjuli Bhargava discovers how the Buddha Fellowship is attracting India's brightest minds to solve its problems.
The expectation that Mr Modi would be a major reformer, capable of reinvigorating the Indian economy, were based on a complete misreading of both his actions and his performance as Gujarat chief minister, says Mihir S Sharma.
Sebi directs freezing of all demat accounts not linked to Aadhaar by December 31
Experts claim impact of breather limited as most hybrid vegetable seeds are sold by private companies.
For existing technologies, unless appropriate financing is available, deployment at scale is difficult.
Modi Sarkar will not stand on ceremonies even if that means stepping on the Constitution, says Udit Misra.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for a government wh,ich came to power, with brute majority and the nation's pragmatic chief money man.
Critics argue that much more could have been done and that the government was slow to react to many events.
Education remains one of the key focuses of the new government.
The move that comes in the backdrop of the massive controversy over alleged anti-India protests in the JNU.
A programme that endeavours to graduate the poorest people could have seminal implications for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
Santosh Kaveri, a young inventor from Karnataka, is a sterling example of the 'Made In India' initiative. Find out why his dreams of being an innovator-enterpreneur shattered.
'Karpoori Thakur must be remembered by people today who are tired of witnessing fractious politics where corruption, bigotry, hatred and violence seems to have become distressingly recurrent,' says Mohammad Sajjad.
Vastu Housing Finance is trying to leverage technology to distinguish itself in a crowded space.
Experts say one in every four mental health problems is due to depression and anxiety at the workplace.
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