At 89th, India is the lowest-ranked among the BRICS.
Ahead of the assembly elections, the saffron allies may be ecstatic over the swelling, but it's a double-edged sword with many older leaders wondering what they have got after putting in years of hard work, reports Radhika Ramaseshan
Parth Gupta quit a good corporate job to work for the welfare of farmers in rural Madhya Pradesh.
The students can appear both the times in NEET and the best of the two scores would be taken in account for admission, the minister said. NEET is conducted for admissions to medical institutions across the country.
PepsiCo India's new CEO admits to being an ardent follower of the world's management gurus and they clearly mould his outlook.
A digital economy can only work with uninterrupted electricity supply. So, states now face the unpleasant task of telling their citizens that electricity rates need to be hiked. Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports.
'The muscularity of the last three years didn't bring any dividends and if anything, Chinese attitudes only hardened,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'We should not forget the core purpose of the lockdown -- to buy time to implement a strategy to tackle the virus, to prepare for the final lifting of the lockdown and to prepare for a 'new tomorrow',' notes Dr Sanjeeth Peter.
Is it just the glamour?
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
'It will take a long time for the effects of demonetisation to wear away, and I am not even sure that a year lost, can at all be even recovered.'
The appeals came against orders of the Central Information Commissioner in various cases.
Why Dalit leaders cross over to the BJP
As for structural reform, there are signs if one looks hard enough.
'We think FY18 will end with a 10 to 12 per cent earnings growth, but FY19 will see a recovery to over 15 per cent.'
'Their brave resistance keep our hopes alive that this youth upsurge is strengthening India's democracy and pluralism,' states Mohammad Sajjad.
BS Annual Awards 2014: Power-packed jury picks the best 7 of corporate India
Every day when Akhilesh returns after a joust with political adversaries to his Camelot, which is Lucknow's 5, Kalidas Marg, it is time to hold court with advisors and loyalists.
The founder of the e-commerce firm, which specialises in procurement of industrial products, believes if he plays his cards right, his company could become a unicorn with a valuation of $1 billion in 5 years.
A Delhi-based organisation is helping parents become involved with their children's school experience, says Geetanjali Krishna.
Recently, the government announced yet another ambitious scheme aimed at providing health insurance to 50 crore individuals.
In our series on Super30 achievers, we find out how Aquibur Rahman has fared since he cleared his IIT-Joint Entrance Exam.
'This is social reform, which has to be conducted from within society and by its institutions, like religious bodies, not by public officials and ministers. That is why I think the big change Modi seeks is actually not in his power to bring about,' says Aakar Patel.
'The Bihar verdict has shown that the people of Bihar don't desire to go back to the mandir-masjid rhetoric.' 'Jobs, wages and development are the aspiration of the people of Bihar and we hope the next government will keep that in mind.'
Last-mile verification with Aadhaar-Based Biometric Authentication have the worst record among other options available to check PDS pilferage. So the Centre's insistence on that option is bewildering, says Reetika Khera.
'Adaptability is what is needed right now and students have to continuously learn the new tools to remain relevant in the career they choose.'
Siddharth Tata's Purple Chilli helps vegetable farmers earn an income 365 days a year.
'Is standing in a queue any bigger sacrifice than that of a soldier's family?'
Payments banks are niche banks which will be allowed to function with several restrictions.
Around 80 mn rural households are estimated to have no access to grid power.
As the long election season winds down, Confidence Uwazuruike speaks to first time voters from across campuses to find out what is it they want from the government.
Control over PSU banks is what is allowing the government to drive this scheme.
Shiv Nadar University is pulling out all stops to attract teaching talent from the US, but will it be enough?
While the government has claimed significant increase in funds for farm credit, PMKSY and PKVY, facts show a different story.
India only has 3.5 million workers undergoing skills courses a year, compared with 90 million in China
Creating many more half-decent jobs for the 10 million plus new entrants to the labour force each year must surely constitute the primary development challenge for India today.
The co-founder of Feeding India is changing the way India deals with wasted food.
Around 700 migrant workers, women and children have lost their lives in this reverse migration. But what is happening today with the migrant labour is only a continuation of the policies pursued by the Modi regime during the last six years. It is not for nothing that India was ranked the most dangerous country in the world for women in 2018 by the Thompson Reuters Foundation poll, points out Rashme Sehgal.
When big offers hit the market, broader indices corrected 2-4%
India on Thursday pitched for unleashing the "collective strength" of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj underlined the need for a South Asian Economic Union with greater connectivity and forward movement on pending agreements on rail and motor vehicles.
