The prime minister and president stated their intention to expand defence co-operation to bolster national, regional and global security.
India has said the multiple terror attacks in Paris and Beirut highlight the urgent need to finalise a global convention on terrorism.
Adani will go ahead with its $15 bn mine, rail and port project.
Principal economic advisor, Ila Patnaik, is coordinating the work on Economic Survey 2013-14.
'Karna is the greatest warrior in the Mahabharata -- in fact, Arjuna is a nobody in front of Karna.' 'But Arjuna had a better advisor in Krishna than Karna.' 'Karna failed because he listened to the wrong advice given by Salya.' 'It just shows wrong advisors can land even the mighty in trouble.'
From India's fight against COVID-19 to China face-off, Kovind spoke on several issues during the televised address.
In his fifth address as President, Pranab Mukherjee asked authorities and institutions of the State to adhere to the 'dignity' in discharging their duties.
On the index, India has a score of 4.52 while that of Switzerland is 5.81
'The new government will have to contend with slowing economic growth, weak private investment, anaemic exports and vulnerable external imbalances, a stressed financial system, mounting fiscal pressures (including high government debt-to-GDP ratios) and an exceptionally bad employment situation,' says Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the Government of India.
'Keeping its financial interests in mind, China wants no enmity with the Nepalese government.'
Indian mathematician and founder of Super 30, Anand Kumar, has been invited by the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University to speak on his globally acclaimed effort to mentor students from the underprivileged sections for admission to the prestigious IITs.
Infrastructure and inflation targeting are expected to be top priorities for the new Reserve Bank of India governor, says A V Rajwade.
Indian farming was transformed after the mid-60s.
This is the lowest investment grade rating.
It isn't Rajan ignoring money as much as it is Bernanke ignoring capital and exchange rates.
The implementation of their recommendations means that an adequate apparatus to change this is at the disposal of the government.
In the past 12 months, such earnings have grown in double digits in Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea.
'The harmful side effects of what we call 'management toxicity' are affecting more and more Indians,' note Jeffrey Pfeffer and M Muneer.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's opinion piece in Canada's The Globe and Mail focuses on commercial cooperation in the civil nuclear energy sector.
With the weaker-than-expected agreement at the recent Climate Change Conference at Lima, there is an urgent need to highlight endeavours in civil society and business for a sustainable global economy with grassroots empowerment, say Rajni Bakshi.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the nation on the eve of 72nd Republic Day.
Anjuli Pandit wants to use her skills to educate more and more Indians, says Chaya Babu
'We have integrated start-up space created in almost all the 14 district headquarters of the state.'
'They have incubation facilities providing entrepreneurs common facilities like shared software, legal support, fab labs, hardware, manufacturing facilities and services like chartered accounting facilities, etc, enabling the start-ups to concentrate on technology R&D and product development.'
'Unless the State is a welfare State, unless the State has more welfare measures, it will not be able to deal with these kind of sudden situations.'
In absolute terms, fiscal deficit went up by 33.6 per cent in April-December 2017 and the revenue deficit by as much as 40.7 per cent compared to the same period the previous year, said Sudipto Mundle.
United States space agency NASA said it would launch a water-related satellite in collaboration with India's ISRO.
'Everybody says 5G and communication is important.' 'Everybody says automation, robotics, human computing interfaces -- people and machines working together -- is the future.' 'Everybody agrees that cybersecurity is something that is here to stay.' 'Everybody agrees that synthetic biology is important.' 'Instead of outlining thinking about industries for tomorrow and the future, let the evolutionary pathway be built in a way that it promotes robust, creative, thinking.'
The rising popularity of Heritage Walks is uncovering forgotten historic sites all over India.
The change in policy for the three companies, from listing to merger, shows the level of discomfort within the government about their ability to take on the expanded load for insurance coverage with their current financial strength, including the massive premium and claim settlement cover under the proposed universal health coverage plan announced in Budget 2018.
The Bank suggested reforms in infrastructure sector.
In his final address, the president said that the soul of India resided in "pluralism and tolerance.
PM Modi addressed a crowded UNESCO gathering, speaking of the importance of culture.
Many macroeconomic forecasters have built predictive models on inflation, all of which highlight intense downward pressure on prices.
At this point of time, the requirement of the economy is obviously more investment, which will create more jobs and increase purchasing power that will sustain a high level of production, says K M Chandrasekhar.
Some experts argue that India's new growth figures are due to the revised calculation of GDP, which was launched in January
The growth story of India depends on its achievements in the S&T sector. There is a need to revolutionise the landscape of Indian science and technology and this is only possible if the scientific community is allowed to work 'professionally and scientifically' without burdening them with the baggage of the past, says Ajey Lele.
To ensure equal access to health care, the government must consider it in a holistic manner and improve all parameters.
Nobutaka Kitajima, chief investment officer -- equity, LIC Nomura Mutual Fund, tells Business Standard the reaction to the Fed's statements has been overdone and the current downturn has punished certain stocks much more than their inherent economic worth and business potential.
In terms of disability adjusted life years, an average person in Delhi lost a healthy week of their life in 2017, and almost all of it due to outdoor air pollution.
'We have promised to ensure reduced tax rates.'
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