Here is all you need to know about the National Population Register and worries over its links with NRC.
Indian economy grew 7.9 per cent in the March quarter.
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500 cities will be developed under AMRUT scheme.
'If we want a better life, we have to treat nature better, and behave properly.' 'That's nature's message to us.'
While larger companies like Nestle India, Britannia and the like are often mentioned, some mid-cap companies are also expected to grow at a rapid clip.
He said India has also opened its defence industry 'like never before' and sought investments in the sector.
Panagariya is of the view that school education and higher education need to grow together to help India face various challenges.
'Most likely scenario is Modi comes back with either a much smaller majority and no majority at all and a coalition.' 'Very hard to imagine him doing better than he did last time.' 'He will then be a weaker prime minister,' the author of The Billionaire Raj tells Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
Government had declared the mission of creating 100 Smart Cities.
The sops being given to the IT firms in metro cities should be extended to companies in tier 2 and 3 cities as it will generate greater employment opportunities and boost growth, industry body Nasscom has said.
Recent IMF forecast said China's growth is expected to slow down.
'Since the bilateral deficit is a reality -- and a worry -- we need to find a way to deal with it,' says Ravi Bhoothalingam.
The banyan tree and the green chilli; the crow and the beetle; the rose and the mango; the informality and good humour of its people... Beloved author Ruskin Bond continues Rediff.com's special series on India's treasures, and tells Archana Masih that India's wealth lies in its simple splendours.
The report also points out that a larger section of the poor and vulnerable households achieve middle-class status in urban areas in India despite the presence of a large urban informal sector.
'There are companies that are losing and there are companies that are rising.' 'And the companies that are losing are positioning it as an economic slowdown.'
A balanced diet with proper protein, carbs, fat, minerals and seasonal nutrition can help maintain good immunity.
However, the demand for traditional IT work might decline.
Is it a myth that delivering a baby in your late 30s can be a tedious task?
Fadnavis, currently on a visit to the US, invited American investments in the infrastructure, agro-processing and manufacturing sectors of his state.
Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has the task of bringing clean tap water to all households by 2024.
Kolkata need not feel inferior as it has its own "alive only at weekends" Lavasa, says Subir Roy.
Two months after the launch of its first store in the country, Swedish furniture retail giant IKEA says it has seen some surprising behaviour from shoppers and is tweaking its business model. Peter Betzel, chief executive of IKEA India, speaks to Bibhu Ranjan Mishra & Alnoor Peermohamed.
'Breaking down silos and ensuring a more integrated governance process is just as important to performance.' 'It has been a major priority in the last six years, especially in national security,' External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar points out when delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture-2020: India and the Post-Covid World.
If Tamil Nadu is to avoid a hung assembly, it is up to the silent voters, whose combined strength is more than that of the two major combines in the fray, says N Sathiyamoorthy.
Goldman Sachs report said, "India has a fifth of the world's population, but only a 30th of its energy".
The total quantum of water supply has barely improved since Independence, while demand has exploded, points out T N Ninan.
"The biggest challenge before us is that the 21st century belongs to Asia. But do we have this sentiment, I think that is the biggest challenge," he said.
Modi put forward new initiatives for the BRICS grouping
The earlier forecast expected to see 654 million working Indians overall by the fiscal year ending 2022.
Increasing migration to cities and urbanisation along with interest from buyers to invest in real estate market, will continue to be the prime demand drivers, according to assurance, tax and advisory firm Grant Thornton.
Barclays' assessment of 35 major cities on various socio-economic parameters suggests that mass transit rail systems should be a high priority in 12 cities with bus rapid transit systems acting as feeder services.
Today, half the lakes in Bengaluru are encroached upon.
Any return to 9-10%(economic) growth is some years away.
'Wild animals lived in their natural environment.' 'So, viruses could not be communicated.' 'Then came mass production and mass quartering of animals -- whether it be poultry, pigs and cattle -- which gave rise to bird flu, SARS and the mad cow disease.' 'Vast amounts of animal produce are also being flown from one part of the world to another, which has helped to spread the virus.' 'All these changes have led to a new and deadly mutation of the virus that has immobliised human beings.'
Apple to step up investments in China, create more jobs: Cook
Chinese state-run media criticises the reported deployment of battle tanks by the Indian army near the Indo-China border
In this era of online commerce and virtual shopping, Raymond Ltd, one of India's oldest textile manufacturers and retailers, has tailor-made an offline strategy to maintain a strong foothold in the tier III and IV towns. Samreen Ahmad reports.
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