Currently pegged at $1 billion, the growing need for advanced technological solutions to tackle pollution could turn India's environment industry into almost $20 billion market by year 2020, according to a Canadian official.
The politics of Deve Gowda and that of the bureaucrats who badmouthed and helped kill a remarkable public-private initiative like the Bangalore Agenda Task Force have been the city's nemesis.
"The people have voted in large numbers for Congress and the policies of the DF governments," Deshmukh said in a official release.
Universal basic income or social security? Economist Nitin Desai feels we need a blueprint for universal health care and pensions to help the vulnerable section.
People with low incomes will keep visiting local grocery stores for the credit facilities, whereas the middle and upper income households would love to do their monthly shopping from the modern format retail stores.
Most are focussed on developing mega-cities, but the real growth will come in small and mid-sized cities.
People are interested in the strength of India's economy, the country's stability, and the opportunities, says Stuart Tait, regional head of commercial banking, Asia-Pacific at HSBC.
With experts concurring that India and China are lucrative markets for real estate, a comparison between the two countries is inevitable, writes Ravi Teja Sharma.
With this rapid urbanisation, one of the biggest challenges will be providing affordable housing to citydwellers, especially the poor.
Correa played a defining role in developing architecture of post-Independence India and has designed some of the most outstanding structures.
Road ministry identified bike-sharing, carpooling and e-rickshaws as ways to deal with rising pollution in major cities.
CM makes 'Make in Maharashtra' pitch to China.
'Disparity is not only in Mumbai; you see it in every city. The other day, I saw right next to the mansion of Mukesh Ambani worth Rs 5,000 crore for one family, thousands of people sleeping on the pavement. This is the urban India you have created!'
Experts believe MNCs, which look for a strong foothold in the Indian kitchen appliances space, target the leading organised players in the industry.
Modi, however, admitted that both countries face numerous economic challenges in the current global environment which directly affect trade and commerce
New Delhi is approaching Gota with an open mind, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Indian economy grew 7.9 per cent in the March quarter.
500 cities will be developed under AMRUT scheme.
Women's biological clock: Myth or reality?
'He always avoided eating non-vegetarian food in presence of his deputies if they were fasting for the month of Shravan.' 'There were no Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Swaminarayan festivals he would forget.' 'He was a conservative Muslim and therefore could get along well with conservative Hindus.'
Here is all you need to know about the National Population Register and worries over its links with NRC.
Panagariya is of the view that school education and higher education need to grow together to help India face various challenges.
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.
Government had declared the mission of creating 100 Smart Cities.
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.
Recent IMF forecast said China's growth is expected to slow down.
'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.
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.
He said India has also opened its defence industry 'like never before' and sought investments in the sector.
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.
'If we want a better life, we have to treat nature better, and behave properly.' 'That's nature's message to us.'
However, the demand for traditional IT work might decline.
Fadnavis, currently on a visit to the US, invited American investments in the infrastructure, agro-processing and manufacturing sectors of his state.
'Since the bilateral deficit is a reality -- and a worry -- we need to find a way to deal with it,' says Ravi Bhoothalingam.
A balanced diet with proper protein, carbs, fat, minerals and seasonal nutrition can help maintain good immunity.
Kolkata need not feel inferior as it has its own "alive only at weekends" Lavasa, says Subir Roy.
Is it a myth that delivering a baby in your late 30s can be a tedious task?
'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.'
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