Life expectancy at birth improved from 59.7 years in 1990 to 70.3 years in 2016 for women.
Urban mass transit authority to be set up; it will act as nodal agency for planning and coordination of project related works.
As its own national worth augments the BJP might decide to be more cautious with its local allies.
The time is ripe for debate on city governments in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told scientists that the government would make it easier to do scientific research in the country and asked them to keep the five principles of economy, environment, energy, empathy, equity at the centre of enquiry and engineering.
Property prices will come down once there is a steady supply in the Delhi market, which could happen in the next three to four years.
Scientists at the India Meteorological Department warn that not only has India turned hotter in the last two decades, but that heat waves are projected to become more intense, have longer durations and greater frequency, thereby resulting in more deaths.
As of now, 12 million Indians join the workforce every year.
Modi is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Xi on Tuesday.
'It is important to improve the quality of spending.'
Hospitality chains are hosting dual brands on one property, looking for operational efficiencies without diluting their brands, says Shivani Shinde Nadhe.
The government has set up a control room to coordinate the cleaning process across the state and the civic bodies have been entrusted with the task of managing the work, official sources said on Thursday.
Asserting that inclusive growth will remain as central plank of the United Progressive Alliance, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said it was in tune with this concept that the government had launched a series of welfare programmes and legislative initiatives, especially for the weaker sections.
Govt relaxed norms for the floor area ratio and ground coverage for plots.
India has the potential to achieve 9 per cent growth rate and become a $10 trillion economy by 2034 on the back of concerted efforts by the corporate sector and a constructive role played by the government, a PwC report said on Monday.
The construction sector is now India's second-largest employer after agriculture, the trend coinciding with India's high-growth phase and decline in poverty levels
Air travel penetration in India remains small in global terms, with 0.04 annual trips per capita against 0.3 in China and more than two in the United States.
He stressed the need for strengthening mutual trust and confidence while seeking solutions to outstanding issues.
Havells will acquire the entire consumer business infrastructure, people and distribution network. Plus all intellectual property of the Lloyd brand, logo, trademark and attendant rights.
And in the midst of it all, Jayalalithaa keeps the guessing game going, on her returning as chief minister and on calling for early assembly polls, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Lower IT exports will raise India's dependence on capital flows to fund imports.
Hyderabad, the city which is the bone of contention between Telangana and the rest of Andhra Pradesh in the proposed bifurcation of the state, belongs to all Indians and not to any region in particular, Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy has said.
'In the medium term, the advantage is still with the BJP.' 'One reason for this is Shah's talent. He is a terrific organiser and builds his strategies around the grassroots worker,' says Aakar Patel.
Like Jamshedpur, many Indian cities that have been and will be properly planned can be smart cities of the future.
'We are passing through a very historical moment. The UP election next year and the Lok Sabha election of 2019 will decide the course of India.' 'Maybe the unlettered will save India again because they have inherited a different India and a different idea of India,' says eminent social scientist Achyut Yagnik.
Exports dropped 3.1 per cent in June from a year earlier, the first decline since January last year while imports went down 0.7 per cent, General Administration of Customs said on Wednesday.
The research found that 50% of the people were receiving either nothing or less cash than they were entitled in lieu of the subsidised grains that were stopped under the pilots starting from September 2015 till May 2016.
A homoeopathic state of mind pervades our thinking in governance and infrastructure-building. Do it in small, harmless doses, but nothing bitter, sharp, or bloody, says Shekhar Gupta.
Smaller cities like Pune and Noida score better than 'Vibrant' Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
Indian carmakers will have no option but to manufacture safer cars from October 2017.
'Water is not an economic resource, but we treat water as an economic resource meant for the benefit of human beings.' 'Water is more of a life source than an economic resource.'
Over 15 years, with seven per cent growth, the Indian economy will be three times bigger.
The India that needs strategic alliances, defence cooperation and engaging meaningfully with neighbouring countries is quietly moving ahead with confidence, says Tarun Vijay
The UK has responded to PM Modi's call to 'Make in India' by launching great collaborations in January 2015.
The World Bank's latest review of its purchasing power parity (PPP) baseline will reignite the poverty debate.
energy is India's binding supply-side constraint for inclusive growth.
The one common theme across companies that have rewarded shareholders is consumption.
India's cities are bursting at the seams because poor people are migrating to them in search of work.
'It is the regional parties and their leaders who are the ones we have to watch.'
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that it is imperative to maintain high growth rates.
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