Should India change Census methods?

'Is it time to think beyond the traditional questionnaire-based approach in India?' asks Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: People board a train at a railway station in New Delhi. Photograph: Anindito......

So, what's news?

Some 800 million or more Indians gaze at their mobile phones all day. Whoever can crack what’s news on the mobile phone for them and their families, for a nominal payment of Rs 10 a month, is......

Govt to develop two 'smart' cities in each state

The government is planning to develop two 'smart' cities with a host of modern features like intelligent transport and carbon neutral status in each of the states in the second phase of the......

Global tie-ups for Kerala e-literacy project

Akshaya, a project under the Kerala State IT Mission, which is primarily meant to promote e-literacy among households, has tied up with Unesco, UNDP, Queens Land University of Science and......

6 qualities that make you a crorepati

"The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from the shore." That's Dale Carnegie (1888-1955), failed farmer, teacher,......

India terms US sanctions on 2 firms 'unjustified'

India on Wednesday termed as unjustified the American decision toimpose sanctions on its two firms for supplying some chemicals to Iran, asserting that the transfer did not violate Indian......

Dharavi recast plan: the sky is the limit

For the past 15 years, Asif Ahmed has been running a small tannery business from Asia's largest slum, Dharavi, in central Mumbai. Like Ahmed, there are many who do not pay local taxes, even as they......

Winter Olympics sidelights: Robots take to the slopes on sidelines of Games

IMAGE: Robot Rudolph skies during the Ski Robot Challenge at a ski resort in Hoenseong, South Korea. Photograph: Kim Hong-ji/Reuters While Alpine skiers fought high winds at the Pyeongchang Games......