Reasons include include dropping out of education, raising children and family pressure
Macro environment, tech shift main challenges now: N Chandrasekaran
The single most important issue in Public Sector Banks is corruption.
A programme that endeavours to graduate the poorest people could have seminal implications for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
Despite having the third-largest internet user base in the world, India does not feature in the top ten e-commerce markets
Rs 200-cr burden likely for TV rating agencies.
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
India's economy - ranked eighth in 2015 with a GDP of $2 trillion - is projected to climb past Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan and become the world's third-largest in 2030 with a GDP of $7.3 trillion.
'People are angry.' 'First notebandi, then GST, now losses on the farm have ruined us.'
Presenting a list of the most trending jobs in the start-up world.
Since many of Modi's urban policies were initiated in Ahmedabad, the city may act as a template to examine what can be expected in a country that is witnessing the biggest migration from rural to urban areas in the world
The top 10 in terms of the number of MSMEs is dominated by the larger states with Uttar Pradesh at the top.
'After household expenses, we are left with nothing...' 'Sometimes I think it is better to shut the store...'
With India poised to become the largest economy in the world by 2030, it cannot afford to leave half of its workforce behind.
COP 21 is about how much carbon space is left and who gets how much of that space
A Bank Investment Company to act as a holding company for state-owned banks would go a long way in minimising government interference and improving governance.
Within two weeks of the speech, the prime minister flagged off the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, and the day was marked by announcing its outcome on the very first day of its implementation.
A review of key pronouncements he made in his first Independence Day Speech on August 15, 2014.
'We eat first, they later; we sit on chairs and they on the floor; we call them by their names and they address us by titles,' writes Tripti Lahiri, author of Maid in India.
The days of political elite have ended with the advent of new politics and new media. Today every citizen is a politician, social worker and an intellectual, says Ram Madhav, BJP national general secretary.
India is experiencing jobless growth and skepticism abounding that the country may not be able to cash in on its demographic bonus
The average land given to the rural landless is small and falling, from 0.95 acres in 2002 to 0.88 acres in 2015 - a 7.4 per cent drop over 13 years-and a slowdown is evident in the process of taking land away from rich landlords, the RTI data reveal.
India's five leading wilful defaulters are Winsome Diamonds & Jewellery Ltd and associate Forever Precious Jewellery & Diamonds, Zoom Developers, Kingfisher Airlines, Beta Naphthol and Raza Textiles
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