This could be a major drag, not just on the empowerment of women but on the India growth story as well.
Healthcare infrastructure includes buildings, equipment, ambulances, etc. Of the states and union territories, six -- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu -- account for more than 50 per cent of the total healthcare infrastructure spending in the country.
Observing that the economic recovery was not yet fully entrenched, the RBI Governor said recovery is likely to be gradual.
Prabhudas Lilladher, a leading equity research and brokerage firm for foreign institutional investors, said in its 'India Equity Strategy' report that Indian equities were on a long-term bull phase.
Companies with a continuous product development pipeline have been able to deliver sustained profitability and growth.
FMCG sector analysts say that due to excise free zones, impact of the excise duty hike will be limited, except for Hindustan Lever. The sector wants impetus for rural income generation and no hike in service tax.
This is the second investment by General Atlantic in a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, following a Rs 6,598.38 crore investment in Jio Platforms announced earlier this year.
India's youth has to be both educated and employable.
'Three external members of the first MPC are respected researchers with excellent academic background, but there is no harm in considering academicians with diverse backgrounds such as finance and labour along with economists for this body,' recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Slowdown? If there is one, producers of colas, tea, biscuits and toiletries -- or fast moving consumer (FMCG) goods -- haven't noticed. All of them are reporting substantial growth in sales volumes in the first three months of 2009. A major reason for this surge in sales is changing income demographics -- newer buyers in small towns are opting for branded products. Also, price cuts have reduced differentials between premium and economy products, inducing consumers to
The more one thinks about it, the more difficult it is to see how India will be able to reap the benefits of a demographic dividend, says Aakar Patel.
'Equities are likely to be range-bound with a downward bias for the remaining part of the year.'
Chanda Kochhar said a large section of youth, mainly underprivileged have little access to training that can increase their employability.
Monsoon is likely to be below normal in the current year at 93%.
'The expectation was that Modi would become even bolder in his approach, and after only four months into his second term, we are starting to see evidence of this.'
Moody's said it reflects India's weaker performance on fiscal.
China on Thursday scrapped its controversial decades-long one-child policy.
The Indian real estate market is expected grow from the current level of $14 billion to $102 billion in the next 10 years
It is natural that the world wants to talk directly to India and the world wants to hear directly from the horse's mouth about India's policies and potential. It matters if you hear it from the leader: Modi
Why India is an FDI magnet. The country satisfies several reconditions to attract FDI.
Terming the US current account deficit as "unsustainable", the International Monetary Fund has said it could have a significant adverse effect on interest rates and global capital markets.
Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co will invest Rs 6,247.5 crore to buy a 1.4 per cent stake in Reliance Industries Ltd's retail arm -- the billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led firm's third such deal in less than two days.
Faster normalisation of central-bank balance sheets will drive yields higher.
'In terms of sheer incompetence, this government has rivaled the Rajiv Gandhi-led government that was derisively called the 'Baba-log' government for its naive handling of many issues,' notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
ICICI Bank on Sunday said there is also enough space for Chinese banks to play a complementing role in the India.
For a country with a huge atheist vote bank, relatively few claim to be irreligious, says Devangshu Datta
11 states were assessed for access to clean water, energy and sanitation and use of iodised salt.
Domestic households are grossly underexposed to equities.
India on Monday invited Japan to outsource business to tackle the problem arising out of high percentage of aging population.\n\n\n\n
With economic activity buoyed by expectations from the new elected government of "Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is benefiting from a 'Modi dividend'," the Bank said in its twice-a-year South Asia Economic Focus report on Monday.
India is poised to capture a large chunk of global business on the back of high economic growth, liberal foreign direct investment regime and a skilled human reservoir, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said on Friday.
He underlined that Lok Sabha election results in India show that the Modi government kept alive and strengthened the 'expectation of change' in the country.
Mobile internet penetration has grown thanks to affordable data costs, investments in content and evolution of monetisation avenues
PM also invited US-based GE and other global firms to invest in the defence sector.
This is due to the newly formed Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, which will get funds from the Centre's share, which means devolution will be for 28 states compared to 29 earlier.
