Our economic growth was never broad based. We have not been able to harness technology for the overall development of industry.
Our economic growth was never broad based. We have not been able to harness technology for the overall development of industry.
Growth in manufacturing sector is very important for any economy.
'The problems faced by migrants remain the same for the last 20, 30 years -- salaries not being paid properly, exploitation by agents, etc. This is the biggest problem and not what the Saudi government implements now,' migration expert Dr Irudaya Rajan tells Rediff.com's Shobha Warier.
In an exclusive interview to rediff.com's Shobha Warrier, Prof S Janakarajan explains the implications of gazetting the Cauvery tribunal award.
Foreign investors have their own calculations and they don't go anywhere to do charity, says Dr K. J. Joseph, Professor at the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) in Thiruvananthapuram.
Here's everything you wanted to know about studying in the United States of America.
'Ours is an unrecognised body. From politicians to the tribunal, nobody has acknowledged us. Nobody is even willing to talk to us. We have not been invited to any meeting. Even if we come out with a solution, who will implement it,' asks Prof S Janakarajan, the man behind Cauvery Family
Calling the Supreme Court order 'unjust' to the tribals as well as against the interest of wildlife conservation in India scientists have demanded cancellation of SC order
In this interview with Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier, Prof Janakarajan speaks about the win-win situation for both Tamil Nadu and Kerala while strongly maintaining that a new dam will be an environmental disaster.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has cancelled his participation in a seminar at the Sussex University where he was scheduled to deliver a lecture on Monday amid claims by rights groups that he changed his programme fearing demonstrations against him.
Heather Constructions has alleged that it was given a contract for construction of Rajiv Gandhi's statue and is yet to receive dues amounting to Rs. 3.5 crore.
Whenever the history of India's National Law Schools is written, N R Madhava Menon's name will be deeply inscribed in it, says Mohammad Zeeshan Ahmad.
Questions and speculations continue to haunt the Rs 90,000 crore treasure trove found in the secret cellars of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram continues to dominate the headlines.
E-cigarettes pose a huge health risk to users, who more often than not are adolescents and young adults
On matters relating to the Diaspora, the Centre needs to call the shots, suggests Ambassador T P S Sreenivasan.
Thomas Isaac, Kerala finance minister, says the Leftist government in the state wants to develop an egalitarian society where there are no capitalists.
In the wake of Fathima Lateef's tragic suicide at IIT-Madras, A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com speaks to students and professors to find out if one of India's leading educational institutions has a dark side to it.
Some experts in North America are concerned that the Canada-India Civilian Nuclear deal could have history repeating itself: Canada could unwittingly become part of the increasing nuclear tension between India and Pakistan.
Citing the complaint, the Bharatiya Janata Party said in New Delhi asked Gandhi to come clean on the matter.
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) invites applications for admission to Post-Graduate Degree Programmes 2009-2011 session.
Although demonetisation and improper implementation of GST along with falling prices are being blamed for much of the distress in rural India for some time, experts believe those may not be the only reason.
The Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram invites applications for admission to its full-time residential programme leading to MPhil in Applied Economics of the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
'Both the governments and people have to recognise that this is a long race, not a short sprint.'
Crops including fruit, vegetables account for 60% of GDP in agriculture, forestry, fishing sector.
The UN Conference on Trade and Development study -- World Investment Report 2010 -- ranks India as the 9th most attractive destination for foreign direct investment, up from 13th last year. It received $35 billion in FDI in 2009.
Professor P Radhakrishnan, a sociologist from the Madras Institute of Development Studies, draws the difference between the LTTE and the ordinary Tamils of Sri Lanka.
The problem with India's growth story has been its inability to reduce poverty to significant levels.
Professor P Radhakrishnan is a social scientist talks about the dangers of including caste in the census.
'We cannot overlook the crucial importance of cultural capital in intellectual achievements; and virtually all the Nobel Prize winners possessed cultural capital,' says social scientist Dr P Radhakrishnan.
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) announces admission to the following Post Graduate Degree Programmes.
Despite India's recent economic boom, at least 46 per cent of its children up to the age of three still suffer from malnutrition, making the country home to a third of the world's malnourished children.
However, the net job loss in the export sector is estimated to be 7,48,000 since some sectors like plantation may witness a positive growth. The study said, during 2009-10, India's total exports are likely to dip by 2.2 per cent.
'If you want to know the discontented youth of India, you have to only look at the Maoist, Naxalite movements. The attitude of the State is, crush the movement. I would say 'no' to this. They are our children. I wouldn't equate Naxalism or Maoism in India with terrorism'
In the first-of-its-kind initiative, the Retailers' Association of India is organising the country's first-ever entrance exam for an 18-month Post-graduate Programme in Retail Management. The first-ever exam for the 18-month course will be for 1,500 seats in 15 business schools.
Annamalai University invites applications for admission to various M Phil and PhD full-time programmes for the academic year 2006-2007. \n
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, invites applications for admission to its various Post-graduate degree programmes.
The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras invites applications for its Five Year Integrated Masters Programme, leading to an MA degree in three disciplines, Development Studies, Economics and English.
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