Farm loan waivers should not be regarded as expenditure but as incentive and investment, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
Several factors force women out of the workforce. But mainly it's lack of good childcare facilities.
As the country celebrates International Women's Day on Tuesday, statistics reveal that India lags behind many countries, including its neighbours Pakistan and Nepal, when it comes to women's participation in politics.
India ranks 130th out of 189 economies on the World Bank's Doing Business report.
A statue of a defiant little girl was placed in front of Wall Street's Charging Bull to challenge the 'traditionally male environment' of the industry, on International Women's Day.
In its latest report, "Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2002-2009", Congressional Research Service (CRS) said that Saudi Arabia was the leading developing world arms purchaser from 2002-2009, making arms transfer agreements totalling $39.9 billion during these years.
India ranked 52 in 2011 index against its position at 53rd among 125 nations a year ago.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni checked in at Eden Gardens in Jharkhand jersey, motivating his state team in his usual 'captain cool' manner.
Theoretically, 4G promises download speeds of up to 100 Mbps, compared with the speed of 21 Mbps that 3G supports.
Pakistan is far ahead of India in improving access to water, sanitation and in eroding inequalities for its citizens, according to a US university study.
Lowly India, ranked 147 in the world, pulled off a 2-1 victory over 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar in a friendly at the Al Sadd Stadium on Sunday.
A last-minute strike by Sunil Chhetri helped India break a 64-year-old jinx as they pipped Myanmar by a solitary goal to begin their AFC Asian Cup qualifiers campaign on a promising note, in Yangon, Myanmar on Tuesday.
India was the most targeted country in Asia and second in the world.
India ranks number one among all countries in respect of both the inflow and outflow of expatriate executives, according to a survey of global firms conducted by leading financial journal The Economist.
They may be facing tremendous pressure to deliver at home, but India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes his team is not weighed down by the tag of 'favourites' for the upcoming World Cup.
India scores a pitiable rank at 127 in terms of per capita income.
The country ranked 100th out of 119 countries on the global hunger index, slipping three positions from last year.
India ranks as the 22nd riskiest sovereign country, seen as most likely to default on debt and unable to honour its debt obligations.
The rating agency expects the Reserve Bank of India to continue its accommodative monetary stance.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has blamed his side's famed batting line-up for the shocking loss to New Zealand in their opening match of the ICC World T20, saying they erred in "shot selection".
India is ranked as the fifth most attractive destination for future real estate investments, according to a latest report of FCCI and Ernst and Young.
How the Indian players rated in the three Test series against New Zealand.
The Global Peace Index 2017, by the Institute of Economics and Peace found that the global level of peace slightly improved, by 0.28 per cent in score. A total of 93 countries improved, while 68 countries deteriorated.
To compete with the best in the business, Indian football needs a good club structure, which it does not have at the moment, feels national team skipper Bhaichung Bhutia.
As a jurisdiction for investment, India seems to be cutting quite a sorry figure of late.
Iceland leads the world as the most eco-friendly nation while India is ranked at a dismal 123.
Pakistan's hopes of an automatic World Cup qualification got tougher after plummeted to their lowest-ever rating of 86 following their five-match ODI series loss against England.
Indian national football team slumped to its worst-ever FIFA rankings, 171, in the 209-nation chart.
India may be on the road to becoming an economic superpower, but it is one of the least charitable nations in the world, according to the World Giving Index published by the Charities Aid foundation
IndiGo continues to fly high as the top airline in India while crisis-hit SpiceJet has some good news.
186,267 Indian students were studying in the US in 2016-2017.
Budget forces last minute change in finance minister's plans.
In 2009, India did not even feature in the top 10 list of countries searching for FIFA world cup online, notes search giant Google.
Among the 100 countries surveyed by Newsweek magazine, India is way behind Singapore (rank 20), Malaysia (37) and Sri Lanka at 66, with a score of 55 on different parameters.
'The Make in India target of getting manufacturing to account for 25% of GDP by 2022 is quite impossible to achieve.' 'As for the role of technology in the average Indian's life, it is still quite basic -- mobile phones and Mars successes notwithstanding,' says T N Ninan.
India needs to work on economic parameters to outpace China.
India's ranking in the Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) index of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) has slipped by three notches, even as the country's rapid export growth made South Asia the fastest growing region in exports of manufactured goods.
India ranks 45th in the Legatum Prosperity Index, well ahead of China which is at the 75th position.
Subramanian said the government is also taking various other steps to improve ease of doing business in the country.
Aakanksha Sarda, the topper amongst girls at the IIT JEE, shares her success mantras.
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