India's per capita income grew by 10.5 per cent to Rs 44,345 in 2009-10 against Rs 40,141 in the year-ago period, according to government data.
India ranks low in the index at 84 with a score of 3.81.
India has slipped a notch to 133 in the Doing Business Index, indicating business environment in the country has become tougher during the year as compared to other nations.
A new Google tool shows India ranks third among the countries which regularly request Google to remove unpalatable content.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that it will take years for Facebook to fix the problem.
Tata remains India's powerful brand with its value ring over $15 billion for the first time.
The US Department of State's annual Country Reports on Terrorism for 2008, released on Thursday has said that India ranked among the world's most terrorism-afflicted countries, but said India's counterterrorism efforts remained hampered by its outdated and overburdened law enforcement and legal systems.
About to touch Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion), India ranks among the eight most important countries in Reckitt Benckiser's global operations with sales in excess of 7 billion pounds (over Rs 55,000 crore). In an interaction with Pradipta Mukherjee, Reckitt Benckiser's India chairman and managing director Chander M Seithi reveals that plans are afoot to introduce most of its global brands in personal-care, home-care and over-the-counter drugs in India.
Narendra Modi might on Saturday ask the Apple CEO to make in India instead of importing and selling refurbished phones
India continues to be the top recipient of global remittance flow at $52 billion in 2009, the World Bank has said in a report. Check out the other top receivers of remittances.
What's in a name? Many would ask. But it was his name that was proving a stumbling block for Ansar Shaikh of Jalna in Maharashtra as the autorickshaw driver's son chased his dream of acing the tough Union Public Service Commission test.
India ranks 44th in the world in the IT industry competitiveness index 2008, moving 4 notches up from its 2008 ranking of 48 in the index.
The leaked list contains the name of Union minister Jayant Sinha, who responded by saying that the transactions were not done for any 'personal purpose'.
The index collected available data for 149 countries.
'The full effects of the government initiatives will have to work their way through, whether in infrastructure or in the banking sector.'
United States has the world's largest gold reserves.
India ranks among the top five developing countries in production of six major industrial items, including textiles, motor vehicles, chemicals and basic metals, according to a UN agency UNIDO.
Is India really one of the cheapest nations to live in?
"I invite each one of you to become a partner in India's growth story. And once again assure you of our wholehearted support."
While number of commitments inched up in 2015, its value slipped 23% to 11-year low.
According to a report by Save the Children, 15 million girls are married before the age of 18.
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India ranks third among global startup ecosystems.
Asserting that foreign funds are very bullish on investment opportunities in India, a senior government official said on Friday the country was a profitable place to do business and would soon become an easier place for business.
In India, manufacturing has failed to take off.
Debt-ridden national carrier Air India tops a brand reputation survey.
The country's ranking had jumped from 142nd spot last year.
Institute of Petroleum Technology, Gandhinagar, offers PG programmes.
In January-June, India attracted $31 billion (Rs 2.05 lakh crore) in capital expenditure (capex) from foreign companies.
India resorted to 16 final anti-dumping measures in the first six months of this year compared to eight new measures by the European Union. During the same period, Indonesia took recourse to five final anti-dumping measures, followed by four each by Argentina, China and Ukraine, three each by Brazil and South Africa, and two each by the United States, Egypt and Korea, and one by Canada.
Undeterred by the economic downturn, average online spending by consumers in India rose by 42 per cent to $3,442 in the fourth quarter of 2008 over the preceding quarter, a survey has said.
Japan will offer more than $8.11 billion in loans to construct India's high speed rail network.
According to the UNIDO International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 2008, India ranks 12th in the list of world's top 15 automakers, which is led by Japan followed by the United States and Germany. Other countries making it to list are Mexico, France, Korea, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, Iran, Sweden, Brazil, Italy and Indonesia.
India ranks 11th among countries of origin for Deferred Action for Children Arrival students.
'AI will be bigger than the advent of the Internet or the harnessing of electricity.' 'India must embrace it with all its might,' says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
India is ranked 10 among the 20 wealthiest countries in the world in terms of private wealth held by individuals.
Indian HNWIs move to the UAE, the UK, the US and Australia.
The report by WaterAid states that 663 million people globally are without clean water and the vast majority of them -- 522 million -- live in rural areas.
India ranked second in number of international students enrolling themselves for courses in Australia.
India ranks lower than most BRICS nations in terms of innovation.
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