Indian IT-BPM industry raked in revenues of $119 bn in 2014-15.
For its development, India needs a movement akin to the freedom movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.
This roadmap will benefit nearly 13 lakh students who have registered for the medical entrance exam this year.
India ranks way down at 96 among 119 developing countries included in the Global Hunger Index.
In addition, the region may become more attractive to "efficiency-seeking" FDI, owing to the plans of several countries such as India and China, Indonesia and Vietnam to develop their infrastructure.
Mikheev said Russia and India are holding talks with a view to sign a contract for 48 (Mi-17V-5) helicopters.
Implementation of GST is expected to increase the gross domestic product of the country.
The best method of revision would be to strengthen the areas you are strong in and brush up the areas you are weak in.
While Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan are considered the least corrupt among 13 major Asian economies, India, ranked 8th, fared better than 10th-placed China in a survey conducted by a regional think-tank. The annual survey by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy excludes countries like Myanmar and Bangladesh, notorious for corruption.
The United Nations Development Programme has just put out its latest Human Development Report, containing the human development index (HDI) for 177 countries, with the data being for 2005. India ranks 128th (with an index of 0.619), which is a notch down from the 127th rank that it used to occupy.
More corporates from across the world are keen on setting up operations in India, ranked the top destination for investments and acknowledged as being strategically important to them by global businesses.
Global sentiment has turned very positive for India
Up to 900,000 Indians die every year of tobacco-related diseases
Due to his determination and his brother's efforts Basant Kumar Pandit is one step closer to attaining his dream.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India will soon ask the International Accounting Standards Board to upgrade India's ranking in terms of compliance with international accounting standards to positive from negative.
The eight Indian companies are part of S&P's list of 300 mid-size companies across 37 countries in the latest S&P Global Challengers List.
Swiss watch brand Rado expects India to be among its top five markets by the next two years. Globally, China is the company's biggest market while India ranks among the top 10.
The Global Terrorism Index 2017 released by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism over the last 17 years in covering the period from the beginning of 2000 to the end of 2016. According to the report, this is the second consecutive year, deaths from terrorism declined. Over the two years there was a decrease of 22 per cent compared to the peak of terror activity in 2014. Terrorism deaths have fallen significantly in Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. However, Islamic State defied this positive trend with over 9,000 deaths, primarily in Iraq and increased activity in OECD countries.
Private equity players in India, triggered by consolidation of domestic businesses, cross-border M&As (merger and acquisitions) and split in family-owned companies, are going for big buyouts, mostly, management buyouts.
Mumbai is expected to see the fastest rise in UHNWIs followed by Delhi.
Health delivery is so poor in India because the government simply doesn't care about the most important element in health delivery: the doctors.
India has emerged as the most favoured private equity destination attracting $1,239.22 million worth of investments in January, surpassing Asian giants like China and Japan, a study says.
India and China account for 64 per cent of GDP in 23 Asian countries included in a study but rank quite low when it comes to benefits percolating to their people.
India worked in close partnership with the World Bank to improve its position, says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
'The tipping point for digital in China was the evolution of the mobile ecosystem.'
International Iron and Steel Institute has ranked India as the seventh largest steel producer in the world with an overall production of about 40 million tonnes in 2006, Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
Pakistan is much higher at 48th position and Nepal shares the 63rd spot with Italy. But Sri Lanka, placed at 124th and Bhutan (131st) follow India, according to statistics released by the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
With ever evolving social media, the threat of child abuse often manifests itself in new avatars like the Blue Whale Challenge and Sarahah.
A new paper by blames 'jobs deficit' for the decline in female labour force.
The report forecasts that by 2020, four out of every five smartphone connections worldwide will come from the developing world.
'If a gaming regulator is able to save even a single player's life or is able to just enforce the existing laws of the land, it works,' says cyber policy expert Prashant Mali.
Ryoto Tachi and Natasha Palha won the boys and girls' singles and doubles titles respectively in the All India Ranking Championship Series tennis tournament.
Royato Tachi beat No. 4 seed Parth Shah 6-3, 6-3 to enter the Championship series tennis final.
Unseeded Royato Tachi entered the semi-finals of the All India Ranking Championship Series tennis.
Cabinet secretary reviews how to make India a better place to do business.
India is ranked below Bhutan and Sri Lanka in terms of broadband penetration, says TRAI.
India has been ranked as the world's biggest outsourcing destination.
China moved to 100th place, down from 80th last year, while Pakistan and Nepal were at 126th position. Bangladesh was 145th and Bhutan 30th in the ranking.
India ranks low at 105th on human capital index, Finland tops
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