RE of GDP for 2015-16 show that the economy grew 7.9% in 2015-16, rather than the earlier estimate of 7.6 per cent.
According to a report, global populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles have already declined by 58 per cent between 1970 and 2012.
'If prices of everyday consumption don't come down, employment doesn't pick up, 2020 will not be a happy year for anyone but the super rich,' notes Sherna Gandhy.
Gadkari said the NDA govt is keen to develop inland waterways in the country.
Superfoods like low-carb veggies and fatty fish will help diabetics keep their sugar under check.
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Conservation of energy dominated Ghosh's thoughts ever since he completed his Masters in Energy Science and Technology from Jadavpur University early 2000.
Cola brands look for life in a parallel universe. Global majors Coke and Pepsi are going all out to stock up with health and nutrition offerings.
The politics of hate does not pay. The people are too sensible to fall for such a ruse, says Amulya Ganguli.
Chairing the plenary session of an event to celebrate the World Environment Day 2018, being hosted by India, he said India's traditions have for long underlined the importance of living in harmony with nature.
Nearly two-thirds of India's gold demand comes from rural areas where jewellery is a traditional store of wealth for millions who have no access to the formal banking system.
'Breaking down silos and ensuring a more integrated governance process is just as important to performance.' 'It has been a major priority in the last six years, especially in national security,' External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar points out when delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture-2020: India and the Post-Covid World.
Think, says Nikita Puri, before you eat.
'MGNREGA is definitely like a lifeline and is the employer of the last resort'
Green vegetables contain a high amount of soluble and insoluble fiber to balance your good and bad gut bacteria.
There is lack of scientific basis in computing the poverty line, says govt.
'With the largest number of malnourished people on the planet, India is poised to be a nation that significantly under-performs as an economy.'
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
The overall winners will be announced on October 15 at an awards ceremony in the Natural History Museum's iconic Hintze Hall.
NSO has pegged economic growth at 5 per cent in 2019-20 in its second advance estimates.
'Every opportunity, every disappointment, every rejection, every accolade...' 'Everything has contributed in shaping my character and my choices and who I have become.'
Hepatitis B virus is 10 times more infectious than hepatitis C virus and 50-100 times more infectious than HIV.
The CSO estimate is, however, a bit lower than 7.4 per cent growth projected by the Reserve Bank for the current fiscal.
Plant foods are rich in whole grains, fruits and vegetables, which provide many essential nutrients including fibre, says nutritionist Komal Jethmalani.
Fitness entrepreneur Nawaz Modi Singhania and founder of Bodyart Gym does the honours! :-)
RIL, its partner BP plc of UK will invest about Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) by 2016 to help sustain and improve recovery from the two main gas fields.
Studies have shown that milk is the most common form of adulteration in India
Several states that imposed prohibition in the past lifted it once revenue loss began to pinch
India is affected by a 'resource inefficiency curse'.
Indian govt must find solution to ever increasing LPG subsidy. Govt must cap LPG subsidy.
Twenty-five years on, Coca-Cola is involved in a new search. Arnab Dutta reports.
'For them life is very difficult since there has been no universalisation of PDS.' 'And let's understand that there are people who need ration instead of cooked meals.'
At present, less than one per cent of manufacturing GDP comes from automation in India.
Creation of 115 million non-farm jobs over next decade critical to sustaining growth, says McKinsey
Indian states are preparing for a Rs 1.9 lakh crore (Rs 1.9 trillion) tax windfall this fiscal year.
The Aam Aadmi Party government's first 100 days in power in Delhi have been a mixed bag
Another catastrophe awaits us - living in a more inequitable, insecure, and intolerant world.
'The Gujarat model was never an economic model; it was essentially a governance model.'
'Mr Modi identified what would help him win votes and got it done, like 24x7 power in three phases, better roads, more water, etc.'
'Good economic governance at state level is quite different from good governance at national level,' points out T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
The manifesto was unveiled by Jayalalithaa at a public rally, in a departure from usual practice of release at party headquarters in Chennai.
Domestic food companies, too, continue to bet on packaged foods.
Excise duty on most products has been capped at 12.5 per cent
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