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Why India’s next 100 million traders will rise from Tier 2 & 3 citiesRetail equity participation is surging in India, driven by tier-2 and tier-3 cities. With demat accounts nearing 200 million and digital pl...
Goa is now a 100 pc literate state: Chief Minister Pramod SawantGoa has achieved 100% literacy under the ULLAS Nav Bharat Literacy Programme, a central government initiative aligning with the National Ed...
Panchayati Raj Ministry in 2024: Focus on more panchayat buildings, internet connectivityIn 2024, the Panchayati Raj Ministry focused on bridging infrastructure gaps by sanctioning funds for over 4,000 Panchayat Bhawans. Digital...
As AI gains a workplace foothold, US trying to make sure workers don't get left behindBridging the digital equity gap through AI education is crucial. Marvin Venay stresses the importance of inclusive initiatives for overcomi...
From savings to wealth: A guide to strategic methods for sustainable wealth creation in IndiaIndia is facing a retirement crisis with 80% concerned about savings sufficiency. The India Retirement Index at 44 highlights the gap. Jeff...
Imran Khan's party navigates Pakistan blackouts to keep campaign aliveFormer prime minister Imran Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), has faced a nationwide crackdown during the election campaign. K...
Districts with less than 5 pc Covid positivity rate can move towards reopening schools: Centre"Taking into account the extensive vaccination coverage, the ministry of education had issued revised guidelines to states in December last...
Closing the gender gap in financing: Basic business friendly tools that can be adopted across the corporate worldWomen have lesser access to finance, regardless of who these women are, what they seek the funds for, and how they are accessing it.
Patient and risk-averse? Women can be very good investors“To make money from the stock market, you need an average man’s intelligence, but ten men’s patience,” is an adage in the stock market. It ...
Why India wants to claim Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala HarrisHarris no doubt realizes she will never be black enough for some African Americans, or Indian enough for some Indians and Indian Americans....
Japan's debt mountain: How is it sustainable?Japan's debt began to swell in the 1990s when its finance and real estate bubble burst to disastrous effect. With stimulus packages and a r...
Budget 2020: The need for gender budgetingAs education and health outcomes improve, women's barriers to entry in joining the workforce would reduce. This would reverse the worrying ...
View: Legacy of British rule is still holding India backIf you view the colonial period as a harmful aberration, you will tend to think India can catch up as it leaves these distortions behind.
Budget 2016: IAMAI welcomes Companies Act amendment to register startupsIAMAI said that that the proposal for Amendment of Companies Act to register startups in one day is a welcome move, and it is a step toward...
Economic Survey 2015: Female literacy improves; 10.9% over 5.6% male literacyHowever despite these measures, the Economic Survey points out that the overall standard of education in India is below global Standards.
Policy frameworks can help or hinder India's tech revolutionThe technologies fall into three types: those that “digitise“ life and work, smart physical systems, and technologies for “rethinking energ...
- High hopes, hard realities for India's $35 computer
The Indian govt won headlines around the world when it unveiled a prototype 35-dollar tablet computer in July, but questions are now growin...
- ICICI Bank joins hands with NGOs to educate children
Leading private lender ICICI Bank has joined hands with NGOs to reach out to children in ten states helping them have better access to educ...
- 'Digital divide' widens between rich and poor countries: UNCTAD
The "digital divide" between rich and poor countries is growing with developing countries still far behind in the use of broadband internet...
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As per the Human Development Reports (HDRs) published annually by the UNDP since 1991, India has consistently improved on the human develop...