China to relax birth policy but wary of social risks, sources sayA fertility rate of 1.3 children per woman in 2020, on par with ageing societies like Japan and Italy, underscores the risk for China: the ...
17 May, 2021, 04.35 PM IST
FDI grew 18% in FY18 to Rs 28.25 lakh crore: RBI dataForeign direct investment (FDI) during the previous fiscal grew 18 per cent to Rs 28.25 lakh crore, data from the Reserve Bank of India (RB...
28 Jan, 2019, 08.48 PM IST
Mauritius largest source of FDI in India, says RBISingapore and Japan were the next two sources of FDI, said the Census on Foreign Liabilities and Assets of Indian Direct Investment Compani...
19 Jan, 2018, 06.22 PM IST
Mauritius top source of FDI in IndiaThe destination for Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) of Indian companies was largely Singapore, Mauritius, the Netherlands and the US.
19 Dec, 2016, 11.55 PM IST
Reduction of nuclear arsenal has slowed under Barack Obama, report findsThe new figures, released by the Pentagon, also highlight a trend, that the current administration has reduced the nuclear stockpile less t...
27 May, 2016, 01.26 PM IST
US-India trade-deficit in March stood at $2 billionThe trade defict between the United States and India stood at $2 billion in March, according to figures released today.
07 May, 2015, 04.19 AM IST
Dolphin numbers take a dipThe number of Irrawaddy dolphins in Chilika has dropped to 145 from an estimated 156 last year and 158 in 2010, according to the latest cen...
20 Jan, 2012, 04.20 PM IST
- Kerala set to see fall in population growth
The state recorded its slowest decadal increase in population of 4.8% between 2001 and 2011, or a compounded average annual growth rate of ...
02 Apr, 2011, 03.06 AM IST
- Census of India 2011: Population rise slows, literacy rate grows
India has added another Brazil to its population in the last 10 years despite population growth slowing down.
01 Apr, 2011, 02.27 PM IST
- Census of India 2011: India's population rises to 1.21 billion; sex ratio lowest since Independence
The population of India, at 1,201.2 billion, is almost equal to the combined population of the US, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh ...
31 Mar, 2011, 04.13 PM IST
- India becomes 2nd largest casting producer
India has pushed US and Japan to third place, which were producing 4.3 million tonnes of castings annually.
30 Dec, 2010, 03.36 PM IST
- Indians to outnumber Chinese in 2025: US Census forecast
India is on course to top China as the world's most populous country in 2025, the US Census Bureau forecast, potentially changing the dynam...
30 Dec, 2010, 07.08 AM IST
- Indians to outnumber Chinese in 2025: US
China since 1980 has allowed most women to bear only one child, in a controversial policy aimed at creating a more sustainable population.
29 Dec, 2010, 10.54 PM IST
- China may become second largest economy in 2010
China’s expansion will be more than 8% in 2009, and the nation is poised to overtake Japan next year. Ten best products of the decade | Mor...
27 Dec, 2009, 03.50 AM IST
- China on course to overtake Japan
China's expansion will be more than 8% in 2009, according to officials, and it's poised to become 2nd largest economy. Flashback 2009: Ten ...
26 Dec, 2009, 03.30 AM IST
- Land of rising sun warms up to more foreign labour
Forget the US, UK or even Australia. India’s skilled workers, especially healthcare workers, could now look to Japan as a new destination.
28 May, 2007, 02.49 AM IST
- Elderly now a fifth of Japan population
One-fifth of Japan’s population now consists of people aged 65 or older, the nation’s latest census data show, a development that could thr...
01 Nov, 2006, 12.40 AM IST