Inside India's political backrooms: Unraveling the booming business of campaign consultancy firmsThe political consultancy business in India has experienced significant growth, both in size and influence, within the internal workings of...
06 Nov, 2023, 12.13 AM IST
2024 general elections are just around the corner, but the hottest commodity right now are freshersThere is estimated demand for over 20,000 people to work in policy-related consulting in the coming months. Companies like I-PAC, Varahe An...
15 Sep, 2023, 06.37 AM IST
Infertile lands, barren fields for livestock: India's plan for clean energy plants comes at a great costThe industry is fruitful in some ways - hundreds of trucks stacked with mineral-rich soil journey back and forth regularly between the mine...
19 Jul, 2023, 11.03 AM IST
How Tata Trusts reinvents itself by helping state governments and MPs with data-driven toolsTata Trusts is also changing the manner in which administrators think and is winning many to Tata’s way of figuring out issues with numbers.
18 Jan, 2018, 05.11 PM IST
Five Indians in World Economic Forum's 2017 young global leaders listEach year, the World Economic Forum selects 100 young leaders, under the age of 40, who are tackling the world's most complex challenges wi...
17 Mar, 2017, 06.10 PM IST
Now politicians use data analytics to improve decision-makingAmong the techniques and tools being used are social media analysis, predictive algorithms, data analytics and forecasting based on primary...
02 Feb, 2016, 08.36 AM IST
Bihar election: Curbing crime top task for Bihar govtBihar government has a tough task. Last 10 years, the state has seen an increase in crime against vulnerable population including women, ch...
11 Nov, 2015, 12.11 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam fail to stem infant mortality rateIn India, IMR has declined from 57 per 1,000 live births in 2006 to 42 per 1,000 live births in 2012.
01 Dec, 2014, 12.38 PM IST
Visa on arrival for American citizens may boost tourismUS is the largest source of foreign tourists to India, accounting for a share of 15.8% tourists which proves 'visa on arrival' makes good e...
10 Nov, 2014, 04.49 PM IST
States with more doctors have better healthcare indices than those with better infra: ReportWhile better health outcomes depend on multiple reasons, it appears that doctor to population ratio had a far higher impact on infant morta...
19 Aug, 2014, 11.49 AM IST
Winds of change: Productivity of Lok Sabha climbs to 103%The 16th Lok Sabha recorded a productivity of 103%, in sharp contrast to the 15th Lok Sabha that worked for only 61% of the scheduled time.
02 Aug, 2014, 11.17 AM IST
Professionals giving up plum careers to seek entry channels into Indian governance systemProfessionals are holding and even giving up plum careers to seek out lateral entry channels into the country’s governance system. Most of ...
22 Nov, 2013, 05.22 AM IST
- Young managers from top firms barter fat pay checks to join political system
There has been a definite paradigm shift over the years with professionals considering participation in the political system as a serious c...
23 May, 2012, 06.34 AM IST