How much money is considered rich in America? $2.3 million may be the benchmark, but where you live changes everythingThere is no number that suddenly makes a person rich. Still, Americans have a figure in mind. A 2025 Charles Schwab survey found that peopl...
29 Sep, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
India could be 26% richer if more women join workforceThe participation of women in India's labor force presents a multifaceted challenge influenced by cultural views and economic elements. New...
26 Sep, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Estimating is not fudging: Decoding the needless jump from 'GDP is estimated' to 'GDP can't be trusted'India poses an exceptionally difficult statistical challenge because hundreds of millions work on farms, tiny shops, construction sites and...
22 Sep, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
Decoding GDP growth: The good, the bad & the dataET drew up a longlist of more than five dozen indicators across all key themes of the economy— from the external sector and markets to farm...
21 Sep, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
Nearly 250 districts have over 25% youth out of work, educationOver a quarter of young Indians aged fifteen to twenty-nine are NEET. This issue is most pronounced across northern Indian districts and so...
19 Sep, 2026, 12.34 PM IST
India's district-level unemployment rates revealed: 77.8% of districts below 5.5%New data shows most Indian districts have low unemployment rates. Many districts reported young people not in employment, education, or tra...
19 Sep, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
These mid-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of over 25%, according to analystsAs an investor, what you need to do at this point of time is this: A bit of extra work in terms of stock-picking so that you avoid anxiety ...
17 Sep, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
UK faces a question Ireland confronted 104 years ago, but with a modern twistA breakup of the UK would raise a problem Ireland’s independence never faced at today’s scale: what happens to millions of immigrants whose...
15 Sep, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
Visa squeeze in the West sends Indians packing for homeWestern visa rules are tightening, impacting skilled Indian professionals seeking overseas employment. Rising sponsorship costs and stricte...
13 Sep, 2026, 06.14 AM IST
Rs 1.09 crore remittance sent home by an Indian working in Kuwait, but he didn't file ITR, received income tax notice; gets relief in ITAT AhmedabadIndian man working in Kuwait oilfields, got his salary in National Bank of Kuwait, remitted Rs 1.09 crore back to family in India, files no...
11 Sep, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Gaining ground: Household manufacturing grows 4x faster than corporatesHousehold manufacturing in India is growing nearly four times faster than corporate entities. This sector's gross value added shows a subst...
08 Sep, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
Indian retirees missed out on equity wealth: How decades of pension-led retirement saving left portfolios stock-lightFor the longest time, we had a defined benefit plan. Even today, we have around us many retired government and public sector employees (and...
07 Sep, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
ETMarkets Smart Talk | Don't dismiss 7.8% GDP growth as a statistical upgrade; the acceleration is real: Garima KapoorAccording to Garima Kapoor, Deputy Head of Research and Economist at Elara Capital, it would be wrong to dismiss the growth number as merel...
07 Sep, 2026, 09.12 AM IST
"GDP figure being projected is not real": Akhilesh Yadav takes swipe at Centre over economic claims, unemploymentSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav questioned the government's economic growth projections. He stated that rampant unemployment and high ...
06 Sep, 2026, 06.04 PM IST
AI is no longer just for engineers: How it is changing what students expect from universitiesAI is changing how students evaluate higher education in India, with growing demand for practical AI skills, industry exposure and domain-s...
03 Sep, 2026, 06.28 PM IST
Modi govt destroyed 'lifeline of poor' - MGNREGA; conspired to snatch employment guarantee: CongressCongress leader Jairam Ramesh has accused the Modi government of weakening rural employment after MGNREGA was replaced by the VB-G RAM G Ac...
01 Sep, 2026, 12.30 PM IST