Sex ratio to improve to 952 women per 1,000 men by 2036: Govt StudyIndia's sex ratio is projected to increase to 952 women per 1000 men by 2036, indicating a positive trend in gender equality. The populatio...
12 Aug, 2024, 09.44 PM IST
IMR AG expects to ramp up its capacity in India through acquisitions and greenfield expansionIn its attempt to participate in turnaround of stressed Indian Steel and related assets, IMR has bid aggressively for a few NCLT assets and...
05 Sep, 2020, 10.53 PM IST
Swiss firm plans steel plant in Kadapa districtThis would be the second steel plant that has been proposed in Kadapa district in the Rayalaseema region of the state. As the Centre allege...
05 Mar, 2020, 09.10 PM IST
Cargill and Heifer launch Hatching Hope Global Initiative in IndiaThe program will also expand its reach through innovative mass media and advocacy campaigns.
25 Mar, 2019, 05.10 PM IST
IMR plans to buy a stressed steel plant in OdishaThe deal, if it goes through, is likely to set a precedent for foreign firms buying into India’s steel industry.
21 Feb, 2019, 01.02 PM IST
TRL Krosaki, Cogent Power to be part of Tata Steel portfolio rejigTata Steel holds 26.62% in TRL Krosaki, earlier called Tata Refractories and located in Belpahar, Odisha, while 51% is held by Krosaki Hari...
01 Dec, 2018, 08.44 AM IST
Tata Steel to sell off stake in South Africa iron ore mine to Swiss firmThis amounts to a deal size of about Rs 188 crore. The transaction is expected to be closed in around 12 months.
23 Oct, 2018, 08.00 PM IST
Innovations will help better health services in India: JP NaddaNadda today appealed to states to give "priority" to innovations and adopt best practices for achieving "superior outcomes" in the health c...
02 Jul, 2015, 06.29 PM IST
Reduction in health budget just rumours: J P NaddaThe health minister said the aim is to work in cooperation with states and make healthcare accessible to all.
03 Jun, 2015, 10.33 AM IST
India has lot more to do in implementing MDGs: Jagat Prakash NaddaNadda said India has emerged as one of the best performing states vis-a-vis the MDGs as both Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Morta...
28 Mar, 2015, 01.19 PM IST
India will miss its MDGs by significant margins: IIR reportIndia's MDGs, which have been fixed for 2015, for Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) are 42 and 28 .
24 Sep, 2014, 07.04 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
P Chidambaram invokes Amartya Sen, Jagdish Bhagwati to attack Narendra Modi"As far as growth is concerned, I think we need both the Bhagwati and Sen models," Chidambaram said at an event here.
29 Jul, 2013, 11.04 PM IST
- Significant reduction in HIV cases, says Ghulam Nabi Azad
India is witnessing a significant reduction in fresh cases of deadly HIV, which have come down by as much as 57 per cent, said Azad.
18 Dec, 2012, 03.19 PM IST
- Lured by higher salary, nurses make a beeline for govt hospitals in MP
But in a reverse brain drain, 30 nurses from private hospitals in Madhya Pradesh quit last year to work in government-run sick and newborn ...
29 Jan, 2012, 09.22 AM IST
- Docile populace might makes for low-grade welfare
The recently published India Human Development Report 2011 tells a startling story of failure in these states to translate economic growth ...
01 Nov, 2011, 02.10 AM IST
The sorry state of public healthWith India’s dysfunctional primary healthcare system severely impairing its human capital, the govt needs to rise above rhetoric.
02 Apr, 2010, 04.05 AM IST