Kerala, Maharashtra and Punjab top education ministry's 2020-21 Performing Grade IndexSix states and one Union territory have attained the best rating of Level 2 (L2) in the ministry's Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2020-21,...
03 Nov, 2022, 08.37 PM IST
Urban carbon emission: The rich are hot, the poor cool?It is the poor who are often blamed for their practices. It's time the rich do their bit to make our cities more bearable.
22 Apr, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
Population stabilising; over half of women, kids anaemic, says new health surveyThe fifth survey was conducted between 2019 and 2021 in two phases. Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya...
25 Nov, 2021, 07.33 AM IST
Average private hospitalisation medical spends in India: Rs 38,822 in urban areas vs Rs 27,347 in rural areasIn case of public hospitals, the average expenditure in rural areas was Rs 4,290 while that in urban areas was Rs 4,837. However, a reverse...
24 Jun, 2020, 10.33 PM IST
Freebie culture rocks Tamil Nadu’s financial boatEven as TN increases its social sector spend to a whopping Rs 78,100 crore, its outstanding liabilities has touched Rs 2.56 lakh crore as p...
27 Jun, 2017, 02.07 PM IST
Union Budget 2017: Full speech of Finance Minister Arun JaitleyFinance Minister Arun Jaitley presented Modi government's post-demonetisation Budget on Wednesday. Here is the full speech of the Finance M...
01 Feb, 2017, 05.25 PM IST
Indian houses with mobile phone 62% better off than those withoutIndian households that own at least one mobile phone enjoy 62 per cent higher level of economic prosperity compared to non mobile-owning on...
18 Oct, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
Are you 18? Go through these financial dos and don'ts to secure your futureA weak foundation leads to flawed perceptions, faulty financial planning and wrong investments. So, it’s a good time to start now.
11 May, 2015, 09.32 AM IST
Intel working on voice-enabled application for computersIntel today said it is working on developing a chip that can support voice enabled software application in computers.
12 Dec, 2013, 05.55 PM IST
Population of homeless in rural India dipsWhile there has been a sharp reduction of homeless people in rural India, their numbers in towns and cities have increased by almost 21 per...
07 Dec, 2013, 11.49 AM IST
Figures show what Bihar can learn from GujaratIt has become a highly addictive habit among some people to fall back on random, incorrect numbers to hit out at Modi.
12 Nov, 2013, 03.58 AM IST
- Cases increasing with the rise in literacy rate: Supreme Court Judge
Justice Sathasivam was addressing valedictory function of year long Induction Training Programme of Judicial Officers of Punjab and Haryana...
29 Jun, 2013, 09.56 PM IST
Farmer population falls by 9 million in 10 yearsThere are now nearly 9 mn fewer farmers than there were in 2001, the first time in four decades that the absolute number of cultivators has...
01 May, 2013, 11.36 AM IST
- Census 2011: Dense Mumbai packs 20,000 individuals per square kilometre
In comparison, the density of the National Capital Territory Delhi (NCT) and Chandigarh, stands at 11,297 and 9,252 persons per sq km, resp...
05 Apr, 2011, 01.03 PM IST
- Census of India 2011: Child sex ratio worse in prosperous, more educated states
With the provisional figures for the 2011 Census sounding an alarm over the falling child sex ratio, it’s a good time to look at who really...
02 Apr, 2011, 10.55 AM IST
- Social Sectors
As per the Human Development Reports (HDRs) published annually by the UNDP since 1991, India has consistently improved on the human develop...
26 Feb, 2005, 12.28 AM IST
- Goa's per capita income second highest in the country
Goa's per capita income at Rs 45105 for the year 2000-01 is stated to be highest in the country next only to Chandigarh's Rs 44397.
29 Mar, 2003, 05.25 PM IST