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A $2.89 trillion military surge signals the sharpest global arms buildup since WWIIThe surge in global military budgets is astonishing, with nations investing heavily in their defense capabilities in response to escalating...
India needs to raise R&D spending to 2 pc of GDP by 2035 to boost manufacturing: ReportIndia's manufacturing growth is hampered by low R&D spending, currently at 0.6% of GDP, a report highlights. To boost its manufacturing sha...
Big auto bets big: Carmakers line up Rs 40,000-crore capex push amid demand boomWhile Maruti Suzuki has earmarked record investments of Rs 14,000 crore in FY27 to add annual capacity for 500,000 cars, Hyundai Motor Indi...
Chanel for Chandigarh, Mango for Mangaluru: India’s luxury map shifts beyond metrosIndia's retail landscape is shifting as smaller Tier-2 cities are now attracting global brands and premium malls, outperforming larger metr...
Maruti Suzuki lines up record capex of Rs 14k cr to add capacityMaruti Suzuki plans a record Rs 14,000 crore capital expenditure for FY27. This investment will expand manufacturing capacity to meet risin...
8th Pay Commission demands: Rs 72,000 as minimum pay and fitment factor of 4.0; why this employee body wants 4x salary hikeThe Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh (BPMS) has proposed a significant overhaul for the 8th Pay Commission, demanding a minimum basic sa...
The myth of India’s extreme inequality: What the data gets wrongRecent studies reveal a misrepresentation of income inequality in India, challenging the commonly accepted pre-tax Gini coefficient of 0.61...
Sector rotation underway: 3 themes to watch for your portfolio, says Devang MehtaIndia's stock markets are experiencing a sector rotation, with consumption stocks like tobacco and alcobev surging after years of quiet. In...
Rural consumption rises higher than urban, allowing the inequality to dip during Aug 2023-July 2024Consumption inequality decreased in both rural and urban areas during August 2023-July 2024 compared to the previous year, with Gini coeffi...
Buses most preferred mode of transport in India: SurveyTrams have been clubbed with buses in a single category in the report titled, 'Key Indicators of Household Expenditure on Services and Dura...
Defence spending less than US, UK per capita: ChinaChina today said the allocation to the world's largest armed forces was required to maintain the country's territorial integrity.
Base year change: Per capita income rises to Rs 6,699/month in FY14The per capita Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE) at current prices for the year 2013-14 stood at Rs 4,511.08 per month.
Monthly urban per capita spending highest in DelhiMonthly per capita expenditure in urban Delhi is highest among all states, according to Delhi government's report on Household Consumer Exp...
Narendra Modi’s Gujarat not a role model in urban spendingNSSO report shows per capita monthly spending in urban areas of the state below national average
Poorest of poor survive on Rs 17 a day in villages: NSSOPoorest of poor in the country survive on barely Rs 17 per day in villages and Rs 23 a day in cities, as per the latest data.
- UP is home to people with dangerously wide gaps in skills, income and caste
With a total population at par with Brazil, if UP was to be declared a separate country today, it would be the sixth-largest nation.
- National Sample Survey finds huge disparity in Indians' income
While average monthly per capita expenditure at Rs 1,053.64 in rural areas and Rs 1,984.46 in urban India in 2009-10, there exists a huge g...