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FTAs building a new trade architecture for Viksit BharatIndia is actively pursuing Free Trade Agreements to boost market access and shield its businesses. These agreements target complementary ec...
Women’s employment rate rises to 39% in 2025 from 22% in 2017: Mansukh MandaviyaFemale employment in India has seen a substantial rise, reaching 39 percent in 2025 from 22 percent in 2017. This growth reflects increased...
8 ways India’s Labour Codes can help build a modern, expanding, and increasingly diverse workforceBy streamlining the old laws, the government has signalled its intent to align India’s regulatory framework with the demands of a $5 trilli...
Together, let us empower Nari ShaktiIndia celebrates a festive season and commemorates significant birth anniversaries. Parliament convenes on April 16th to pass a crucial wom...
Nasscom Foundation presents TechForGood India Conclave 2024 to lead tech-powered action plan for SDGsThe SDGs pose significant challenges while presenting unparalleled opportunities for businesses, governments, and communities in India and ...
Child marriage: 20% of women in 20-24 age group married before the age of 18, report findsThe report pointed out that it is imperative to curb the practice of child marriage at all levels to achieve greater personal freedom and c...
Puducherry, Lakshadweep & Goa toppers of Social Progress IndexOn the basis of access to basic knowledge, the report said, Punjab has the highest component score of 62.92, while Delhi has topped the lis...
Twitter’s best chance to become decentralised is with Elon Musk. But will he act on it?Jack's thinking was clearly different and, perhaps, altruistic, like the early internet innovators. It contrasted sharply with the centrall...
Ease of Living: Improving citizens’ lives through social and economic progressEnsuring better ease of living, and well-being for the population at large, requires an aggregation of multiple factors. At the crux, it is...
View: Focus on boosting consumption to help India become a $10 trillion economyA holistic rural ecosystem is also being built by providing renewed focus on animal husbandry and fisheries, village infrastructure, health...
Harvard professor to deliver Niti Aayog's Transforming India lecture"Most influential business strategist, economist, Michael Porter to deliver 3rd #NITILecture May 25th! http://competitiveness.in," the Aayo...
GBS 2017: How businesses can have greater impact on societyA commitment to society that goes beyond philanthropy, builds trust and can inspire consumers and employees, opines David Cruickshank.
WHO calls upon Centre to finetune strategies to help peopleAccording to the WHO official, the Centre should play a major role and increase investment in the public health services, also covering dis...
Aadhaar critical step in enabling fairer access: UNThe Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has already issued more than 108.27 crore Aadhaar numbers to the residents of India.
Land bill amendments 'practical' : Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben PatelPatel said that we support the measures that would reflect our motto of "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas".
Private sector's investment imperative for growth: FM JaitleyFinance Minister Arun Jaitley today told Silicon Valley that for growth to gain traction increase in private sector investments was imperat...
India Inc endorses Narendra Modi's vision of IndiaIndia Inc said the efforts to improve farm productivity, rein in price rise and impart skills to youth will transform the nation in the day...
India ranks 102 out of 132 nations on social development indexThe Social Progress Index is a measure of human well-being that goes beyond traditional economic measures such as GDP or per capita income.
World Bank team calls on Nitish KumarA World Bank team today called on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and discussed overall development in Bihar and progress of those schemes bein...
- Developing nations will not be able to meet goals: India
Warning that many developing nations will not be able to fulfill the Millennium Development Goals, India has asked the rich countries to me...