Economic Survey 2023-24: Agricultural credit saw 1.5X jump in FY24The Survey highlighted the crucial role of the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme in providing timely and hassle-free credit to farmers. By the...
22 Jul, 2024, 02.20 PM IST
Study reveals dire health risks for pregnant women in India amid climate changeA recent government-backed study in India highlights the escalating health risks faced by pregnant women due to climate change. Rising temp...
09 Mar, 2024, 11.46 PM IST
Post TMC-Congress break up, BJP bets on Ram Mandir, CAA for 35 LS seats in BengalThe West Bengal BJP is shifting its focus to emotive topics like the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to achie...
11 Feb, 2024, 10.53 AM IST
View: There's only so much more dividends India's population demographic can deliverAs we know from watching China, an ageing population means that the government suddenly faces more calls on its resources with fewer taxpay...
25 Jan, 2023, 05.50 PM IST
Bangladesh communal violence resonates in West Bengal's political discourseThe communal violence in Bangladesh has also revived the debate over the need to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in West Beng...
22 Oct, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
Maharashtra Covid curbs may hit suppliesManufacturers want more trucks now to immediately ship their finished-goods inventories out of the factories in Maharashtra to various part...
13 Apr, 2021, 06.43 PM IST
Indian states’ rising debt pose risk to their finances, RBI saysIndia’s federal government revised its borrowing plan for a second time to a record 13 trillion rupees ($177 billion), with the additional ...
27 Oct, 2020, 08.42 PM IST
View: India creates its own border crisisThis is a needless crisis. What will India do with the two million people left off the register?
03 Sep, 2019, 03.38 PM IST
UP, Bihar continue to be down in the dumps in HDI: ReportSouthern states continue to lead the pack on the crucial measure, where the country is ranked 130th globally, but are staring at a differen...
08 Mar, 2019, 06.03 PM IST
How economic downturn in Gulf states has resulted in a drop in remittances into IndiaIndia, the largest remittance-receiving country worldwide, witnessed a near 9% drop in NRI pay-in flows to $62.7 billion in 2016 over the p...
05 Nov, 2017, 03.59 PM IST
37 lakh migrated for education within India in a decadeIn the last 10 years, a total of 37 lakh moved to get a degree, showing that a discouraging academic landscape near home is no longer keepi...
02 Feb, 2014, 05.45 AM IST
EU to make it easier for Indian students to visit EuropeThe European Union is working on a legislation which will make it easier for students and researchers from India to visit Europe.
17 Oct, 2013, 02.06 PM IST
Environmental issues: Time to abandon blame-games and become proactiveResults of UN climate-change conference that closed in Doha, Qatar, show once again that the international negotiations are progressing, al...
15 Dec, 2012, 06.16 AM IST
- Economic geography matters
The ranking of states alters dramatically when viewed by GDP density, or GDP per sq km, and this measure of a state’s revenue potential is ...
16 Nov, 2010, 05.57 AM IST
- Chinese cities streets ahead of ours
Chinese govt may be seen as totalitarian & corrupt but it is highly efficient in providing urban infrastructure. Weekly Gainers: BSE (A, B,...
20 Jun, 2009, 06.30 PM IST
- Annual Policy Statement for 2006-07
Annual Policy Statement for the Year 2006-07 by Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy, Governor, Reserve Bank of India.
19 Apr, 2006, 12.00 AM IST