As the country completes 25 years of economic reforms, we recommend following books that give a glimpse of India’s journey after the historic economic reforms in 1991. PERSONALITIES
The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) organised an event on Wednesday to launch the ‘NRAI India Food Services Report 2016’ (NRAI IFSR 2016). The chief guest was Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog. Commissioned by the N
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012 that aims to prohibit employment of children below 14 years in any occupations and of adolescents (between 14-18 years) in certain hazardous occupations.
The NDA government has been quite active on the social media, sharing important developments on Twitter. In yet another initiative, it has now started sending out mailers so that the message can reach the target audience. Last week, a mail
At least a dozen youngsters from scheduled caste (SC) communities have attempted suicide this week in various small towns in Saurashtra region of Gujarat, protesting against the state government’s alleged inaction after a group of SC m
As the Republicans officially nominate Donald Trump as their presidential nominee for the US elections, it is his wife Melania Trump who is creating waves worldwide. Speaking during Republican National Convention, Mela
After teaching English literature in a postgraduate college for nearly a decade, Dr Shiv Kumar Gilra managed to save Rs 4,500 for a scooter. Then, back in the seventies, one had very limited options to choose from; most people bought either Vespa
The discussions on air-pollution and disputes regarding diesel vehicles are going on for months now. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Supreme Court (SC) have passed a series of orders to control pollution levels in the National Capi
There are 302 polluted river stretches along 275 rivers in the country. The pollution assessment is based on the bio-chemical oxygen demand (BOD) levels which are the key indicators of pollution, MoS (Independent Charge) of environment, forest and
The national sample survey office (NSSO), ministry of statistics and programme implementation released a report titled “Key Indicators of Domestic Tourism in India” in June based on information collected during July 2014 to June 2015.
A combative Congress will raise issues like the ongoing violence in Kashmir and the fiasco of India’s unsuccessful attempt to join the Nuclear Supplier’s Group [NSG] in the monsoon session of parliament. BJP too appeared
The monsoon session of the parliament, which commenced Monday, would witness discussions on a host of bills. The most prominent and talked about is the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill which aims to make laws for levying goods and services
Growth in Asia and the Pacific’s developing economies for 2016 and 2017 will remain solid as firm performances from South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia help offset softness from the US economy, and near-term market shocks from the Brexi
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal plans to take on prime minister Narendra Modi’s mass media outreach programme ‘Mann ki baat’ on All India Radio by launching his online web telecasting portal - www.talktoak.com. &nb
Telecommunication is one of the biggest sectors that has continued to grow. It has around one billion subscribers. The growth has particularly been witnessed in rural areas where the market was largely unexplored. On day-to-day basis, telecom-rela
“The crisis was really severe. No one younger than 45 can imagine what it was like. We had run out of foreign exchange, the rating agencies had downgraded us and imports had to be squeezed so severely that GDP growth dropped to 1.4 per
The Nalanda University ruins have been declared as the world heritage site by the UNESCO on Friday during its ongoing 40th session held in Turkey. Just inscribed as
Maneka Gandhi has requested minister for external affairs Sushma Swaraj that for passports of children being raised by single mothers should be allowed to exclude their father`s name. This was done after a divorced mother launched a
Former finance minister and BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has said the former prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh should not get the sole credit for taking a bold step of ordering devaluation of rupee in 1991 and kick starting economic reforms. “H
Taking cue from Bhutan, the Madhya Pradesh government has cleared the proposal to form a happiness department. With the state cabinet giving a go ahead, MP would become the first state in the country to have such a department. Bhutan is known to b
