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A good season ahead for cement companies with price hikes
The Indian cement sector saw good growth in demand and profitability in the first half of the year.…
India's sudden drop in coronavirus cases has puzzled disease experts. Strict public-health measures and difficulty recording rural cases may have factored in.
A robust immune response to new pathogens may also offer some explanation.
Aria Bendix
India’s tap water quality is improving but very few are confident of drinking it without purifying
While access to tap water has been improving in urban and rural households, the quality of tap wate…
Blood delivery by drones across India may soon be reality, says ICMR after successful trial run
"Today, we are transporting blood and blood-related products which are supposed to be kept at a …
PTI
From food coupons to a fund to provide laptops and tablets to the poor— NITI Aayog’s public policy analyst has a wishlist too
The crisis has opened up opportunities in education and health but the new ideas have not been a…
This Shark Tank India S2 winner bowls judges over with its for-profit approach to social impact
Founded in 2016, Haqdarshak is a mobile and web platform connecting citizens to eligible government…
India announces a $22 billion package including cash transfers to feed and serve the poor during the coronavirus lockdown
“The lockdown was announced by the Prime Minister on the intervening night of March 24 and March…
India’s biscuit crisis shows slowdown is hurting the poor more — and job losses are making it worse
Every economic slowdown hurts the poorer people the most. It’s no different this time. The cash cru…
India's richest 1% own more than 40% of total wealth: Oxfam's Survival of the Richest report
The richest one percent of India now own more than 40% of the country's total wealth, while the bot…
PTI
These women have broken all stereotypes to improve sanitation in rural India
At a time when many national and international media report on the atrocities committed against wom…
India's services sector output growth hits 3-month high in Nov on strong demand
India's services sector output growth touched a three-month high in November as business inflows …
PTI
415 mn Indians lifted out of poverty in India in 15 years: Govt says quoting UNDP
"As per the 'Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022: Unpacking deprivation bundles to reduce…
PTI
PM Modi on India’s 5G launch – here are the key points from the speech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about 5G technology at the India Mobile Congress. Reliance Jio a…
Self-employed males earn 2.5 times more than females: Oxfam
Gender discrimination is the reason for 98 per cent of employment gap between males and females in …
PTI
Rural Fintech startup Jai Kisan raises Rs 30 cr from NABARD-back fund, others
"It didn't make sense to us that a poor woman borrower in the middle of nowhere is expected to gen…
PTI
Rural students spend more than urban counterpart on books, stationery, uniform: Eco Survey
Citing data from the National Sample Survey (NSS) report on 'Key Indicators of Household Social…
PTI
India budgets for a trickle down — as slow as that might be
India’s rural consumers and the urban poor may have had the most amount of interest in Nirmala Sith…
Go after big smugglers sending 'mountains' of illegal drugs into the country: FM to enforcement agencies
"DRI should make sure that smugglers are not smarter than you. Each one of these (smuggling) c…
ANI
New employment scheme to help migrant workers, poor facing challenges due to COVID-19: Shah
"The #GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan worth Rs 50,000 crore was launched today by the Modi government to …
PTI
Budget 2022 expectation: Why India needs an urban MGNREGA
This year’s Union Budget, which will be announced on February 1 by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sit…