'The sense of urban loneliness is felt most in the modern residential complexes. To be in the neighbourhood does not make one a friendly neighbour, so while one may appear friendly does not mean one is a friend. I am alarmed at the rate at which we Indians have grown away from some old systems that were ingrained in our society,' says N Suresh.
The economy has developed a resilience beyond expectations.
Lloyd and Sussane Rudolph -- two University of Chicago professors who started studying Indian politics in the 1950s, have been named the winners of the Padma Bhushan Award.
Democracies avoid serious political turbulence only so long as they ensure that the relative level of inequality between the rich and the poor does not become excessively large, says Vice President M Hamid Ansari.
Fencing the border between Myanmar and Nagaland is expected to adversely affect the Naga tribals. Gautam Sen, an expert on Nagaland, explains why the Indian government needs a more comprehensive and long-term perspective on this issue and why it must take local tribal sensitivities and customs into account.
Attacking the note ban move, Yechury said the PM's assertion that it will impact terror funding has not yielded any result.
In a critical comment on India, one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, the World Bank said that robust economic growth and food security alone would not remove the tag of being 'one of the most malnourished nations'.
Terming it as an immediate challenge to sustain economic growth while keeping inflation under check, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday stressed the need to reduce fiscal and revenue deficits and cut down on wasteful subsidies.
Message for India is that its key challenge has to be to avoid falling into the middle income trap.
Encouraging domestic financial savings through focused measures would help mobilise long term resources for funding infrastructure and economic development.
Ratul Narain -- the entrepreneur behind Bempu -- tells Shobha Warrier that despite the challenges and frustrations, he is living his dream.
Mumbai, the largest metropolitan city of India, may well be on the path taken by cities like Amsterdam and Netherlands, if it gets inspired to implement sustainability development.
COP 21 is about how much carbon space is left and who gets how much of that space
The estimates of national income and growth do not pass the 'smell test'.
Highlighting a steep disparity in the pay hikes of executives and the labour force during the economic boom, Raymond Torres, director at the ILO's International Institute of Labour Studies in Geneva, pointed out that worldwide the average hike in executive pay was 10 per cent as compared to a mere 0.7 per cent for workers.
Is Hyderabad the reason Telangana wants separation from Andhra Pradesh? Or has perceived backwardness of the Telangana region fuelled demand for a separate state? Mayank Mishra reports
'Will people who buy iPhones stop buying iPhones to help swadeshi models?' 'There should be some advantage for the consumer to make them buy a Made in India product.' 'Patriotism and nationalism are good words, but in business, it won't work.'
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the nation that inflation should come down to 5-6 per cent by December.
Releasing its grim forecast for the current year, WTO economists warned about several downside risks as well as rising inflationary pressures because of the increase in commodity prices and lax monetary conditions. "The continued turmoil in financial markets and the downside risks, including inflationary tendencies, are a cause for concern," said Patrick Low, chief economist, WTO.
Addressing a public meeting in Mahore town of Reasi district on Sunday, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party patron said: "Jammu and Kashmir should become a model among the SAARC countries by allowing both Indian and Pakistani currency to operate in the state." Mufti defended his proposal by quoting the example of European Union, where he said "free travel was possible among 40 countries without any visa restrictions."
The European Commission on Thursday announced a set of proposals aimed at increasing the economic and fiscal coordination of European Union member states.
From Earth Hour to LEED ratings for buildings, from carbon footprint to carbon credits, the world is climbing onto the 'green' bandwagon.
India is at risk of sustained food price inflation as domestic production of key staples such as wheat and edible oil fails to keep pace with rising demand, according to the country's top official on commodities trading.
The Indian Ocean group hoped to reconnect the old linkages but it has not been easy to do so due to large difference in the economic development of member countries. Shubha Singh reports.
China and India are poorer than we thought; rich countries produce even more than we realised. Those are the obvious conclusions from an unprecedented exercise, carried out by a World Bank-led coalition.
In economic terms the gap is 39.8 per cent, while educationally Indian women trail at least 81.9 per cent behind the men, in terms of health the gap is at a huge 93.1 per cent, while political participation gap lies at 22.7 per cent.
The Yale University and the Confederation of Indian Industry are jointly holding two panel discussions on India in New York later this month, featuring corporate leaders like Indra Nooyi and Nandan Nilekani.
Companies can be more alert on how various aspects of their operations impact children, writes Rajni Bakshi.
India's largest private conglomerate is looking to integrate some of its smaller businesses with their respective flagship companies, with a view to leveraging the value of the entities and increase cost efficiency.
The government simply has to find a way to deliver the basics. That is what will defeat the Maoists and hold off China.
Amid India's insistence that it should bring to book perpetrators of the 26/11 attacks, Pakistan on Thursday said the groups responsible for the brazen assault on Mumbai was not its "friend" and believes that these outfits have to be "checked, curtailed and shut".
Ruling out imposition of restrictive capital controls despite inflow of overseas money putting pressure on inflation, India on Wednesday said it would continue to embark on gradualist approach to fuller rupee float.
Signs of recovery in Spain and commitment from Germany must be met with the willingness to let the euro fall.
The Iranian people, having spoken, are asking the new administration to find a way by which sanctions can be rolled back and civility and normalcy can return to Iran's engagement with the world, says K C Singh
The net FDI for 2006-07 would be around $9 billion, up from $4.7 billion last year, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council said in its update on the country's balance of payments outlook for this fiscal.
On February 22, 2013, the Reserve Bank of India issued guidelines on 'Licensing of New Banks in the Private Sector'.
Seeking to make a distinction between the problems faced by dalits in India and those faced by minorities in all societies, Dr Singh said the Dalits faced a unique discrimination with Apartheid being the only parallel to untouchability.
The Asia Society also honoured chairman and CEO of Citigroup Charles O Prince with the Leadership Award for his contribution to the financial sector.
Duty structure on oil will undergo changes, given the high prices and the significant quantities of imports.
Yet in many areas in South Asia, including India, naturally occurring arsenic and fluoride contamination are threatening to reverse the gains made in providing improved drinking water.
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