The scheme, with a budgetary allocation of Rs 11,300 crore (Rs 113 billion) in its first year, was made effective February 2, 2006, across 200 districts in 14 states across India.
Some jobs just sound too cool to be true. Often they are. Behind the glamour is hard work and high stress. But would we still swap?
Companies can save thousands of dollars by outsourcing the development of custom-software projects to low-cost, offshore locations such as India and China, say researchers.
According to the new rule, the cost of installing the GPS system -- about $8,000 -- will have to be borne by the drives themselves.
'We have been held hostage because they think we are helping Americans,' Tilak Raj says in a video.
Greed lies at the heart of all governance failures too and we, who hopefully are now a little bit more aware and wiser of the consequences of greed, may differ with Gordon Gekko.
Senators Grassley and Durbin release more data showing that Tata, Infosys, and others are using U.S. work visas to their advantage
The awards have been instituted by the South Asian Journalists Association, and are given annually for excellence in journalism in various categories.
The U.S. continues to grow thanks to innovations from recent arrivals.
Information technology workforce in India could grow to 2 million in 10 years, according to a report by merchant banking firm Goldman Sachs.
Sugar production is expected to be higher by seven per cent for the season 2011-12.
Titled The Blue Notebook, it is the story of a child prostitute named Batuk, from Mumbai, who records the miseries of her life in a little blue notebook
Aseem Chhabra feels every Indian-American should support The Namesake.
In South Korea, the average employee works 2,357 hours per year--that's six-and-a-half hours for every single day of their life.
Attracted by what he calls a highly lucrative market for long-term investors, an Indian American has launched a private investment partnership to trade stocks of small- and medium-sized Indian companies that offer abundant investment opportunities.
With US Fed increasing interest rates to 3%, equity money flows into emerging markets like India could be impacted in the medium term.
Underemployed freelancers and involuntary part-timers are hidden casualties of the deepening recession.
The $2,500 'People's Car' to be unveiled on January 10 is a natural fit for India, but don't expect rivals to match it.
Forget shuffleboard and croquet. With Americans living longer, a growing number of people are embarking on entrepreneurial second careers -- well into their 80s. So what are the real secrets to longevity, in business and in life?
The Forbes' annual ranking of fiction's very wealthiest.
Exemption of excise and customs duty on liquid fuels, abolition of service charge, rescheduling of loans for all textiles and clothing units will reduce pressure on the industry and will help to improve liquidity.
The recession is only one of several trends combining to change the way Americans live out their golden years
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