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1.24 lakh people died in India due to indoor air pollution in 2015

IMAGE: Air pollution due to transport contributed to 88,019 deaths in the country, the report revealed. Photograph: Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters Indoor air pollution caused 1.24 lakh......

India to Witness Less Job Churn In Next 5 Years

Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Labour markets in India over the next five years are expected to witness a job churn lower than the global average, a recent report released by the World......

How Urban Flooding Affects Lives

Year by year, our cities remain defeated in the face of weather conditions, costing us time, money, resources and often lives, observe Amit Kapoor and Bibek Debroy. IMAGE: Parked vehicles......

India slips to 101st rank in Global Hunger Index; behind Pak, B'desh

India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Eighteen......

Trump or Biden, no change seen in India strategic ties

Irrespective of the outcome of Tuesday's keenly-contested US presidential election, America's strategic relationship with India is expected to maintain the current momentum and strengthen further,......

India ranks 111th on Global Hunger Index; govt says measure 'flawed'

India ranked 111th out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index-2023, which was rejected by the government as erroneous and having malafide intent. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

Hunger Index: Pak, B'desh, Nepal fare better than India

India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Eighteen......

Govt's social agenda to cost Rs 12,200 cr

The social sector initiatives on health, education and employment promised in the United Progressive Alliance's common minimum programme will put an additional annual burden of at least Rs 12,200......

Of Sudarshan Chakra, Shishupal, and PSU banks

Does the Union government or the RBI see itself as Krishna beheading Shishupal and what will constitute the 101st or indeed the past many sins for which a Sudarshan Chakra will have to be used?......

Indian economy on stable growth path

I deeply appreciate the invitation from the ISAS to address this august gathering of policy makers, eminent academics, and market participants of Singapore. Singapore is an important financial......

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