Why The Census Is Important

It will be interesting to see what shifts have been recorded in the last decade-and- a-half -- from the effects of demonetisation and Covid's second wave to the drop in fertility and increase in......

Will Budget Help BJP Bag Delhi?

Banking on the Budget's tax relief, the BJP seeks to energise Delhi's middle class; the AAP is doing its bit too.But will their outreach mobilise this politically crucial yet disengaged electorate?......

Mahayuti Win Will Boost Adani's Dharavi Plan

The Opposition had promised to scrap the Dharavi redevelopment project if it came to power.With the Mahayuti's massive mandate in the Maharashtra assembly election, that prospect has been laid to......

J&K First-Time Voters Will Be Deciding Factor

'The lack of opportunities here remains the biggest worry.''We have seen investment summits, but if you look around, much of it is only on paper and not on the ground.' IMAGE: Engineer Rashid's......

Stock markets rebound as GST revenues hit record in April

Stock markets rebounded on Thursday with benchmark Sensex closing higher by 128 points as record GST collections in April, positive manufacturing data, and foreign fund inflows boosted investor......

View Consumption Survey Numbers With Caution

Could the MPCE survey results be used as a basis of reconstructing the Consumer Price Index with new weights, asks Madan Sabnavis. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Survey on household......

'There Are Really Two Different Indias'

'Over the next 20 years, we would be adding almost 10 million people to the workforce every year!''And we won't be able to give employment to even 2 million out of the 10 million every year.''Don't......

Indian middle class will nearly double to 61% by 2046-47: PRICE Report

The size of India’s middle class will nearly double to 61 per cent of its total population by 2047, from 31 per cent in 2020-21, as continuing political stability and economic reforms with a......