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Finance, IT lead in job creation, capital-intensive sectors in cuts: CARE

The report shows that job growth, which had picked up by 2016-17, slumped in the two succeeding years - 2017-18 and 2018-19

Story in numbers: With privilege comes neglect for some Rajya Sabha MPs

The BJP's R K Sinha from Bihar has come on the top in shareholding-related pecuniary interest by declaring it to be worth Rs 747 crore

Are India's falling consumer spending and strong GDP growth in sync?

At the macro level, a similar dichotomy is visible in two sets of data released by the same institution, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

At 4.6% in Oct, retail inflation breaches RBI comfort level after 15 months

But core inflation, which excludes the volatile components of food and fuel, stood at 3.3 per cent in October; this is its lowest in eight years

Economists estimate India's July-September GDP growth at 4.2-4.7%

Nomura chief economist Sonal Varma has put the Q2 growth at 4.2 per cent, similar to what SBI has estimated

Moody's rating action unjustified; experts for aggressive rate cut by RBI

Given the economic slump, most economists have lowered their FY20 growth estimates and expect the RBI to be more aggressive in cutting rates going ahead

With unprecedented discounts, will Sabka Vishwas scheme earn sabka trust?

By November 3, only 17,000 applications with tax payable amounting to Rs 1,100 crore have been received by the government, under the Sabka Vishwas Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme

Will the 2019 floods change the way we respond to extreme weather events?

Experts say climate change isn't always the culprit; exploitation, pollution and encroachment by humans play a larger role in making a disaster out of a manageable hazard

Unemployment rate in India rose to a three-year high of 8.5% in Oct: CMIE

Unemployment was worse only in the pre-demonetisation period, according to the data, at 9.6% in August 2016.

BJP up against diminishing magnetism, patchy finances in Maharashtra polls

Problem of rising stalled projects shoved under the carpet, revenue deficit re-emerges due to welfare schemes. However, the state has tackled joblessness better and kept debt servicing under check

Crime rate rises in 2017; women remain vulnerable, shows NCRB data

The National Crime Records Bureau has released data on crime in 2017, with a massive lag of more than a year. Crime rose from 3,793 per million in 2016 to 3,886 per million in 2017

India is 102 in Hunger Index of 117 nations, undoing decade of improvement

In India, just 9.6 percent of all children between 6 and 23 months of age are fed a minimum acceptable diet, a global report said

Workforce to consumption: India, China's economies explained in 6 charts

China's working-age population is receding, as the share of persons aged between 15 and 64 has started falling in recent years

5 years of Swachh Bharat: More toilets but no end to manual scavenging

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the ambitious Clean India programme, popularly known as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, on October 2, 2014. How successful has it been? What targets did it miss?

Science, tech streams in higher education are losing students' preference

There are about 140 million people in the 18-23 age group in the country as of 2018-19, but only 26 per cent of them actually take up education

Why states' farmer schemes are making deeper inroads than PM-KISAN

Just around 20% of 8.60 crore beneficiaries registered so far under PM-KISAN have received their third installment and the cut-off date is November-end

Farm income and wages fell in demonetisation year, reveals new data

Despite being a bumper monsoon year, farm output grew slower than input costs in FY17, reveals new data

Impact of corporate tax rate cut on firms, economy: Explained in six chart

After this cut, base corporate tax rate in India has become competitive and should help boost investment

After corporate tax cut, fiscal crisis reaches states' doorstep

The recent sentiment-boosting corporate tax cuts will cost the government Rs 1.45 trillion of gross tax revenue

Lifespan of Indian women living in urban areas depleting, shows survey

Life expectancy in general has risen marginally across all Indian states, signalling an overall improvement in the health of the populace