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Illegal liquor: Consumption may be up, but deaths show the opposite trend

India has a higher per capita consumption of illegal liquor than most countries in the neighbourhood

Data-giant Google's revenues from APAC growing faster than elsewhere

The company's profits in India have multiplied three-fold in the last five years

Trump tariffs: Higher India share in US metal imports, shows data

The share of China in US aluminium imports fell from 9.36 per cent in 2017 to 4.52 per cent in the 12 months ending November 2022

World's play store: India scripts a local toy story, turns a net exporter

India is likely to extend the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to domestic toy manufacturers after Chinese toys were found to be "unsafe"

G20's declining share in the world, amid India's growing influence

As the country prepares to host the summit of twenty nations next year in September 2023, it also has to tackle rising concerns of climate change and calls for the expansion of the group from other co

India still a long way from utilising its waterways trade potential

Just 2% of country's cargo transported via navigable waterways; Vietnam at 18% & China 14%

Statsguru: Six charts show India is rapidly on FTA-signing spree

The Australian Parliament ratified the ECTA with India on November 22, as a stepping stone to a more ambitious CECA

In 2020, Indians accounted for over 6 per cent of global emigrants

The total number of Indians living outside of the country touched 17.9 million that year

India still a long way from cutting its dependence on coal-fired plants

India is the world's second-largest coal-producing nation (770 million tonnes per annum) and coal accounts for 50 per cent of the 407.79 Gw of electricity generation in the country

Higher mobile bills hit Indian consumers harder than most nations

An analysis from shows that while overall bills are lower in India in absolute terms, they are a larger share of monthly income than in many economies

Delhi air pollution worst in the world on Friday, shows Swiss firm data

Delhi government has ordered WFH for 50 per cent of govt staffers, primary schools have been ordered shut

Unprofitable, growing bad assets: The tale of existential crisis at RRBs

They are mostly loss-making, with growing bad assets so the agricultural sector prefers commercial banks

Rishi Sunak more than 6,000 times richer than average Indian in UK

With a fortune worth £730 million, Sunak's wealth far exceeds that of Indians living in the UK

Expenditure on India's information commissions has fallen 91% in six years

Since FY17, the budget allocation for information commissions has shrunk by 82.7% from Rs 31.9 crore

Private solution: Rise in storage helps securing food from damage, loss

A Business Standard analysis found ramping up capacity and engaging the private sector helped FCI's share in total storage to rise to over 50 per cent.

The great Indian unicorn conundrum: High valuations and higher losses

Companies get investors' financing though many of them not on path to profitability

Companies see slowdown in growth of temporary, contract and casual jobs

As a result, the ratio of temporary, contract and casual jobs as a proportion of the total workforce is at its lowest in at least five years

Diversity in India Inc: Sexual harassment plaints below pre-pandemic levels

This four-part series examines diversity, equity, and inclusion in Corporate India. Part 3 examines sexual harassment in the age of remote work - and the absence of awareness

Diversity in India Inc: Women got only 21 out of every 100 new jobs in FY22

This is the second of a four-part series examining diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in corporate India. Part 2 looks at a decline in the representation of women in the workforce

DE&I in India Inc: Finding a job gets tougher for persons with disabilities

The refinery, crude oil and natural gas sector, dominated by public sector companies, has done better on inclusion