According to a Crisil study of the performance of various states, for instance, Bihar’s per capita income was Rs 11,955 lower than the all-India average in FY03, but this rose to Rs 73,975 in FY18; the gap rose from Rs 7,05
EVM-tampering is a hotly debated topic worldwide, but somehow has become a frequent feature of political vitriol in India, right from the year they were introduced.
While UPI transactions have grown manifold since the launch of the payment mode in 2016, with volumes of 620 million in December, merchant transactions account for just 15-20% of these.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) last week slammed auto major Volkswagen (VW) for not depositing `100 crore that the tribunal had ordered it to pay for causing “serious environmental damage” by using its engineering geni
After the huge furore following every third start-up in the country getting a tax notice over their angel-funding, the finance ministry issued a statement saying it would set up a panel with experts from the IITs and IIMs to
Congress leader Kapil Sibal is right in demanding that the sedition law (Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code)—a colonial vestige—be scrapped. Its preponderance in cases where a political leader is critiqued or dissent i
Given the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act was passed in 2013, and no Lokpal has been appointed since, the Supreme Court pressing the search committee to recommend potentials to the selection committee led by prime minister Narendra
In 2016, data from the US’s National Science Foundation (NSF) shows India overtook Japan as the fourth-largest producer of science and engineering (S&E) research. Between 2003 and 2016, India’s article count in Scopus
The fact that one of the four judges who sought greater probity from the then Chief Justice Dipak Misra should himself face similar demands—albeit in a matter where the lack of transparency is institutional—is rich in iro
Andy Murray, who’s been absent from the tour for the past 18 months due to a troublesome right hip, announced his decision to retire sometime this year.
Lower fertility, contrary to all the alarms being sounded on depopulation and the communal scare-mongering some politicians have indulged in, could prove a blessing for India.
Given smartphones are selling in big numbers and tipped to hit 700 million by 2020, there is a big opportunity—not to mention, a big need—to push digital transactions.
