Economy - general
Aadhar could become global template, says World Bank
16 Mar 2017
Other countries are looking at Aadhar-like programmes, but it’s best to develop one standardised system so people can carry their IDs across world, says Paul Romer, chief economist at the World Bank, adding, "The system in India is the most sophisticated that I’ve seen"
Kochi youth flock to protest moral policing
10 Mar 2017
Times ranks IISc Bangalore among top 10 globally
08 Mar 2017
IISc Bangalore has been ranked eighth in the Times Higher Education 2017 in the "best small universities" category, but two others that were earlier on the list – IIT-Guwahati and Savitribai Phule Pune University – have dropped out
India leads Asia Pacific in graft; cops, godmen rated worst
08 Mar 2017
Despite optimism about the Modi government being serious about ending corruption, petty-level bribery remains so rampant in India that nearly seven in 10 Indian reported paying a bribe to access public services
Rating agencies too wary, India deserves upgrade: OECD
01 Mar 2017
The OECD on Tuesday pitched for a rating upgrade for India, saying global rating agencies had become "overtly cautious" and conservative in not revising India's rating for last 14 years
India’s GDP grows at 7% in Q3, full year growth seen at 7.1%
28 Feb 2017
The Central Statistics Office also marginally revised upwards the GDP estimates for the first and second quarters to 7.2 per cent and 7.4 per cent, respectively, retaining the growth projection for the full fiscal at 7.1 per cent