India
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India: Largest producer and exporter of cashew nuts
Bengaluru–Once touted as a privilege of only the rich, cashew or kaju is the most consumed nut in the Indian…
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CBDT panel for ‘equalisation levy’ on foreign e-commerce firms
New Delhi–A Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) committee on taxation of e-commerce has suggested an “Equalisation Levy” of between…
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World Water Day: 40 percent people in India may not have water to drink by 2030
By Ruwa Shah and Ashish Mishra New Delhi–Forty percent of India’s population may not have drinking water by 2030, if…
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No takers for Mallya’s Kingfisher House at SBI e-auction
Mumbai– There were no takers at the close of bidding for business tycoon Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher House, the headquarters of…
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Indian government’s health, education spend declines over 2 years
By Saumya Tewari The money allocated for key centrally sponsored social schemes — Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Sarva Shiksha…
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Air India expects first operating profit in 8 years
New Delhi– Air India is expected to record an operating profit of Rs.8 crore in the current fiscal, the first…
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Underworld Don Chhota Rajan’s house exists – only in passport
New Delhi–Underworld don Chhota Rajan provided a false house address in Karnataka to get a passport in the name of…
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India’s economic challenges and opportunities?
By Amit Kapoor and Sankalp Sharma The Indian economy, with its evolution and transformation over the past 25 years, has…
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RTI report on Muslims in India fabricated
New Delhi–The AYUSH ministry on Saturday expressed “anguish” at the mischievous misinformation being spread in a section of media and…
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Why Mysore beat Chandigarh as India’s cleanest city
By Manu Moudgil Chandigarh, India’s first planned city — known for wide roads laid out in geometrical precision and large,…
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