India’s jobs challenge is stark. A recent study by Natixis, a bank, estimated that the country needs to create 115mn jobs by 2030 to absorb its growing population. That means the economy producing 16.5mn jobs per year, a significant step up on the 12.4mn annual average for the last decade.
How safe are women in India? Over a million doctors strike in protest of Kolkata doctor’s rape and murder
Hospitals and clinics across India ground to a halt on Saturday as more than one million doctors launched a 24-hour strike to protest the brutal rape and murder of a young doctor in Kolkata. The ... ( read original story ...)
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India accuses Bangladesh’s interim leaders of failing to protect Hindus
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China’s economic growth positive over medium, longer term, says U.S. business leader
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India Boosts US Securities Holdings to $241.9 Billion in June
India's holdings of US government securities reached a peak of USD 241.9 billion in June, continuing a three-month upward trend. The top holder remains Japan, followed by China and the UK. The global ...
Finance Minister Hails BYD’s Entry into Pakistani Market
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Skilled workforce must for a developed India: Gopinath
The India-born economist spoke at a chat session with NK Singh, chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, as part of the ongoing diamond jubilee conference of the prestigious Delhi School of Economics ...