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Throttling demand to stem inflation is bad strategy. ...
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Data suggests that inflation hurts Bharat much more. With all its constraints, comparison of the CPI-AL inflation over time and across states can give a reasonably good picture of the pressures in rural areas. ...
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It is the socially-disadvantaged groups that bear the brunt of low education and income, and social group differentials in morbidity and utilisation of healthcare services stand out as glaring lacunae in the public health system. ...
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What light does this throw on the rise of Maoism in a quarter of India's districts? The standard narrative views Maoists as Robin Hoods fighting an oppressive state. While it captures important truths, this narrative also has huge gaps, on which there is ...
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The wide variation in the proportion of households in the highest wealth quintile across states exemplifies the magnitude of inequality across the country. The proportion ranges from five per cent in Bihar to 89.3 per cent in Chandigarh. ...
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Economists have scaled down their growth expectations and raised inflation forecasts for the Indian economy, compared with their outlook just 10 weeks ago, a Reuters quarterly poll showed. ...
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It is the upper-income segments that form the big savers of the country, with high-disposable incomes, making them attractive markets for financial products. ...
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The relatively low level of awareness of HIV infection among Indian women clearly indicates the population’s vulnerability to HIV. ...
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The role of banks and telecom companies in mobile payment services needs to be worked out. ...
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A majority of Indian youth enter the labour force without any formal vocational training. These estimates contrast sharply with countries like Korea where as much as 96 per cent of the workforce is skilled. ...
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The policymakers are now talking of inflation moving towards 6.5% level by March end and, barring any additional oil shocks, this is quite possible. The hardening interest rate regime has had little role to play in this and, we once again argue, is not re...
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Despite being a small group the top end urban consumers contributes to a third of total urban consumer expenditure, making it one of the most sought after markets in India....
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e-Payments can help the central government save 7.52% of its . 13.3-lakh crore spend.. ...
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A strong and independent regulatory mechanism that is sensitive to the idiosyncrasies of the mining sector would be an effective way of insulating the sector from short-term political compulsions. ...
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World Bank statistics show that in 2006 around 48 per cent of Indian children below the age of five were too small for their age and 44 per cent were underweight. ...
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There is a sharp regional disparity in the number of factories across India with scanty presence in smaller states.... Almost 30 per cent of the total factories in India are in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, but there is barely any presence of factories in ...
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The richest SEC A segment, that has the highest share of households earning—more than Rs. 10 lakh a year—finds it the easiest to purchase homes. At the other end of the spectrum, the poorest SEC E households, with the highest share earning less than R...
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Only 45% of the country's adults have access to bank accounts. About 59% of rural households do not have deposit accounts. ...
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A comparative analysis of the states reveals the wide variation in the total number of cognisable crimes registered under the Indian Penal Code. Among the big states, Kerala tops the list with 341.5 cases of cognisable crimes recorded per lakh population....
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Sitting at the edge of fields in the heart of India's grain bowl, Gurdayal Singh Malik shakes his head in resignation about the lack of workers needed for his 60-acre farm, blaming the government's flagship welfare program for the shortage. ...