Overall unemployment rate in cities, town comes down: Study

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 22:31

Unemployment rate among men rose sharply in Agra, Ludhiana and Meerut during the five year period ending 2009-10.

Economic disparity in India

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 20:42

"An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics", once said a great Greek historian Plutarch. Being a resource rich country, many parts of India still suffers from malnutrition, poverty and many other concerning problems, with the rich are getting richer and poor getting poorer.

40% of rural India lives on Rs 33 a day

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 15:45

Forty percent of rural India lives on Rs.33 a day, official data showed Wednesday, exposing the hollowness of the tall claims of economic reforms and inclusive growth.

10% of rural India lives on less than Rs 17 a day

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 15:35

Two decades of economic reforms and drum beating about inclusive growth seem to have failed as 10% of the population live on less than Rs 17 a day.

Govt mulls amendment in child labour act

Last Updated: Friday, May 11, 2012, 22:47

The government is considering an amendment in the Child Labour Act to ban children up to the age of 14 from engaging in any form of labour.

60% of rural India lives on less than Rs 35 a day

Last Updated: Thursday, May 3, 2012, 16:26

About 60 percent of India's rural population lives on less than Rs 35 a day and nearly as many in cities live on Rs 66 a day, reveals a government survey on income and expenditure.