American educational publisher McGraw-Hill, known for long in India for its books published in collaboration with the Tatas, is now independently charting out the new course of the future – in digital learning. With the international publishing market being flat for awhile, McGraw-Hill, under its new owners, private equity firm Apollo Global Management, which acquired […]
In a bid to counter the ‘Mandal’ politics of the grand alliance in the Bihar assembly polls, particularly Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad’s pitch for ‘backward versus upper caste fight’, the BJP is playing the backward castes card. In order to woo the Dalits, Other Backward Castes (OBCs) and Extremely Backward Castes (EBCs), […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up yet another hugely successful visit to the US with a warm hug for President Barack Obama, a courtship with Silicon valley and a love fest with the Indian diaspora. As Obama said after an hour-long meeting in New York on Monday with “good friend” Modi, building on his […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Digital India” campaign has evoked yet another controversy — this time over the appointment of brand ambassadors for the campaign. Even as news was doing the rounds that self-proclaimed “ethical hacker” Ankit Fadia, 30, has been named brand ambassador for the initiative, a statement by the Department of Electronics and Information […]
The lone earning member of his family, Patel (no first name) is among the 59 who have lost a limb or sustained other debilitating injuries while trying to kill themselves by jumping in front of a Metro train in the past five years. Patel was saved because of the quick intervention of Delhi Metro Rail […]
Innovation is central to economic development. In a country the size of India, it is imperative to look at innovation from an international as well as a state and level perspective. Two recent reports on innovation offer unique insights on fostering innovation in India from these two viewpoints. The first is the ‘Global Innovation Index […]
looks like Indian investors would have to take a closer look at Africa’s agriculture because of the potential the sector presents. Proof that the continent has very high potential has come from the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) which says in a recent report: “The value of Africa’s agriculture output is about $280 […]
Indian equities have been hammered over the last couple of months amidst global volatility arising out of the confusion around the US Fed hike, China recession fears as well as disappointment over domestic economic data. IANS spoke to Shankar Sharma, vice chairman and joint managing director of First Global, for his expectations from the upcoming […]
India on Monday joined a select group of nations owning space observatory with the successful launch of ASTROSAT by its rocket, which also put into orbit six other foreign satellites. With the successful launch of ASTROSAT, India gained an entry into the select club of nations having its own space observatory after the US, Japan, […]
Jharkhand Tourism will be promoted by brand ambassador and Indian cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said here on Sunday. “On October 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will initiate online the rejuvenation and preservation of terracotta temples of Maluti at a cost of Rs.13 crore,” Das said, while addressing the ‘Unexplored Jharkhand […]