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The first Statistical Abstract of British India was published over a century and a half ago. As a growing and diverse economy with a host of complex variables affecting human and economic development in the country, the importance of collection and analysis of statistical data alongside enhanced coverage, timeliness and reliability of such data can hardly be overemphasized. It is [...]
Noise pollution or environmental noise is displeasing to human beings and animals. Unwanted sound can damage physiological and psychological health of humans. It can cause hypertension, high stress levels, tinnitus which leads to forgetfulness, severe depression and at times panic attacks, hearing loss, sleep disturbances, and other harmful effects. Noise also has a detrimental effect on animals by causing stress, increasing [...]
In a move to ensure compliance with noise regulations, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has initiated the process of developing a noise monitoring network across the country. Initially, the pollution watchdog plans to install five monitoring stations each in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Lucknow, for which it has already floated global tender.
The replacement cycle of TV sets and home appliances has shrunk by 50 per cent due to evolving lifestyle of Indian consumers, in which income levels have risen due to two primary reasons which include – implementation of 6th pay commission report and enactment of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), according to a joint report of Ernst [...]
The India-Canada Agreement for Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear-Energy which was signed today provides for cooperation in areas as design, construction, maintenance, sharing of operating experience and decommissioning of nuclear reactors, supply of uranium, projects in third countries, nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear waste management. The two countries may promote cooperation in the development and use of nuclear energy applications [...]
Market Research Division of Ministry of Tourism compiles data on “domestic and foreign tourist visits to States/ UTs” received from Ministries/ Departments of Tourism of various State Governments and UT Administrations. Following are the important highlights of data for 2009: (a) Domestic Tourist Visits to Sates/ UTs During 2009, the number of domestic tourist visits to the States/ UTs was [...]
Analysis of ground water level data collected by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the Ministry of Water Resources reveals that ground water levels have declined in some parts of the country. In order to address the issue of depletion of ground water, the following measures have been undertaken by the Government : (i) Circulation of Model Bill to all the States / Union Territories to facilitate regulationand control of development and management of ground [...]
The G 20 Summit is held in Toronto. The theme of the Toronto Summit is “Recovery and the New Beginning”. The coordinated policy actions taken by the G 20 since the first Summit in Washington in November 2008 have not only helped to prevent a crisis of the type the world saw in the 1930s but also contributed to global [...]
The decision of the UPA government to inflict a steep rise in the prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene oil and cooking gas is a cruel blow against the people who are already suffering due to the runaway increase in the prices of food and essential commodities. The price of petrol has gone up by Rs. 3.50 per litre, diesel by [...]
THE last two weeks have seen Kashmir in turmoil. The death of a teenage student, Tufail Ahmed Mattoo, who allegedly died due to injuries suffered by a teargas shell fired at a demonstration in Srinagar led to protests in the streets. Subsequently, two more young men have died in police firing during successive rounds of protests, Rafiq Bangroo and Javed Ahmed Malla. The latest [...]
THE majority of the Indian population is achieving a remarkable feat according to World Bank and many home-grown economists. They are eating less and less – that is not disputed. In fact, as we will see, the Indian level of consumption has reached that of the least developed countries. But not only is poverty declining even though Indians are eating less [...]
India’s first indigenous Naval Light Combat Aircraft, the LCA (Navy) NP1 is scheduled to Roll out from HAL Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) design hangar on 06th of next month. It will be an important milestone for the prestigious Naval Program of Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Bangalore. The Chief of The Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma would be the [...]
AFTER the attack on the “Freedom Flotilla” carrying relief materiel for Gaza by Israeli Navy commandos on May 30, Israel finds itself even more isolated in the international arena. Its traditional friends in Europe have now started openly criticising Israel. The French president Nicholas Sarkozy and the newly elected British prime minister, David Cameron, issued strong statements criticisingIsrael. In the third week of June, Poland arrested a [...]
- Petrol Prices Deregulated – Marginal Increase in HSD, PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG Prices – Government to bear a large part of Under Recoveries. To arrive at a viable and sustainable system of pricing of petroleum products, Government had set up an Expert Group under the chairmanship of Dr. Kirit Parikh. In the light [...]
During the year 2009-10 as per provisional figure available for the period April to December, 2009, the contribution to central government exchequer by petroleum sector is Rs 56,365 crore. The subsidy provided by the government, including the oil bonds issued to OMCs during the same period, is Rs 14,058 crore i.e., 25 per cent of petroleum sector’s contribution in taxes [...]
This year’s first partial lunar eclipse will occur on 26th June when more than 50 per cent of the full moon disc will be under earth’s shadow, but it will be visible only in the Northeast in India. “The moon will rise in Kolkata around 6:25 pm, but only the end phase of the eclipse will be visible in the Northeast, [...]
Despite favorable domestic market climate, prices of consumer goods are likely to rise further even as external market sentiment are likely to remain subdued in the near term, according to projections made by a countrywide survey under aegis of the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). The survey in which 266 business leaders participated, giving their opinion [...]
Organized retail which presently accounts for close to 4 percent of total market will increase its share to over 30 percent by 2013, offering huge potential for growth in coming years, says a study, ‘Indian Retailing-The way forward’. Retailing in India is characterized by a high degree of fragmentation with street markets and convenience stores (kiranas) accounting for more than [...]
The battle lines are drawn in Telangana once again as the Congress and the Telugu Desam party decided to contest the by-elections necessitated by the resignation of 12 legislators on the Telangana issue. Now, the curiosity is only on two questions .What will be the electoral out come. What will be the impact of such an out come. The often [...]
The legislature is competent to take action on CAG reports and “there cannot be a more independent agency” for that job. Asked if the annual exercise of the CAG was futile considering the little action taken on the anomalies pointed out by it, Rai said, “The Constitutional mandate of the CAG is to prepare the report and hand it over [...]
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