Young India is advancing to the peak of its demographic bulge—which means education and skill development is likely to be top priority for the decades to come. Hence, NEP assumes greater significance.

Figures by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) show the industry contributing $8.8 trillion to the global economy in 2018 with over 319 million jobs supported worldwide. Tourism can be a major contributor to the Indian economy given the right mix of policies and infrastructure.

While India has also witnessed an improvement in its research output over the past decade, we need to improve quality of output of original research as well as scientific innovations at university level. Barring the IITs, output of technological innovations by engineering or sciences students remains abysmally low.

How millennials Apoorva, Sujai and Dhananjai moved from the known, conventional path to embrace the risks and challenges of the unknown and the offbeat.

Earlier, India made two changes, bringing in Navdeep Saini and Yuzvendra Chahal in place of Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav.

India's batting wilted under pressure as a superb Bangladesh bowling attack shot the defending champions out for a paltry 177.

In the final over, Heyley Jensen (11) and Kerr cracked a four each but Shikha held her nerves in the end to complete the win.

India's top-order failed miserably once again as New Zealand bounced back, reducing India to 90 for six at stumps on day two as a three-day finish is on the cards.

IPL is scheduled to begin on March 29 between the Chennai Super Kings and the defending champions Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

The panel included Anna Lockwood, Head of Global Sales – Telstra; Sally Hancock, Managing Partner, Y Sport and Former Chair of Women in Sport; Aarti Dabas, former head of Media Rights for the ICC, and iSportconnect Chief Executive Officer Sree Varma.

Earlier, the Maharashtra state government had expressed reservations against hosting the IPL matches in Mumbai maid the fears of contagion from the virus.

The first ODI between the two sides in Dharamsala was washed out. Both the sides had reached Lucknow on Friday.

A member of the holy trinity, that also included Chuni Goswami and Tulsidas Balaram, Banerjee was the last surviving scorer of the 1962 Asiad gold-winning team.

India tasted huge success under Dhoni, winning the 2007 World T20 and the 2011 World Cup at home. India also won the 2013 Champions Trophy under the Jharkhand dasher, who has not played any international cricket since India's semi final exit from the ODI World Cup last July.

The video has messages from BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, Smriti Mandhana, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Harmanpreet Kaur, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Mithali Raj, all of them speaking about the importance of wearing masks and following the directives of the government in this fight.

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China in January closed all its museums and tourist centres all over the country to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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By 2020, more than a third of the desired core skill-sets of most occupations will be comprised of skills that are not yet considered crucial.

Uber doing away with the post-trip tracking feature that had drawn the ire of users is a sign of the torsion privacy concerns create when faced with the demands of a data-driven world.

Walmart sailed into the holiday season with stronger-than-expected sales and a boosted full-year outlook, signaling that the world’s largest retailer can more than hold its own against rival Amazon.com in the critical holiday weeks ahead.

For the Federal Reserve, 2019 has started out looking a lot like 2016: The last time uncertainty over global growth roiled financial markets for months on end.

Banks are required to hold LCR which is 100 per cent equivalent of projected cash outflows during the 30-day stress scenario.

Loan waiver schemes for agricultural loans introduced by some of the state governments may also help reduce stress to some extent.

Vydianathan Ramaswamy, director, ratings at Brickwork Ratings, said that the extension of deployment period to 45 days gives banks a better lead time to lend to a wider set of non-banks.

This will lead to the share of retail and small business loans to grow to a level of 60 per cent in the next two years from the current 44 per cent, he said.

In an interview with CNBC TV18, Kumar said the time is right to set up a structure, along the lines of a bad bank, given there are adequate provisions for existing non-performing assets (NPAs).

The weatherman has predicted a cloudy afternoon with possibility of thunderstorm and gusty winds accompanied by light rains in parts of Delhi.

The famous scientist, who battled amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a motor neurone disease for over 50 years, passed away at the age of 76 on March 14, 2018.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the city's overall air quality index at 9 am stood at 112, which falls in the 'moderate' category.

India is currently under the biggest lockdown with around 130 crore people asked to stay home in view of the coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed 19 lives and infected over 900 people in the country.

On April 27, Venus will shine nine-times brighter than Jupiter, its nearest planetary 'competitor', and will outshine Sirius, the brightest of all stars, by almost 20-times

More than a thousand face shields have been dispatched for the doctors and healthcare staff of AIIMS Rishikesh.

The yet-to-be-published study looked at more than 3,000 counties across the US, comparing levels of fine particulate air pollution with novel coronavirus death counts for each area.

The research, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, combined satellite data on air pollution and air currents with confirmed deaths related to COVID-19.

PM Modi also said let us pledge to work towards a cleaner, healthier and a more prosperous planet.

Pascal Comvalius is going to discuss with the participants on how to deal with hostile parties on a negotiation table. How to mould the brick into a shape that you are comfortable in! 

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Novalead’s technology has a track record of successfully discovering repurposed drug candidates with its lead drug candidate currently being in Phase 3 trials in India, for diabetic foot ulcers.

In the light of recent regulations, many artists and cultural organisations have taken to the internet to continue with their events.

Various apps and online social media platforms are aiding people in these trying times to upskill themselves and learn something new

Some creative hashtags on social media have come to the rescue of netizens, offering distraction as well as solace in these trying times.

Company faring better than peers on operational front due to its focus on exports; lower costs to aid margin; ‘Buy’ maintained.

An order has been issued regarding appointing representatives of the Delhi chief minister at COVID testing centres to manage and resolve individual grievances of patients and medical staff.

Social media giant Facebook is now rolling out its biggest update for desktop users, after first announcing it at its F8 developer conference last year.

DomainTools is providing a free, curated list of high-risk COVID-19-related domains to support the community during the Coronavirus crisis. The list will be updated daily and available for CSV download.

Ontario introduced some changes in its immigration through the In-Demand Skills Stream of Employer Job Offer that provides an avenue to the skilled and experienced candidates in occupations related to nursing in Canada. In July this year, the Ontario…

European stock markets and oil prices fell Monday as a spat between top U.S. officials and China over the origin of the coronavirus fueled fears of a new trade war, derailing a rebound in global markets.