499 Mumbai buildings are at risk of collapse, but its civic body is pouring funds into coastal road

The city slashed its fire- and disaster-management budget for two consecutive years, before raising it again.

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· Jul 17, 2019 · 08:30 pm

New formula for minimum wage in India could double incomes – but only if implemented right

A panel has suggested increasing minimum wage for informal workers from Rs 176 per day to Rs 375.

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· Mar 06, 2019 · 08:30 pm

37 returns in a year instead of 13, and the other challenges threatening GST rollout on July 1

Seven states are yet to pass their GST Acts.

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· Jun 13, 2017 · 09:30 pm

These charts show that the Congress is not doing as badly as it seems

Congress doubled its win rate between the 2014 general election and the subsequent state elections.

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· Mar 29, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Five things that should worry India in 2017

What does the new year hold for the nation?

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· Dec 31, 2016 · 10:30 pm

All that Maharashtra could have done with the money being spent on Shivaji's statue

The budget for the monument, coming up off Mumbai's coast, soared from around Rs 100 crore in 2004 to Rs 3,600 crore in 2016.

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· Nov 09, 2016 · 09:30 pm

Are high taxes the way ahead to curb consumption of sugary drinks?

Sweetened beverages accounted for one in every 200 deaths caused by cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity in India, according to a 2015 study.

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· Oct 17, 2016 · 08:30 pm

Bright idea: India's plan to switch to LED streetlights could save it Rs 5,000 crore a year

Despite a health warning by the American Medical Association, India is eager to embrace LED streetlights.

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· Sep 29, 2016 · 09:30 pm

The FIR against Amnesty is the second sedition case filed in Bangalore this year on ABVP's complaint

2014 was the first year in which cases filed under this IPC section were included in the National Crime Records Bureau data.

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· Aug 19, 2016 · 07:32 pm

Fact-checking Modi’s Independence Day speech: Is India the most preferred destination for FDI?

Has solar energy production increased by 116% in one year, as the prime minister claimed?

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· Aug 15, 2016 · 04:00 pm

24 Indian monuments are 'missing' – and nearly half of them are from Uttar Pradesh

The untraceable structures include prehistoric megaliths, temple ruins, tombs and rock inscriptions.

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· Aug 03, 2016 · 07:30 pm

India is short of 5 lakh policemen. Here's why it matters (and why it doesn't)

There should be an officer for every 547 people, according to the Indian government.

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· Jul 29, 2016 · 09:30 pm