Ninety per cent of the students surveyed said they would prefer online modes of learning for exam preparation than offline coaching classes. read more

The decision was taken to weed out bogus beneficiaries after field reports suggested that fake card holders were getting benefits while genuine ones were being denied the same. read more

A separate government survey released earlier this month showed the number of newborns in Japan hitting a record-low of 918,397 in 2018, staying below the 1 million mark for the third year in a row. read more

This means the progress in India alone accounts for nearly three-quarters of the global reduction in teenage births during this period. read more

The survey was announced a few weeks after three children of a family in east Delhi’s Mandawali died due to malnutrition in July 2018. read more

Surveys of the Vasai-Bhayander creek are currently being undertaken in order to determine the land required for the project. read more

The number of Indians dissatisfied jumped by 22 points from 11% in 2017 to 33% in 2018, said the study by Pew Research Center, which was the most among the 27 nations surveyed. read more

The world’s cheapest cities include Caracas (Venezuela), Damascus (Syria), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Karachi (Pakistan), Lagos (Nigeria), Buenos Aires (Argentina) as well as the three Indian cities of Bengaluru, Chennai and Delhi. read more

In the 2014 polls, the Shiv Sena won 18 of the 22 seats it contested. Prashant Kishor, who is the vice-president of Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), a constituent of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, was roped in by the Sena to devise a strategy... read more

The average calorie burn budget of Indian men is 476 calories per day vs. women’s 374 calories per day, out of which men burn 55 per cent (262) while women burn just 44 per cent (165). read more

A new survey shows that majority of Americans support high-skilled immigration contrary to a perception that high-skilled immigrants are displacing Americans as argued by the Trump administration to overhaul the H-1B programme, a major route for foreign... read more

The respondents-- minimum 50 people each from the 10 localities-- did not know the meaning of AQI and when the air in the national capital is categorised as good, moderate, poor or severe. read more

As high as 225 (about 40%) of the 487 points of sale surveyed around 243 schools by Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) and Consumer Voice as part of the study — ‘Tiny Targets’ — were found flouting the 100-yard guidelines read more

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told staff in a letter that the study contained “some sobering statistics and evidence of what needs to change” to improve the workplace at the United Nations. read more

According to a survey by property consultant JLL, following Bengaluru is Hyderabad that is ranked second with Delhi at fourth, Pune at fifth, Chennai at seventh and Kolkata at fifteenth position featuring in top 20 cities. read more