Angola tops the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2020-2021 list, while Italy ranked at number 43, last one the list in terms of female activity in entrepreneurship; top motivations to start a business in India for men and women founders include scarcity of jobs or to make a difference in the world
The Olympics create thousands of jobs but hosting it is costly business--it took Montreal 30 years to pay off the debt it incurred to host the 1976 Games, and Greece's financial crisis was exacerbated thanks to the expenses of hosting the 2004 Olympics
Once considered a coveted faculty, engineering colleges and institutions are struggling to fill seats. Engineering college enrolment is down by more than 13 percent in the last 5 years. Here's a lowdown of how its fall from grace looking
With floods, wildfires, extreme temperature events across the globe, a report finds, as many as 1.4 billion people in 414 cities across the world are at high or extreme risk to a combination of pollution, dwindling water supplies, natural hazards, and more
87 lakh women remained unemployed till Oct 2020, while men are more likely to find employment again compared to women, according to a report by Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, Dalberg, and Ford Foundation
Smartphone usage is affecting children's concentration level, besides exposing them to inappropriate content. Nearly 43% underage kids have have a social media account despite social media companies claiming strict age barriers for young children
Low-income households, and the marginalised experienced poor quality of care, slow response from the government for treatment; more males, and urban India are vaccinated thanks to the digital divide and abysmal provisioning at India's primary healthcare level
All you need to know about the Indian Olympic contingent for Tokyo 2020 in one definitive chart
With a majority of basketball and tennis players on the list, here's a look at the richest Olympians ready to fight for the gold at Tokyo Olympics 2020
More women in India are opting for STEM courses and graduating, but very few are employed as scientists, engineers and technologists in research development institutions
60 people recently lost their lives due to lightning strikes. India has seen a significant uptick in lightning incidents across the country, marked by climate change, in the last one year—with highest incidents in Bihar in 2020; fatalities are highest among men, adults, and in rural India