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ARTICLES BY KIRTHI.V.RAO

Rural unemployment was about 4.7% for both rural males and females in 2009-10. In 1993-94, 3.5% of rural young men in the labour force had no jobs. The corresponding figure was 1.9% for young women in rural areas. Photo: Mint

Unemployment among rural youth at highest level since 93-94

3 min read . 31 Jan 2014

Nobel-laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz. Photo: Bloomberg

Monetary policy should be linked to growth: Joseph Stiglitz

1 min read . 14 Jan 2014

The report seeks to measure levels of energy intensity of income, energy sustainability, security of energy and access. Photo: Bloomberg

India in the lowest quartile for energy security: WEF report

1 min read . 11 Dec 2013

Many Indian states, including Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat, have already taken steps to separate their supply systems for agricultural and other consumers. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Rural feeder segregation must be supplemented with better monitoring: study

1 min read . 01 Oct 2013

Consumers whose bank accounts could not be “seeded” or linked to their Aadhaar or national identity numbers will receive subsidized cooking gas for the next three months. (Consumers whose bank accounts could not be “seeded” or linked to their Aadhaar or national identity numbers will receive subsidized cooking gas for the next three months. )

1 lakh LPG consumers get subsidy transfers till 4 June

1 min read . 06 Jun 2013

To be sure, the report said such a transition can take place only when there is reliable Internet connectivity and the relevant entities have access to it. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint (Hemant Mishra/Mint)

Rural development ministry agrees for online fund transfers

1 min read . 09 May 2013

The delays have led to costs rising by about 85%, or about Rs70,000 crore, over what had been estimated originally for these 103 projects, mainly roads, highways and railways. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Many govt infra projects face delays

1 min read . 26 Apr 2013

Urban development minister Kamal Nath. Photo: Mint (Mint)

Kamal Nath | We intend to future-proof our cities from unplanned chaos

3 min read . 12 Apr 2013

Deputy chairman of the planning commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia was speaking at an event to mark the regional launch of the Human Development report 2013 that was released in March. Photo: Priyanka Parashar (Priyanka Parashar )

India should open more to neighbouring nations: Montek

1 min read . 11 Apr 2013

HMT Ltd has been involved in the business of manufacturing tractors and watches. Photo: AFP (AFP)

HMT Ltd, Tyre Corp to be revived soon: O. P. Rawat

1 min read . 12 Feb 2013

The 12th Plan document shows distribution losses remain in the range of 13-77% at the end of 2010-11, with only Himachal Pradesh reporting aggregate technical and commercial losses below 15%. Transmission and distribution losses are less than 20% in only seven states. Photo: Hindustan Times (Hindustan Times)

Govt may widen plan to cut power losses

1 min read . 11 Jan 2013

International Food Policy Research Institute said even without information on the recent advances made in dealing with hunger, India’s track record is disappointing. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

India performs poorly on global hunger index

1 min read . 12 Oct 2012

Deepak Parekh says the target of infrastructure investment at 9% of GDP for the 12th plan period was a healthy improvement on the 7.22% targeted in the 11th plan. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Raise FDI limit in telecom: Parekh panel

1 min read . 03 Oct 2012

Pronab Sen, principal advisor at the Planning Commission, says employment data being available only once in five years is in a sense the weakest part of the Indian statistical system. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Jobs data may be released quarterly

1 min read . 03 Oct 2012