Urban Areas

To speed up urban construction projects, govt to come with notifications by November end

Cabinet Secretary said that streamlining of approvals needs to be taken seriously to end cost and time over runs and harassment of project developers

Literacy rate higher in urban areas, more boys educated than girls, finds NSSO survey

Literacy rate in rural areas was pegged at 71 percent last year, compared to 86 percent in urban areas, while among the age group of seven years and above, male literacy rate was found higher than the female literacy rate, according to NSSO survey released on Tuesday.

Worrying: Household debt is up more than 10 times in cities in the last decade

In 2012 22% of urban households were indebted and the average debt per family was Rs 84,625, up from Rs 11,771 in 2002, while in rural areas, 31% of households were indebted compared to 27% in 2002 with average debt rising to Rs 32,522 in 2012 from Rs 7,539 in 2002.<br />

Non-payment of MGNREGA wages increased migration of rural poor to urban areas: Cong

A Congress member on Wednesday complained that non-payment of MGNREGA wages since May has acutely increased migration of rural poor to urban areas.

Har hath mein phone – but what about the network?

We will soon see 6 million households, all proud owners of mobile phones that are useless, as they will receive no signals.