Urban India

India's fact sheet on the latest Household Consumer Expenditure Survey on February 24 revealed that per capita monthly consumption expenditure in rural areas was 40% higher in 2022-23 at Rs 2,008, while it was up 33% in urban areas at Rs 3,510 after adjusting for inflation

Time to leave the city? Health advantage over villages shrinking fast, says study

New research reveals that the advantages of living in cities for the healthy growth and development of young people are shrinking globally

Urban children spend 4 hours on mobile internet per day: Survey

According to the survey by Webwise released by telecom operator Telenor, 134 million Indian children is estimated to come online by 2017.

Rise of mobile internet in India

The study predicts that, by the end of March 2014, there will be 155 million mobile internet users in the country; a rise of 19 percent from 130 million in December 2013.

Urban India has stocked used goods worth Rs 22,000 cr: OLX

The study was conducted by IMRB International across 12 cities in India. The survey was conducted on about 4,800 consumers, chosen randomly across the age group of 19-60 years.

India's 67th Independence Day: Taking stock of the economy

It is independence week and it is time for stocktaking, to be sure we have done well these 66 years, reports CNBC-TV18‘s Gopika Gopakumar.

Decoding the detail in retail

Why there is no need for great celebration or for deep despair over FDI in retail.

TMC, BJP tear into UPA's defence of reforms

The Trinamool Congress and the Opposition are using the CNN-IBN poll to target the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government and its recent economic decision to claim that these are not in the interest of the country.

Asia Views: A reminder of the hunger that haunts India

For many of us living in urban India, it can be hard to beileve that people starve in this country.