Delhi getting richer faster than the country, says survey

October 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Keeping in mind the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has conducted the first census of stray dogs, according to which there are over 260,000 of them in the capital. According to MCD officials, no such data was available with them or any other civic agency.

September 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Delhi government to conduct a door-to-door survey to find out children with disabilities and send them to school. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan asked Delhi's Education Secretary to oversee the survey so that no child with disability is deprived of the right to education.

September 9th, 2009 Fed survey: most of US in economic healing modeWASHINGTON — A new government survey finds the vast majority of the country reporting economic activity is stabilizing or improving, as the worst recession since the 1930s appears to be over. The Federal Reserve's snapshot of economic conditions backs predictions by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and most other analysts that the economy has started to grow again in the current quarter.

August 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi is the highest municipal solid waste producer in the country followed by Mumbai, according to a survey by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Delhi produces 6,800 tonnes of solid waste a day, while Mumbai generates 6,500 tonnes, the FICCI survey said.

July 10th, 2009 GM emerges from bankruptcyDETROIT — General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson says the new GM will be far faster and more responsive to customers than the old one.

July 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - When it comes to eating habits, Indian kids love Indian food, according to a new survey. As per Cartoon Network's 'Chowder' survey, the weirdest food Indian children have ever eaten include spicy curry with powdered laddoo, yogurt with chilli powder and dosa with sugar cubes amongst others.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Owing to a shortage of long-term finance, it is difficult to achieve the investment target set for the infrastructure sector for the 11th Five-Year Plan period, India's Economic Survey for 2008-09 released here Thursday said. The government has estimated an investment requirement of $500 billion in the infrastructure sector for the plan period that ends in 2012 for achieving inclusive growth.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Economic Survey tabled in parliament Thursday has sought the integration of diamond processing sector with jewellery manufacturing so as to boost exports. "Forward integration of the diamond processing sector to jewellery manufacturing, where the value addition achieved is the highest, will help in boosting the export performance once the existing economic downturn passes by, the survey said.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - There should be a single regulatory body for the transport sector including highways, railways, ports and airports to ensure better cohesion, the Economic Survey for 2008-09 tabled Thursday has suggested. According to the survey, there should be at least one member from each of these sub-sectors and the authority could have specialized groups of professionals in each sector.

June 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India is still not very favourable for doing business and starting new ventures in the country is a "time consuming affair", a survey conducted by International Finance Corp (IFC), an arm of the World Bank, has said. According to the survey, released here Tuesday at a business conference, India still faces several bottlenecks, including bureaucratic hurdles, in making its environment attractive for businesses.

June 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Despite signs of an improving economy, India Inc feels actual recovery will happen only after September, a survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has found. According to the survey, conducted by the CII northern region, 96 percent of respondents believe a turnaround would happen only in the second half of 2009-10, thanks to the ongoing global slowdown The survey found 72 percent of respondents expecting the economic growth to be in the range of 5-7 percent this fiscal.

April 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) are running neck and neck this Lok Sabha elections and are likely to get 189 seats and 187 seats, respectively, showed a pre-poll survey by a private news channel. According to the survey conducted by India TV: 'Both BJP and Congress are expected to win 143 seats on their own.

April 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - None of the political alliances will make it to the magical figure of 272 required to form the government after the Lok Sabha elections, even as the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will get 203 seats, according to a survey conducted by TV channel Star News. A statement by the channel Saturday said both the UPA and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would have to look for partners outside their respective coalitions.

January 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amid a worldwide economic downturn, Indians have emerged as the most optimistic lot as people who think that their country will climb out of recession in the next 12 months, a survey said. 'Despite the global economic recession, about 51 percent Indians, the highest in the world, seem to be quite confident of the economy picking up in the near future,' said Sonia Pall, Executive Director in Consumer Research at The Nielsen Company, which conducted the survey.

January 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Despite frequent incidents of crime committed by domestic helps in the capital, Delhiites have not learnt a lesson; 64 percent of the domestic helps continue to be unregistered, Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S Dadwal said Friday. In a door-to-door survey conducted by Delhi Police last year covering 912,547 households having 111,484 servants, it was found that only 41,046 servants were verified.