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44% Indian parents say their kids’ schools have hiked fees by 50-80% in 3 yrs—LocalCircles survey

Private schools, especially those offering international curricula, charge higher fees, reveals the LocalCircles report. The burden, it adds, has been felt across cities.

77% of Indians optimistic about India’s growing global popularity, survey finds

Aside from the 33% of people who think India will be able to create more jobs, 44% of respondents also think India ‘will create only few new jobs but many small entrepreneurs.’

79% Indians say stray dog attacks ‘common’ in their areas, give civic bodies a thumbs down: Survey

Percentage up from 61% last year, says LocalCircles. Moreover, 71% respondents want govt to make stray animal management effectiveness a criteria for Swachh Bharat rankings.

Festive season spending likely to exceed $32 billion this year in India, survey estimates

LocalCircles survey found that 38% are likely to opt for online shopping while 49% will return to stores. One in every three households is predicted to spend over Rs 10,000 on festivities.

Wearing seat belts on rear seats of cars is mandatory but 7 in 10 Indians do not, finds survey

According to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, ‘persons occupying front facing rear seats’, need to mandatorily wear seat belts'.

Indians cut down on milk purchases or switch to cheaper options as price rise, finds survey

LocalCircles survey results come two weeks after dairy brands, including leading milk suppliers like Amul and Mother Dairy, had increased the price of their milk by Rs 2 per litre.

With Covid going down, 75% rise in cinemagoers in last 2 months, poll finds

In December 2021, 14% of respondents had plans to visit a cinema hall once in the next two months which rose to 41% in March 2022 – a three-fold rise, says LocalCircles survey.

2 in 3 broadband users in India struggle with connectivity issues or low speeds, survey shows

56% survey respondents said they experience three or more connection disruptions each month, says LocalCircles survey.

Delhi-NCR families seeking treatment for pollution-related illness doubled in a week: Survey

LocalCircles survey last week had shown 22% respondents saying they had visited a doctor or hospital for such illnesses. This week, the number is 44%.

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.