Brain Drain

Union Science and Tech Minister Harsh Vardhan claims three years of his ministry better than last thirty

Harsh Vardhan said more than 1,000 scientists have returned to India recently because the situation of science and technology has improved drastically.

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani says it is time for reverse brain drain in India

Detailing his support for Donald Trump, Mukesh Ambani on said it is time for a reverse brain drain to happen.

Research in India Part 1: Local solutions needed to deal with unique problems

The following is the first in a three-part series on research in India

Narendra Modi at Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas: Govt changing 'brain drain' to 'brain gain'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Indian diaspora all the world as he addressed people at the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2017 in Bengaluru.

7th Pay Commission: How salary disparity explains brain drain from govt

Banking sector top salaries explain why the government bureaucrats are not really happy about the Seventh Pay Commission implementation

Raghuram Rajan's impending US return is the biggest irony of our times

The departure of Raghuram Rajan from the Reserve Bank of India, and eventually from the country as well, is arguably the most telling irony of our times

India's attempt to avoid brain drain: Government to fund PhDs for science scholars

In a bid to prevent brain drain, the government has embarked upon a scheme to fund pure science scholars, who have completed their PhDs, to enable them continue their post-doctoral research in India. According to Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, the scholars would be paid Rs 50,000 per month for the period of three years and would also be given a basic grant of Rs 7 lakhs per year for conducting research.

From terrorism to 'betas-damaads' jibe: Here are the key takeaways from PM's Modi San Jose speech

The PM spoke on what his government had done since coming to power, he took a jibe at the Congress, spoke about India's future and terrorism. Here are the highlights of his speech.

Euro emigration: safety valve or debt drag?

The problem is that the workforce may move, but national debts don't. And the exit of the former weakens a country's ability to solve the latter by putting a major drag on growth and tax revenues over time.

Serious scrutiny needed to stop brain drain from India: President Pranab

President Pranab Mukherjee in Kolkata lamented the brain drain of Indian scholars and called for a "serious scrutiny" to counter this avoidable trend.