India’s gram panchayats prepare development plans to access funds, but without meaningful community input and structural constraints, local needs are often sidelined ...

From placing the emphasis on plastic management rather than production and over-riding stringent state laws, the dilution of ...

As nations negotiate a binding plastics treaty, India leans on outdated figures and unproven solutions to justify its stance ...

Suicides in Indian prisons are significantly higher than in the general population, yet most psychiatrist posts remain vacant ...

India’s consumption‑based Gini coefficient--a common measure of inequality-- fell from 28.8 in 2011-12 to 25.5 in 2022-23, suggesting a narrowing in consumption inequality, according to World Bank ...

India’s Unregulated Bidis Harm Workers, Consumers Cheap to buy and easy to ignore, bidi powers a vast economy that thrives on labour violations, policy loopholes and health risks ...

Demography Is Destiny: Can India Find Jobs For Its Young Workforce? With an estimated 12 million young people entering the workforce annually and despite impressive economic growth in recent years, ...

Mumbai: Even though hilly states, such as Arunachal Pradesh, have large government debt to Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) Ratios–that is the ratio of their debt to the total value of all goods ...

The Long Forgetting: Inside India’s Dementia Emergency At least 9 million Indians are living with dementia. The number is set to double by 2036, but care systems remain unprepared ...