Urban Indian women spend more time working in paid employment but they spend as much time as their rural counterparts in unpaid care and domestic work in the household.

Goli works on population dynamics, public health, and regional developmental issues in developing countries particularly India. He is co-author of the 2020 book, Backward and Dalit Muslims: Education, ...

The changing temperature and erratic rainfall means pests that were uncommon earlier are now attacking the mango crop, in the ...

G. Ram Mohan is a journalist who covers agriculture, education, health and their intersections. The changing temperature and ...

Fewer women use or own mobile devices, and even fewer possess the skills required to leverage the devices and participate in ...

There’s a dearth of large nationwide studies, but smaller surveys in various parts reveal systemic bias, discrimination and ...

Like Paro, Gauri Ben’s work begins inside her home. A 38-year-old pheriwali from Raghubir Nagar, she spends her days collecting discarded clothes from affluent neighborhoods in exchange for utensils, ...

Vacancies in the justice system persist across all pillars, the report found. Experts say that while reasons for vacancies across states may vary, it largely stems from delays in recruitment, ...

Bengaluru: India’s 11 richest states allocated Rs 1.97 lakh crore in 2024-25 for the functioning of their justice systems--including the police, judiciary, prison and legal aid--which was 36% more ...

Mumbai: In the Union Budget of 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government would provide internet connectivity to all secondary schools and public health centres in the ...

In the financial year 2023-24, 26% of total general government expenditure was spent on the social sector, as per the Economic Survey 2024.While states implement most social sector programmes, the ...