As nations negotiate a binding plastics treaty, India leans on outdated figures and unproven solutions to justify its stance ...

How Industries, Chemicals Ministry Influenced India’s Plastic Rules From placing the emphasis on plastic management rather than production and over-riding stringent state laws, the dilution of India’s ...

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

Survey limitations and omissions of the ultra‑rich and the most vulnerable are leading to a skewed picture of inequality ...

32,000 Indians Say They Possess Exotic Animals In Post-COVID Amnesty The environment ministry offered amnesty to Indians holding undocumented exotic animals as a first step towards regulating their ...

At the primary level, tribal children see higher enrolment rates than the all-India average, but many do not continue to secondary and higher secondary school ...

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.

Thiruvananthapuram: Indian men spend less time on unpaid domestic and caregiving work compared to the women, and the little time they do spend is also concentrated in outdoor activities such as ...

11 Richest States Allocate 4% Of Budget For Justice Delivery Overall, per capita spending for states was estimated to be Rs 1,667 on police, Rs 353 and Rs 67 on judiciary and prisons respectively, and ...

A group of Mitanins or ASHA workers in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari. ASHA workers have been integral to the public health system in India. Yet, this crucial workforce is barely utilised to help women have ...

#Budget2025: Four Key Trends in Union Govt’s Social Sector Expenditure Social sector spending declined as a share of total expenditure, health spending has stagnated, growth has slowed in key ...