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 ...

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 ...

Maddam Adhilakshmi, a farmer from Ipuru village in Andhra Pradesh, faces similar challenges. "Summers starting as early as February and lack of seasonal rainfall has affected the crop yield ...

A lack of infrastructure and judges means that courts especially set up for quick justice are also burdened, leading to delayed justice for stakeholders, especially the victims of crimes such as ...

Shillong, Meghalaya: In the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Shillong, a special 10-foot tall pavilion features steps that will grow on their own. Inspired by the Living Root Bridges (LRBs) of ...

Why State Govts Are Struggling To Raise Health Spending Recent fiscal changes have seen a net decrease in tax devolution to states, limiting their ability to fund critical sectors such as healthcare, ...

Gender Budget Gets 19% More, But Health, Nutrition Remain Underfunded Gender budget allocation rises to 6.8% of total expenditure, PM Awas Yojana remains the top allocation at 25%, inclusion of Jal ...

Mumbai and Nagpur: India’s tiger population has increased in the last five decades, but this has come at the cost of people losing their traditional homes, IndiaSpend found through various data ...

Noida: Elderly women in India report higher life satisfaction than elderly men, found an analysis of the Longitudinal Ageing Survey of India data presented in the World Happiness Report 2024. Of them, ...