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 ...

Cheap to buy and easy to ignore, bidi powers a vast economy that thrives on labour violations, policy loopholes and health ...

A fraction of people use air conditioners in India but these ACs together consume just about as much energy as all the ...

India’s Illegal Bird Markets Thrive Despite Prohibitory Laws IndiaSpend investigates bird markets in three north Indian cities: Patna, Lucknow and Delhi ...

A fraction of people use air conditioners in India but these ACs together consume just about as much energy as all the electric fans used by the ...

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

Lack of testing accounts for the highest number of patients lost in the TB care cascade, and stigma keeps many patients from ...

Caste impacts decision to migrate, benefits from migration Migration patterns and its impacts are based on a household’s caste, found a 2016 study from Beed in Maharashtra, published in the Social ...

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) provide large employment opportunities at lower capital cost than large industries, but this sector is plagued by low levels of registration. As per the ...

New Delhi: The national capital is home to 20 million people, and produces about 11,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day, highest among all Indian cities. Over half of this ends up in landfills ...

Why Local Initiatives May Be Key To Climate Change Adaptation Adaptation plans at national and state levels ignore communities most affected by climate change, but evidence from Jharkhand suggests the ...