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

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

With an estimated 12 million young people entering the workforce annually and despite impressive economic growth in recent ...

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

Shreehari reports on social justice issues including labour, migration and criminal justice, and public policy. He won the Laadli Media & Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity in 2023, and was a ...

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 ...

Delhi: In 2020-21, the year the Covid-19 pandemic and related lockdowns hit India, enrollment in government schools increased by 3% from 131 million in 2019-20 to 135 million in 2020-21, and ...

India is using natural gas as a ‘transition fuel’ as it moves from polluting coal to clean renewable energy. Natural gas, though less polluting than coal, is not as clean as renewables. Experts say ...

'To Tackle COVID In Rural India, Enable At-Home Care, Involve Panchayats, NGOs' The best way to arrest the COVID surge in India's villages is to rebuild people's trust in public systems, encourage ...

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 ...

How Lower Minimum Wage Terms May Hurt Indian Workers In The Gulf The minimum referral wage is meant to protect migrant workers from exploitative employers abroad. Should India have slashed this wage ...

Gujarat’s Famous Solar Village Has Left Herders Without A Pasture India has announced ambitious renewable energy plans for 2030 as part of its climate goals and Gujarat leads the country in rooftop ...