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With an estimated 12 million young people entering the workforce annually and despite impressive economic growth in recent ...
At least 9 million Indians are living with dementia. The number is set to double by 2036, but care systems remain unprepared ...
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 risks ...
The lack of medical certification of deaths means that India does not have accurate cause-of-death data, which is central to planning post-pandemic healthcare responses, according to experts ...
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 ...
Selling Water: How Punjab’s Basmati Exports Are Worsening Its Groundwater Crisis As Punjab reaps financial gains, it also drains its aquifers. In Sangrur, Barnala, and Patiala, the water table has ...
Why Tribal Indians See Worse Maternal, Child Health Despite improvements, tribal Indians see higher mortality in early childhood, higher prevalence of malnutrition and critical gaps in healthcare ...
Without functional computers, smart classrooms, and digital libraries, millions of students miss out on the benefits of digital learning.
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 ...
Why BharatNet Remains An Unfinished Dream As of January 2025, only 1.99 lakh villages out of 6.5 lakh villages or 30.4% had broadband internet access ...
Tribal Workers Keep Cities Clean But Have No Social Security, Paid Below The Minimum Wage A survey in Gandhinagar, Surat and Ahmedabad found that sanitation workers were paid below the ...