Inadequate geological investigations, very sharp slopes going up to 60-70 degrees, roads being too wide, roads right by the ...

As nations negotiate a binding plastics treaty, India leans on outdated figures and unproven solutions to justify its stance ...

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

India’s gram panchayats prepare development plans to access funds, but without meaningful community input and structural constraints, local needs are often sidelined ...

India’s consumption‑based Gini coefficient--a common measure of inequality-- fell from 28.8 in 2011-12 to 25.5 in 2022-23, suggesting a narrowing in consumption inequality, according to World Bank ...

Rohingya refugees are able to access basic healthcare, but they find it difficult to access specialised care, often leading to high out of pocket expenditure and debt ...

New Delhi: India has amongst the most progressive laws on maternity benefits. But a large majority of India’s workforce is engaged in informal work. Further, the law exempts small firms from having to ...

Migrant workers said that it would be ideal if they could cast votes at the work destinations instead of having to travel to their home states. Absent this option, migrant worker participation in the ...

Champhai, Mizoram: The smooth-flowing, gently curving highway winds its way along the bottom of the hills of Mizoram towards the international border with Myanmar, 200 km away. On one side, it hugs ...

Jal Jeevan Mission in UP: Few Taps In Banda, Taps But Not Enough Water in Baghpat More than 50% of rural households are reported to have functional household tapwater connections under the Jal Jeevan ...

Bengaluru: In the last full budget before the 2024 general elections, the government has allocated Rs 60,000 crore to the Union government's national rural jobs programme, officially called the ...

Md Kaifee Alam is a freelance journalist based in Delhi and a student of Convergent Journalism at AJK MCRC Jamia Millia Islamia. He likes to write on politics, education, and the environment.