The changing temperature and erratic rainfall means pests that were uncommon earlier are now attacking the mango crop, in the ...

G. Ram Mohan is a journalist who covers agriculture, education, health and their intersections. The changing temperature and ...

Mumbai: As India’s mobile phone ownership increases, the country’s digital divide is showing up not in usage but in the digital skills that her citizens possess in order to leverage the devices, data ...

There’s a dearth of large nationwide studies, but smaller surveys in various parts reveal systemic bias, discrimination and ...

Like Paro, Gauri Ben’s work begins inside her home. A 38-year-old pheriwali from Raghubir Nagar, she spends her days collecting discarded clothes from affluent neighborhoods in exchange for utensils, ...

New Delhi: Sixteen years after the state-run Coal India Limited (CIL) first issued detailed mine-closure guidelines, only three coal mines in India have been formally closed.In fact, out of a list of ...

Bengaluru: India’s 11 richest states allocated Rs 1.97 lakh crore in 2024-25 for the functioning of their justice systems--including the police, judiciary, prison and legal aid--which was 36% more ...

Mumbai: In the Union Budget of 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government would provide internet connectivity to all secondary schools and public health centres in the ...

In the financial year 2023-24, 26% of total general government expenditure was spent on the social sector, as per the Economic Survey 2024.While states implement most social sector programmes, the ...

Pedestrian and two-wheeler riders are vulnerable to road accident injuries. A World Bank report indicates hidden urbanisation, with 55.3% of India's population living in urban-like areas, contrasting ...

As per the Comprehensive Abortion Care guidelines published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, women should get abortion care in primary health centres near their houses, but as our ...