Progress on reducing maternal mortality has stagnated, and in the case of Kerala, reversed. What do the data tell us?

Evidence suggests that dowry deaths are misreported as accidental deaths, thereby underestimating the number of women who die ...

The country has reached its goal of having 50% of its electricity capacity come from non-fossil fuel sources five years early ...

Unclear guidelines and mismatches in assigning functions and revenue powers have increased panchayats’ dependence on Union ...

In 2024-25, for every 10 teachers in India, nearly four were in private schools. Over the last four years, the total number ...

Surat: Panch Manzila (five-storied building), as locals refer to the building, has a quaint and regal ring to it. But neither its run-down facade nor the dilapidated interiors offer opulence to ...

Mumbai: For India to meet its target of 20% ethanol blended in petrol by the year 2025 (commonly known as the E20 target), it will have to bring in more land under cultivation of ...

Uttar Pradesh: It was May and the Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh was blooming with pink lotus. The wetland had water pumped into it from Sharda Canal--one of the oldest and largest ...

Noida and Mumbai: Diarrhoea in October, heat stress in April, and malaria and dengue year-round are part of a new pattern that Suvarna Kamble (46), an accredited social health activist (ASHA) in ...

In August, Karnataka passed the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2025 that will replace the Ordinance from May 2025. It is expected to benefit 400,000 gig ...

Uttar Pradesh: Shail Mishra spread a roll of blue chart paper on the ground. It showed a hand-drawn map of Mohanpur Mafi village in Bahraich district, sketched by local women led by 48-year-old ...