As nations negotiate a binding plastics treaty, India leans on outdated figures and unproven solutions to justify its stance ...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

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

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

Why Latest Climate Finance Plan May Fail Developing Countries, Yet Again The $100 billion a year promise is inadequate, experts say, as poor countries will need $600 billion every year from 2020 to ...

Why State Govts Are Struggling To Raise Health Spending Recent fiscal changes have seen a net decrease in tax devolution to states, limiting their ability to fund critical sectors such as healthcare, ...

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 ...

'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 ...

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 ...

Renewable energy has been one of the fastest growing sectors in India in recent years, as successive governments have prioritised it. Primary among the reasons is the quest for energy security, as ...