Medicines account for 70% of out-of-pocket health spending, often pushing millions of Indians into, or deeper into, poverty ...

As heatwaves intensify, informal women workers are losing income, productivity, and protection—while policy response struggles to catch up ...

The Union health budget is up 9% since the current year. Yet many Indians continue to avoid public healthcare facilities ...

The last tiger census—which credited 60 research biologists, 41 technical assistants, 35 interns and volunteers in addition ...

Under a fifth of the Union budget is allocated to the social sector, and infra-heavy schemes such as affordable housing and rural roads are leaving money unspent ...

While public discourse often remains fixed on the severe winter smog in Delhi-NCR, India’s Northeast is emerging as a ...

New Delhi: The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today comes at a time when India faces the challenge of balancing economic growth with inclusive social development. While ...

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 ...

Ranchi: Dadichapar, nestled in the Netarhat hills in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, is a small village housing about 35 families belonging to the Birjia tribe, one of the 75 particularly vulnerable ...

Mumbai: The states of Kerala, Goa, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh have been most successful in integrating migrant workers, while crucial migrant receiving states, including Delhi, have done poorly, ...

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) provide large employment opportunities at lower capital cost than large industries, but this sector is plagued by low levels of registration. As per the ...

The village has benefited from its proximity to the popular tourist city. Most families here rely on the hotel sector for their income. All the houses have a fresh coat of paint. Deeper in the village ...