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Poor Working Conditions: NRIs In Saudi, Kuwait 10 Times More Likely To Die...
An Indian living in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait is at ten times the risk of death, compared to an Indian living in the US, due to poor working conditions, an IndiaSpend analysis has revealed. More than...
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How India Can Cut Short-term Carbon Emissions 70%
As India works on its voluntary commitments to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Indian experts have explained how the country could cut its carbon emissions from short-lived climate...
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Minor Girls, Women Chief Targets As Human Trafficking Surges
Trafficking of minor girls – the second-most prevalent trafficking crime – surged 14 times over the last decade and increased 65% in 2014, according to new data released by the National Crime...
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Proportion of Hindus Down 3.7 Percent Points Over 50 Years
The proportion of Hindu population in the country declined marginally to 79.8% at the end of 2011, according to Census data released recently, from 80.5% at the end of 2001. The percentage of...
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Muslim Population Growth At 20-Year Low
While the overall population growth in the country was 17% in the 2001-2011 decade, Muslim population growth hit a 20-year low of 24.6% in 2011, according to Census data released recently. Hindu...
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“Half a Billion Rising”—The Age of India’s Women
“Half a Billion Rising: The Emergence of the Indian Woman” chronicles the wave of the rise in women’s education, and empowerment that is sweeping India and talks about the change drivers, the...
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Inside Godda, India’s Heart Of Maternal-Care Darkness
This ground report by Video Volunteers was produced by a community journalist and activist, one among many women who endure the sparse health facilities of Godda, Jharkhand’s lowest-ranked district in...
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The Curious Case Of Onion Prices And Bihar Elections
Onion prices and the stock markets have recently been in the news but for contrary reasons—one is rising precipitously while the other is falling rapidly. Recently, after the Indian stock markets...
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Why India Ignores A $16-Billion Smoking-Led Health Crisis
In January this year, the government asked for public opinion on tougher new laws to curb smoking: To raise the minimum smoking age to 21 from 18, and to ban the sale of single cigarettes, which...
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How India’s Tax System Helps Heavily Taxed Cigarettes Flourish
In March 2015—in response to a drop in sales as taxes more than doubled over four years—India’s leading cigarette company ITC Ltd. shortened its discount Bristol-brand cigarettes by 5 mm. That...
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Female Recruitment In Police Rises–So Does Bias
While the police force across the country grew 10% over five years between 2010 and 2014, the numbers of women in police forces rose 59%. In conjunction with a target of 33% women in police...
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Crimes Against Women Reported Every Two Minutes
Crimes against women have more than doubled over the past ten years, according to latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). As many as 2.24 million crimes against women...
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Bihar’s Surge Of Female MLAs: Progress Or Delusion?
Image used for illustrative purposes only. Bihar may still be one of India’s most backward states, but when it comes to female political representation, it is among the country’s best. The state...
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Why India’s Metro, Suburban Railways Should Merge
Every metropolitan rail system in India—and mostly across the world—runs at a loss, so the endeavour of these systems is always to reduce these losses. The 13-year-old Delhi Metro has proved to be...
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India’s Fading Monsoon Reveals Wider Asian Connections
People wading through a flooded street in West Midnapore district, West Bengal Despite intense floods in some parts of India, the monsoon rainfall across India through August 10 is only 91% of...
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Six Cities Corner 27% Of India’s Health-Insurance Payouts
Recent news has it that the government is considering introducing two universal health-insurance policies—offering Rs 50,000 and Rs 100,000 cover for a family of five, the premium for which is...
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Bihar’s Youth Problem: Still Working The Farms
Jobs. This is likely to be the issue that preoccupies Bihari minds as their state prepares for assembly elections in October and November. Close to half of Bihar’s young people depend on farming...
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52% Rainfall Deficit Deepens Maharashtra Record Drought
Bharat Sadashiv Dhotre, a farmer from Maharastra’s south-eastern district of Sholapur stands amid his withered sugarcane fields. With 32 suicides reported in one week across Maharashtra’s...
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PM’s Claim Of Toilets For Girls In Every School Fails Scrutiny
Two new toilets were built at a government primary school in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, but since there’s no outlet, the wastewater stagnates in the toilet. NEW DELHI: “Ma’am, can I go to the toilet?”...
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Widespread Skill Gaps Revealed Among Indian Workers
A third of trained plumbers in India cannot handle customer complaints. As many as 66% of plumbers cannot handle real-world situations with plumbing knowledge and analytical reasoning. About 40% of...
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