As nations negotiate a binding plastics treaty, India leans on outdated figures and unproven solutions to justify its stance ...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

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 ...

New Delhi: As schools--closed for a large part of the last two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic--are set to re-open, the Union government has increased the budget for a key education programme, ...

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 ...

Ageing India Needs Better Primary Care, Universal Health Coverage The needs of a rapidly ageing population cannot be met through welfarist targeted healthcare schemes dependent on the private sector, ...

Women Farmers Are Losing Jobs, Earnings, Savings Even As Agriculture 'Booms' The reverse migration sparked by the 2020 lockdown led to a drop in the demand for women farm workers who have few other ...

Underweight Prevalence Falls, But India Grapples With Obesity, Micronutrient Deficiency India has to overcome the triple challenge of undernutrition, hidden hunger in the form of micronutrient ...