Some experts have questioned the approach as well as the ambitious target number of trainees, which equates to around one per cent of the state’s population
Ukraine invasion fallout: Food, energy price rise to continue till 2024-end, says World Bank
Data obscurity keeps West Asia, North Africa from reaching growth potential: World Bank
South Asia to see slower growth as war in Ukraine impedes recovery: World Bank
Why time banking is a crucial tool to empower women
Unpaid labour is not considered ‘real work’ and is often devalued by the men, society
Quarter-billion people face extreme poverty in 2022 as the rich get richer: Oxfam
Inflation driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine a major factors behind financial crisis
Chitapur: A village that counts its GDP in tamarind trees
Staple food grain being supplied cheaper, forest produce become the most important economy in forest-dwelling villages, sidelining agriculture
A just, robust economy needs upskilling and reskilling of women
Gender gap at workplace is more stark in India than even comparable south Asian economies
After selling a minor girl to buy food, a prime ministerial visit, India’s face of poverty is drowned in debt
Phanas Punji’s next generations have the same level of poverty in what is called inter-generational chronic poverty
Union Budget 2022-23: Whither Amrit Kaal
Nirmala Sitharaman did not talk about the developmental targets promised for this year under the Strategy for New India@75, ...
India used 2% of COVID-19 stimulus funds on green projects, spent more on coal subsidies: Study
Stimulus funds gave countries an opportunity to push toward greener economies. Yet, many governments have failed to make the ...
India GDP growth for festival quarter disappoints
Pandemic shadow prolongs on economy as central scales down full-year growth estimates
Net Gain: A photo essay on riverine Assam
How and where fishing nets of diverse shapes and varying mesh sizes are used in riverine Assam
The story of Union Budget 2022-23 in 12 cards
DTE tracks budgetary allocation for key programmes and the ups and downs
Union Budget 2022-23: Why CSE disagrees with government’s proposal on coal gasification
The chances to reduce emissions through coal gasification are very remote, says CSE
Union Budget 2022-23: Allocation for agricultural education and research reduced
Expenditure on agricultural education, animal science, crop science and management of natural resources reduced in the budget
Union Budget 2022-23: Number of centrally sponsored schemes cut by half
19 schemes under Ministry of Women & Child Development ‘rationalised’ revamped to only 3
Union Budget 2022-23 key pointers: One window green clearances
The SEZ Act will be replaced with a new one and with more state participation.
More Indian residents filing patents than MNCs despite challenges: Economic Survey
India still lags behind China, the United States, Japan and South Korea despite an increase in the number of ...
Union Budget 2022-23: What India really needs
The consensus among economists and experts: The large but voiceless vulnerable sections need government protection and they need it now.
Agriculture least hit by COVID-19: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey also pointed out that higher growth in allied sectors, especially livestock, has also contributed to the ...
Rural distress: Demand for MGNREGA work sees spike again
This points to rural distress despite absence of COVID-19 restrictions on economic activities for past few months
We’re scared of 3rd COVID-19 wave: Migrant workers reflect on 2 years of turbulence
Two years on, ripples from the first COVID-19 wave continue to cast a shadow on lives of migrant workers
Women less likely to receive COVID-19 relief from government: UN Women report
At least 29% of working mothers living with children lost their jobs compared to only 20% of working men ...
Fishermen move out as output of fish in MP’s Bargi reservoir falls
The reservoir produced 432 tonnes of fish in 1994-95; it produced only 28 tonnes in 2020-21