Sector-based highlights of Union Budget 2017-18

The budget’s thrust has been on stimulating growth, affordable housing, curbing black money and promoting digital economy

Free the child from all barriers this Independence Day  

 As we celebrate seven decades of independence, we must give all our children the gift of real freedom – from prejudice, barriers, …

Can Bihar combat child marriage?

Although a welcome move, Bihar government’s campaign to combat child marriage can be achieved only by ensuring girls complete higher …

Poverty@25, India@70

Poverty remains conditional to one's social status

Poor social indicators must make Gujarat rethink its growth model

Shockingly, the state’s infant mortality rate is worse than Jharkhand; it also has the fourth lowest teacher student ratio in the country

Budget 2018: Need adequate investment to plug gaps in education system

Around 20 per cent teachers currently working in government schools are untrained

Allocation for schools in tribal areas increased, but funds for other education schemes heavily slashed

Funds for hostels and pre-matric scholarships for ST students sustained a drop of 94 per cent and 75 per cent respectively

Can science talk about peace, compassion and democracy?

When the Dalai Lama posed this question at an event, I imagined him mischieveiously asking each presenter at the Indian Science Congress, "…

C V Raman Fellowships bring African and Indian researchers closer

Between 2010 and 2018, close to 500 African researchers availed the C V Raman International Fellowship to improve the quality of lives …

Why investing in school education should be a priority in upcoming Maharashtra Budget

Maharashtra needs to have a larger kitty parked to grapple with huge number of out-of-school children

Jharkhand: West Singhbhum DMF must invest in improving health care services, says CSE

With more than Rs 370 crore in its kitty, West Singhbhum DMF Trust should prioritise reducing child mortality and improving nutrition for local people

How kids in a low-income country use laptops: lessons from Madagascar

Our findings suggest that developing countries like Madagascar have something in common with western nations when it comes to laptop use, such as …

209,762 graduates in Delhi unemployed: Economic Survey

Worryingly, the number of unskilled people in Delhi has also increased from 32,033 in 2014 to 34,258 in 2015

Education not enough

As a means of bringing long-term change in public attitudes, education at present is too weak and demands radical improvement

Rural vs. Urban: Measuring the inequality of opportunity

Just building infrastructure to bridge inequality in basic services like education is not the answer

Why simply legalising abortion is not enough

Governments need to pay equal attention to the safety of abortions, sex education and counselling, and varied problems faced by new borns of …

Girls, hope your health gets precedence over ‘tradition’

Child marriages are not illegal yet but they could be if the WCD ministry’s proposal is accepted

DMF should look beyond infrastructure

Sanctions under a non-profit trust for the develpoment of mining disrtricts needs to ensure adequate resources to improve the quality of and …

Harvard University accused of land grab & violation of indigenous people's rights: study

The university's endowment fund, meant to support educational and research goals, was misused to acquire 850,000 hectares of farmland across 5 …

‘Government schools imparting poor quality education’

More than a fourth of rural students opt for private schools for better education, says Annual State of Education Report by non-profit Pratham

Poverty and emergencies keep children out of school

Every one in five children in the world are not in school, says the latest UNICEF report

Empowering women lies at the centre of controlling population growth in Africa

The goal of family planning programmes is not to hit population targets but to empower women so they can choose the number of children they will …

Fertility in 91 countries insufficient to maintain population: study

The baby bust in 91 countries, including Singapore, Spain, Portugal and South Korea is happening simultaneous to a baby boom in 104 countries, …

MP elections: Half glass empty for children in manifestos

Here’s an analysis on how inclusive BJP and Congress are about matters concerning citizens who are supposed to be mature voters once they …

More than 50% of India’s tribal population has moved out of traditional habitats

Tribals are quitting farming fast; every second household now survives on manual labour in an informal economy