Concern for increasing population in India just a political rhetoric
India’s population will soon stabilise, but the government is just not noticing the facts
Pills for polls
The free medicine scheme in Rajasthan may benefit Congress
DoT-led committee’s net Neutrality is not what people expect
The committee says the new legal framework must incorporate principles of Net neutrality
Small is not beautiful for Indians
Whether it is the Tata Nano or the Ujjwala Scheme, we like it big
Government proposes a ban on commercial surrogacy
The new Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, allows surrogacy only in the case of married couples with medically proven infertility
Net profit
Jharkhand taps its dam reservoirs and ponds to boost fish production as well as livelihood
How accurate are exit polls? There's no easy answer
In the world's largest democracy, the science of poll forecasting is still struggling with the basics
People's participation in formulating India's annual budget is negligible
"The officials just heard our points; they did not ask any questions," says an activist about a pre-budget meeting held December 6, 2017 to …
India's population: 1.37 billion and not counting
India, like the rest of the world, is intensely debating population explosion. But while countries are struggling to keep their numbers at …
PM Matruvtva Vandana Yojna: Full benefit for mere 14% pregnant women
Current scheme goes against National Food Security Act, activists allege; seek Rs 6,000 minimum benefit
Jharkhand govt must engage with Khunti citizens, protestors demand
Activists want withdrawal of FIRs, sedition charges in response to Pathalgadi movement
Aadhaar Bill finally becomes law
Opposition moves amendments to the Bill and questions government on its 'hurry' to pass the Bill; the latter however, overrides the objections to …
Karnataka elections: do social welfare schemes ensure electoral victory?
In the last few years, several governments, which were relying on social welfare schemes for electoral win, were defeated. Ashok Gehlot’s …
BJP lost Jharkhand due to tribal anger: Experts
The Raghubar Das government's efforts to grab tribal land to give to industry alienated the community, they said
LPG connections not only success metric: CAG on Ujjwala
Scheme can't be a success without transition to clean fuel through sustained LPG use, auditor says
Modi Sarkar’s big budgetary miss: Malnutrition
Having the highest number of malnourished children in the world, India cannot afford to overlook this fact
Stigmatised occupations need urgent attention: Oxfam report
In addition to being prone to the risk of disease, the practitioners of such occupations also lack social security
Bills not sent to any committee in ‘productive’ Parliament session
The five Bills that were scrutinised by some or the other committee were not introduced in the current session
Odd-even experiment with private cars: Delhi CM appeals to people to make it successful
As of now, this experiment has been planned for 15 days and may be implemented again after a few months
TRAI supports net neutrality, no differential pricing in India
Decision a huge setback for Facebook’s free internet scheme
Throwback at the time of COVID-19: ‘1897 plague caused distancing but there was a socially cohesive mass’
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd is a political theorist. But his memoir From a Shepherd Boy to an Intellectual brought out another aspect of him: A keen …
Why the debate over India’s population explosion is on the wrong track
According to government data, India’s Total Fertility Rate has already reached replacement levels
Even after 4 years of Ujjwala, dealers travel 92 km to deliver cylinders: CAG
17 % beneficiaries still come to dealers’ warehouses for getting cylinder refills
No buyers for e-cars in govt departments, Centre extends deadline
So far, only 652 vehicles have been deployed when the target was 10,000, said Union Minister of State for Power and Renewable Energy RK …
To achieve sustainable goals, world must learn from MDGs
Effective use of data can help galvanise development efforts, highlights last Millennium Development Goal report