1 out of 3 farmers are tenants in Telangana; are excluded from any government support

The Telangana government has declared its flagship cash transfer scheme to be for the support of farmers; but the money goes to landowners  

Indians are getting sick mostly due to infections: NSSO report

Treatment of cardiovascular diseases cost a bomb in rural India

Rural households have higher debt than urban counterparts: NSSO report

The debt in rural households is higher, even though their total assets are less than urban households  

Reaping organic

Karnataka was the first state to adopt a policy on organic farming in 2004. Since then, several initiatives have helped farmers fight drought, …

India records alarming increase in consumption of fat

Consumption of fat has considerably risen in all the states

Usage of toilets in India is over 95 per cent, reveals new NSSO survey

This finding is, however, from a two-month rapid survey, considered too short by experts

Is India really open-defecation-free? Here’s what numbers say

15% of the total population in India defecates in the open in India, according to WASH report 2021

New poverty estimate soon

But will it reflect true level of poverty in the country?

The link between blood pressure and suicides

Unhealthy countryside

It was once associated with the rich and urban. Today, hypertension is fast spreading in rural India. This is a cause for concern because …

Return of village land

Supreme Court asks states to evict illegal occupants of village commons

Out of pocket health spending has risen in rural India: study

Even after adjusting inflation, spending has increased 25 per cent in six years