Larger share of senior citizens in India’s villages work compared to urban counterparts

Around 50% of male senior citizens were working compared to 22% women, according to the LASI report

Despite being eligible, 1.7 million people in Jharkhand do not get pension

Public hearing in Ranchi exposed how Aadhaar is a major hurdle for half of the eligible pensioners in availing benefits

Freebie critics should look at welfare schemes’ transformative abilities to change lives

A large number of people can reap benefits of such schemes if the delivery system is improved and gaps in implementation are plugged

Less than a third BPL senior citizens benefit from old age pension scheme: Health ministry survey

Awareness and enrolment for widow pension and Annapurna schemes were even lower, the study said

Interim Budget 2019: Pensioners let down, say activists

Piyush Goyal’s budget speech ignored the vulnerable as it had nothing about the state-assured social pension for the elderly, widows and …

No pension for 5,000 Bhopal gas tragedy widows for 18 months

Endless wait for Rs 1,000 a month; victims unable to protest due to COVID-19 pandemic  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Rs 79 crore transferred to ineligible beneficiaries under NSAP, finds CAG

This led to several eligible beneficiaries being left out of the scheme

Farmers, Dalits, ex-servicemen call for ‘Jail Bharo’ and ‘BJP Quit India’ movements

All of them launch a protest today to make their demands heard