Are our budgets participatory?
Legislative scrutiny of budget in India compares with that of Afghanistan and Rwanda
Jharkhand proposes MGNREGA worker unions
Work demand under the rural employment programme is decreasing in the state
Is India ready?
Effective social schemes need more than cash transfer
In Short
Socio Economic and Caste Census could leave rightful claimants out of BPL list
Activists point out several drawbacks in the inclusion and deprivation criteria
The ideal gap
A two-and-a-half-year gap is ideal between births for the health of the babies
Alcohol brands now targeting women and youth, says report
Expresses concern over alcohol brands being advertised in violation of rules
World Population Day: call to end India's target-based approach to family planning
Two-child norm is endangering women's lives and skewing sex-ratio, say activists
Hunger games – it’s the real India show
Budget 2020-21: Govt likely to set up a national ‘plantation corporation’
Experts express concern; say move against Constitution’s federal structure
Women interrupted
Surgical removal of uterus causes unnatural menopause, leads to memory decline
GDP ignores cost to the environment
Can this flawed measure of growth be reversed?
Inheritance of loss
Whatever the poverty line, 50 per cent people in India will remain poor
Who are the poor?
Planning Commission's poverty estimates do not reflect ground reality
An exercise in flippancy
Planning Commission report for a low-carbon future disappoints
Fresh development plan for naxal-affected districts
Rural schemes to be more flexible; get more funds
Diesel price hike: no scope for roll back
'Not raising diesel prices would harm economy much more'
Male birth control options are in development, but a number of barriers still stand in the way
There has not been a new form of male birth control since no-scalpel vasectomy in 1980s
Delhi draft master plan 2041 : A heartening fresh approach to mobility
The capital's master plan has become more people-centric with time
Let’s talk sex
Awareness campaign changes attitude towards sexual health and family planning in Bihar
ASHAs not enough to deliver healthcare to urban poor: study
'Women in urban slums need a basket of healthcare services to meet their needs'
As told to Parliament (December 11, 2023): Rice, wheat and maize crops most affected by climate change
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Use of contraceptives in Bihar doubles in 5 years: NFHS-5
Female sterilisation was the most common method of contraception in the state
Streamlining autonomy
Panchayati raj ministry suggests amendments to local governance in north-eastern states
Seamless transport
... a result of a well-coordinated city planning system and strong political will