Indians spend most on public transport, communication

More than 60% of rural and urban families use bus as their main mode of public transportation, shows the NSSO survey of expenditure on …

Powerless firms

The crippling discom business needs fundamental restructuring for a future in renewable energy

Clean energy, renewables, stubble burning: What the Union Budget 2021-22 missed

The budget lost the opportunity to address rural sector, where the Ujjwala Scheme will be extended to only one crore additional beneficiaries

‘Separate power feeders can greatly improve rural electrification’

Over 65 years after Independence, nearly half of the 800 million people living in rural India are yet to get access to electricity. A major …

Indian villages are 100% electrified, but what’s next?

Government must introduce policies that focus on utility of quality electricity than just connections

COVID-19 second wave: Rural demand may be hit despite normal monsoon

Out-of-pocket expenses on health in rural areas may push millions into poverty, warn experts

Socio Economic and Caste Census could leave rightful claimants out of BPL list

Activists point out several drawbacks in the inclusion and deprivation criteria