Mumbai: Shoba Kshirsagar, 55, a waste-picker in Pune, became the sole breadwinner overnight after her 35-year-old son, who ...

In eight charts, we analyse the year’s weather. Central India recorded over thrice the usual rainfall in March, April March 2023 saw the influence of seven Western Disturbances, causing heavy winds ...

As the West Asia war chokes LPG supplies and cylinder prices nearly double, Delhi's migrant women are back on wood and coal, ...

Expert committees constituted to advise courts on medical termination of pregnancy are advocating for the rights of an unborn ...

The 16th Finance Commission recommended that heatwaves be notified as national disasters. This could unlock central funding ...

While calling cities “engines of growth, magnets for talent, and crucibles of innovation”, the Survey also labels them “sites of daily strain: long commutes, uneven services and shared spaces that ...

Zokhawthar, Mizoram: Wiry men, some hefting planks of wood, others struggling with heavy backpacks or sacks, move across the white and red-brown iron bridge, the spaces between its girders offering a ...

Bengaluru: Dowry-related crimes in India are routinely underreported and undercounted, an IndiaSpend analysis of government data and various studies shows. This reflects in official data as well.

Gandhinagar, Gujarat: Despite the 14th and 15th Finance Commissions’ recognition of the need for rural local bodies to become more efficient in revenue collection, panchayats’ own income fell 10.5% ...

Noida: India’s consumption gap appears to shrink, but income inequality is rising fast, as per analysis of India’s consumption data by the World Bank. India’s consumption‑based Gini coefficient--a ...

Patna, Bihar: On a busy street near Patna’s Rajendra Path, 11-year-old Sanjay* watches his elder brother roll up tendu leaves stuffed with tobacco flakes. Within minutes, a fresh bundle of bidis is ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Indian men spend less time on unpaid domestic and caregiving work compared to the women, and the little time they do spend is also concentrated in outdoor activities such as ...