Mumbai: Even though hilly states, such as Arunachal Pradesh, have large government debt to Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) Ratios–that is the ratio of their debt to the total value of all ...

Cheap to buy and easy to ignore, bidi powers a vast economy that thrives on labour violations, policy loopholes and health ...

A fraction of people use air conditioners in India but these ACs together consume just about as much energy as all the ...

India Cannot Eliminate TB Without Addressing This Hurdle Lack of testing accounts for the highest number of patients lost in the TB care cascade, and stigma keeps many patients from accessing tests ...

India’s Illegal Bird Markets Thrive Despite Prohibitory Laws IndiaSpend investigates bird markets in three north Indian cities: Patna, Lucknow and Delhi ...

Education CheckAt the primary level, tribal children see higher enrolment rates than the all-India average, but many do not continue to secondary and higher ...

India Has Mental Health Pensions But They Rarely Reach The Affected For many persons with psychosocial disabilities across India, the disability pension was insufficient, inconsistent or nonexistent ...

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) provide large employment opportunities at lower capital cost than large industries, but this sector is plagued by low levels of registration. As per the ...

New Delhi: Some 2.4 million Indians die of treatable conditions every year, the worst situation among 136 nations studied for a report published in The Lancet. Poor care quality leads to more deaths ...

11 Richest States Allocate 4% Of Budget For Justice Delivery Overall, per capita spending for states was estimated to be Rs 1,667 on police, Rs 353 and Rs 67 on judiciary and prisons respectively, and ...