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 risks ...

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

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

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 ...

Caste impacts decision to migrate, benefits from migration Migration patterns and its impacts are based on a household’s caste, found a 2016 study from Beed in Maharashtra, published in the Social ...

New Delhi: The national capital is home to 20 million people, and produces about 11,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day, highest among all Indian cities. Over half of this ends up in landfills ...

As traditional varieties of seeds are losing ground to hybrid ones, seed banks in Odisha are trying to revive India's indigenous seed diversity while encouraging farmers to move away from chemical ...

Why Local Initiatives May Be Key To Climate Change Adaptation Adaptation plans at national and state levels ignore communities most affected by climate change, but evidence from Jharkhand suggests the ...

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 ...

India’s summer heatwaves are getting global attention as an indicator of global warming, but our nights are also getting warmer. Coupled with hot days, hot nights will affect health and wellbeing in ...