India’s gram panchayats prepare development plans to access funds, but without meaningful community input and structural constraints, local needs are often sidelined ...

As nations negotiate a binding plastics treaty, India leans on outdated figures and unproven solutions to justify its stance ...

From placing the emphasis on plastic management rather than production and over-riding stringent state laws, the dilution of ...

Suicides in Indian prisons are significantly higher than in the general population, yet most psychiatrist posts remain vacant ...

Survey limitations and omissions of the ultra‑rich and the most vulnerable are leading to a skewed picture of inequality ...

COP26: Just Transition Away From Fossil Fuels Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel and the single largest cause of global temperature rise to date.

Noida: There are at least five estimates of the number of poor people in India, which put the number of poor in India between 34 million--equivalent to the population of Kerala --to 373 million--more ...

Inside Mizoram, the areca nut--used across India to flavour the ubiquitous paan--has become the heart of a controversy about Myanmarese Chin refugees that flared up when angry local farmers allegedly ...

What about the efficacy of existing Covid-19 vaccines against the Omicron variant? Stéphane Bancel, chief executive officer of Moderna, has said that he feels existing vaccines will struggle with this ...

'Covid-19 Pandemic Has Shown How We Undervalue Women's Work' Creating economic opportunities for women in both the formal and informal sectors while providing a social safety net are key to increasing ...