The changing temperature and erratic rainfall means pests that were uncommon earlier are now attacking the mango crop, in the ...

G. Ram Mohan is a journalist who covers agriculture, education, health and their intersections. The changing temperature and ...

Fewer women use or own mobile devices, and even fewer possess the skills required to leverage the devices and participate in ...

There’s a dearth of large nationwide studies, but smaller surveys in various parts reveal systemic bias, discrimination and ...

Deposits still form the highest share of financial savings for Indian families, but other instruments are seeing increases, our analysis shows ...

Indian men’s participation in domestic and caregiving work is concentrated in outdoor activities and playing with children, leaving the bulk of the associated mental and physical labour to the women ...

Mumbai and New Delhi: From 1951, when the first woman joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), until 2020, women have made up only 13% of all IAS officers. Of 11,569 IAS officers who entered ...

Rajkot: Bhurabhai Sangla*, native of Gujarat’s Dhanpur Tehsil in Dahod, migrates every year to western Gujarat with his family, where they work as ‘Bhagiya’ (wage sharecroppers) for six to nine months ...

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 ...

Mumbai: India reported the highest suicide rate in its history in 2021, with 12 suicides for every 100,000 people. Experts say this might be a reflection of better reporting of deaths by suicide ...