A recent report indicates that poverty remains the primary driver of child marriage in India, although cases have declined in ...

Inclusivity, infrastructure, and poverty eradication crucial for India's development by 2047, emphasized by former President ...

The Indian government says its "zero-tolerance" policy against Maoism has succeeded, with the District Reserve Guard (DRG) - ...

The latest Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24 shows that it was at 49.5 per cent, the fourth year in a row that urban areas ...

In a land where labour is cheap, the man who drives the most luxury cars is not a billionaire. He is a parking attendant. On a meagre salary, he must park, double-park and triple-park cars in tight ...

Shammi Shukla teaches Hindu hymns to students, sitting beside photos of Hindu deities in Mishrikh, Uttar Pradesh, India. Credit: Tarushi Aswani Subscribe for ads-free reading On a scorching afternoon ...

What was once a sleepy town with open skies and rustic charm has grown into one of India’s most chaotic urban sprawls, struggling under the weight of poor planning, unchecked construction, and ...

Meerwada has long hewed to the sun’s schedule. The village of 400 in central India’s Madhya Pradesh state lies 70 km from the nearest town, and until last year it was not supplied with power. Daily ...

In June this year, under the Union government’s Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan, 18 IIPR teams travelled through 800 villages ...

ACQUIRING A DRIVER’S licence in Delhi, India’s capital, requires a single 20-minute visit packing in a computerised exam and a brisk, efficient road test. The applicant’s phone pings as she exits the ...