Contrary to the assumption that the middle class is an urban phenomenon, a considerable segment of the Indian middle class resides in rural areas, finds a new study
1 min read24 Apr 2019Study by NIMR says co-infection of dengue with malaria and chikungunya was observed in several samples
2 min read8 Nov 2018A new multidimensional calculation of poverty reveals that India's BIMARU states, despite having made some improvements, continue to be poor
3 min read30 Oct 2018Under chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh’s agriculture sector has grown, but the state still lags in industrial growth and scores poorly in its human development index
4 min read24 Oct 2018There is a growing recognition among policymakers of the need for a multidimensional approach to assess deprivation
4 min read17 Oct 2018Poor investment in human capital puts a threat on productivity of India's future workforce, World Bank says
1 min read11 Oct 2018Just 3% of urban respondents had a love marriage and the custom of arranged marriages hasn't changed much over time, data from a survey shows.
3 min read4 Oct 2018The challenge for India is that while many sections of the society remain disadvantaged (STs, for one), political action has shifted to relative discrimination within reserved groups
4 min read1 Oct 2018These agitating caste groups have a marked dominance in politics and fare just as well as upper castes in terms of affluence but lag behind ineducation
3 min read20 Sep 2018Movements in Human Development Index are driven by changes in health, education and income
1 min read14 Sep 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared