While many of Kerala's achievements are comparable with those of developed countries, a disturbing trend has been the growing unemployment rate
4 min read24 Nov 2014Factors such as the state's location, climatic conditions, natural calamities and cross-border conflict seem to affect the distribution of poverty
3 min read20 Oct 2014Chronic poverty seems to be disproportionately high among the state's historically marginalized groups, especially the tribal population
3 min read6 Oct 2014Acquisition will add to Nielsen's capabilities for macro, microeconomic research for public, private sectors
1 min read19 Sep 2014Districts away from the coast are impacted not just by the poor quality of cultivable land but also the distance from local and national trading centres
3 min read21 Sep 2014This fortnightly series looks at how spatial identification of poverty could be more effective
1 min read21 Sep 2014Despite being among the poorest states, Manipur's record on literacy and sanitation was much above the national average, as per Census 2011
1 min read3 Mar 2014Consumption expenditure outstripped price rise in Meghalaya in the nine years to 2013
1 min read27 Feb 2014Rural consumption in Assam has become more broad-based but it still lags in reach of electricity and suffers from poor literacy rate
1 min read23 Jan 2014Wrapping up a 15-part series on how Indian households behave financially
1 min read14 Mar 2013The 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