A fraction of people use air conditioners in India but these ACs together consume just about as much energy as all the ...

Not every TB patient has someone to help them overcome stigmatisation. Kalika Gupta, associate professor at the Geetanjali Institute of Medical Sciences, Jaipur, has studied how the fear of being ...

Urban Indian women spend more time working in paid employment but they spend as much time as their rural counterparts in unpaid care and domestic work in the household.

Kawinkumar B is an MA Economics student at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, and an intern with IndiaSpend. Urban Indian women spend more time working in paid employment but they spend as much time ...

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

Indian women’s unpaid work plays a crucial role in sustaining economic activity, equivalent to 3.1% of GDP, we had reported in March 2019. However, much of the contribution goes unrecognised or is ...

Mumbai & Noida: Even as 33% more deaths were registered in 2021 (10.2 million), as compared to 7.6 million registered deaths in 2019, the percentage of medically certified deaths has only risen from ...

Scorching Heat Threatens Home-Based Women WorkersFor the past five years--ever since she got married--Paro has worked from home, stuffing plastic bottles with chuna (slaked lime) for a nearby tobacco ...

Bengaluru: India’s 11 richest states allocated Rs 1.97 lakh crore in 2024-25 for the functioning of their justice systems--including the police, judiciary, prison and legal aid--which was 36% more ...

Mumbai: Tribal populations in India experience worse health outcomes compared to the national average, an IndiaSpend analysis of government data has found. Overall, fewer tribal women receive ...

ASHA workers’ role The Mitanin Programme that started in 2002 is a precursor to the ASHA programme. ASHA workers have been integral to the public health system in India. Women who work as ASHAs are ...