More male babies were victims of foeticide than female in 2014, the latest year for which data is available, according to national crime data,...

The world’s fastest-growing economy, on course to become the world’s third largest by 2030 with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $7.3 trillion, India...

The average deposit per account under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) - a financial inclusion programme launched by Prime Minister Narendra...

Cyber crimes reported in India rose 19 times over the last 10 years (2005 to 2014), from 481 in 2005 to 9,622 in 2014. India is now ranked third -...

It is a criminal, non-bailable act, but manual scavenging continues unhindered. “We do not have any illegal forms of work,” Charu Mori, chief...

Although India’s use of the internet is lower than many poorer countries, the country’s e-commerce sector tripled - or grew by 209 percent over the...

A 65-year-old citizenship issue, reflecting the strains of migration, has resulted in no more than 3.2 percent of Assam’s population being enrolled in...

A staggering 3,228 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra in 2015, the highest since 2001, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on March 4,...

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) -- a national programme for universal elementary education -- has seen Rs.1,15,625 crore ($17.7 billion) spent on it over...

There is a shortage of 100,000 trainers for implementing skill-development programmes across the country. The question is: Can the 74 percent increase...

India’s 156-year-old, colonial-era sedition law - used against arrested Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union President Kanhaiya Kumar - has...

There are four years left for the government target of ensuring all Indians use toilets, but in urban India alone, no more than 30 percent of sewage...