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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...

In Paris late last year, the countries of the world pledged to reduce emissions to keep global warming “well below a 2 degree Celsius” rise in global...

We are all pill-poppers now. Be it a minor indisposition like a sore throat, or a dreaded affliction such as cancer, we have somehow come to set great...

Along expected lines, this year’s budget did not unveil any big bang measures for the beleaguered real estate sector. Yet, it aims to revitalise the...

Only 35% of Indians above the age of 15 had bank accounts in 2011 (26.5% of females and 43% of males), according to this World Bank estimate. By 2014,...

It has been almost a week. Vijaya Easwaramony, a 62-year-old retired school teacher, often leaves her chores mid-way and rushes to the kitchen. “There...

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

Close on the heels of a politically-loaded Union Budget, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reminded India of key macro-economic challenges...

With a 14 percent rise in funding for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) in Budget 2016-17, the world’s largest...

A bunch of young children chanted their morning rhymes under the supervision of a middle-aged lady. Khichri, the main item on their lunch menu, was...

We know that the poor are worst affected by environmental degradation. They live in poverty; have the highest exposure to pollution; drink...

Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani was all fire and brimstone while condemning the praise for Mahishasura, the demon who was slain...