The recently released Annual Periodic labour force Survey (PLFS) report 2017-18, shows that the usual status unemployment rate is 5.8 per cent among males and
Loss of female workforce in rural India
According to the recently released Periodic Labor Force Survey (PLFS) report, nearly half of rural women aged 15+ who were employed in some form back
Debate around GDP data in India
Arvind Subramanian, former chief economic adviser (CEA) to the finance ministry, has claimed that India’s gross domestic product (GDP) numbers between 2011-12 and 2016-17 may
Increasing Poll Spending| What are the potential sources?
According to a report released by the independent think-tank Centre for Media Studies (CMS), the Lok Sabha elections of 2019 saw spending of whopping Rs
Growing Climate Challenges in India
India is witnessing it’s worst ever heat wave with 4 cities in northern India: Churu, Banda, Allahabad & the national capital Delhi having registered temperatures
Salient Features of the Draft Education Policy
The new National Education Policy proposed draft was submitted to the new cabinet minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank earlier this week