Bihar has fertile grounds for caste to emerge as an electoral issue. IMAGE: Passengers in large numbers arrive at the Patna railway station from different states to celebrate the Chhath Puja......
Nearly half of the children under five years of age in India have stunted growth mainly because of zinc, iron and vitamin A deficiency, according to a new study. Anaemia affects 79 per cent of......
The cumulative cost of these three initiatives for social pensions, urban employment and rural allowance would be less than the current peak NYAY estimates of Rs 3.6 trillion, with double the reach......
'Sexual violence against women is not something unique to India but in our parts the victim must also have to contend with other burdens. Such as the notion of 'honour' and its loss,' says Aakar......
A recent World Bank report placing India among the most equal countries globally may present a limited view of inequality, with economists suggesting that broader data sets could tell a different......
While other backward classes had a share of 9 per cent, there were no scheduled tribe billionaires. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Caste shows, even in riches. More than 85 per cent......
Delhi and Mumbai alone account for a fifth of the country's total surplus income. The country's top 20 cities, including both Delhi and Mumbai, account for just 10 per cent of the country's......
From middle-class, it is middle-income India that marketers are chasing for volumes. The 166 million households in this category is their new focus. IMAGE: Middle-Income India is what you......
When Quintiles India opened shop in 1997, it was taking a calculated risk. As the world's top clinical research organisation it had tested new pharmaceutical products in scores of countries around......