As shortage of fertilisers continue to plague farmers, the central government says there is enough and more

There have been farmer agitations, appeals and even deaths by suicide allegedly due to shortage of fertilisers in the country....

Bihar hooch deaths: 16 men from Dakshin Telhua village lose their lives after consuming spurious liquor

While liquor has been banned in Bihar since 2016, there is easy access to illegal and spurious spirits. Recently, 39...

Smartphone ownership has doubled during the pandemic in rural India; but it has been of no help to most children

While smartphone ownership has doubled over the last few years, from 36.5 per cent in 2018 to 67.6 per cent...

Explained: PM Modi inaugurates Purvanchal Expressway — its key features, objectives

In a major boost to connectivity in Uttar Pradesh’s eastern region, Prime Minister Modi yesterday inaugurated the Purvanchal Expressway. It...

India is home to 224 million child brides, and counting, but that number can be reduced by one-third, suggests a study

It is estimated that 10 million additional child marriages might occur globally due to the COVID19 pandemic. Girls who are...

Over one-fifth of informal workers registered on e-Shram portal: Government data

The e-Shram portal has crossed 70 million registrations, which is 18% of its target of 383 million workers. Odisha leads...

8 out of 10 students didn’t have access to remote education during school closures: Report

COVID-related shutdowns have doubled the usage of the internet in the last four years, contributing significantly to the increasing demand...

Tribal rights ignored; those in power post independence prioritised selfish politics: PM Narendra Modi

Even though they make up about 10 per cent of India’s population, according to Prime Minister Modi, the culture and...

Chhattisgarh’s ‘mitanins’ take to the streets demanding their unpaid COVID19 incentives

ASHA workers in Chhattisgarh’s Korea district complain that many of them have not been paid the COVID19 incentives they were...

Remember this viral photo from flood-hit Sundarbans? ASHA workers get paid Rs 75 a day for such vaccination drives

On October 29, ASHA workers from all 19 districts of West Bengal turned out to register their protest against the...