Bill, 2024, has led to a debate and deliberation across the sociopolitical spectrum. There are claims and counterclaims ...

Using data from the World Bank's Global Findex Database, this article presents a comparative analysis of India's progress in ...

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City bus services in Mumbai are deteriorating as the BEST undertaking is facing financial hardships, a declining fleet strength, and a poor modal share. The authorities are deploying electric buses, ...

Community engagement is crucial for India’s ambitious target of establishing carbon sinks to combat climate change. By fostering local ownership, facilitating knowledge sharing, and promoting ...

This OECD project, which was initiated in the early 1980s, has now brought out its most recent report titled Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2024, which provides very interesting ...

This infographic is based on the article Caste and Wage Inequalities in India by Praveen Kumar and Indervir Singh. This paper ...

Australia’s new legislation banning social media access to children below the age of 16 is the first legislative attempt in the world to do so. It comes after years of research on the harmful effects ...

Madrasas in India have been at the receiving end of vicious political campaigns of vilification in the recent past. Uninformed popular portrayal as an institution meant for producing “mullahs” has ...

The vertical fiscal imbalance in India, as in many other countries, arises out of the expenditure obligations of the states being more than their revenue-raising powers. The provisions for addressing ...