A graph showing macroeconomic condition of India would give an appearance of deep trench. This trench is not because of usual trade cycle but an unusual occurrence of pandemic crisis that has caused the whole world to stop functioning at one go. The effects of this pandemic differs in different countries but has affected every other country in the world whether it is developed, developing or under-developed. Talking about a developing country, In...

Responding to the Union Budget announcement that 80 million poor families will benefit from free liquefied cooking gas, Krishnavatar Sharma, Co-Founder and Director of Programmes at Aajeevika Bureau, said:

“Our Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is right to recognise the ‘curse of smoke’ for the women of India. Women spend time and energy collecting firewood and plastic to cook with, and in turn suffer from lifelong health problems. The wom...

Online Learning - A Boon or Bane?

As a parent, I often get irritated when I see the kids too engrossed in their gadgets. One such day when I had finished doling out some ‘sensible advice’ to them, I received a phone call that prompted me to think.

The call was f...

The proportion of working age population in India is more than 60 per cent. In 2001 it was 58 per cent. As the discussion of reaping the demographic dividend is going on there is a need to understand not only the reproductive health of this age group but also understand the specific disabilities that this age group has.

As a percentage of total working population there is 2.2 per cent of working population in the c...

Way back in 1993, my father bought me a bicycle when I passed the Class X Board exams. It was a gift that I long cherished. Despite ini...

The brutal killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar has brought into focus the prevalence of superstitious practices and black magic in the country. In respect of this sustained campaign, the Maharashtra government enacted a law to control the nuisance of black magic and superstitions.

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                                  Are they really having High Standard of Living?

The quinquennial survey on employment and unemployment o...