Blogs
Year: 2023
Indian women invest over 70 hours weekly in work: Is society ignoring?
Shiney Chakraborty
The process of nation building cannot be limited to only expanding working hours, but it has to focus on improving work conditions and pushing for norms that are inclusive and not blind to...
Fiscal decentralisation key to balanced growth
Sanchari Mukhopadhyay
Urbanisation in India is progressing at an unprecedented pace, creating an urgent need to address the challenges that accompany it. The cities are growing, infrastructure is inadequate, and public...
More women are looking for jobs in India but most are distress driven
Shiney Chakraborty
The latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data shows a significant 16% increase in the overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR). It also shows a decline in unemployment rate for the...
Why rural India needs a priority in women-led development
Shiney Chakraborty
According to the annual gender gap report, 2023 of the World Economic Forum, India was ranked at 127 out of 146 countries and it had closed the overall gender gap by 64.3 per cent. However, it stood...
Policy must be consistent to achieve climate goals
Soutrik Goswami
The global call for climate action reflects equally in India’s reaffirmed commitment established through its updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) from the 27th Conference of Parties...
Taking stock of where our agriculture stands
Divyata Joshi
The 18th G20 summit themed ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (One Earth, One Family, One Future) was successfully hosted by India last month resulting in the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration. Established...
Counting rural women’s labour
Shiney Chakraborty
The unpaid, unaccounted and underpaid contribution of rural women, not only in agriculture but the overall rural economy, must be counted, along with the inclusion of landless, marginal women farmers...
Performance Grading Index on quality of school education in Assam
Prayashi Goswami
The recently released Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) 2020-21 & 2021-22 is a critical tool for assessing school education performance at the district level. The comprehensive...
Irregular PF contributions because of temporary and subcontracted jobs: What latest EPFO data reveals
Shiney Chakraborty
The Government of India has been publishing the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) data since 2017. EPFO’s latest provisional payroll data released on August 20 highlights that 4.86 crore...
Indian schools are unprepared to deal with heat waves that are already disrupting education
Protiva Kundu
The effect of rising temperatures on learning will be borne by the poor and marginalised, but the matter has still not received the policy attention it needs. In the sweltering heat, no...
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