The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes......
India dropped one spot to 131 among 189 countries in the 2020 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......
'Better hygiene could lower a person's immunity and make the person susceptible to auto-immune diseases.' IMAGE: A garbage dump in Agartala. Photograph: Abhishek Saha/ANI Photo The United......
'No government should be viewed as authoritarian, rather as a collective institution of people,' says Pinarayi Vijayan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com My life story can be written on half a......
‘Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.’ -- Jim Rohn. To lead a life with happiness, peace, and opportunities to use......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of making India a high-income economy by 2047 is unlikely to be achieved, but the country should become an upper middle-income nation by then, Financial Times......
India ranked 132 out of 191 countries in the 2021 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Kindly note that this image has been......
India has the lowest labour force participation rate in South Asia and one of the lowest in the world, points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Workers stitch garments at a factory in Jaipur. Photograph:......
The Survey noted that while women account for almost half of India's population, their participation in labour market is almost one-third and has been declining. Illustration: Dominic......
Among its closest neighbours, India leads in income levels or overall economic empowerment. However, it also leads in terms of income inequality, due to which the inequality-adjusted HDI suffers a......
German officials had concrete indications of a security threat that led them to call off Tuesday night's soccer game between Germany and the Netherlands, the premier of the state of Lower Saxony......