Under a fifth of the Union budget is allocated to the social sector, and infra-heavy schemes such as affordable housing and rural roads are leaving money unspent ...

The Union health budget is up 9% since the current year. Yet many Indians continue to avoid public healthcare facilities ...

The last tiger census—which credited 60 research biologists, 41 technical assistants, 35 interns and volunteers in addition ...

While public discourse often remains fixed on the severe winter smog in Delhi-NCR, India’s Northeast is emerging as a ...

Men were nearly three times more likely to exercise than women, and participation was much higher in cities than in villages ...

India needs to double down its construction & demolition waste recycling, to reduce the carbon emissions of the building ...

Bengaluru: Dowry-related crimes in India are routinely underreported and undercounted, an IndiaSpend analysis of government data and various studies shows. This reflects in official data as well.

Gandhinagar, Gujarat: Despite the 14th and 15th Finance Commissions’ recognition of the need for rural local bodies to become more efficient in revenue collection, panchayats’ own income fell 10.5% ...

Mumbai: Indian women disproportionately bear the burden of unpaid domestic and care work, and this burden is especially acute for urban working women, with domestic responsibilities clashing with ...

Lack of funding, a delayed rollout, and unclear policies have turned the promise of inclusive healthcare for the transgender community into another ...

Landslides are an annual occurrence during monsoons, but developmental activities and the climate crisis have been increasing the risk of these disasters. In 2022, 10 states reported 182 ...