Three years of BJP rule: Despite promises of job creation, unemployment rate has slightly risen

The Economic Survey also points to a shift from permanent jobs to casual and contract employment.

Shreya Shah, Indiaspend.com

· May 24, 2017 · 06:30 pm

India’s UDAN plan for cheap air travel will not make flying affordable for the average Indian

The average Indian will not be able to spend Rs 2,500 for a flight ticket.

Shreya Shah, Indiaspend.com

· May 03, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Power cuts are a leading election issue in Uttar Pradesh

A survey found that jobs and lack of clean water are other big issues in the state.

Shreya Shah, Indiaspend.com

· Feb 09, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Lots to learn: The 2016-’17 budget for education must focus on schools, learning outcomes

The budget needs to increase the amount spent on education. That is the first step.

Shreya Shah, Indiaspend.com

· Jan 26, 2017 · 11:30 pm

India’s renewable energy targets short-circuited by poor infrastructure, lack of cheap financing

To achieve targets for 2022, the country must add three times the capacity added in 2016 over the next six years.

Shreya Shah, Indiaspend.com

· Jan 09, 2017 · 09:30 pm

#MissionCashless: Few use mobiles, fewer know what internet is in adivasi belts of Madhya Pradesh

Only about half of the adivasi population in the state is literate.

Shreya Shah, Indiaspend.com

· Dec 23, 2016 · 07:30 pm

Flower prices crash in Madhya Pradesh after demonetisation, posing a bouquet of problems to farmers

Farmers at the Indore market said they have lost between 50% and 80% of their income over the past month.

Shreya Shah, Indiaspend.com

· Dec 19, 2016 · 05:45 am

Kigali agreement: India's HFC target is equal to shutting down 1/6th of its thermal power stations

India will reduce 75% of its cumulative hydrofluorocarbon emissions between 2015 and 2050, under the new agreement finalised in Rwanda.

Shreya Shah, Indiaspend.com

· Oct 19, 2016 · 10:30 pm

India’s roadmap to cut global warming gases costs the country less, but the environment more

The country's proposal for a hydrofluorocarbon phase-down would cost the economy 35% less but add 9 times the CO2 equivalent to the atmosphere.

Shreya Shah, Indiaspend.com

· Oct 16, 2016 · 09:30 pm

Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are India's youngest states

In Indian states, median age is broadly correlated with the level of development.

Shreya Shah, Indiaspend.com

· Sep 27, 2016 · 08:30 pm

Women's status has improved in India – but there's still a long way to go

Data of the latest National Family Health Survey shows a slight improvement in some female empowerment indicators.

Shreya Shah, Indiaspend.com

· Sep 16, 2016 · 09:30 pm

Socio-economic factors, not religion, influence India's fertility rate and population growth

States that are more developed, have a higher per-capita income and better access to healthcare have a lower total fertility rate

Shreya Shah, Indiaspend.com

· Aug 11, 2016 · 09:30 pm