How India can create jobs and protect workers after its recent economic failures

Government data shows that economic growth in 2019-’20 will fall by 1.8 percentage points compared to the previous year.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 09, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Why trade unions are pushing back against India’s proposed Industrial Relations Code

Ten central unions will protest the Code, which will replace three older labour laws, on January 8.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 07, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Why domestic wastewater from Bengaluru is being sent to Kolar and Chikkaballapur

The project aims to rejuvenate the depleted groundwater in the drought-hit Kolar region by allowing the treated water from Bengaluru to percolate down.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

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Sachinkumar Rathod, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 24, 2019 · 01:30 pm

These nine Indian states will take 50 years to fill up 33% of their police force with women

A new study finds women poorly represented in the police and prison staff.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 10, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Governments suppress data when the economy is on shaky ground: Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz

There are ‘very strong concerns about the Indian economy’.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 05, 2019 · 01:30 pm

One of BJP’s achievements is that it has detached the economic from the political: Yogendra Yadav

‘Even a serious slowdown of the economy does not translate into serious disenchantment with the regime.’

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Oct 21, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Farm loan waivers encourage defaults and add to non-performing assets, says RBI report

Large though it is, the amount owed by the entire agriculture sector is the same as the amount owed by the top 10 Indian corporate borrowers.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Oct 09, 2019 · 01:30 pm

In Kerala’s Ernakulam district, a programme is helping migrant children stay in school

Roshni assists migrant workers’ children in learning the local language and performing better in tests.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 20, 2019 · 01:30 pm

How special coaching helped a Karnataka district improve its class 10 results

Close to 2,000 students who had scored less than 40% in mid-term exams were given free special classes in Bengaluru Rural district.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 21, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Though real incomes have improved, farmers’ children are abandoning agriculture for other jobs

Young people acquiring an education have greater expectations.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 20, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Why Indians still prefer cash despite demonetisation and multiple digital payment options

According to a new study, the top reasons Indians aren’t adopting digital payments are: lack of customer demand, lack of awareness and a fear of being cheated.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 20, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Overworked and underpaid, India’s ‘gig workers’ are survivors of a flawed economy

1.5 million drivers work for ride-hailing companies in India. Most have no insurance, no pension plan and no overtime.

Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com

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Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend

· Jun 07, 2019 · 08:30 pm