Why ex-servicemen in India don’t get many job offers after retiring from the armed forces

Despite reservations in central public sector banks and Public Sector Undertakings, veterans fail to find jobs.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

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Sat Singh, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 29, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Explained: How the prices of essentials have soared in India over the past decade

Food prices have increased on average by 4.48% every month from January 2014 to March 2022.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

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Nileena Suresh, IndiaSpend.com

· May 12, 2022 · 01:30 pm

What statistics miss: Even households earning eight times the poverty line suffer from deprivation

The poverty line is based on the expenditure required to maintain a minimum level of health, education and nutritional outcome.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 05, 2022 · 01:30 pm

In Delhi, anganwadi workers are fighting for higher pay and social security

The workers, who are crucial for keeping critical health and nutrition programmes running, are not adequately compensated and protected against Covid-19.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 28, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Data check: Uttar Pradesh’s child mortality rate is as alarming as Afghanistan’s

Nearly 60 of every 1,000 children born in the state die before their fifth birthday.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 13, 2022 · 01:30 pm

The stark inequities in India’s vaccination programme could undermine its fight against Omicron

While the country has fully vaccinated more than half of its eligible population, many in the poorer and tribal-dominated districts are still unvaccinated.

Lesley A Esteves, IndiaSpend.com

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Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

· Dec 14, 2021 · 01:30 pm

In charts: As MGNREGS funds fall short, unpaid wages are piling up

Across India, more than Rs 2,850 crore in wages are pending approval from the Centre for work done between April and September.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 13, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Gender and social disparities: What India’s achivement of 1 billion vaccine doses doesn’t reveal

District-level data shows low coverage in tribal areas and women falling behind.

Lesley A Esteves, IndiaSpend.com

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Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 05, 2021 · 02:00 pm

Canals may have created new towns in India, but they haven’t added non-farm jobs: Study

Faster ubanisation hasn’t led to industrialisation.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

· Oct 17, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Indian government claims development will reduce militancy in J&K. What do facts say?

Contrary to the Centre’s claims, insurgency and poverty are hardly linked.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 24, 2019 · 01:30 pm

From ‘jobs’ to ‘Article 370’: How government action diverts or draws attention to topics online

Search interest can change almost immediately after a news break and flip back again when interest dies down.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 22, 2019 · 06:30 pm