New Delhi, April 18 -- When the share of the working age population exceeds that of the very young and old, it lands a country in what is known as the demographic dividend zone. According to a recent ... Read More
India, April 4 -- Inequality has been widening rapidly inthe country since the 1990s In 2022, Lucas Chancel, co-director at the World Inequality Lab of the Paris School of Economics, and lead editor ... Read More
New Delhi, April 1 -- Like other developing countries, India aspires for the transition of its vast farm workforce to non-farm sectors. There has been a slow transition to non-farm sectors over the de... Read More
India, March 30 -- At the all-India level, 40.8% of regular workers and 51.9% of casual workers did not receive the average daily minimum wage prescribed for unskilled workers in the agriculture secto... Read More
India, March 28 -- The "India Employment Report 2024" by the ILO says the COVID-19 pandemic reversed a national employment transition from farm to non-farm sectors as the latter recorded declines Lik... Read More
India, March 26 -- How much does government support add to household income? After a gap of 12 years, the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) conducted a Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HC... Read More
India, March 5 -- In India, women self-help groups have been a source of empowerment, fostering economic independence, social stature & community resilience. Down To Earth delves into 7 exemplary init... Read More
India, Feb. 21 -- The agricultural world is undergoing a historic change: the number of farms coming down sharply while size is increasing. Does it imply consolidation of farming in a few hands? The ... Read More
India, Feb. 1 -- It isover 10 years since India estimated its poverty; for which poverty reductiondid the Finance Minister then take credit for? Photo: @nsitharamanoffc / X For the first time, the w... Read More
India, Jan. 24 -- The research of SBI is not representative of the Indian economy; it also pedalsa newly-destined 'narrative' The Economic Research Department of the State Bank of India (SBI) recentl... Read More