The official estimates of GDP data at sub-national levels are generally not available in developing countries. If available, they are available with a considerable lag of 2-3 years. In times of economic shocks like COVID-19 ...

Mandating education as a fundamental right in the Constitution of India came after decades of fight by concerned individuals and associations. But even after a decade of proclamation of the Right to Education Act, the ...

Caste as an identity poses significant problems in the way of social mobility. The stereotypes and stigmas associated with the caste identity include low self-confidence, low motivation, lesser aspiration and inferiority, ...

Primary education is globally identified as an important determinant of the development of a person and remains an elusive prospect to many in India (Randhawa 2019). However, this inequality in the access and retention of ...

Education in times of conflict can be both life-saving as well as life-changing. Children are the most vulnerable cogs of a society, and in extension most vulnerable to being subjected to violence, fear and death at all ...

There is a lot of buzz on converting to Electric Vehicles from the conventional Internal Combustion Engines around the globe. Indian Government has ambitious plans to shift from the petrol and diesel vehicles to completely ...

Financial inclusion has been a public policy priority of governments across the world. Special efforts were made since independence by both Government of India and the Reserve Bank to achieve financial inclusion. A substantive ...