Gujarat Has Highest Reduction In Women Enrolment In Higher Education
Highlights * Marginal increase in women enrolments. * Bihar sees highest increase in women enrolments. * Kerala also sees high dropout rates. Women constitute 48% of Indian…
Rajasthan’s Giant Solar Power Leap
The bad news; Only 25% of the target set for solar power generation has been met in Phase 1 of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, which ends next year,…
Urbanisation Sounds Great But Who Has The Money To Fund It?
Most planners and economy watchers would argue for greater and faster urbanisation. Many, however, would not be aware of the largely dismal condition of state and urban local body finances…
South-Side Success Story, In Figures
Four South Indian states – Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh – have played important roles in India’s growth story. The states also rank high on the human development…
A Grid Failure Draws Attention To Chronic Shortages
A major grid power failure in India’s Northern Grid late Sunday (July 29, 2012) night affected at least 7 states badly. This in turn crippled services across the region, including…
India’s Top Green Spend States; Chhattisgarh & Madhya Pradesh
Not that it might be a burning concern at this point but do you know which Indian states could lead the spending sweepstakes in tackling climate change and diminishing forest…
Rural Poverty Falls In Orissa, Urban Poverty Rises In Gujarat
India’s ‘poverty rate’ has been debated ad infinitum ever since Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of India’s Planning Commission announced the fixing of the poverty line at Rs 26 per…