A consistent finding across classifications is that extreme poverty has declined to low, single-digit levels. The principal exception is Scheduled Tribes (STs), whose poverty rate, though sharply ...
Sabitri was informally groomed in theatre since her childhood, and was an established theatre actor even before marrying Heisnam Kanhailal. Together, they founded the theatre group Kalakshetra Manipur ...
EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are ...
Despite structural shifts in the economy, nearly 90% of the workforce remains in in­formal employment (NSSO 2023), while manufacturing has failed to absorb labour at scale, reflecting trends of ...
This period has witnes­sed a significant decline in Urdu’s rich cultural heritage, accompanied by its gradual takeover by theological forces, and, by corollary, led to a regression into religious ...
Extreme weather events and disasters caused by climate change disproportionately affect those who are already structurally marginalised because of caste, socio-economic class, gender, sexuality, ...
Labour force growth lagged behind gross domestic product (GDP) and population growth, with low or negative employment elasticity. Although recent estimates show improvements, these trends ...
EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are published in the Special Article and Notes sections. Click here for summary ...
Strikes against Iran and the murder of its head of state, along with other political and military leaders, have yet again blown international law to smithereens. In any case, inter­national law and ...
After witnessing a stagnant growth rate for around four decades of post-independence, India opted for significant reforms, and it witnessed double-digit growth for the first time in its economic ...
News cameras track air quality index (AQI) numbers like stock tickers, schools shut, people are advised to stay indoors, and the city’s better-off residents retreat behind air purifiers and N95 masks.
EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are published in the Special Article and Notes sections. Click here for summary ...