In Uttar Pradesh, researchers found peer support helps women access family planning. Bringing a friend to clinics reduced stigma and boosted contraceptive use despite restrictive social norms.

Lack of crèches, absence of data and gaps in awareness about welfare schemes continue to plague the justice system’s ability ...

India leads globally with 43% female enrollment in STEM, exceeding the 35% global average. Government initiatives like ...

AI-driven upskilling and rising female enrolment in science and engineering are beginning to reshape India’s STEM talent ...

The results make the case that it isn’t prudent to lump various Asian ethnicities together when trying to gauge care quality.

Deborah Nanyonga, a 35-year-old widow with seven children, is battling advanced cervical cancer and HIV. She relies on Rays ...

DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran highlighted Tamil Nadu's drive for women's education, contrasting it with North India's ...

India’s rising female enrolment in higher education masks a deeper economic failure. Despite earning degrees in record numbers, only about one-third of Indian women are considered employable, ...

Screenshot of a video that shows a Hindutva goon attacking the house of a Christian, Dec. 22, 2025. Credit: X/Voice of Indian Minorities On Christmas Day this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Department of Management at LSE. Post by Dr Sandra Portocarrero, Assistant Professor of Management at the Department of ...

India's unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) to adult women across 12 states represent one of the world's largest social-policy experiments, with payments ranging from 1,000 to 2,500 rupees ($12–30) ...

India’s prime minister is mad at an Englishman who died more than 150 years ago. In recent weeks, Narendra Modi has taken aim at Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-59), a scholar and statesman best known ...