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11 February 2023
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- How does labour force participation vary across Indian states?20 September 2024
- A summer of discontent for India’s soybean farmers13 September 2024
- Women & Work - what we’ve been tracking through July 202431 July 2024
- How much do India’s factory workers earn on average?11 July 2024
- Women & Work - all that we’ve been tracking through June 202428 June 2024
- Women & Work - what we’ve been reading through May 202431 May 2024
- A decade of the POSH Act: What the data tells us about how India Inc. has fared15 May 2024
- How India moves: Understanding patterns of migration within the country6 May 2024
- Women & Work - all that we’ve been reading in April 202430 April 2024
- How labour force participation rates in India vary across age groups8 April 2024
- “Is this the place where we sign up for jobs?”4 April 2024
- Women & Work - All the important updates from March 202429 March 2024
- Daily status, weekly status, usual status: Why labour force participation rates vary by reference period27 March 2024
- Female sterilisation in India: Prevalence, informed choice and regret4 March 2024
- Women & Work - All the important updates from February 202429 February 2024
- India’s agricultural goods trade, 2013-202219 February 2024
- Women & Work - all you need to know from January 202431 January 2024
- Trends in youth employment in India: 2017-18 to 2022-2324 January 2024
- Our special reading and watching list for the year-end weekend28 December 2023
- Women & Work - what caught our eye in December 202326 December 2023
- Illusory or real? Unpacking the recent increase in women’s labour force participation in India15 December 2023
- Women & Work - all you need to know from November 202330 November 2023
- Assembly Elections 2023: Access to basic housing infrastructure in the five states22 November 2023
- Assembly Elections 2023: Unravelling patterns of labour force participation in the five states15 November 2023
- Women & Work - what caught our eye in October 202331 October 2023
- Women & Work - what we’ve been reading in September 202329 September 2023
- Does the size of an organisation have any link to the share of women it employs?27 September 2023
- Women & Work - What caught our attention in August 202331 August 2023
- Tur-nomics: Prices of India’s favourite dal heat up7 August 2023
- Women & Work - All the essential updates from July 202331 July 2023
- The Elephant is set to overtake the Dragon, or is it?16 June 2023
- How many Indians live in a pucca house with basic amenities?9 June 2023
- How much do Indian households spend on healthcare every month?31 May 2023
- Women & Work - All the essential updates from May 202331 May 2023
- How many Indian households use clean fuel for cooking?10 May 2023
- Women & Work - what we’ve been reading in Apr 202328 April 2023
- What is the primary source of drinking water for Indian households?24 April 2023
- Why do Indian households borrow money?31 March 2023
- Women & Work - what caught our eye in March 202331 March 2023
- Decoding women’s labour force participation in 2021-22: What the Periodic Labour Force Survey shows20 March 2023
- Ashoka Podcast| International Women's Day| Today's Voices7 March 2023
- Where do Indian households borrow money from?28 February 2023
- Women & Work - what caught our eye in February 202328 February 2023
- Union Budget 2023-24: A focus on growth, based on some bold assumptions13 February 2023
- How many women work in India’s factories?6 February 2023
- Introducing ‘Women & Work’ from CEDA31 January 2023
- What data told us about India in 202228 December 2022
- CEDA CMIE Bulletin Booklet27 December 2022
- The challenge of measuring and addressing hunger and malnutrition in India11 November 2022
- The burgeoning share of under-trial prisoners in India’s jails27 September 2022
- The worrying patterns of tobacco consumption in India13 September 2022
- GenderStats 13: Women’s representation in India’s police force25 August 2022
- How affordable is an institutional delivery in India?29 July 2022
- Decoding menstrual hygiene in India4 July 2022
- Daily Food Price Index by CEDA23 May 2022
- CEDA-CMIE Bulletin no. 10: More farmers and fewer wage labourers7 April 2022
- GenderStats 12: More women participate in household decisions25 March 2022
- Shifts in women's (and men's) work over two decades.11 March 2022
- Rural Sanitation: NFHS vs other surveys7 March 2022
- CEDA-CMIE: In 5 years, youth employment reduces by 30 percent28 February 2022
- GenderStats 11: How Many Men Participate in Household Chores?25 February 2022
- GenderStats 10: How do Women’s Wages Compare with that of Men?18 February 2022
- A Budget for Post-pandemic Growth?11 February 2022
- The job crisis is real31 January 2022
- GenderStats 9: Life Expectancy28 January 2022
- Picture This: Inflation Expectations and Reality21 January 2022
- CEDA-CMIE: India’s shrinking female workforce14 January 2022
- GenderStats 8: Women leave the workforce13 January 2022
- GenderStats 6: Underage Marriage – 230 December 2021
- GenderStats 7: Underage Marriage – 330 December 2021
- GenderStats 7: Underage Marriage – 330 December 2021
- ASER 2021: The Pandemic Widens the Gap20 December 2021
- GenderStats 4 – C-Section Deliveries13 December 2021
- Here is what NFHS-5 tells us about India3 December 2021
- Picture This: If Indian States Were Countries – Suicide Mortality19 November 2021
- Understand Global Hunger Index18 November 2021
- GenderStats 3: Institutional Births12 November 2021
- ‘Inflation Targeting’ and Inflation Control11 November 2021
- True Impact of Lockdown on Employment10 November 2021
- True Impact of Lockdown on Employment9 November 2021
- Picture This: If Indian States Were Countries – Fertility Rate28 October 2021
- AIDIS 2019: Assets and liabilities of Indian households22 October 2021
- GenderStats 2: The Literacy Gap22 October 2021
- Picture This: If Indian States Were Countries – Female LFPR14 October 2021
- Viewing Caste Inequality Upside Down8 October 2021
- GenderStats 1: Maternal Mortality Ratio7 October 2021
- Picture This: If Indian States Were Countries – Life Expectancy1 October 2021
- CEDA-CMIE: How Covid affected employment in India24 September 2021
- If Indian States Were Countries – 117 September 2021
- MGNREGA: The Rescue Act in Need of Assistance10 September 2021
- How badly has Covid affected Indian schools?2 September 2021
- Covid-19 and Policy: How Nations Responded to the Challenge27 August 2021
- Periodic Labour Force Survey 2019-20: What does it tell us?12 August 2021
- CEDA-CMIE Bulletin: How households intend to save – Part 26 August 2021
- Infant Mortality Rate5 August 2021
- Misplaced concerns for population growth22 July 2021
- Fatality vs Cases: Deaths of apathy15 July 2021
- Will India face a third wave of Covid-19?12 July 2021
- Air pollution affecting Covid fatality in India?9 July 2021
- Can India emulate China and eradicate malaria?1 July 2021
- Gold, real-estate or business: How do households intend to save?1 July 2021
- Does India have an inequality problem? Is growth vs inequality the right debate? Maitreesh Ghatak explains in this data narrative29 June 2021
- HDI: How States Fare in Human Development15 June 2021
- Covid-19: Economic activity hits a snag7 June 2021
- The Long Cable1 June 2021
- EPFO: Data shows the Covid pandemic hurt younger workforce more31 May 2021
- Covid-19: How vulnerable are Indian states?28 May 2021
- Picture This: India’s unemployment rate in 2020 highest since 199127 May 2021
- India's IIP was falling even before the onset of Covid-19. The decline was further exacerbated by the pandemic. Read to find out more.24 May 2021
- Even in 2017, India knew about the need for more government expenditure on healthcare but a failure to do so led to the perfect storm when coronavirus struck. Read this data narrative for more13 May 2021
- Are Marathas a backward or a dominant caste group? What does data reveal? Ashwini Deshpande and Rajesh Ramachandran analyze in this data narrative7 May 2021
- Despite India's 'Make in India' push, manufacturing now employs nearly half the number of people than it did five years ago. Read the CEDA-CMIE Bulletin to find out6 May 2021
- In the middle of a raging second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, India's vaccination effort has been criticised for being slow. Where has it gone wrong? This data narrative tries to find out27 April 2021
- CEDA Coronavirus Policy Brief: Still As Relevant21 April 2021
- WPI Inflation: A Jump Fueled by Low Base19 April 2021
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By Kanika Datta
17 September 2024
Data dive: Can India overcome the cycle of sexual violence?
By Manju Paul
9 September 2024
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By Priyamvada C & Devina Sengupta
20 August 2024
More Women Than Ever in India Inc, But They Hold Less Than a Fifth of Leadership Positions: New Study
By Shubhangi Derhgawen
19 August 2024
The Contractualisation of Workforce in India’s Factories Continues
By Kulvinder Singh
19 July 2024
Does reserving jobs for locals make sense?
By Finshots
19 July 2024
Costlier tomato a spot of bother for Das & Co once again, retails up to Rs 100/kg
By ET Online
8 July 2024
Tomato prices rise sharply, retails at Rs 90 per kg in Delhi-NCR: Report
By Sonu Vivek
8 July 2024
Decade Of The POSH Law: Analysis Of Reporting Trends And Low Compliance
By Vikrant Rana, Anuradha Gandhi & Isha Sharma
11 June 2024