Retail prices of Tur (Arhar) dal jumped from INR 110.5 per kg on average across the country at the beginning of the year to INR 135.7 per kg by July 31, 2023. Prices of this dal have risen faster than the overall food prices. Read more

Even as India is all set to overtake China in terms of total population, this is not likely to translate to a larger workforce for the country anytime soon Read more

Less than a third of houses in India were pucca houses having a separate kitchen, a toilet, a bathroom with some arrangement for disposing of household waste in 2020-21. Read more

After recording some improvement in recent years, the growth in female labour force participation rate in India now seems to be stagnating. Among the women who work, the share of those who are self-employed has been increasing in recent years, even as their average earnings, already low, have dwindled further. Read more

Several features of the Union Budget for FY 2023-24 are praiseworthy but with the clouds still hanging over the global economy, will the Finance Minister’s assumptions be put to test? Read more