India, June 8 -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands have recorded India's lowest total fertility rate in NFHS-6, at 0.9. The Union Territory's fertility rate is less than half the replacement rate of 2.1, i... Read More
India, June 2 -- Farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand say gaushalas have reduced some crop damage from abandoned cattle, but have not solved the wider problem. Nilgai and wild boar continue to raid... Read More
India, June 1 -- Farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region say repeated crop raids by nilgai, wild boar and stray cattle are making agriculture unviable. Many farmers now spend nights in makeshi... Read More
India, April 24 -- Most crops are being sold at prices lower than the minimum support price (MSP) fixed for the Rabi season 2026, making it difficult for farmers to recover their costs. The latest we... Read More
India, April 24 -- The Nari Shakti Vandan Act, which provides 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, came into effect nationwide on April 16, 2026. Although the law w... Read More
India, April 17 -- The agitation by farmers and tribals affected by the Ken-Betwa river linking project has been postponed following assurances from the administration on April 16, 2026. The protester... Read More
India, April 16 -- When British anthropologist Verrier Elwin asked a Gond tribe member about his thoughts on life and death, the man described heaven as "miles and miles of forest without any forest g... Read More
India, April 9 -- Could a dead goat poisoned to kill free-ranging dogs have been the cause of death for 25 vultures in Semaria village of Bahadurnagar gram panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri... Read More
India, April 8 -- There have been gross irregularities in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Odisha, according to the recently released audit... Read More
India, April 8 -- An audit by India's CAG reveals that 54% of Odisha's Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, about 160,000 people, have been left out of key welfare schemes. Despite OPELIP's mandate... Read More