kiran matkar65% Indian Women Literate, 5% Have Sole Control Over Choosing Their HusbandHow much control do Indian women have over different aspects of their lives? Not much, according to the Indian Human Development Survey…Feb 13, 2017Feb 13, 2017
kiran matkarLed By Wealthy Urban Women, Caesarean Sections Rise In IndiaOver 21 years to 2014, the richest quintile–top 20% of the population by income–undergoing caesarean section deliveries in India has gone…Feb 10, 2017Feb 10, 2017
kiran matkar5 Days To Polls, More Support For BJP, But 40% Of Uttar Pradesh Voters UndecidedElections for the Uttar Pradesh state assembly, India’s largest state with more voters–138 million–than the population of the north…Feb 6, 2017Feb 6, 2017
kiran matkarFree Petrol To Free Wifi: Big Promises In Little GoaThe Congress has promised students five litres of free petrol per month (if they hold a valid driver’s license), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)…Feb 4, 2017Feb 4, 2017
kiran matkar#Budget2017: Political Funding Reform Starts, Income Tax Halved, Rural Allocation Up 24%Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented a budget that appeared to be a salve for the tribulations of demonetisation: He hiked outlays for…Feb 1, 2017Feb 1, 2017
kiran matkar#Notebandi Will Cut GDP Growth By 0.25%-0.5%: Economic SurveyIn its first admission, the government has accepted that the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, announced by Prime Minister…Feb 1, 2017Feb 1, 2017
kiran matkarIndian Women Most Prone To Death By FireIndian women aged between 15 and 50 are most prone to fire-related deaths compared to women in any other country–18 times more than…Jan 28, 2017Jan 28, 2017
kiran matkarWhy India’s Canals Could Help Fast-Forward Its Solar-Energy PlansMehsana (Gujarat): As far as the eye can see, line after line of solar panels stretch out in the midday sun beating down on the village of…Jan 28, 2017Jan 28, 2017
kiran matkar#Notebandi Frontlines: Small Stores Struggle To Survive, But Many Support ModiMumbai: At noon, cars sped along the Bhiwandi-Wada road in Thane district, north of India’s commercial capital, past ‘Shree Swami Samarth’…Jan 16, 2017Jan 16, 2017
kiran matkarNE Monsoon Worst In 140 Years, 144 Farmers Dead, Tamil Nadu Declares DroughtThe Tamil Nadu government declared a drought on January 10, 2017, after 144 farmers ended their lives (according to media reports here and…Jan 11, 2017Jan 11, 2017