The move narrows legal recognition and removes self-identification, leaving community members, shelter homes and healthcare providers in uncertainty ...

India's urban local bodies are underfunded and lack autonomy, but the wealthy are disengaging from reform and finding refuge ...

Private school fees are 10 times government school fees, and nearly four in ten secondary students pay for coaching on top ...

Every summer, millions of Indians in informal work lose incomes to extreme heat, as IndiaSpend reported in February 2026.

Reservation has increased women’s presence in local bodies, but representation remains significantly lower in Parliament and ...