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Articles by IndiaSpend
April 17, 2025
Why is anaemia on the rise in India?
India's anaemia crisis is being exacerbated by a lack of awareness, poor nutrition, and high levels of air pollution.
February 4, 2025
Budget 2025: Understanding social sector spending
While the union government's total expenditure has risen by 7 percent in 2025, the allocation for the social sector has not grown proportionally.
December 10, 2024
Why India should be concerned about microplastics
Microplastics are an invisible pollutant, affecting everything from ocean life to human health. Here’s why India should be taking this issue seriously.
July 16, 2024
What’s missing from India’s climate action plans?
Despite multiple crises, India's climate policies fail to include vulnerable communities most affected by climate change. This needs to change.
October 24, 2023
Why does India still have a bonded labour problem?
A reluctance by the state to acknowledge the problem and lack of access to rehabilitation will lead to India missing its goal to abolish bonded labour by 2030.
June 2, 2023
Do we know how many people in India live in poverty?
India’s poverty estimates are outdated. In the absence of accurate data, social security schemes cannot be expected to reach their intended targets.
May 5, 2023
How diverse is India’s justice system?
Despite an uptick in the recruitment of women and people from SC and ST communities, the India Justice Report 2022 finds that the pace of inclusion in the justice system is glacial.
February 3, 2023
Budget 2023: Capital expenditure grows at the cost of social welfare
Social sector spending falls below 20 percent for the first time since 2009 while capital expenditure increases for the third consecutive year.
January 20, 2023
Why is the quality of India’s free legal aid so poor?
India spends only INR 0.78 per capita on legal aid, which is one of the lowest in the world. Here's how it impacts lawyers providing free legal services.
September 22, 2022
Persons with disability: Undercounted and underserved
The National Family Health Survey's narrow view of disability undercounts the disabled in India and restricts their access to social welfare.
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