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    four adults--three males and a female--observing a class in session--teachers in india
    Education
    November 21, 2025
    A closer look at India’s expanding teaching workforce
    Here is what six charts reveal about the spread and shortages in India’s 10 million teachers.
    by Vijay Jadhav, IndiaSpend | 3 min read
    The image shows a crowd of people at a railway station platform. A train has stopped at the platform and people are getting on the train while others are de-boarding. Some of the movements are blurred. There are several small shops on the platform that are closed and people are going up and down the staircase in the background._Inequality
    Inequality
    September 2, 2025
    Inequality metrics don’t capture India’s reality
    Lack of data, gaps in surveys, and analyses that leave out both the wealthy and the most vulnerable distort the level of inequality in India.
    by Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend | 5 min read
    a doctor checking a woman's pulse_anaemia in India
    Health & Well-being
    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.
    by Charu Bahri, IndiaSpend | 9 min read
    A close up shot of Gandhi's face on Indian currency_union budget 2025
    Advocacy & Government
    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.
    by Avani Kapur, Sharad Pandey, IndiaSpend | 6 min read
    A range of plastic waste found in water bocies_Microplastics
    Environment
    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.
    by GBSNP Varma, IndiaSpend | 6 min read
    Houses flooded in kota_climate action
    Climate Emergency
    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.
    by Sushmita, IndiaSpend | 12 min read
    two men wrking in a brick klin_bonded labour
    Social Justice
    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.
    by Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend | 12 min read
    A barber and his client sit in front of the barber shop_poverty estimates in India
    Inequality
    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.
    by IndiaSpend, Nushaiba Iqbal | 6 min read
    lawyers and others inside the supreme court of india--judiciary
    Social Justice
    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.
    by IndiaSpend, Shreehari Paliath, Nileena Suresh | 8 min read
    women in sarees counting money-budget 2023
    Advocacy & Government
    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.
    by Sharad Pandey, Avani Kapur, IndiaSpend, Ritwik Shukla | 6 min read
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