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A dangerous habit, man with oxygen tank and the story of India's toxic air

In this, the third part, we bring you the story of a nation's toxic air, a dangerous habit and a man being slowly claimed by a disease killing more Indians than ever before

3.5 years after note ban, thousands of labourers in Pune still out of jobs

Pune city is host to more than 200,000 construction workers

States with gender equality are doing better on new employment index

Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh lead Indian states on the quality and quantity of jobs they provide to their people

Child trafficking widespread across India, West Bengal worst affected

Three in five - or 9,034 of 15,379 - persons trafficked in 2016 were children (below 18 years), the data from the NCRB show. Of these, 4,911 (54%) were girls and the rest were boys

India stays lower-middle-income nation while Sri Lanka gets richer: Report

Maldives ($9,310 or Rs 6,36,432) and Sri Lanka ($4,060 or Rs 2,77,542) are the only two countries in South Asia in the upper-middle-income group

Tobacco gives 'smoking capital' J&K its highest tax revenue, and a crisis

J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana report COPD figures equal or greater than 4,750 per 100,000 population

Growing wheat in north-west, rice in eastern states can reduce water crisis

While 42% of India's land area is currently facing a drought, 88.11% of Punjab's districts and 76.02% of Haryana's are drought-resilient, according to a 2018 study published in Journal of Hydrology

Highest urban unemployment, but more formal jobs in the last 13 yrs: Report

Jobs for those with social security benefits, the most important measurement of such employment, rose during the last 13 years

After 128 encephalitis deaths, Bihar's poorest prefer health to jobs, roads

Investment in public health was preferred to job creation programmes and road building by 73% and 79% of respondents, respectively

Depleting water, flawed designs relegate 88.6% of Karnataka under drought

In the last five years, the centre has cut 64% of the funds to Karnataka under the National Rural Drinking Water Project

Assam's world-famous tea gardens are deadly for pregnant women

Researchers who investigated 150 maternal deaths discovered that 69 per cent of all deaths were among the tea garden community

More people die of diabetes, suicides in India than terrorism: Report

In 2017, terrorism claimed the lives of 766 Indians, or 0.007% of all deaths, while health reasons claimed 6.6 million Indians, or 90% of all deaths

On child wellbeing index, India only ahead of Pakistan among neighbours

India also improved its rank from 116 of 172 countries in 2018 to 113 of 176 countries this year.

Dalits fight against all odds for promised lands across India

In 2014, Bihar--where almost 90% of dalit farmers are farm labourers--became the first state to recognise that lack of possession was a problem that needed state intervention

Staff shortages, fund crunch: What imperils India's healthcare delivery

New challenges posed by non-communicable diseases are posing an additional burden on the healthcare delivery system

Despite free treatment, 25% Indian TB patients had to sell assets to pay

Out-of-pocket (OOP) health expenses drove 55 million Indians--more than the population of South Korea, Spain or Kenya--into poverty in 2011-12

Chasing govt jobs, desperate youth flock coaching hubs year after year

The average number of years spent preparing for competitive exams as reported in this survey is 3 years and 3 months

Does media influence voting behaviour? This research offers some insights

Increasing access to political information through the mass media may enable citizens to monitor incumbents' behaviour, and use this information in voting decisions

Gorakhpur: BJP tries to regain its stronghold, with help of some star power

East UP remains an impoverished region where development, employment and caste remain the crucial deciding factors

Many schemes must end, be reviewed to fund NYAY, says MIT Economist

In an interview with IndiaSpend, MIT Economist Banerjee spoke about the the financial viability of NYAY