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Haphazard appointment of judges is worsening High Court judicial delays

The number of pending cases has declined during 2017 by a slight margin in only three of 24 high courts

How a Dalit's struggles highlight India's failure to deal with caste issues

Before Swapnil's first day in college could end, on July 19, 2016, he was dead as a consequence of an alleged romantic relationship with a 15-year-old girl in school

Maharashtra: Most industrialised state is also home to most polluted rivers

With 49 of India's 302 polluted sites, the state recorded the highest number of river stretches where industrial effluents were dumped between 2008 and 2012

Disability makes justice even harder for victims of sexual abuse: Report

Women with physical disabilities may find it more difficult to escape violence

What ails India's battle against TB: Patients not completing treatment

While the number of TB cases fell from 2015 to 2016, the number of MDR TB cases increased by 13 per cent

Here's how Tamil Nadu's women leaders succeed with meagre funds, no salary

In Tamil Nadu, panchayat presidents-an elected full-time constitutional role-are not paid any salaries

Climate change may reduce farm output, raise India's famished: Report

For every 100 mm drop in average rainfall, farmer incomes fall 15% during the kharif season and 7% during rabi, the survey said

Farmer suicides decline 21% in 2016, government informs Parliament

Stressed and burdened by indebtedness, successive crop failures and low yields, 4,659 farmers ended their lives in 2015

26 cases across 11 states: How govts in India are violating forest rights

There were delays in approving the claims filed by the communities on the land where projects are proposed, the analysis shows

Despite improvement, most Indians still have no close access to clean water

Nearly 163.1 million people lack access to clean water close to their homes: WaterAid report

Women: The real losers in Northeast polls as representation declines

Barely 3 per cent, or six of 180 seats, across the three state assemblies (60 seats for each state) have gone to women-three each in Meghalaya and Tripura and none in Nagaland

Harvesting rain: How one Kerala district is solving its water problem

In Thrissur, 450,000 wells served the three-fourths of its three million population who were dependent on well water, which averages to four people per well

13 South Indian cities have toxic air; at least 26 more are unsafe: Study

The Centre's list includes three cities from Telangana, five from Andhra Pradesh, one from Tamil Nadu and four from Karnataka

Mudra Yojana: Loans to micro business down 5.8%; 3 of 4 beneficiaries women

As of January 26, 2018, 106 million loans had been sanctioned under the scheme, according to data on the Mudra portal

More women in southern states hold land than rest of India, reveals survey

Lakshadweep, Meghalaya have most women land holders in India; Punjab, West Bengal fewest

Why Bengaluru may be first Indian city to run out of drinking water by 2030

Nearly 85% of Bengaluru's surveyed water bodies had water that could only be used for irrigation and industrial cooling

In six-fold increase, 25 mn Indians to be exposed to severe floods by 2040

India has a national level protection policy but none at the regional or the city levels, unlike developed countries such as UK and Germany

Budget 2018: Govt putting focus on agri sector; big boost for infra

Agriculture credit has been increased by 10%-or Rs 1 trillion - Rs 11 trillion for 2018-19

Modicare to jai kisan: Health, rural focus of last budget before elections

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the launch of National Health Protection Scheme to insure the secondary and tertiary care expenses of 100 million poor families

Budget 2018: Why Arun Jaitley must focus on education, health, nutrition

While the target for household toilets in urban areas was revised downwards to 6.64 million last year, there is still a long way to go in ensuring even universal toilet access