It indicates the share of the population that is either economically active or unemployed whilst actively seeking work. The labour force is assessed by the usual status, calculated by combining the ...

EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are ...

The Human Development Report 2025 shows India has moved up three rungs on the human development index (HDI) rankings to 130th position in 2023. This is a poor consolation as India’s ranking has moved ...

As per Article 82 of the Constitution—as amended in 2003—after the first census taken after 2026 has been published, the boundaries for parliamentary constituencies shall be redrawn by the ...

Understanding the potential harm in the growing alienation between Kerala Christians and their Hindu neighbours, Hanxleden—popularly known as Arnos Pathiri—proposed cultural integration as a means to ...

EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are ...

This question struck us during a recent visit to Agartala, the capital of Tripura in North East India. Once the epicentre of the Manikya dynasty, Agartala is a city steeped in rich historical ...

Scholars have contended that women’s unpaid labour remains unexplained and unrecognised in economic surveys and national income accounts (Hirway 2015). Extensive research illustrates that women ...