#social-development
India's tryst with public libraries
India is starved of good, accessible public libraries. There are officially 46,746 public libraries across states and UTs. The number may sound impressive. But spread across a country of 1.4 bn with numerous languages - and with the condition of most of them,…
Odisha and West Bengal’s contrasting growth paths
Odisha has made rapid strides in growth and fiscal health, but lagged in social development. Bengal fares better in human development, but needs to reignite growth and industry