25 April 2022
Issues that matter
Around 900 million Indians in the working age group don’t work: Millions of Indians exiting labour force no longer looking for jobs; Now, more than half of the 900 million Indians of legal working age — roughly the population of the US and Russia combined — don't want a job, according to the CMIE
At $76.6 bn, India's military spending third highest in world: India's military expenditure increased to USD 76.6 billion in 2021, marking a 1% per cent hike over the 2020 figures
Over 50% cost escalation of railway freight corridors: The Indian Railways will soon seek the Union Cabinet’s approval to revise the cost estimate of its ambitious eastern and western dedicated freight corridors (DFCs).; These projects have seen a combined 54 per cent escalation in cost
Lack of pollution data: Industry emissions data incomplete, inaccessible on Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh websites as per the Central Pollution Control Boards