-The Indian Express Census 2011 data shows a 98% increase in Tamil Nadu’s migrant population, 77% in Kerala’s; 69% of migrants are women . MIGRATION patterns in India are increasingly reflecting the economic divide in the country, with more migrants over the last decade heading to the southern states, which have grown at a faster clip during this period. According to Census data released on Thursday, southern states, especially Tamil Nadu and Kerala,...

-The Hindu Business Line SHGs pave the road to financial independence in UP villages Three years ago, Simrikha Devi’s eightyear-old son made an unusual request. He asked for hundred rupees to buy biscuits,knowing well that his mother, a daily wager, would have to scrounge for the money. Although she was taken aback, Simrikha gave him the money. Her curiosity grew further when he returned with a bag of biscuit packets and began hawking...

-Livemint.com Middle India is largely rural and uneducated, shows the ‘Household Survey on India’s Citizen Environment & Consumer Economy’ New Delhi: India’s richest quintile accounts for 45% of aggregate household disposable income while the poorest quintile earns barely 7% of the aggregate income pie, according to the latest data from a nationally representative survey conducted this year. The Household Survey on India’s Citizen Environment & Consumer Economy (ICE 360° survey), covering 61,000 households,...

-Livemint.com 98% of the top percentile own either a car or a two-wheeler, shows a PRICE survey on India’s consumer economy The average monthly household income of the richest 1% of Indians is Rs.66,627 and that of the richest 10% is Rs.35,605, according to the latest data from a nationally representative survey, the Household Survey on India’s Citizen Environment & Consumer Economy (ICE 360° survey) conducted in 2016. Given that these income estimates...

The National Foundation for India invites application for its National Media Awards Programme, 2017. The award is intended for young, mid-career journalists and will allow them to publish and research articles / photo-essays on issues of national concern, which though important, do not receive adequate media attention. The award supports the pursuit of in-depth, creative field research on these concerns and writing about them with adequate evidence. Under the programme, ten...