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Saturday, March 21, 2026
TopicFemale labour force participation rate

Topic: female labour force participation rate

India’s female labour force participation rate has been rising, and it’s not because of unpaid work

A new working paper by Economic Advisory Council to the PM shows factors like advancing age, marriage and having children affect working women much more than men.

UN labour body ILO’s employment report on India is full of praise for govt data. Here’s what it says

However, the International Labour Organization flags an unemployment crisis in India. Report an analysis of employment scenarios from 2000 to 2022, relies heavily on govt surveys.

More Indian women are joining workforce but gender employment gap is still high, shows new report  

Latest Moody’s Analytics report shows India, Philippines have shown highest decline in gender employment gap since 2019. But the disparity for India is still 4 times that of US, EU.   

Delhi women earn 40% more than those in Mumbai, Kolkata. But very few are working

Delhi-NCR is regarded as 'a city of opportunities' but it's no beacon of socio-economic progress. It has the second-lowest FLPR in India after Bihar.

On Camera

Iran and Israel weren’t always enemies. In fact, they were allies

Israel even helped source American defence equipment for Iran, who learnt from Tel Aviv about drones against Soviet air defences in Syria.

Telangana’s Rs 3.24 lakh crore budget bets on rural push, welfare and infra ahead of GHMC polls

With eye on rural votebank, Telangana budget raises allocations for farmers, power & welfare schemes, while introducing new initiatives and relying on borrowings to fund growth.

Tracked: How a sailor’s 35-minute workout on deck gave away exact location of French aircraft carrier

A fitness run logged on a Strava‑linked watch by a French sailor has revealed the movement of nuclear‑powered Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.