Households

Worrying: Household debt is up more than 10 times in cities in the last decade

In 2012 22% of urban households were indebted and the average debt per family was Rs 84,625, up from Rs 11,771 in 2002, while in rural areas, 31% of households were indebted compared to 27% in 2002 with average debt rising to Rs 32,522 in 2012 from Rs 7,539 in 2002.<br />

Ramesh lauds Munde's decision on priority to sanitation in all households

The Congress leader, who passionately pushed the issue of sanitation during his stint in the rural development ministry in the UPA government, also termed as "encouraging" Munde's remarks on MNREGA and implementation of Land Acquisition Act.

Over 50 years, a household uses water worth 54 Olympics swimming pools

Researchers say that while people are conscious of conserving water, they do not factor in the huge amount of water used in the production of goods and services consumed by them.