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All you need to know about Universal Basic Income
Here’s a lowdown on what the basic income scheme is and what it entails
Did WTO MC 11 achieve anything?
Members failed to remove WTO constraints on countries’ ability to feed their hungry population and improve farmers’ livelihoods
Analysis of Union Budget since 1947
As countdown to the Union Budget has already begun, Down To Earth looks back at the history of budget ...
Not a promissory note
Demonetisation casts a long shadow over the rural economy
The march of isolationism
Is Donald Trump's victory a win for anti-free-market forces? Is it the death knell for capitalism and globalisation?
Fisheries: an answer to food security and nutrition
For several countries fish exports are essential to national economies, FAO experts say
Why this abandoned village is a threat to Uttarakhand
People are abandoning their villages despite high economic growth, leaving behind few, who find it difficult to continue farming ...
Trans Pacific squeeze
The Trans Pacific Partnership is a mega trade deal that closes the doors for India's trade options
Crafted tales
Startups are connecting artisans to the urban consumer by providing them an online market to showcase their craft
Whose budget is it, Mr Jaitley?
Being the first full year budget of the National Democratic Alliance government, there was expectation that the finance minister's ...
Dangers ahead at WTO
The trade facilitation agreement paves the way for fresh pressures on developing countries such as tariff cuts on ...
Assam bank is changing lives, making entrepreneurs of illiterate women
The cooperative bank has been helping marginalised women save and become financially independent
Banking on a flimsy promise
The government is clueless about incentives it has promised under its Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana to bring every ...
Budget can't bring change
The finance minister pleased the growth brigade with three letters "PPP" but failed to bring change where ...
Environment Day: Green agenda for new government
Get the focus on environment and health, Mr Prime Minister
Heading towards a cliff
As India elects new government, the 12th Five Year Plan may no longer be pro-poor
Nothing to bank on
The government’s much-hyped Direct Benefit Transfer programme has hit a roadblock. Banks have failed to meet the huge demand ...
Desperately seeking skills & jobs
India has a youth bulge in its population, accounting for the largest number of young working age people ...
Young and jobless
Across the globe, unemployment is growing three times faster among youngsters than among those above 24 years of age