Slower economic growth for third consecutive year; India’s growth expected to be marginally lower than 2023
Climate, developmental goals can push 47 emerging markets & developing economies to insolvency by 2028
MENA economies face stagnant growth & rising debt amidst regional conflict, World Bank warns
Trillions more need to be invested if SDGs are to be rescued: UN report
Starvation as geopolitical tool has travelled through time. Literature shows oppressors knew what they were doing
Early modern English literature is replete with tales of famine distress & even solutions, but doesn’t reflect on the ...
The Industrial Revolution began in Stuart Britain in the 1600s, a century before the traditional date: University of Cambridge
Britain’s service sector has been growing almost continuously for three hundred years, according to research
Study charts indirect economic losses due to climate change-induced supply disruptions, calls for collaboration
India is likely to be affected directly by high temperatures and indirectly due to close links with countries severely ...
WTO talks end with no consensus on agriculture support
Negotiations on fisheries “came close” to a deal but one or two or two matters could not be reached
India, South Africa block attempt to include ‘investment facilitation for development’ agreement at WTO meet
New issues should not be considered for ministerial mandates unless past decisions and unfulfilled mandates were acted upon, states ...
India’s richest 5% spent 8-10 times its poorest; agri household expenditure lower than rural avg for 1st time: NSSO
Household spending increased since 1999-2000; disadvantaged sections in rural, urban India spent lowest
Union Budget 2024-25: Allocations for health, education fail to meet targets under government policies
Health budget target was 2.5% of GDP by 2025, education target at 6%
Union Budget 2024-25: No respite for rural employment as MGNREGS allocation unchanged from 2023-24
Of the Rs 86,000 crore allotted under the interim budget, only Rs 54,000 crore will be available for utilisation ...
Union budget 2024-25: Has India abandoned measuring income poverty?
It is over 10 years since India estimated its poverty; for which poverty reduction did the Finance Minister then take credit ...
Union Budget 2024-25: Boost for renewable energy, emphasis on EV infrastructure
MoEFCC and MNRE see hike in budgetary allocation; 10 million houses to be brought under rooftop solar scheme
Here are some of the highlights of Budget 2024
From cervical cancer vaccination to ‘Lakhpati Didi’ to rooftop solarisation, here are some key takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech
Climate change, war disrupting global trade in 3 key sea lanes of Black Sea, Red Sea & Panama Canal: UNCTAD
UN body warns that prolonged interruptions, particularly in container shipping, poses a direct threat to global supply chains
People working fewer hours due to Long COVID, as sick days increase dramatically: ILO report
Accommodation & food services, transportation & storage among sectors that saw substantial drops in mean hours worked
Davos 2024: World will take over two centuries to end poverty, but just a decade to get its 1st trillionaire
Men globally possess $105 trillion more in wealth than women, says Oxfam report
ILO projects hike in global unemployment rate: 2 million more may seek jobs in 2024
Low labour force participation, rising geopolitical tensions, high interest rates in advanced economies may raise unemployment rate to 5.2%
Allocation for family welfare awareness fell 8% last year: PFI on why Budget 2024-25 should focus on adolescents
Investment to bridge digital gender gap & improve health literacy critical to unlock India’s true economic potential, says Population Foundation ...
Global economy’s weakest half-decade performance in 30 years likely by end of 2024, warns World Bank
Calls for $2.4 trillion increase in investment by developing countries for course correction
Poorest countries are in debt; spent record $443.5 bln in debt service payments
Interest payments by these countries quadrupled to all-time high of $23.6 billion in 2022
Over 69 million children live in poverty in 40 of the world’s richest countries: UNICEF
Migration, race and ethnicity drives inequalities in child poverty risks in these countries, researchers find
It is a global recession with economic growth among lowest in four decades
Inequalities, lack of uniform growth among countries making global economic recovery difficult, shows UN’s Trade and Development Report 2023
Women help bring positive outcomes in migration of small-scale fishers
Research explores how closely knit community, Vagaira, helps to develop bond, trust and encourage economic growth