Some 7.1 million people are now severely food insecure across Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria
Breeding benefits
Again, Centre puts on hold decision on bringing parity in MGNREGA, minimum wages
Budget 2017: corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore for railway safety
77% soil health cards yet to be issued
Finance Minster Arun Jaitley's claims on the scheme are exaggerated
Is there an election angle to leather industry boost?
Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, hubs of the leather industry are also up for election this month
आर्थिक सर्वे में मिले आम बजट के 5 संकेत
साल 2016-17 के आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण ने देश में रोजगारहीन विकास को एक प्रमुख चुनौती करार दिया है
Economic Survey pegs real GDP growth at 6.75-7.5 per cent for 2017-18
The survey said that India’s exports are recovering, buoyed by increased global economic activity
Five takeaways from Economic Survey 2016
One of the key findings from this analysis is increasing inequality in income in India
Economic Survey underlines effect of demonetisation, lowers growth forecast
Fiscal prudence by the Centre as well as the states is needed in order to maintain overall fiscal health ...
India's budget just declared
Prime Minister Narendra Modi declares major schemes in his post-demonetisation message on new year's eve
Not a promissory note
Demonetisation casts a long shadow over the rural economy
Demonetisation and rural economy: what experts have to say
As demonetisation completes 50 days, we bring to you expert comments on how the currency ban derailed the rural ...
Political turmoil in 2016 can be traced back to 2008 financial crisis
Here is a highlight of key political and economic developments across the globe in 2016 and a look at ...
Economic growth in least developed countries of Africa saw sharp decline since 2012
According to a new report, global poverty is increasingly concentrated within the group of 48 LDC countries
Brexit can put development at the heart of Africa-UK trade ties: British MP
According to the MP, the UK will seek every opportunity to minimise disruption in trading relationship
Can digital villages inspire transition to cashless economy?
The success of e-infrastructure in a village depends on the physical infrastructure and other socio-economic indicators
Globalisation and its discontents: Why there's a backlash and how it needs to change
The electoral victory of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote and the rise of an aggressive nationalism in Europe are ...
Most poor people in Asia-Pacific region live in rural areas
Countries in the region have not been able to address rural poverty despite economic growth, says an IFAD report
Golden thread of misery
What's forcing the weaver community of Varanasi to abandon their profession, end their lives?
Oil palm in India’s northeast: economy v ecology
India is promoting oil palm plantations in northeastern states, but this could have negative impacts on the region’s biodiversity
Why the BRICS coalition still matters
Despite financial crises and political differences among these five emerging economies, the BRICS coalition is here to stay. And ...
Africa’s economic progress requires investment in people: ECA
According to the ECA, Africa’s growth story is underpinned by increased investment in infrastructure, rapid urbanisation and rising aggregate ...
UN food agency predicts bumper wheat, rice harvests
The global rice production is also predicted to expand for the first time in three years, mainly due to ...
Africa development challenges are heavily under-researched
African leaders call for "critical interrogation" of the current challenges that the continent is facing