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Affordability = inclusive growth = sustainability

Affordability = inclusive growth = sustainability

10 Nov 2026

4 min read

A ‘Pyre’ of abandoned dreams

A ‘Pyre’ of abandoned dreams

Chaitanya Chandan

07 Nov 2026

5 min read

India rises five places to 45th in green transition ranking as emissions fall despite economic growth

India rises five places to 45th in green transition ranking as emissions fall despite economic growth

06 Nov 2026

3 min read

Poverty in a numerical soup

Poverty in a numerical soup

Richard Mahapatra

06 Nov 2026

3 min read

Poverty cannot be measured away when hardship remains visible on every street.

Poverty in India: Word Bank’s claims of dramatic decline misleading

Santosh Mehrotra

06 Nov 2026

4 min read

South Asia’s vanishing demographic dividend: Working-age population share to peak within a decade as the region ages rapidly

South Asia’s vanishing demographic dividend: Working-age population share to peak within a decade as the region ages rapidly

03 Nov 2026

3 min read

In 2025, there were 1.2 billion multidimensionally poor people in the world

Overarching development deficit: Poverty is declining, but not fast enough

Richard Mahapatra

30 Oct 2026

3 min read

Second act: Abandoned coal mines can support new livelihoods

Second act: Abandoned coal mines can support new livelihoods

29 Oct 2026

2 min read

Income, not geography, drives global health coverage gaps: Study

Income, not geography, drives global health coverage gaps: Study

28 Oct 2026

3 min read

UNDP stresses that security and development are inseparable

UNDP urges development-led security to counter growing crises across Asia-Pacific

26 Oct 2026

3 min read

Zimbabwe wants digital payments to build trust in its newest currency. Why technology alone won’t be enough to save the ZiG

Zimbabwe wants digital payments to build trust in its newest currency. Why technology alone won’t be enough to save the ZiG

Jonathan Munemo

26 Oct 2026

6 min read

An unconditional basic income of nearly £2 a day improved food security and living standards while supporting forest conservation among Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon.

How £2 a day is helping Indigenous communities protect Peru’s Amazon rainforest

Himanshu Nitnaware

21 Oct 2026

5 min read

News

A ‘Pyre’ of abandoned dreams

A ‘Pyre’ of abandoned dreams

Chaitanya Chandan

07 Nov 2026

5 min read

India rises five places to 45th in green transition ranking as emissions fall despite economic growth

India rises five places to 45th in green transition ranking as emissions fall despite economic growth

06 Nov 2026

3 min read

Poverty in a numerical soup

Poverty in a numerical soup

Richard Mahapatra

06 Nov 2026

3 min read

South Asia’s vanishing demographic dividend: Working-age population share to peak within a decade as the region ages rapidly

South Asia’s vanishing demographic dividend: Working-age population share to peak within a decade as the region ages rapidly

03 Nov 2026

3 min read

Income, not geography, drives global health coverage gaps: Study

Income, not geography, drives global health coverage gaps: Study

28 Oct 2026

3 min read

UNDP stresses that security and development are inseparable

UNDP urges development-led security to counter growing crises across Asia-Pacific

26 Oct 2026

3 min read

Interviews

‘Trump’s tariffs mark weaponisation of trade, threaten globalisation’

‘Trump’s tariffs mark weaponisation of trade, threaten globalisation’

09 Apr 2025

4 min read

'Half of India without significant wealth'

'Half of India without significant wealth'

Richard Mahapatra

07 Dec 2021

2 min read

A locked-up house in the village of Baluni, Uttarakhand. Photo: Srikant Chaudhary

45% of migrants will stay back in Uttarakhand, says CM Rawat

26 Aug 2020

4 min read

‘Repressive governments use financial crises, global pandemics to change societal norms’

‘Repressive governments use financial crises, global pandemics to change societal norms’

13 Jul 2020

3 min read

COVID-19 labour laws dilution: ‘Neo-liberal character has eroded welfare state’

COVID-19 labour laws dilution: ‘Neo-liberal character has eroded welfare state’

12 May 2020

7 min read

‘Signing RCEP will mean no duties on solar products’

‘Signing RCEP will mean no duties on solar products’

04 Nov 2019

2 min read

Poor no longer moving to higher income bracket: Pronab Sen

Poor no longer moving to higher income bracket: Pronab Sen

31 Oct 2019

4 min read

'Oxfam’s used clothing trade in Africa opened employment, cut waste'

'Oxfam’s used clothing trade in Africa opened employment, cut waste'

29 May 2019

4 min read

Blog (Economy)

Poverty cannot be measured away when hardship remains visible on every street.

Poverty in India: Word Bank’s claims of dramatic decline misleading

Santosh Mehrotra

06 Nov 2026

4 min read

In 2025, there were 1.2 billion multidimensionally poor people in the world

Overarching development deficit: Poverty is declining, but not fast enough

Richard Mahapatra

30 Oct 2026

3 min read

Second act: Abandoned coal mines can support new livelihoods

Second act: Abandoned coal mines can support new livelihoods

29 Oct 2026

2 min read

Zimbabwe wants digital payments to build trust in its newest currency. Why technology alone won’t be enough to save the ZiG

Zimbabwe wants digital payments to build trust in its newest currency. Why technology alone won’t be enough to save the ZiG

Jonathan Munemo

26 Oct 2026

6 min read

Videos (Economy)

Fertiliser fallout: A war & its impacts on what we produce & eat

Fertiliser fallout: A war & its impacts on what we produce & eat

08 May 2026

1 min read

Carbon Politics: Green industrialisation for the Global South

Carbon Politics: Green industrialisation for the Global South

28 Apr 2026

1 min read

Noida workers’ protest: The global cost of living crisis comes home

Noida workers’ protest: The global cost of living crisis comes home

17 Apr 2026

1 min read

Economic Survey 2025–26 explained: Why India must grow and absorb global shocks

Economic Survey 2025–26 explained: Why India must grow and absorb global shocks

30 Jan 2026

1 min read

Books (Economy)

Book Excerpt: How 7 islands that were part of a dowry became India’s leading economic centre

Book Excerpt: How 7 islands that were part of a dowry became India’s leading economic centre

Lakshmi Subramanian

25 Jan 2025

4 min read

Book excerpt: How the Suez canal was built

Book excerpt: How the Suez canal was built

04 Aug 2023

6 min read

Evolution of work

Evolution of work

29 Nov -1

4 min read

Yes, she can

Yes, she can

29 Nov -1

4 min read

Explore More (Economy)

Affordability = inclusive growth = sustainability

Affordability = inclusive growth = sustainability

10 Nov 2026

4 min read

Can Warangal’s GI-tagged Dhurries escape the march of mechanisation?

Can Warangal’s GI-tagged Dhurries escape the march of mechanisation?

Vikas Choudhary

03 Sep 2026

1 min read

Demand for ice climbs across Delhi-NCR

Demand for ice climbs across Delhi-NCR amid scorching heat

Vikas Choudhary

15 Jun 2026

2 min read

Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General

Think beyond GDP

09 May 2026

1 min read