World Bank sets up commission on poverty
Commission to present its report by April 2016
Imbalance of footprints
Resource-rich countries remain poor, and they spend most of their income on food. Developed countries conitnue to increase their appetite
Breaching the threshold
How do we sustain our consumption patterns? And how can we feed the 1.2 billion living in poverty?
How to plant trees for development
There is no economic value seen in forests, but there is value seen in the development project for which forestland is required
Act locally, benefit globally
This is a real life story of the world’s three wicked problems, one opportunity and a new way to confront global challenges
World risks spending $250 billion on simply monitoring UN development goals: report
The number should be reduced from the current 169 targets
Emergency call
Nearly 140,000 people in India died in road accidents in 2013, more than the death toll from many communicable diseases. But the country does …
Flat in 20 days
Global climatic anomalies allied with local weather conditions produced the most freakish hailstorms in central and north India in February …
Last ditch attempt
UPA gives sops under MGNREGS to attract rural voters ahead of elections
India’s twin environmental challenges
Prices rise, not hunger
People prefer to eat less nutritious food than go hungry, says FAO