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Needed: a new yardstick

Gross National Product may be an inadequate measure of economic activity when environmental damage occurs

Provocative old hat

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For whom the bell tolls

The weak wings

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The art behind development

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Will the National Alliance of People's Movements be a whiff of Fresh air blowing in winds of change, reforming the way the country views development?

It holds no water

Shoddy planning and poor execution mar many watershed revival projects

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 …

The NGO problem

This man will never learn

Developing culture

Western models of development have blackballed the role of

Mean model

The modalities of the model much-acclaimed Kerala Model cannot survive long on self-denial

'Politics, science and civil society will determine success of SDGs'

Paul V Gandingen, director at Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) and a UNESCO chair, talks about how countries can achieve …

Learning the language of transformation

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India Poised A Times of India celebration

Science in Africa: homegrown solutions and talent must come first

The continent, home to around 16% of the world’s population, produces less than 1% of the world's research output

Panchayats' working women

Slowly but steadly, women elected to panchayats are asserting themselves and, in the process, giving a new thrust to grassroot governance

Report good, report middling

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For all the wrong reasons

Limiting the number of projects awarded to a NGO will do more harm than good. The civil society is an important ingredient of governance. Why …

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