Sustainable agriculture can be key to reducing youth migration in Africa

Agriculture is Africa’s largest employer and a possible solution to its migration problem

Does poverty trigger extremism?

Two recent developments could precipitate a global debate on whether poverty triggers extremism

Debate: Is GDP a true and accurate measurement of growth?

A new book, The Great Invention by Ehsan Masood, unveils the genesis of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and how it shaped the modern economic …

न्यूजीलैंड ने पेश किया वेलबीइंग बजट, क्या भारत लेगा सबक?

न्यूजीलैंड ने आर्थिक विकास के बुलबुले को पहचान लिया ह�…

Americas has 13% of world population, but exploits quarter of global natural resources

As much as 65 per cent of Americas’ natural resources are not available to it anymore

Reverse the learning

Continuous economic growth is an illusion. Adivasi economics may be the only hope for India's future

स्थानीयकरण की दस्‍तक

2017 में हमें निरंकुश उपभोक्तावाद पर टिके विकास के मॉडल पर…

India's data blockade: Certainly uncertain terrain

No recent NSSO survey release passed without controversy

‘Totalitarian movements are self-destructive’

The reason socialist awareness is not possible in the 21st century is that the middle class in India in the 60s was primarily dominated by the …

Fish stocks in Asia-Pacific to be over by 2048

Economic growth is leading to the decline of biodiversity, says a report released in Colombia

Time for degrowth: to save the planet, we must shrink the economy

Increased development is always unsustainable, so let's stop kidding ourselves

कैसे दोगुनी होगी किसानों की आय?

मोदी ने दो साल पहले भी 2022 तक आमदनी को दोगुना करने का वादा क…

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

Debt in Eastern Africa rising rapidly, but remains manageable

An additional US$600 billion is needed in Africa every year until 2030 in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Africa is not risky for infrastructure investment, says ECA

Africa's quest for regional integration makes trade and transboundary infrastructure critical

India to stand steady against global financial volatility: World Bank

Weak farm output and halted bills may hamper growth trajectory for the country

खुशहाली मापने का आधार नहीं है बढ़ती जीडीपी

दुनिया को धीरे-धीरे एहसास हो रहा है कि आय अथवा जीडीपी से �…

After Copenhagen: What's on the Agenda? (Part I)

The Centre for Science and Environment recently held a climate change media workshop to brief South Asian journalists on the politics of …

After Copenhagen: What's on the Agenda? (II)

The Centre for Science and Environment recently held a climate change media workshop to brief South Asian journalists on the politics of …

World's poor mostly reside in ecologically fragile areas

Looking at how poverty has reduced and where, it is clear that economic growth alone will not lead to poverty eradication. Global efforts must …

भारत में आर्थिक विकास की गति को मंद कर सकता है जलप्रदूषण : विश्व बैंक

विश्व बैंक द्वारा जारी नवीनतम रिपोर्ट के अनुसार नदियों…

No rise in CO2 emissions globally for second year in a row: IEA

For the year 2015, global CO2 emissions stood at 32.1 billion tonnes, essentially the same as levels in 2013

Global economy to grow slightly in 2016: World Bank

Global economic activity will see 2.9 per cent growth this year as per a report, slightly higher than 2.4 per cent in 2015

UNCCD COP14: Reclaiming degraded land can help achieve SDGs

This restoration can potentially reduce poverty and inequality, the two significant goals set by the United Nations

We live in a richer, but environmentally poorer world: UN

While 44 of 140 countries are seeing their GDP rise, their inclusive wealth index is registering a decline