Socio-economic caste census: only 4 states, UTs complete survey
Union rural development minister, Jairam Ramesh, asks all states to sort out inconsistencies in preliminary data
How Delhi can meet its energy needs amid a sizzling summer
Securing cities from future heat effects requires a fictional reality which can become a future truth
Rich nations finally delivered on $100 billion climate finance pledge in 2022, finds OECD report; experts flag issues
Target met two years late, loans making up much of the financial flow
By 2050, the world will lose $38,000,000,000,000 to climate change, dragging down average income by 19%
Poorest countries may have income reductions 8.9 percentage points greater than richest countries
Economic Survey 2013: spending on social sectors increased, but expenditure on rural development dipped
Expenditure on healthcare was stagnant
POLLUTION DEATHS
In the future
...only stringent and serious measures can control further rise in pollution
Extreme weather events most severe global risks over next 10 years: WEF
Through 2026, extreme weather events in top 3 risks in 13 countries; climate tipping points expected to change weather patterns
Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej near Bharuch is Asia’s richest industrial zone. But what of its local fisherfolk
Industrial pollution has destroyed local fisheries in the Gujarat port, with fisherfolk forced to seek work in the units they sold their lands to
Fourth industrial revolution: ‘4IR is not real’
The current innovation cycle is not new. It was formulated in the 1980s if not before
Ideas India
The book celebrates bold enterprises of ordinary Indians
Beijing asks residents to leave town ahead of international economic forum
Announces week-long vacations to reduce pollution and traffic during meet
SELF (UN) EMPLOYMENT
GREEN REMEDIES
The status of health can be improved with proper environment management
Breaking out of the lethal loop
Iceland to become the first hydrogen economy, to do away with fossil fuels
Achieve development
The market, simply, cannot be left alone
COVID-19 and the changing face of child labour
The number of children working as child labourers came down by 100 million in last two decades; but COVID-19 pandemic has undone a lot …
Delhiites breathe in five times more SO2 than a decade ago
The national capital faces challenges on toxicity and vehicular pollution, highlights the Economic Survey
Are monetary penalties effective enough to save forests?
The Union Environment Ministry has issued guidelines to deal with forest clearance violations by revising penalties. Will these guidelines …
Chimney sweepers
Industrial production threatens to shroud all economic development activities in layers of smog
Road to hell
Emissions from two-stroke vehicles and diesel have contributed to the eight-fold rise in vehicular pollution in two decades
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 it may just …
Uncertain economy: ‘Green goods’ grew last year despite a slowdown in global trade, says UNCTAD
Trade stagnated for Q1 of 2023, but second half of year shows promise; underdeveloped and developing countries performed poorly
District formation in Indian states is a tricky decision
Formation of districts leads to infra development, employment generation; But brings in operational costs too
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: How global and local experience would play out in WTO top job
Okonjo-Iweala would be in a position to use her multifaceted experiences to energise the WTO’s 164 members to work harder to achieve the …