Maharashtra dumps SEZ for real estate

Its new industrial policy appears to benefit industrial houses

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Sham, sham

A recent survey finds the food for work progamme mired in corruption

Market rules UK's land-use planning

A noise filter for the State

Roll back SEZ

Hunger in South Africa: Study shows one in five are at risk

Social inequalities are well documented in South Africa, but not enough is known about the link between social vulnerability and food insecurity …

Oxfam’s latest report is a wake-up call on the ever-increasing gulf between India’s haves and have-nots

India should adopt a pro-people and nature-friendly economic model to reduce its inequalities

Black hole of public finance: Unequal fiscal burden on citizens

73% of the wealth generated in India in 2017 went to the richest 1%, while the poorest half of the population saw only a 1% increase in their wealth

COVID-19: Economic Survey credits lockdown for India’s success, silent on nitty-gritties

‘1918 Spanish Flu lessons were guiding factors for India’s lockdown, other pandemic strategies’

COVID-19: A long economic quarantine

Forecast of high temperature, erratic rains and cyclone push India’s poor into a point of no survival return  

El Nino and La Nina weather events set to increase: report

Frequency of extreme weather events is expected to nearly double with global warming—from one in 23 years to one in 13 years

Civil society raises alarm as regional free trade negotiations get under way in Delhi

‘Regional FTAs will jeopardise farming, dairy, manufacturing and generic medicines sectors’

Girls interrupted

Ruhi Kandhari visits Jhajjar-the district with lowest number of girl children in India-to know the reason behind the decline

People in development

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Kyoto in trouble

Russia may not ratify it. And even if it does, it's not going to do so anytime soon. That was the message, loud and clear, from the Russian …

Peace isn't elusive

After the Pulwama terror strike, the Kashmir debate has reopened. We bring to you an older article from brighter times, which underscores the …

Uzbek farmers face criminal charges for not growing cotton, wheat

Tarballs on India’s west coast: A tale of shifting responsibilities

Tarballs are hazardous to human life and marine biodiversity 

COVID-19: UNCTAD predicts $3.4 tln debt for developing countries

Income losses to exceed $220 bln in developing countries, says report 

Coal cess increased, power generation to become dearer

Finance Minister increases carbon tax for fossil fuels

India’s gender gap widens

India ranked at 114 among 142 countries in World Economic Forum's gender gap index

Planning Commission's new toilets: lessons for us

True measure of growth

The fundamental shift

Return to the basics: create jobs in the hinterland