Five takeaways from Economic Survey 2016

One of the key findings from this analysis is increasing inequality in income in India

India's budgets through the decades

Its cool out there

Books, films and underdevelopment

Growing apart

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Nothing for local communities

Economic considerations override conservation priorities in India's biodiversity act

Sowing the seeds of revival

The weak wings

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Kenya’s GDP contracted 0.3% in 2020, courtesy COVID-19: Economic Survey

The Government of Kenya has recognised the information, communications and technology sector as a key contributor to the country’s GDP

Unequal India:101 billionaires thrive; 364 million poor struggle to survive

About 27.5 per cent of India’s population is multidimensionally poor and 8.6 per cent of the country’s people live in extreme poverty

The road to the great regression

In the 21st century, counter reactions to globalisation have been taking radically different forms

India second most unequal region in wealth distribution: report

India’s 10 per cent rich share 55 per cent of the national income, making it the second most unequal region after the Middle East

The false burden of social cost on renewable energy

The Economic Survey estimated high social cost of renewable energy, but an analysis shows many discrepancies in calculations

When mountain comes melting

Fast-receding glaciers will impact water supplies and disrupt economic activities in mountain regions—in the not-too-distant future

Why I should be tolerant

In this exclusive extract from the book, Narain says the most powerful nations would like to believe there is no other side. So, there is no …

India stands 90th on Energy Architecture Performance Index

The country’s ranking remains low due to inefficient energy infrastructures and lack of energy access  

Indian Budget 2016: In conversation with Sunita Narain

Budget 2016 was a surprise due to its thrust on strengthening the rural sector. DTE Editor Sunita Narain explains what it holds for the …

Coming of the know-all

The socio-ecological implications of the knowledge revolution are many and multifaceted. But the world needs a system where a 'post bi-polar' …

Economic Survey 2022-23: Health not a priority? Just over 2% of GDP spent

Out-of-pocket-expenses remained dangerously high till 2019-2020

Budget leak backward districts get short shrift

Davos 2024: WEF report finds challenges in health and wellness; reversals in global health cooperation

Prior to 2020, most indicators of health cooperation grew slowly and steadily

Look back at the decade: Youth unrest

What explains the restlessness that marked the second decade of the new Millenium.

Indian environment staggers under twin burdens

Purity pays