Sensitive economics
Anil Agarwal's article, "The poverty of Amartya Sen", publised in the December 15, 1999 issue of Down To Earth , has drawn a number of …
It is a global recession with economic growth among lowest in four decades
Inequalities, lack of uniform growth among countries making global economic recovery difficult, shows UN’s Trade and Development …
Analysis of Union Budget since 1947
As countdown to the Union Budget has already begun, Down To Earth looks back at the history of budget presentations and how they responded to …
How economic inequality is widening in today’s India
The 21st century has witnessed development with a yawning gap where wealth is concentrated in a few hands
Healthy, wealthy and wise
ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE FINANCING: THE INVISIBLE HAND Cam Donaldson and Karen Gerard Publisher: Macmillan, UK Price: Not stated Pages: 216
The cost of money
NATURAL RESOURCES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE STATE: THE PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCE· Germelino M Bautista· Institute of Southeast …
आर्थिक सर्वे में मिले आम बजट के 5 संकेत
साल 2016-17 के आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण ने देश में रोजगारहीन विकास क…
USA faces up to the biodiversity challenge
The US President reiterates that the one world, one environment theme is the only way to protect the planet.
Beneficial lessons
POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE SOUTH AND NORTH: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY APPROACHES IN INDIA AND THE NETHERLANDS·O J Kuik,…
Unemployment just below 8%, show latest CMIE figures
The business information company's portal says unemployment for February was 7.9% whereas Reuters has reported it at 7.78%
Disappointing effort on ecological economics
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS: THE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY Edited by R Constanza Publisher: Columbia University Press, New York Price: …
Lack of toilets, how much it costs India
Inadequate sanitation has economic impacts across sectors like health and tourism; cost the country 53.8 billion USD in 2006
Economic Survey 2022-23: Agri growth rate falls but sector still resilient amid pandemic shock
The contribution of the livestock sector to agriculture gross value added also increased, shows report
Two Karnatakas: North-south divide hampers state’s economic, social development
Concentration of development in a few urban centres of the south creates excessive pressure on the region’s resources, hampering the …
Global annual output growth to drop to 1.9 per cent in 2023, courtesy Ukraine, COVID-19
Growth in India expected to remain strong at 5.8 per cent, albeit lower than 6.4 per cent in 2022, according to new UN report
Africa is not risky for infrastructure investment, says ECA
Africa's quest for regional integration makes trade and transboundary infrastructure critical
The other side of migration
INDIA'S INDUSTRIAL CITIES: ESSAYS IN ECONOMY AND DEMOGRAPHY Nigel Crook Publisher: Oxford University Press, Delhi Price: Rs 240
The price of populism
The Punjab government avoided tough decisions and resorted to populist measures. Now, the economy and the environment are both in tatters
Only 2.8% plantation target achieved under Green India Mission: Economic Survey
Only 0.14 million hectares land of the 5 million hectares target have been covered in 5 years
More Indian residents filing patents than MNCs despite challenges: Economic Survey
India still lags behind China, the United States, Japan and South Korea despite an increase in the number of patents being filed
NZ has dethroned GDP as a measure of success, but will Ardern’s government be transformational?
Transformation obviously has to go beyond the status quo. But to be transformative, it must also go beyond mere reform.
Economic Survey underlines effect of demonetisation, lowers growth forecast
Fiscal prudence by the Centre as well as the states is needed in order to maintain overall fiscal health of the economy
UK environmentalists tilt at windmills
The setting up of windmills in the British countryside has sparked off a heated debate because some conservationists contend they are …
Uninspired view of culture and development
Culture and Development: Cultural Patterns in Areas of Uneven Development K C Alexander and K P Kumaran Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi, …
Corporate farming
Pakistan's proposal to allow multinationals into its agriculture sector may be bad news for the environment