COVID-19: India’s circular economy faces a rough ride
Only municipalities have been collecting waste but at different frequencies; there is no secondary segregation and resource recovery
COVID-19: Salt manufacturers struggle to meet production targets
With less than 40 days of manufacturing season left to meet targets, salt producers are worried
COVID-19: How will political economy of formal-informal sector play out
While the cost of lockdown was borne by population ignored by bureaucracy, benefits were incurred by a small influential group
COVID-19: Maharashtra exempts non-timber forest produce from lockdown
Income from collecting tendu leaves keeps small farmers in Maharashtra from depending on loans
How India remains poor: As many as 22 states have become poorer
Latest NITI Aayog counts no state as ‘achiever’; overall performance of most ‘performing’, ‘laggard’ states …
Trillions more need to be invested if SDGs are to be rescued: UN report
Bold actions needed to scale up SDG investment and reform global financial system
MGNREGA: Less than a million people got 100 days of work in first 7 months of this financial year
Least number of people got 100 days of work under MGNREGA in 5 years
Uncertain times: What UN human development report warns us about
Uncertainty threatens lives of people and future of the planet in unpredictable ways
China needs immigrants
If present trends continue, China is expected to lose more than a third of its 1.4 billion population
May Day: Strengthen NREGA to compensate for rural losses due to COVID-19
India is already paying a heavy price due to the government’s unpreparedness to deal with the health crisis. The Centre should pull up its …
India’s second COVID-19 wave could put its economic recovery at risk: ADB
Leading financial institution Asian Development Bank warns that while Asia-Pacific is recovering, the surge in India could halt any progress made
Nuapada loved MGNREGA amid COVID-19 lockdown; what happened next?
Villagers who benefitted earlier shy away from jobs progamme as unpaid dues pile up since October 2020
How Union Budget 2021-22 can support the women workforce
Only 16% employed women were able to keep their jobs during and after the lockdown as opposed to 60% men
Gender gap in labour market stagnant since 1995, flags UN report
Gender equality a far-fetched goal; women living alone more likely to be in the labour market, finds report
Alleviating poverty: Forests, trees can be trump card post COVID-19, says report
The World Bank has projected extreme poverty to increase for the first time in 20 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Small businesses provide most jobs in under developed, developing nations: ILO
Policy makers need to focus on informal sector and small economic units to address fundamental challenges of employment creation and improvement …
Climate, developmental goals can push 47 emerging markets & developing economies to insolvency by 2028
IMF and World Bank debt analyses grossly underestimate sustainability problems, finds new report
ILO projects hike in global unemployment rate: 2 million more may seek jobs in 2024
Low labour force participation, rising geopolitical tensions, high interest rates in advanced economies may raise unemployment rate to 5.2%
Ukraine-Russia war has pushed 4 million children into poverty
UNICEF report finds child poverty across Europe, Central Asia has soared by 19%
India slips a rank in UN Human Development Index 2021-22
Global human development stalled for 1st time in 32 years
Budget 2021-22 should provide for sustainable water supply, soaps under PDS
Nirmala Sitharaman should increase allocation for Jal Jeevan Mission substantially
Economic Survey 2019-20: A radical deregulation agenda of poor economics and poorer economic history
Efforts to create a Singapore-on-Ganges will simply not work
Why Union Budget 2022-23 will help India’s dairy and livestock farmers
Reduced alternate minimum tax and surcharge reduction for cooperative societies, increased allocation several schemes as well as livestock health …
‘Cancel all debt’: Activists disrupt IMF, World Bank annual meet
Call for reparations as solution for stabilising global economy during debt restructuring panel
India finally gives in on TRIPS waiver
The WTO agreement on a limited patents waiver merely restates exemptions already available under existing rules