How green was Budget 2023-24
Down To Earth’s reportage on the penultimate budget before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections
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
What ancient wisdom can teach businesses about sustainable finance
By making business education much more inclusive of diverse cultures and wisdoms, more industry leaders can learn to operate with conscience, …
India still among countries with poor access to banking: Report
More than half of population without access to banking lives in 7 developing countries: World Bank
Geneva WTO meet 2022: ‘Disaster’, not ‘win’ for India’s small fishers
With no protection from Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT), Indian fishers are vulnerable to having their subsidies stripped
Uttarakhand’s plans to create 100,000 ‘ecopreneurs’ raises hope and questions
Some experts have questioned the approach as well as the ambitious target number of trainees, which equates to around one per cent of the state&…
What Bhutan got right about happiness, and what other countries can learn
Bhutan has recorded an average growth in annual GDP of 7.5% since the early 1980s; poverty levels have declined from 36% in 2007 to 10% in 2019
IN PICTURES: The vibrant, colourful world of Bastar’s haat bazaars
Colourful bamboo baskets, laughter of women sipping away at mahua, sweets to devour — haat bazaars of Bastar, Chhattisgarh, are a different …
Quail farming brings joy to Koraput’s tribal residents in COVID-19 times
Quail farming requires little capital and labour and involves less risk of disease, say experts
Farming black Kadaknath brings cheer to Odisha families in dark COVID-19 times
COVID-19 has led to a huge demand for the black meat of the breed, said to have medicinal properties
COVID-19: Dip in milk sales leave 1.5 million farmers in the lurch in Odisha
Several milk purchasing firms have either stopped lifting milk products or reduced the share of products they used to buy following a two-week …
Economic Survey 2021 backs setting up of Social Stock Exchange in India
It will be set up under the regulatory ambit of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
Why is Bitcoin’s price at an all-time high? And how is its value determined?
The cryptocurrency has a fixed supply that can’t be inflated by political decisions.
How peasants are an indelible part of Sikh theology, history and tradition
The latest protests against the new farm laws only validate the importance of the peasant in Sikh religion and society
12 yrs on, yet to recover from the ordeal: Woman kept captive at Bengaluru brick kiln
12 people were trafficked to Bengaluru in 2005 and held captive at a brick kiln till 2008. The owner was convicted in August 2020
Mauritius must protect vulnerable coastal communities from the effects of the oil spill
The Mauritius oceans are particularly important for Creole community that live in villages along the coastline and are descendants of African and …
95% migrants want to return home despite uncertainty: Survey
Only five per cent want to stay in their work places, according to the organisation’s latest mapping exercise of migrants
Brick Kilns: A case for promoting rural industries in the future
The role played by India’s brick kilns during the COVID-9 crisis, puts up a case for preserving rural industries that are readily adapting …
COVID-19: Global financial crisis could cripple Indian tea industry
Centre and state governments should keep political rivalry aside and develop multiple strategic management plans
COVID-19: Himachal gears up to meet post-lockdown challenges
From economic relief to different use of premises to regulation of hotels, hoteliers are considering a number of options
COVID-19 could lead to spurt in Punjab migration: Study
Preliminary findings pertained to 296 migrants from 207 households of 5 villages in rural Patiala
Climate change: Will it spur the next financial crisis
BIS, the umbrella organisation of central banks, recently warned on global financial stability
Poor no longer moving to higher income bracket: Pronab Sen
Pronab Sen, former chief statistician of India and current programme director of the International Growth Centre’s India Programme, speaks …
Commonwealth finance ministers mull over how to tax tech MNCs
The growing digitalisation of trade in services is affecting the collection of tax and adding to the burden of global debt, estimated at $19 trillion
The curious case of randomness
Cheer for the Nobel, but randomised controlled trials can't be the quick-fix for all problems