Paying farmers for ecological services

Ecotourism: Scrambling for paradise

Does tourism always have to be a threat to the environment? Not anymore, claim the promoters of the globally emerging industry of ecotourism. …

2022 too short, too far: How did the economy fare last year

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022

Wages of fear: How did COVID-19 geographic shift affect MGNREGA implementation?

The understanding should be part of India’s contingency plan to support rural livelihoods in the event of a third wave of the pandemic

Climate change affecting jobs in South Asia

Training in green skills must for youth: report

How green is the budget?

SEZ, how special?

Despite having burned its fingers with export processing zones, which mainly involved a number of substantial fiscal benefits, the government has …

Bihar has little money to pay workers under MGNREGS

Blames Centre for non-release of funds

UPA announces poll sop for tribals

Centre promises 150 days of work to tribal households under MGNREGA

Bihar women ‘marry’ minor boys to get houses

Use loopholes in implementation of government housing scheme; police at a loss

Job half done

25 per cent funds allocated to national rural employment scheme remain unspent

COVID-19: Punjab’s pond cleaning project gathers pace

The Punjab government generated employment of 1,052,524 man-days under the MGNREGA since May 12

COVID-19: Experts look at mushrooms for employment, immunity concerns

The Directorate of Mushroom Research in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan announced release of four new high-yielding strains of mushrooms recently 

Emergence of South

2013 human development report applauds efforts of developing nations. Is India on track?

COVID-19: Reverse migration sparks concern for Punjab’s paddy season

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asked the Union government to allow labourers and cardholders under MGNREGA scheme to work in farm operations

Global Hunger Index: Why is India trailing?

India ranked 94 in global hunger index 2020 among 107 countries 

Centre’s decision on schemes reflects its conservative approach to economic revival

It will also impact the vulnerable who are already bearing the brunt of COVID-19 and the countrywide lockdown, they said

Khadi Industries gets flak for wanting to promote ivory production

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau says proposal to include ivory production and trade under prime minister's employment scheme violates wildlife law

Manipulating Research

Private funding has given a new meaning to scientific research today. With rising corporate research budgets, academic institutions are leaning …

Heading towards a cliff

As India elects new government, the 12th Five Year Plan may no longer be pro-poor

The laboratory of development

Private affairs

The invitation was innocuous. The Confederation of Indian Industry (cii) -- the grouping of the large and most powerful industries -- was …

Mundra SEZ spells displacement for fisherfolk

COVID-19 labour laws dilution: ‘Neo-liberal character has eroded welfare state’

We have moved back to the 19th century in regard to labour laws, says labour economist KR Shyam Sundar

How we reviewed NDA’s interim budget last year

Modi government’s maiden budget was a patchwork of abandoned schemes being revived or existing ones being re-named. Despite some fund …