Post COVID-19 pandemic: Hybrid-work model in the new-normal

We discuss the digital divide, but the new-normal induced by COVID-19 should make us discuss the living divide as well

MGNREGA: Today and tomorrow

The programme can provide a safety net for the poor, not just in COVID-19 times, but for times to come

कोविड-19 दुनिया के आधे युवाओं को बेचैनी और अवसाद में डाल सकता है : आईएलओ

युवा कोरोनावायरस महामारी के कारण अनिश्चितताओं से घिरे हैं, 38 प्रतिशत भविष्य में नौकरियों के प्रति आशंकित हैं

Why most Aboriginal people have little say over clean energy projects planned for their land

While renewable energy projects are essential for transitioning Australia to a zero-carbon economy, they come with a caveat

How MGNREGA helps revive village infra, increase employment in Haryana

Villagers gain employment through the job guarantee scheme, used as a means to revive rural infrastructure like reservoirs, cattle sheds

Can MGNREGA cushion the COVID-19 lockdown blow for Moradabad’s returning villagers

There is a sharp rise in demand for work under MGNREGA in Moradabad and other districts of the state

Odisha’s big challenge: Meeting MGNREGS target of 200 million person days

Although the state govt picked up pace compared to recent years, there are reports of slowdown in work being done

Energy transition can add 5.5 mln jobs by 2023: Report

International Renewable Energy Agency bats for stimulus as post-COVID-19 strategy

MGNREGA: Demand for work up 74% in June

40 million rural households turn to job scheme — the highest since 2013-14

Green energy funding delays to offset COVID-19 environmental gains: Study

Consequences for human health from potential delays in clean energy investments can far outweigh short-term benefits

Rural options for Odisha’s returnee migrants

The state’s track record in engaging people under MGNREGA has been mixed so far. Hence, this huge returnee workforce must be gainfully …

Migration in India: A shift in agenda

Migration is an adaptation strategy for communities vulnerable to climate change impacts. Governments should plan for such demographic shifts

Internal migration in India: Why, Where, How much

Millions leave there homes in India, especially its villages, in search of livelihood and flock towards cities relatively more affluent

COVID-19: Bihar profiles returned migrant workers for skills

The industry department has profiled skills of more than 80,000 migrant workers so far

COVID-19: UP stares at mammoth challenge as migrants return home

More than 1.2 million migrants returned to Uttar Pradesh since the nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 25, according to state official

COVID-19 lockdown: Isn’t it time for the State to do business again?

The government has to step away from its role of a regulator succumbing to the pressure of businesses; it must recognise its power as procurer / …

COVID-19 migrants: Future of work and production

Work needs to be reimagined. This is an opportunity to renew rural economies and make them resilient; but it won’t to be easy  

Why we need basic universal income in post-COVID world

Without much larger injections of cash, we would still be facing a reduction in aggregate demand and an inevitable recession  

खेती किसानी छोड़ रहा है ग्रामीण भारत, आजीविका के लिए कहां जाएं किसान

ग्रामीण भारत अब कृषि पर निर्भरता कम करता जा रहा है, लेकिन क्या गैर कृषि क्षेत्र में उसके लिए संभावनाएं हैं

India's industrial production shrinks 1.1% in August

Quick estimates show declines in manufacturing, electricity andnegligible growth in mining

Odisha's mines may power the country, but what about its people?

Mining has not yielded commensurate dividends to life in Odisha

Kill ‘dwarves’, recommends ‘creatively destructive’ Economic Survey

India’s small firms are holding back growth and job creation; government plans for something else to tide over job crisis

Africa’s protected areas may need 10 times more funds: Study

Nature-based tourism can bridge funding gap, highlights a report released at the ongoing Africa’s Wildlife Economy Summit

Both financial and non-financial factors matter for ASHAs: Study

Preferences change depending on factors including level of education, size of family, status as main earner

5 से 10 साल में कॉल सेंटर की नौकरियां खत्म हो जाएंगी

डाउन टू अर्थ ने ऑटोमेशन के खतरों और संभावनाओं पर भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान दिल्ली के निदेशक वी. रामगोपाल राव से बात की