Odisha’s artisans strike gold with golden grass

Handicrafts made from the wild grass are helping change lives in Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur, providing people with a steady source of income  

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

COVID-19 has cost sub-Saharan Africa 13.5 million jobs in working hour losses: ILO

Nearly 5 million workers and their families in sub-Saharan Africa have been pushed into extreme poverty due to COVID-19, ILO says

India's industrial production shrinks 1.1% in August

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

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

Elusive hunt for skills and jobs

Budget outlays will not do much for job creation or readying youth for skilled work

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 / …