Much ado about nothing
How much does government support add to household income?
More than half the funds for POSHAN Abhiyaan unutilised: NITI Aayog report
The scheme has an earmarked three-year budget of Rs 9,046.17 crore from 2017-18, when it was launched
Simply Put: All is well
Odisha, Andamans most prepared to reach climate action SDG: Government
The SDG Index and Dashboard brought out by the NITI Aayog also gauged India's preparedness for disasters, its saving of carbon dioxide, its share …
Simply Put: New Year
New council to ensure sustainable development of Himalayan region
Set up by the NITI Aayog, the council will work on five thematic areas significant for the Himalayas, including tourism, skills, shifting …
Simply Put: Processed foods
Why the data block?
India does not know how many people are poor or who they are; no consumer expenditure survey has been done in the last decade. We also do not …
'The Niti Aayog mandate has the potential to make India an e-vehicle hub'
Down to Earth speaks to Manu Sharma, general manager of Hero Electric about the recent Niti Aayog announcement to run all-electric vehicles on …
NITI Aayog ineffective in curbing inequality: Report
Latest India Exclusion Report flags several areas of concern
One out of every two Bihar households is multi-dimensionally poor: NITI Aayog
The share of multi-dimensional poor in Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh is also uncomfortably high, according to NITI Aayog
Half of Indian states lags national average in first energy, climate index
Small states perform better on environmental sustainability
Worrying picture emerges about India’s SDG indicators on food and agriculture
Cultivable land in India, which is home to 18 per cent of the world’s population, is vulnerable to drought, floods and degradation
See SDGs as a policy framework, not as a document
To start work, the Sustainable Development Goals first need to be popularised by the new government
Treasure in excreta: Fast-depleting phosphorus can be extracted from faecal sludge
India needs more nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium for its agriculture
135 million Indians moved out of multidimensional poverty in last 5 years: Niti Aayog report
Uttar Pradesh sees the most reduction — 3.45 million people freed from multidimensional poverty
NITI Aayog begins business without action plan
Will the Aayog's vision be any different than the top-down approach of its predecessor, the Planning Commission?
Link sanitation, solid waste to agriculture, Niti Aayog advises states
Govt policy think tank asks chief secretaries to extract nutrients from human excreta and use them in place of fertilsers
Education, infrastructure saving grace for top districts: NITI Aayog report
Top performing districts still lag behind in development parameters like health and nutrition
Govt needs to address policy ambiguities affecting shifting cultivation: NITI Aayog
The NITI Aayog report recommends doing away with the practice of having divergent approaches towards shifting cultivation
Indian government should not use water crisis to justify river linking
Modi’s government should focus on local solutions and stronger governance rather than build large dams and river diversions, argues Ashok Swain
NFHS-5 paints an anaemic picture of child health and nutrition
‘Accelerating exodus from farming key to achieve target of doubling income’
To double farmers’ income reduce the number of farmers, suggest policy makers
India to bid adieu to Five Year Plans
The country will still have Plan documents but they would not adhere to a five year time period
The e-vehicle paradox
In spite of the change technology promises, the change on ground is so miniscule that the reality of dirty energy and dirty vehicles swamps the …