'Oxfam’s used clothing trade in Africa opened employment, cut waste'

Second-hand clothing business has changed peoples’ lives for the better — they get a fair wage, steady employment, health care and …

दुनिया से असमानता खत्म हो सकती है लेकिन सरकारें ऐसा नहीं चाहतीं

आर्थिक संकट के दौर में भी अमीर अधिक अमीर हो रहे हैं जबकि �…

One per cent of Indians hold 51.53% of the country’s wealth

The world's top 26 billionaires now own as much as the poorest 3.8 billion, according to Oxfam International. For its part, India added 18 …

मजदूर दिवस : जारी है शोषण, न्यूनतम मजदूरी अब भी सपना

दिल्ली में न्यूनतम मजदूरी सर्वाधिक है लेकिन मजदूरों को…

Stigmatised occupations need urgent attention: Oxfam report

In addition to being prone to the risk of disease, the practitioners of such occupations also lack social security

What does it take to tax the rich?

There is no doubt that we will not be able to fix the inequality crisis and build a more equal world without making the rich pay their fair share …

Civil society groups urge Australia to adopt zero-carbon emission target by 2050

The country is the thirteenth largest emitter in the world, with one of the highest per capita emissions

जी-7 देशों के सात पाप दुनिया में बढ़ा रहे अमीर और गरीब के बीच की खाई

दुनिया के करीब 40 फीसदी यानी 926 अरबपति जी-7 देशों में रहते ह�…

Seven months after earthquake, Nepal unlocks disaster funds

The government of Nepal has finally allotted funds for reconstruction across the country, that were pledged by international donors in June

Activists object to having carbon-emitting sponsors for COP 21

Say sponsorship of UN climate conference by big carbon emitters is hypocritical

मनरेगा में निर्धारित न्यूनतम मजदूरी भी नहीं दे रहे 14 राज्य

यह स्थिति तब है जब भारत न्यूनतम मजदूरी का कानून बनाने वा�…

G7 governments are boosting inequality: Oxfam

If current trends in economic growth and inequality remain unchanged, around 550 million people will be under extreme poverty in 2030

Will insurance as a mechanism work for loss and damage brought on by climate change?

Insurance is currently being used as a mechanism to provide financial safety net as part of climate-induced disaster relief

Gaza Strip shortages now include food, water and electricity

Over US $100 million worth of aid is blocked because of a 10-month delay in Israeli clearance, says a news report quoting UN statement

Advocacy groups pick holes in World Bank’s new safeguard policies

The new safeguard policies are allegdedly creating “loopholes" with vague language and more reliance on laws and standards of the borrower …

Community-based review reveals shocking causes of maternal mortality in Bihar

Sex determination tests, lack of ambulance services major reasons for maternal deaths in Patna

EU approves Robin Hood tax in 11 member states

Financial Trade Transaction could generate enough to help 550 million of the worldÔÇÖs poor get access to free healthcare

Activists give recommendations to reduce maternal deaths

Loss of blood, anaemia and delay in medical care identified as major reasons for maternal deaths in India

Last mile smile

Communities are coming together in Jharkhand to create vigilance mechanisms to enforce food entitlement programmes

EU biofuel targets fuelling inflation: study

Land meant for food crops being used to grow biofuel crops; may push up food prices by 36 per cent by 2020

G7 commitment to decarbonisation could be more talk less action

While the US and Canada are moving from one fossil fuel to another, other G7 countries are burning more coal since 2009

Climate change affecting jobs in South Asia

Training in green skills must for youth: report

US Senate committee approves blocking EU's aviation emissions tax

15 non-European countries gather in Washington DC to discuss if EU's aviation law can be set aside. Strong possibility exists of a full blown …

Out of pocket health spending has risen in rural India: study

Even after adjusting inflation, spending has increased 25 per cent in six years

EU admits development funds also cover climate grants

Non-profits cry foul over two in one fund; say climate finance should be over and above development funds