PROJECTS FOR PAKISTAN
Growing apart
THE PHILIPPINES
UNITED NATIONS
Nepal's biotech vision
First-time study: child poverty
Development pool
A government in denial
Cannot wish ecological poverty away
Caught in a trap
World's poorest nations can't have the much needed investment for growth
From the blurbs
Hunger claims five lives
Government aid too late for family in Orissa’s tribal district
World leaders must prioritise implementation of sustainable development goals
Thirty per cent of the SDGs are worse now than eight years ago
Poverty and inequality a threat to urban poor: UN report
Multidimensionality of urban poverty and inequality should be at the centre of interventions to create an inclusive and equitable urban future …
Empty stomachs today, sick workshops tomorrow: The need for nutrition NOW
The world’s hunger clock has regressed back to 2015 when the global community had resolved to get good food to all plates by 2030
Air pollution slows economic growth, harms poor most: Report
Around 275 million people in extreme poverty globally exposed to hazardous PM 2.5 levels
No end to discrimination against Punjab’s Dalit women labourers, says study
A recent study examined 927 Dalit women labour households across four districts. A lot of them reeled under debt, faced sexual harassment
Mahatma Gandhi, public policy and COVID-19
The Gandhian talisman is important more than ever now in the times of pandemic to steer public policy for those who need it the most
Inflation can kill Africa human development, World Bank warns
Most poverty-struck rural households in Africa spend between 57 and 59 per cent of their income on food
No toilet, no food; is this how India will become ODF?
Kiran Bedi's order, suspending free rice distribution scheme for Puducherry's poorest families from end of May unless they produce a certificate …
Report on South Asian poverty argues for growth with justice
The SAAPE report points out that there is a growing marginalisation and destitution of people in the South Asian region
Left behind: Energy poverty hampers development in sub-Saharan Africa
Forty countries have now more people without access to clean cooking fuel; 20 have more people living in the dark
World Bank: Kim and beyond
Here’s a lowdown on what good and bad came out of Kim’s reign as the bank’s president and what seems to be the future of the …
Why are vanilla growers in Madagascar struggling to survive?
Farmers in Madagascar, world's largest vanilla-exporting country, live in poverty and constant fear of losing their crop to theft
UN must help Africa meet Sustainable Development Goals, says Secretary-General
Guterres said that the best prevention of conflicts lies in sustainable and inclusive development
'Focus on data collection practices that capture income volatilities, little data'
Experts exchange ideas and research findings at a conference on development economics organised by the World Bank