Technosolutions
The need of the hour is technological innovation that helps tackle both poverty and environmental degradation
World Environment Day 2023: Rural India bears the brunt of climate change
Climate change is a global challenge with local implications; important to build coping mechanisms for rural communities
Global Hunger Index: India slips to 107 from 101, behind all Asian countries except war-torn Afghanistan
Other countries in the same classification as India include Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zambia, Botswana, Sudan, Ethiopia and Mali
How sand mining along the Narmada is choking web of life
Mining has altered the landscape, river flow, water availability and sand deposit patterns; rivers have dried up, farming has become difficult&…
Imbalance of footprints
Resource-rich countries remain poor, and they spend most of their income on food. Developed countries conitnue to increase their appetite
ADB, Japan to help countries tap space technology to fight natural disasters
Grant from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction will be used to train government, community officials and volunteers in Armenia, Bangladesh, Fiji,…
Crushed and torn
Closed tea gardens of West Bengal are enclaves of death and destitution. Speculative ownership and a callous government have prolonged the crisis,…
Difficult to digest
After much debate, the Cabinet cleared the food security bill. Will it really ensure food for every Indian?
Wishful thinking
The finance minister's budget speech has come and gone. As analysts sit down to shred it to bits, Down To Earth looks at a wish list of …
Out of breath
After visiting hospitals and slums VIBHA VARSHNEY has found that asthma makes poor children suffer far more than their rich counterparts. And a …
UNDP-UNEP initiative help African countries move towards green economy
Governments focus on public resource allocation for pro-poor sustainability
Movement for worse
The marginalised from Western Odisha who migrate out of the state lead difficult lives
Global warming can't be fixed without egalitarian ethic
According to reports
Fishworkers' campaign draws attention to the sale of marine waters
As told to Parliament (February 5, 2024): Over 400 MLD industrial effluents discharged into Ganga and Yamuna daily
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Where India's water economy stands
Tushaar Shah works at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Anand and leads the IWMI-Tata water policy programme in India. He …
COVID-19: Worst economic performance by very poor countries in 30 years
43 least developed countries are experiencing a fall in their average income levels, says UNCTAD report
Stepsons of the Ganga
A fascinating account of the men who ply the emblematic boats of Banaras and embody its very essence
What led to forest officer’s killing
In Andhra Pradesh, revenue department gives land to poor, forest department wants it back
The rich are enjoying themselves at the expense of poor people's health
Karen E Smoyer of the University of Alberta, Canada, has been working on the impact of poor environment on the weaker sections of society. …
In search of the missing
In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track …
Parties steal Congress show
BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh enacts its own food security law, non-Congress states to follow
New measure for urban poverty
A standard and simple exclusion method has been evolved to determine BPL families
Stones unto stones