Hunger in South Africa: Study shows one in five are at risk
Social inequalities are well documented in South Africa, but not enough is known about the link between social vulnerability and food insecurity …
Bengal MGNREGA workers lost up to Rs 6,046 crore in wages during April-December 2022
A study estimates that workers have lost income by 83%, compelling them to borrow money for survival
Black hole of public finance: Unequal fiscal burden on citizens
73% of the wealth generated in India in 2017 went to the richest 1%, while the poorest half of the population saw only a 1% increase in their wealth
Union Budget 2020-21: No increase in Ayushman Bharat allocations
Sitharaman announces PMJAY push in aspirational districts in PPP mode, but private hospitals are not interested
India’s richest 5% spent 8-10 times its poorest; agri household expenditure lower than rural avg for 1st time: NSSO
Household spending increased since 1999-2000; disadvantaged sections in rural, urban India spent lowest
In Africa, climate change has exacerbated modern slavery & government response is poor
More than 3.1 million Africans are in forced marriage and more than 3.8 million in forced labour
Need to make agri-food systems resilient to address food security: SOFA 2021
Food costs could increase for up to 845 million people if a disruption to critical transport links were to occur, SOFA 2021 flagged
COVID-19: Up to 49.2 million Africans could become extremely poor by 2021, says report
More than half of Africa least prepared to deal with pandemic according to African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement
In rural West Bengal, debts mount and socioeconomic fabric collapses in absence of MGNREGS
Local economy hangs by a thread as residents desperately demand revival of the rural employment scheme
UN projects food inflation to go up in 2024 due to El Nino, rising geopolitical tensions
May impact food insecurity, poverty; scaling up climate financing critical to help developing countries cope with climate impact
What is ‘noma’, the latest addition to WHO’s list of neglected tropical diseases
The severe gangrenous disease of mouth and face has 90% mortality rate and is associated with extreme poverty, malnutrition
Launch of State of India’s Environment 2023: In Figures — what to expect & how to register
The e-book will be released in an online event at 12 noon on June 4, 2023
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
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
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&…
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
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
Long COVID, mental disorders among diseases to watch in 2023: IHME
Independent global research organisation brought out a list of 11 health issues that should be monitored closely in 2023
COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural
Post-COVID-19 scenario offers a unique opportunity to seize the moment and repurpose policies towards a food system that is resilient and …
Draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021: Addressing the bigger problem
The draft proposes increasing thickness of carry bags made of virgin plastic to 120 microns from 50 microns; ban single-use plastic from 2022
COVID-19 pandemic may drive 40-60 mln to extreme poverty: UNCTAD report
Families will be pushed deeper into poverty as the current employment decline is biggest since World War II, according to the report
Dying for ration: Tribal beneficiaries of Jharkhand PDS don’t have salt, surviving on plain boiled rice
Ration cards for many cancelled; Landless villagers migrate to city for work
Lack of MGNREGS work driving migration in rural West Bengal
Most men, teenage boys left their family behind to find work in other cities after Centre freezed funds to the rural employment scheme …
50 years of international aid: World’s richest countries owe $5.7 trillion debt to poor, says OXFAM
Substantial debt owed to world’s poorest people 9 times more than sub-Saharan Africa’s stock of external debt at 2019-end
As told to Parliament (March 23, 2022): Thermal plants coal stock at 39% of normative requirement
