Poverty reduction in reverse, far-right populism to blame, says UN 2023 Human Development Report

A ‘democracy paradox’, coupled with a sense of powerlessness & lack of control over government decisions, has fuelled political …

The right to develop

A UNDP report links democracy with a better human development scenario

People's participation

AMR driven by manufacturing our next big challenge

Antibiotics production is an important yet often forgotten driver of antimicrobial resistance; an alliance of pioneers has decided to pave the …

CoP26: New financing mechanism to plug gaps in climate data, bolster response

Three United Nations bodies will unveil the fund at CoP26 in Glasgow November 3 

City with a new concept

Half-hearted democracy

UNDP's Human Development Report 2002 offers a link between politics and development

Climate change can trip small island states enroute SDGs: UN

These nations emit just a per cent to total greenhouse gas, but are most vulnerable to climate change

First white paper for holistic flood preparation in the works

Paper will be the outcome of a workshop organised recently to deliberate on India’s flood preparedness

Uncertain times: What UN human development report warns us about

Uncertainty threatens lives of people and future of the planet in unpredictable ways

3,000 crocodiles born in Bhitarkanika National Park

Forest officers saw 103 nests of saltwater crocodiles this breeding season

Water, Africa’s Gold: How poverty exacerbated Nigeria’s acute water crisis

Lack of clear government funding led to avoidable deaths from water-borne diseases like cholera

African economies to grow by 4.5 per cent in 2015

Modernising local economies will be the key to improving living standard of the people, says report

UNDP kicks off its innovation summit

The two-day conference will see how innovations can address development challenges in Asia and the Pacific

A reprieve for the paper industry

Jute fibre, which could provide a solution to the increasing crisis in procuring wood pulp, could be science's gift to the paper industry.

Food Systems Summit: How government is robbing billions of dollars from farmers

India’s policies block farmers’ earning in order to keep food cost low for consumers, according to the latest UN report  

India ranked 135 in Human Development Report 2014

UNDP report says human development is improving worldwide, but the rate of improvement has slowed

Just passed!

The Indian automobile industry gets a rude shock: its pedestrian performance makes winners look like losers

News Snippets

UNDP administrator pushes for forest protection for sustainable development at Davos

‘Commodity production without deforestation a win-win situation’

Thirty Million, a documentary on Bangladesh and that sinking feeling

This documentary by Daniel Price and Adrien Taylor explores the adverse impact of climate change on Bangladesh' landscape, food security and …

Sun lighting up the valley

Solar lighting systems have brightened up the gloomy winters of Himachal Pradesh's Mayad valley

Ebola-hit countries to get additional US $5 billion for speedy recovery

Amount pledged at two-day global Ebola meet in New York

COVID-19: Vaccine inequity persists as 2.8 billion people yet to receive even one dose

Low-income countries will also have to spend more to achieve 70% vaccination target

Antimicrobial resistance: The need to tackle access-excess problem

AMR, like every process, has its own drivers and determinants. The threat has evolved over time due to our acts of omission and commission