Breathless Asia

Revamp, really?

Government juggles with data to rehash Northeast India's industrial policy

A billion could be without water in Asia by 2050

New research explains that growth in economy and population along with climate change are building water-stress

Making sense of `Make in India'

Manufacturing needs to get a boost. But what to manufacture and how are two critical questions

All for a better future

More than 100 nations of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) met in the capital to chalk out plans for a better, sustainable future

Sensitive economics

Anil Agarwal's article, "The poverty of Amartya Sen", publised in the December 15, 1999 issue of Down To Earth , has drawn a number of …

Increased funding for bamboo project

China's stupendous success in exploiting bamboo for economic gains appears to have prompted India to follow suit. The heightened interest in this …

"Industry must invest in clean projects "

Brian Robinson , chairperson, Australian Environment Protection Authority (epa) has enabled the Australian environmental enforcement system to …

Environment first, economy later, say Indians

Energising!

Compliance tax

Keeping track

Following up on sustainable development summits

What long-term economic stagnation means for climate change

Steel industry is a key driver of climate change and is responsible for around 7% to 9% of global carbon emissions

Heat stress affected worker output in factories in India: Study

Manufacturing plants generate about two per cent less revenue for every one degree Celsius rise in annual temperature, the study found

Biden is inheriting a wrecked economy, but Democrats have a record of avoiding recession and reducing unemployment

Since Eisenhower assumed presidency in 1953, the economy measured by GDP, unemployment, inflation & recessions has done better …

A long-term perspective on global warming

Global Warming: The Economic Stakes William R Cline Publisher: Institute for International Economics, Washington, May 1992 Pages: (xi) + 103 …

Integrated development essential for India

Impact of Urbanisation and Industrialisation on Rural Society Edited by PS Lamba and S S Solanki . Publisher: Wiley Eastern Limited, Delhi . …

Wisdom from an obscure archipelago

In Down To Earth's first Country Report, ANIL AGARWAL and SUNITA NARAIN look at Papua New Guinea, its short but volatile transition to the market …

Regaining a paradise

Involvement of locals in the management of natural resources has earned remarkable dividends for the Doon valley

Does government know one ecotourism from another?

Is the Andaman Works Department an expert body on eco-tourism? It will, in the near future, monitor the construction of hotels and resorts on …

Will liberalisation destroy the environment?

Get eight economists to discuss an issue and you'll get nine opinions. Down to Earth did precisely that. Eight noted economists were invited, …

Locating the State

In September 2004, Down To Earth carried a two-part editorial on the failure of the State to deliver basic services. In the September 15, 2004 …

Achieve development

The market, simply, cannot be left alone

Ideas India

The book celebrates bold enterprises of ordinary Indians

SELF (UN) EMPLOYMENT