A quiet Revolution
Six years ago, the Andhra Pradesh government decided to manage forests jointly with the people. This effort is breaking new ground in Naxalite-…
Misdirected move
The Orissa government's decision to increase water cess for irrigation may spell doom for the state's farmers
Dussehri's entrepreneurs
Village women emerge as successful entrepreneurs thanks to NEED an organisation with a difference
A Mea Culpa budget
The budget is expected to have all the elements that will empower the government to say, ‘We are pro-poor’
Budget 2023-24: Do you know what growth rate actually implies?
Before arriving at conclusions regarding growth, one has to be really aware of the factors and variables that determine it
Fruitful venture
Now, the natural process by which plants absorb carbon dioxide is translating into profits for the farmers of Karnataka
FLIP SIDE
Where’s the land for 8 per cent forever growth? Where’s the water?
People in development
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Kyoto in trouble
Russia may not ratify it. And even if it does, it's not going to do so anytime soon. That was the message, loud and clear, from the Russian …
Peace isn't elusive
After the Pulwama terror strike, the Kashmir debate has reopened. We bring to you an older article from brighter times, which underscores the …
At which road head?
Not the path of economic growth, but the trail leading back to the village is the answer
'Privatisation has increased rural neglect'
The northeast has been badly affected by ethnic strife. DILIP GOGOI of Cotton College, Guwahati, on its vulnerabilit
A smile for the camera
At the capitals of three mining hotbeds, AVINASH KUMAR finds a battle to capture public imagination
Air pollution can cut 8 yrs off lives of 250 mln north Indians: Report
Air pollution shortened the average life expectancy by 5.2 years in India, according to the report
Two for tangle
Development takes backseat in Northeast as two Central agencies try to outcompete each other
Jobs Jobs Jobs
The government is obsessed with economic growth. Employment is bound to follow, it claims. That's a delusion. The swelling numbers of unemployed …
Barring the muck
The Tihar jail exemplifies how efficient waste management not only makes our surroundings clean, but also endows us with economic benefits. What …
Business as usual or sustainable model: What is post-COVID-19 dilemma?
World leaders are at crossroads — and they need to take hard measures to push for a green economy
Making sense of climate debate
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Climate change fuelling conflict in Lake Chad Basin: Report
Shrinking natural resources due to adverse weather heightening tensions, says human rights group
Gaps galore
BRANCHING OUT: JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT IN INDIA Nalini Sundar et al • Oxford University Press • New Delhi • 2001 • 289pp
Blowing in the wind
Civil society cannot distance itself from the phenomenon of right-wing parties finding their way to the top in Europe
Journey across the Global South: Sharing and exchanging sustainable development solutions
Despite progress, developing countries face a wide range of challenges and experiences that span areas such as economic growth, environmental and …
Nepal's poor carry it off
As the Himalayan country's forestry scheme for the poor reaps rich dividends, its government entrusts more degraded areas to the underprivileged. …
Tackling poverty
INDIA: REDUCING POVERTY, ACCELERATING DEVELOPMENT, A WORLD BANK COUNTRY STUDY·Oxford University Press·New Delhi·260 pages