Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt burden increased to a record $789 billion in 2021, highest since 2010
Low economic growth, skyrocketing inflation, the Ukraine war, massive debts and climate change increased the region’s dependancy on private …
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
Data obscurity keeps West Asia, North Africa from reaching growth potential: World Bank
Growth forecasts in the region more often inaccurate, overly optimistic than other places
South Asia to see slower growth as war in Ukraine impedes recovery: World Bank
The region is projected to grow by 6.6 per cent in 2022 and by 6.3 per cent in 2023, according to the World Bank’s latest report
UP Assembly polls 2022: Why state’s ‘jobless growth’ decade will be a headache for new government
Trends over the decade indicate that the pace of economic growth is slow and not sufficient if UP wants to achieve the goal of becoming a trillion-…
COVID-19: Experts urge fresh stimulus package to boost economy, help marginalised
India’s 2020 stimulus package has not been able to solve problems of informal workers, MSMEs and food security
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
Agri share in GDP hit 20% after 17 years: Economic Survey
Agriculture was the only sector to have clocked a positive growth at constant prices in 2020-21
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 …
Changing patterns
Changing patterns in distribution of producer support estimate and market price support across countries
Davos 2020: Will sweeping protests across the globe lead to a new form of capitalism
‘Stakeholder capitalism’ may become a buzzword, but will it be a concept that can deliver
We are all consuming a deadly cocktail of medicine residue
Reports suggest such is the medicine residue in water bodies that fish is changing character; oral contraceptive residue makes them ‘…
Modi govt may tweak SEZ rules to power up Adani Group
The Department of Commerce has proposed a change in guidelines to let the conglomerate set up a power plant in Jharkhand’s Godda district
During 2015-16 Nepal blockade, medicine export from India fell drastically: study
The Himalayan nation paid US$ 22.3 million more to procure medicines during the blockade
Climate change is the most impactful risk in 2016: World Economic Forum
Climate change will also aggravate water and agriculture crises, conflicts and forced migration
Gender equality: India ranked 101 among 136 countries
Country rated lower still at 135 when it comes to ensuring health and survival of its women
Tackling rape and sexual violence
It is time we had a national body, not merely our politically appointed, generally toothless Womens' Commissions, with trained, dedicated …
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 …
Exaggerated efficiency
The benefit of transferring technologies under the Kyoto Protocol's mechanisms is questionable