Rich bias
THE SKEPTICAL ENVIRONMENTALIST Bjørn Lomborg · Cambridge University Press · Cambridge · 2001 · Pages: pp 515 &…
Economic Survey 2022-23: Production of coal to cross 900 million tonnes next financial year
Coal industry is expected to grow at 6-7 per cent annually to reach a production level of one billion tonnes by 2025-2026
Is India set for big shift in its energy mix?
Announcements made by energy minister Piyush Goyal at Davos indicate drastic reduction in capacity addition in thermal power
15 African nations set up fund to fight Ebola
The recent outbreak of disease has claimed about 500 lives; medics continue efforts to combat misconceptions and mistrust around the disease
Mindless on ‘reform’
Reforms in India have become synonymous with opening up to foreign capital. Does it reform our corrupt polity or institutions?
Multiple crises: the cost of wasted time
Much like COVID-19, when WHO procrastinated, FAO too is “considering”when to declare the locust upsurge as a plague
Geospatial tech can fast-track sustainable development beyond COVID-19: UNESCAP
But re-skilling youth and investments to strengthen their technological skills will be essential
E-waste is not waste, but treasure
There is 100 times more gold in a tonne of smart phones than in a tonne of gold ore itself! But the precious metal is virtually thrown away …
Almost 60% of Africa’s low-income countries in debt distress: UNCTAD
Ghana and Tunisia are in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency loans
Climate change disrupts the goal of doubling farmers’ income
According to the just tabled Economic Survey, the government needs to implement “radical” actions to ensure the Prime Minister’…
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?
Sponge iron industries are killing fields
The sponge iron industry is growing fast and polluting alarmingly. K Radhika in Chhattisgarh and Maureen Nandini Mitra in Jharkhand and Orissa …
Fuel inefficient India heading towards energy crisis
Energy insecurity is India's latest tryst with her post-liberalised destiny. It began in July 2006. Crude oil prices rose to all time peak, at US $…
COVID-19: Economic Survey credits lockdown for India’s success, silent on nitty-gritties
‘1918 Spanish Flu lessons were guiding factors for India’s lockdown, other pandemic strategies’
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 …
El Nino and La Nina weather events set to increase: report
Frequency of extreme weather events is expected to nearly double with global warming—from one in 23 years to one in 13 years
Civil society raises alarm as regional free trade negotiations get under way in Delhi
‘Regional FTAs will jeopardise farming, dairy, manufacturing and generic medicines sectors’
Oxfam’s latest report is a wake-up call on the ever-increasing gulf between India’s haves and have-nots
India should adopt a pro-people and nature-friendly economic model to reduce its inequalities
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
COVID-19: A long economic quarantine
Forecast of high temperature, erratic rains and cyclone push India’s poor into a point of no survival return
Girls interrupted
Ruhi Kandhari visits Jhajjar-the district with lowest number of girl children in India-to know the reason behind the decline
People in development
THE ART OF FACILITATING PARTICIPATION·Shirley A White·Sage Publications, New Delhi·1999·Rs 250·367pp
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 …