World's poor mostly reside in ecologically fragile areas
Looking at how poverty has reduced and where, it is clear that economic growth alone will not lead to poverty eradication. Global efforts must …
Journey into the market-place
Papua New Guinea has come a long way from a society that began cultivating crops in 8000 BC and had no need for a market economy. It came in …
How should tribal owners profit from forest wealth?
The gross tribal produce of Bastar is in excess of Rs 1,000 crore a year. Tribals, 'owners' of the minor forest produce -- in terms of the …
The anatomy of congestion
Travel today is relatively faster, and people across the world are travelling more than ever before. But at a giant cost: urban roads are choked …
Timber travails
After completing two years as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh Mukut Mithi is proud to relate his government's achievements while …
Drought of equity
A large part of Maharashtra has been declared drought-hit. But distribution of water is quite incongruous. While the few who are politically and …
Ecotourism: Scrambling for paradise
Does tourism always have to be a threat to the environment? Not anymore, claim the promoters of the globally emerging industry of ecotourism. …
‘Universal Basic Income won’t make people lazy, but afford them more choice’
SDP leader and MP Prem Das Rai speaks to Down To Earth about his party’s plan to role out UBI in Sikkim and how it will help create a …
We live in a richer, but environmentally poorer world: UN
While 44 of 140 countries are seeing their GDP rise, their inclusive wealth index is registering a decline
Trivial truisms
ECONOMYWIDE POLICIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT - EMERGING LESSONS FROM EXPERIENCE Mohan Munasinghe and Wilfrido Cruz World Bank
Debate: Is GDP a true and accurate measurement of growth?
A new book, The Great Invention by Ehsan Masood, unveils the genesis of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and how it shaped the modern economic …
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 …
It is a global recession with economic growth among lowest in four decades
Inequalities, lack of uniform growth among countries making global economic recovery difficult, shows UN’s Trade and Development …
Analysis of Union Budget since 1947
As countdown to the Union Budget has already begun, Down To Earth looks back at the history of budget presentations and how they responded to …
How economic inequality is widening in today’s India
The 21st century has witnessed development with a yawning gap where wealth is concentrated in a few hands
Healthy, wealthy and wise
ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE FINANCING: THE INVISIBLE HAND Cam Donaldson and Karen Gerard Publisher: Macmillan, UK Price: Not stated Pages: 216
The cost of money
NATURAL RESOURCES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE STATE: THE PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCE· Germelino M Bautista· Institute of Southeast …
आर्थिक सर्वे में मिले आम बजट के 5 संकेत
साल 2016-17 के आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण ने देश में रोजगारहीन विकास क…
USA faces up to the biodiversity challenge
The US President reiterates that the one world, one environment theme is the only way to protect the planet.
Beneficial lessons
POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE SOUTH AND NORTH: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY APPROACHES IN INDIA AND THE NETHERLANDS·O J Kuik,…
Unemployment just below 8%, show latest CMIE figures
The business information company's portal says unemployment for February was 7.9% whereas Reuters has reported it at 7.78%
Disappointing effort on ecological economics
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS: THE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY Edited by R Constanza Publisher: Columbia University Press, New York Price: …
Economic Survey 2022-23: Agri growth rate falls but sector still resilient amid pandemic shock
The contribution of the livestock sector to agriculture gross value added also increased, shows report
Lack of toilets, how much it costs India
Inadequate sanitation has economic impacts across sectors like health and tourism; cost the country 53.8 billion USD in 2006
Africa is not risky for infrastructure investment, says ECA
Africa's quest for regional integration makes trade and transboundary infrastructure critical