Degrowth: Slowing down rich economies to deal with climate change is a flawed idea

The notion of “degrowth” was recently given a platform at European Parliament’s “Beyond Growth” conference

Countdown to Davos 2023: Industry leaders pledge to halve real estate emissions by 2030

Real estate emissions account for nearly 40% of all energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, according to World Economic Forum

Investing in water, sanitation and hygiene can fuel economic recovery: Report

Safely managed sanitation services can help achieve net benefits of $86 million from 2021-2040, says report   

The order of spread: A review of The Rules of Contagion

The Rules of Contagion is less about diseases and more about the underlying principles of contagion

Economic Survey 2019-20: Agriculture growth stagnant in last 6 years

Document emphasises sustainable agricultural practices to support farmers and avert water crisis

Natural, man-made disasters in 2017 led to economic losses worth $337 billion: study

The global loss due to natural and man-made disasters was double the 2016 mark, according to Swiss Re, a reinsurance firm

HFC regulation: Countries yet to reach consensus

Gulf countries raised points on the availability of technology and finance for phasing out HFCs

Liquid pressure

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Bhutan: Pursuit of happiness

Karma Tshiteem is the secretary of the Gross National Happiness Commission, the novel name of Bhutan’s Planning Commission. He tells Aditya …

Stink and muck

India has been plagued with environmental problems, especially air and water. But there is no voice of protest or joint civic effort to change …

When will India be able to control pollution ?

Not till the middle of the 21st century. So be prepared to leave your children behind in a living hell. Unless you are prepared to browbeat …

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

Nearly 4,000 Odisha villages free of child marriage now

Child marriages surged after COVID-19 first wave; streamlined state efforts helped arrest the trend, claim officials

Union Budget 2021-22: How good is the hike in allocation for health?

Sitharaman admits high out-of-pocket-expenditure worrying; claims ‘137%’ hike to health and well-being in budget

How Union Budget 2021-22 can support the women workforce

Only 16% employed women were able to keep their jobs during and after the lockdown as opposed to 60% men

Gender gap in labour market stagnant since 1995, flags UN report

Gender equality a far-fetched goal; women living alone more likely to be in the labour market, finds report

Small businesses provide most jobs in under developed, developing nations: ILO

Policy makers need to focus on informal sector and small economic units to address fundamental challenges of employment creation and improvement …

Extreme floods to increase economic loss 166 times in coastal megacities: IPCC

These cities with over 10 million populations, including Mumbai, are likely to lose at least $1 trillion annually by 2050, finds the report

NGT halts construction on wetland between Bengaluru lakes

The construction projects violated the Master Plan of 2015 as well as environmental guidelines

A Mea Culpa budget

The budget is expected to have all the elements that will empower the government to say, ‘We are pro-poor’

African economies to grow by 4.5 per cent in 2015

Modernising local economies will be the key to improving living standard of the people, says report

Poor site choices for green energy plants led to EU losing $100 billion, says Davos report

Better cross border coordination between EU nations could have saved another $40 billion, says World Economic Forum report

‘Disasters like Ebola threaten Africa’s progress towards MDGs’

Report launched at the ninth African Economic Conference says the continent made headway in human development but its continuation is threatened …