Underfunding, misleading claims: The story of MGNREGA in New India
Govt has made tall claims on NREGA implementation; but it is neither keen on providing dignified wages nor allocating adequate funds for the scheme
Kill ‘dwarves’, recommends ‘creatively destructive’ Economic Survey
India’s small firms are holding back growth and job creation; government plans for something else to tide over job crisis
‘Totalitarian movements are self-destructive’
The reason socialist awareness is not possible in the 21st century is that the middle class in India in the 60s was primarily dominated by the …
Fish stocks in Asia-Pacific to be over by 2048
Economic growth is leading to the decline of biodiversity, says a report released in Colombia
Banking Ordinance a bold step but silent on considering environmental and social risk management to reduce NPA: CSE
The CSE calls for mandating environmental and social risk management for internal credit risk appraisal process
Tough choices have to be made for Africa to sustainably urbanise
With Africa approaching 50 per cent urbanisation, governments have to make hard choices for scale and type of investments they need to make
New leader, old challenge
India’s first PM born after Independence will face the old problem of poverty eradication
The credo of an economist
Long-term economic growth is impossible through any act that pits humankind against the environment
Examining poor showing of Indian industry
INDIAN INDUSTRIALISATION: STRUCTURE AND POLICY ISSUES Editors: Arun Ghosh, K K Subrahmanian, Mridul Eapen, Haseeb A Drabu Publisher: Oxford …
UN falls victim to its inherent weaknesses
There are several reasons why the UN finds itself bereft of power today. Part of the crisis results from the cash-strapped organisation's own …
'Values of our society lead to disaster'
In 1972, Dennis Meadows had co-authored the well-known report, Limits to Growth, along with Donella Meadows and Jorgen Randers. Recently, the …
CENDIT scores with film series
Catalysts for Change, a 13-part film series produced by the Centre for the Development of Instructional Technology, covers the gamut of problems …
IMF package leads Pakistan to disaster
A short-term economic policy has meant more unemployment and poverty as well as a slower growth rate and environmental degradation
A star spender with clipped wings
The ambitious Indian space programme, despite occasional setbacks, has had its share of success. A backgrounder to the programme which is very …
Oiling the wheels of globallisation
The Commission on Global Governance calls for a democratic world governance to deal with increasing global interdependence
Clean and profitable
Pollution control methods are an investment that ensure long-term profits for the corporate sector
Peace, and war in Angola
Even as the government of Angola, mulls over a second draft of a legislation on land rights, aid and humanitarian organisations point out it …
Africa meet to focus on innovation and knowledge sharing
Speakers at the upcoming African Economic Conference will explore how Africa can achieve inclusive growth
Trade rules are deeply flawed but Trump’s tariff fixation is hurting America and the rest of the world
International trade rules are unfair, but even Trump’s tariff-centric trade policies won’t fix what’s broken about the global …
Economic Survey pegs real GDP growth at 6.75-7.5 per cent for 2017-18
The survey said that India’s exports are recovering, buoyed by increased global economic activity
Most poor people in Asia-Pacific region live in rural areas
Countries in the region have not been able to address rural poverty despite economic growth, says an IFAD report
Southern African countries can do better at infrastructure: What the choices might look like
Decision makers need to employ strategic foresight to better navigate uncertainty, upheaval and inevitable change
No offshore wind project has commenced in India: Are we on track for 30 GW by 2030?
Some 195 GW of technological offshore wind potential in India’s EEZ still unharnessed
India’s deep economic paralysis just set in
Amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, India enters into a situation that currently looks unimaginably distressed.
October unemployment rate up slightly but stays below 7%
Rate climbs to 6.98% from 6.67% in September; Haryana, Rajasthan figures continue to remain high despite widespread relaxations from lockdown months