Two Karnatakas: North-south divide hampers state’s economic, social development
Concentration of development in a few urban centres of the south creates excessive pressure on the region’s resources, hampering the …
Global annual output growth to drop to 1.9 per cent in 2023, courtesy Ukraine, COVID-19
Growth in India expected to remain strong at 5.8 per cent, albeit lower than 6.4 per cent in 2022, according to new UN report
Africa is not risky for infrastructure investment, says ECA
Africa's quest for regional integration makes trade and transboundary infrastructure critical
The other side of migration
INDIA'S INDUSTRIAL CITIES: ESSAYS IN ECONOMY AND DEMOGRAPHY Nigel Crook Publisher: Oxford University Press, Delhi Price: Rs 240
The price of populism
The Punjab government avoided tough decisions and resorted to populist measures. Now, the economy and the environment are both in tatters
More Indian residents filing patents than MNCs despite challenges: Economic Survey
India still lags behind China, the United States, Japan and South Korea despite an increase in the number of patents being filed
Only 2.8% plantation target achieved under Green India Mission: Economic Survey
Only 0.14 million hectares land of the 5 million hectares target have been covered in 5 years
NZ has dethroned GDP as a measure of success, but will Ardern’s government be transformational?
Transformation obviously has to go beyond the status quo. But to be transformative, it must also go beyond mere reform.
Economic Survey underlines effect of demonetisation, lowers growth forecast
Fiscal prudence by the Centre as well as the states is needed in order to maintain overall fiscal health of the economy
UK environmentalists tilt at windmills
The setting up of windmills in the British countryside has sparked off a heated debate because some conservationists contend they are …
Uninspired view of culture and development
Culture and Development: Cultural Patterns in Areas of Uneven Development K C Alexander and K P Kumaran Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi, …
Corporate farming
Pakistan's proposal to allow multinationals into its agriculture sector may be bad news for the environment
State of Agriculture: Increasing output
While India’s overall economic output shrank in 2020-21, agriculture and allied sector recorded an almost 10% annual growth rate. As a …
Decline in mobility post-demonetisation spurred present economic crisis: Pronab Sen
While we hear a slowdown in demand in the urban corporate sector, the problem actually lies in rural India
A Gandhian economist ahead of his time
Kumarappa was a close associate of Gandhiji and a firm believer in the theory the village must be made the focus of economic planning. Aware of …
How India remains poor: ‘It will take 7 generations for India’s poor to reach mean income’
World Economic Forum’s latest report says social inequality negates gains from high economic growth
The new urban dream
Sweden is successfully moving towards self-sustaining cities where long-term ecological gains rank higher than short-term economics.
Need to integrate human ecology and nature
Green Futures -- Agenda for the 21st Century Sara Parkin Publisher: Fount Paperbacks, Harper Collins, London Price: £ 2.99
Power play
In 1999, Spencer Abraham tried to close down the US department of energy. Thanks to George W Bush, he now heads it
‘Centre using finance commission to promote its flagship programmes’
Centre is urging Finance Commission to finalise tax-devolution formula keeping in mind the national development programme
Sustainable agriculture can be key to reducing youth migration in Africa
Agriculture is Africa’s largest employer and a possible solution to its migration problem
Surgical strikes for fetching jobs
Like terrorism, jobless growth continues in India irrespective of who is in power. To tackle it, we need not cross borders
Sprucing up
...production techniques could go a long way in creating a pollution-free milieu as the final aim would be to achieve a no-waste company discipline
Cost of ecological balance
ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMICSAN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE· Edited by Rabindra N Bhattacharya·Oxford· New Delhi·Rs 550
Global economy to grow slightly in 2016: World Bank
Global economic activity will see 2.9 per cent growth this year as per a report, slightly higher than 2.4 per cent in 2015