Holiday mood gets the better of delegates
Confusion and lack of interest were the highlights of the annual gathering of scientists this year in Goa.
Liberalisation viewed through worker's eyes
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Tree travails
The Union government asks the Supreme Court to lift the interim ban on tree felling amid growing pressure from the northeastern states
Costly populism
SUBSIDIZING UNSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, UNDERMINING THE EARTH WITH PUBLIC FUNDS· Andre de Moor & Peter Calamai·Commissioned by …
Global corporate taxation: The new bare minimum
The newly agreed global minimum corporate tax to prevent multinational firms from avoiding the legal cess regime is riddled with clauses to …
Economic impacts of festivals: A case study of Durga Puja in West Bengal
The economic worth of creative industries around this Durga Puja was estimated at Rs 32, 377 crores; it has sizeable shrunk due to COVID-19 and …
How the COVID-19 pandemic affected North America
One of the biggest factors that resulted in the rapid spread of the infection across the continent of North America was the overconfidence and …
In photos: Hard times for India’s wool industry
India’s wool industry may have set off on a decline: Degrading pastureland and an increase in agricultural activity has affected sheep herding …
GST collection for June 2021 below Rs 1 lakh crore
While GST collection is expected to increase from July onwards, a third wave of COVID-19 could again reduce it
Run up to COP27: Only a quarter of global climate finance flows into Asia; much of that in loan
India received a total of $37.1 billion in climate finance during 2013-2020
Net gains as language barriers fall in global trade
All corners of the planet are en route to better internet access, helping send the traditional language barriers plaguing global trade tumbling
Utkal Diwas 2022: Odisha’s GDP and museums go together
Odisha’s musuems are cost centres. But they need to move to being profit centres. If they don’t have enough revenue surplus, our …
Antimicrobial resistance has a huge economic impact too
An additional 24 million people, most of them in poor countries, will be forced into poverty by 2030 due to costs of hospital visits arising out …
Larger share of senior citizens in India’s villages work compared to urban counterparts
Around 50% of male senior citizens were working compared to 22% women, according to the LASI report
What did the billionaires lose during COVID-19 pandemic?
The bloom of the billionaires continued uninterrupted without an exception even during the COVID-19 pandemic
ENaira: Nigeria’s digital currency has had a slow start — what’s holding it back
Nigeria was the first country in Africa to roll out a central bank digital currency
A robust maritime sector can steer inclusive development in India
Indigenous maritime sector requires a shift from current piecemeal policy architecture to a more holistic approach
COVID-19 vaccination has turned into a ‘battle of the brands’. But not everyone’s buying it
The best thing we can do is to tone down the brand narrative within the significant constraints we face. All COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective
COVID-19 aftershocks: This is an economic collapse triggered by a health crisis
Mehrotra is visiting professor, Centre for Development, University of Bath, UK, and former economics professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Fishermen move out as output of fish in MP’s Bargi reservoir falls
The reservoir produced 432 tonnes of fish in 1994-95; it produced only 28 tonnes in 2020-21
Non-profits from 22 countries including India prevented from attending WTO meet
The civil society representatives allege that the move to restrict access for non-profits aims to de-democratise the organisation
Poor land use can cost the world $23 trillion by 2050
If the world spends even a fraction of the predicted loss, it can reverse land degradation, which affects the poorest the most
‘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 …
Leg up for green bonds amid record sustainable debt in 2020
Sustainable debt worth $732 billion issued globally; $305 billion of that in green bonds
Ghana’s informal mining harms health and the land — but reforms must work with people, not against them
New strategies must minimise the detrimental effects of mining while maximising the beneficial ones