New treaty to protect the world’s oceans may hurt vulnerable African fisheries

The treaty needs clear regulations; subsidies for distant water vessels can encourage overexploitation of vulnerable species.

A third of businesses in South Asia not in operation amid COVID-19 pandemic: World Bank

Firms in South Asia witnessed an overall sales decline of 64%

Public spending to rescue Indian economy: Economic Survey 2020-21

The Survey hints Union Budget 2021-22 will be a 'maximum government' affair

Simply Put: The COVID-19 mask

COVID-19: Bengal cotton loom trade hit

Exports fall by 10 per cent in five months, taant trade badly hit 

Poorest countries are in debt; spent record $443.5 bln in debt service payments

Interest payments by these countries quadrupled to all-time high of $23.6 billion in 2022

Idea of green growth losing traction among climate policy researchers, survey of nearly 800 academics reveals

Researchers from the EU and other OECD nations demonstrated high levels of scepticism

Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt burden increased to record $702 billion in 2020 — highest in a decade

The region has more debt than it can pay off

COVID-19:The world is not on the track to green recovery, finds UN report

Only 18% of recovery spending to deal with COVID-19 impact was green, the report said

COVID-19 pushed 119-124 million into poverty: World Bank updates estimates

The number of pandemic-induced new poor is forecast to rise to 143-163 million in 2021

COVID-19: Sitharaman’s ‘agri bouquet’ does not cut ice with farm experts

Farmers need immediate help rather than plans for the future, they say

COVID-19: Sitharaman’s MSME talk draws scepticism

Demand needs a leg-up: experts; Migrants question goes unanswered

COVID-19: $2.5 tln needed by developing countries to weather economic crisis, says report

Debts of $1 trillion owed by developing countries needs to be cancelled

COVID-19: Odisha’s conch blowers scramble to earn a living

Several conch blowers in the state have shifted to working as labourers in farms 

MNRE’s new policy framework recognises distributed renewable energy as solution for uplifting rural economy

End-user and corporate financing would be essential for the DRE industry to scale up

People working fewer hours due to Long COVID, as sick days increase dramatically: ILO report

Accommodation & food services, transportation & storage among sectors that saw substantial drops in mean hours worked

Budget 2023-24: Economic Survey likely to peg India’s growth at 6-6.8%, says media report

Economic Survey to be presented January 31, just before the Budget February 1

50 million a step away from starvation: Civil society seeks urgent funds

Non-governmental organisations wrote a letter to global leaders urging support

Moving away from coal: Livelihoods of Odisha’s mine workers need to be protected

At least half a million lives are associated with coal mining in Odisha

New low-carbon development, investment and governance models needed to achieve SDGs: UNDP Report

The transition in energy use is more important in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Odisha government announces two-month fishing ban to conserve fish stocks

Second wave of COVID-19 forces migrant fishermen in Odisha to stay in the state

COVID-19 led to coal production and import decline: Economic Survey

This is a very worrying trend, says Delhi-based non-profit CSE

Simply put: Labour laws

Simply Put: Riding COVID-19 lockdown

COVID 19: Punjab’s rural economy takes a big hit

Small farmers, labourers among the worst-hit; wheat harvest under cloud