Balancing trade wars
Livelihood opportunities should take precedence in global trade talks as it is more about employment than anything else right now
War of words: why journalists need to understand grammar to write accurately about violence
An important but contested roles of journalism is the act of putting political violence into words. If they sound neutral, it’s likely …
The road to the great regression
In the 21st century, counter reactions to globalisation have been taking radically different forms
Anger of the jobless youth
Their frustrations in an unjust world can take various expressions—a fidayeen in Iraq, a stone pelter in Kashmir, a mercenary in Saudi …
India second most unequal region in wealth distribution: report
India’s 10 per cent rich share 55 per cent of the national income, making it the second most unequal region after the Middle East
"Big data can be used to counter corporate or state propaganda"
Jean Dreze on why he prefers a solidarity society, rather than a welfare state
Rs 11,607 crore, the cost of feeding unproductive cattle in India
An unproductive cow can incur a loss of Rs 60 per day, and stray cows are millions in number
Trawlers push small fisherfolk out of business
Bottom trawling has spelt doom for small-scale fishermen in Bengal's East Midnapore district. Faced with a bleak future due to reduced fish catch,…
A peek into Amma's welfare schemes
Tamil Nadu chief minister for six times, Jayalalitha Jayaram died in Chennai on December 5. We bring together a brief summary of her welfare …
Go Gokul gone
For all the noise around cow protection, NDA's cow mission, the very first it announced on assuming power, has nearly died
'Focus on data collection practices that capture income volatilities, little data'
Experts exchange ideas and research findings at a conference on development economics organised by the World Bank
Fisheries: an answer to food security and nutrition
For several countries fish exports are essential to national economies, FAO experts say
Indian Budget 2016: In conversation with Sunita Narain
Budget 2016 was a surprise due to its thrust on strengthening the rural sector. DTE Editor Sunita Narain explains what it holds for the …
Did backward castes and adivasis really benefit from the Budget?
As Jaitley announces Rs 500 crores for dalit and adivasi entrepreneurs, activists say that funds rarely reach targeted population and are used to …
Some farmers laud Dunkel Draft
A section of India's farmers emphatically supported the Dunkel Draft, saying it contains just what they have been demanding for years.
The barometer of change
VITAL SIGNS 1993: THE TRENDS THAT ARE SHAPING OUR FUTURE Lester R Brown, Hal Kane and Ed Ayres Publisher: W W Norton & Co, USA Price: $10.95
Intrepid non-learners
Indian politicians travel on public money—for what they can learn from the click of a mouse
Wages of fear: How did COVID-19 geographic shift affect MGNREGA implementation?
The understanding should be part of India’s contingency plan to support rural livelihoods in the event of a third wave of the pandemic
It is a global recession with economic growth among lowest in four decades
Inequalities, lack of uniform growth among countries making global economic recovery difficult, shows UN’s Trade and Development …
Global growth to slow in 2023, trade to grow at less than a third the pace before pandemic: World Bank
Growth projections for 70% emerging markets & developing countries downgraded
India, alongside China and US, set to suffer maximum climate impacts on economy by 2050: Report
Bihar to be most affected in India; increase of climate impact in Assam to be highest globally during 1990-2050
DTE Coverage: The highlights of Davos 2023
The world economy, climate change and the Russia-Ukraine War were among the issues discussed at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum
How a call from Russia reminded Kerala’s Aranmula mirror makers of pre-pandemic prosperous times
The sector fell into bad times as labour and raw material costs increased due to floods and the pandemic
Fix from ground up: A $5-trillion economy target by 2025 for India is not unachievable
Prepare business strategies for districts and leverage existing government schemes to make India a global economic powerhouse
Why factory jobs for Ethiopian women haven’t translated into greater participation in politics
Income and job status have less of an impact on women in authoritarian contexts than in advanced democracies