Much ado about nothing

How much does government support add to household income?

Simply Put: New Year

NITI Aayog ineffective in curbing inequality: Report

Latest India Exclusion Report flags several areas of concern

Treasure in excreta: Fast-depleting phosphorus can be extracted from faecal sludge

India needs more nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium for its agriculture

NFHS-5 paints an anaemic picture of child health and nutrition

‘Accelerating exodus from farming key to achieve target of doubling income’

To double farmers’ income reduce the number of farmers, suggest policy makers

Simply Put: Walk for water

Delivering climate action: The road ahead for India after CoP26

We need many more important and concrete measures to drastically reduce emissions.

Union Budget 2020-2021: Tap-water to all might remain a pipe dream

Jal Jeevan Mission receives only a marginal impetus 

Water management practices dismal in states: Niti Aayog

Gujarat, Andhra, MP, Himachal keeps up tight water management

Forget Union budget, track state budgets now

India lifted 271 mln people out of poverty in 10 yrs, claims govt report

The poverty estimates used to back the claims, however, are decade old

Burn it all

That is NITI Aayog's solution to India's solid waste management woes

Simply Put: All is well

Simply Put: Processed foods

We must catalyse innovation towards sustainable finance to enhance India’s climate resilience

Tapping the vibrant innovation ecosystem and enabling smooth green finance can drive the adoption of sustainable projects

Union budget 2024-25: Has India abandoned measuring income poverty?

It is over 10 years since India estimated its poverty; for which poverty reduction did the Finance Minister then take credit for?

More than half the funds for POSHAN Abhiyaan unutilised: NITI Aayog report

The scheme has an earmarked three-year budget of Rs 9,046.17 crore from 2017-18, when it was launched

Odisha, Andamans most prepared to reach climate action SDG: Government  

The SDG Index and Dashboard brought out by the NITI Aayog also gauged India's preparedness for disasters, its saving of carbon dioxide, its share …

New council to ensure sustainable development of Himalayan region

Set up by the NITI Aayog, the council will work on five thematic areas significant for the Himalayas, including tourism, skills, shifting …

Why the data block?

India does not know how many people are poor or who they are; no consumer expenditure survey has been done in the last decade. We also do not …

'The Niti Aayog mandate has the potential to make India an e-vehicle hub'

Down to Earth speaks to Manu Sharma, general manager of Hero Electric about the recent Niti Aayog announcement to run all-electric vehicles on …

Half of Indian states lags national average in first energy, climate index

Small states perform better on environmental sustainability  

Worrying picture emerges about India’s SDG indicators on food and agriculture

Cultivable land in India, which is home to 18 per cent of the world’s population, is vulnerable to drought, floods and degradation

One out of every two Bihar households is multi-dimensionally poor: NITI Aayog

The share of multi-dimensional poor in Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh is also uncomfortably high, according to NITI Aayog