Bread, values and politics
The forthcoming World Food Summit must ensure that the umbrella of food security also extends to encompass the Southern nations' poor
One in every 3 southern African children are stunted: Report
Major drivers of malnutrition include lack of diversity and sub-optimal infant feeding practices prevailing in the region
Africa’s poverty dip, a blip?
Extreme poverty decreased due to low food price, soon to be reversed due to high inflation
Higher quality seeds can help beat Africa’s ‘hunger pandemic’
One useful intervention would be to organise farming communities — or seed producer groups — into business entities
New battlegrounds
FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL· Michael Renner·WW Norton and Company, New York and London·1996· Price US $11
Summing up poverty
The latest Human Development Report highlights the need for people- and resource-friendly development
Grim kaleidoscope
EVERYBODY LOVES A GOOD DROUGHT·P Sainath·Penguin Books India (P) Ltd·1997· Price Rs 295
Non-monetary indicator of poverty
Our policy makers should move away from the income criterion for estimating poverty and take cognisance of other indicators
Vietnam targets poverty with tourism
An ILO project generates job opportunities for local people in remote villages
In defence of capitalism
Diluting MGNREGA does not make market sense
Anti-Naxal operations a cover for exploiting tribal people
Poor countries have remained poor, says World Bank
A new report confirms that Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are home to some of the poorest populations
Poor India speaks
book>> Caterpillar and the Mahua Flower, Tremors in India's Mining Fields edited by Rakesh Kalshian Panos South Asia New Delhi 2007
Reading between poverty lines
Is the latest poverty estimate a true indicator of rural poor in India?
MGNREGA graft: Social audit finds irregularities worth Rs 54 lakh in Rajasthan
Corruption was unearthed in 2022 after the workers from Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan in Barmer reported the issue to the Rajasthan government
‘Poori Padhai Desh Ki Bhalai’: CRY launches pan-India drive to change societal attitude towards girls’ education
Only three of every five girls in India make it to 11th and 12th standards
A vocal for local verdict
PM Modi’s performance on the most important issues of unemployment, price rise and dipping income didn’t reflect the slogan he had …
Quarter of a billion people are facing acute hunger: Report
Key drivers of this crisis were economic shocks, conflicts & climate extremes
Simply Put: Dying for ration
Climate change to lower living standards of 50% Indians: World Bank
Most affected states will be Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Running away
Africa: We must go beyond singular responses in the fight against child poverty
Policies need to address in all the complexities of child poverty
From the blurbs
From the blurb
War on poverty