Sector-based highlights of Union Budget 2017-18

The budget’s thrust has been on stimulating growth, affordable housing, curbing black money and promoting digital economy

Slums on rent

Dhaka has seen a sharp rise in privately owned slums. Are these a better alternative to 'squatter settlements' common in India?

How can Jharkhand fight distress migration?

The collapse of natural assets is fuelling migration in the state. A recent study throws light on problems faced by tribal communities, …

Insured by community

Death of a tribal woman in Madhya Pradesh prompts community to provide speedy insurance benefits to women during emergencies

Emergency call

Nearly 140,000 people in India died in road accidents in 2013, more than the death toll from many communicable diseases. But the country does not …

Poor health to food insecurity

Not only low income levels, but also adults suffering from chronic diseases adversely impact a household’s food security

Cry the beloved country

The fight against AIDS in Africa hinges largely on drugs becoming more affordable in poor nations

Heading towards a cliff

As India elects new government, the 12th Five Year Plan may no longer be pro-poor

Is India ready?

Effective social schemes need more than cash transfer

A look at world urban population

Bill will push PDS reform

Development economist JEAN DREZE, known for his work on issues such as hunger, famine, social and human development in India, child health and …

Davos 2024: World will take over two centuries to end poverty, but just a decade to get its 1st trillionaire

Men globally possess $105 trillion more in wealth than women, says Oxfam report

AMR causes more deaths than malaria and HIV/AIDS combined. What Africa is doing to fight this silent epidemic

In many African countries, poverty and inequality propel the likelihood of antimicrobial resistance  

Cost of importing food is expected to rise 6% in 2017

The global food import bill is rising despite robust output in 2017, says UN

Half-hearted democracy

UNDP's Human Development Report 2002 offers a link between politics and development

Rural credit system is not working

Moneylenders are their bane

Review of the film, Sicko

Film>>Sicko, Produced and directed by Michael Moore, 125 minutes, USA

Down To Earth completes 15 years

Committee asks for professionalism in CAPART

Is social sector revenue or capital expenditure?

From living in a mud house to a fixed roof, this Malawian farmer knows the value of climate-smart agriculture

Grace Manda from Malawi never thought a climate-resilient method of farming could help her build a fixed roof, send her kids to school, that too …

Fuel, power costs in India rose five times faster than overall consumer prices from January 2021-August 2022: RBI

Urban households in Delhi spent at least Rs 4,100 more in 2022 compared to 2021 on fuel and electricity

Horn of Africa likely to witness failed rainy season for sixth consecutive time: International agencies

Humanitarian crisis brewing; communities will need years to recover from this historically severe drought

Budget 2023-24: Whither rural development? Allocation for livelihood and other schemes sees 14% cuts

Funds for central sector schemes and projects have been reduced to 113 crore from Rs 126 crore

Culture of random, centralised monitoring is killing the spirit of MGNREGA

We do not need systems that alienate people from work and give further control to bureaucracy and frontline functionaries who are responsible for …