50 years of international aid: World’s richest countries owe $5.7 trillion debt to poor, says OXFAM
Substantial debt owed to world’s poorest people 9 times more than sub-Saharan Africa’s stock of external debt at 2019-end
Lack of MGNREGS work driving migration in rural West Bengal
Most men, teenage boys left their family behind to find work in other cities after Centre freezed funds to the rural employment scheme …
How to plant trees for development
There is no economic value seen in forests, but there is value seen in the development project for which forestland is required
Reason for Bhutan’s happy face
The Himalayan kingdom has managed to significantly reduce its poverty level, but a section remains at risk of falling back into poverty
Curative resolve
A dose of political will, backed by communication skills, can help combat infectious diseases
G8 and tragedy of Africa
Rich nations are forcing African states to change laws to facilitate private investment in agriculture in a replay of colonial adventurism
UN calls for protection of rights of women, indigenous peoples
The 69th session of the UN General Assembly will see the participation of world leaders on crucial global issues
Public Deprived System
The country’s 76 million poor have been denied the right to claim subsidised foodgrain under public distribution system
Picture imperfect
Fertile and picturesque, that is what Bellary was before companies started indiscriminate mining for iron ore
Bank at your doorstep
Technology is helping public sector banks find customers in rural India. This is part of the Centre’s efforts to include villages in the …
Into the abyss?
The situation of India's farmers has only become grimmer in the past decade, according to the latest National Sample Survey Office report
Dying for ration: Biometric glitches in Rajasthan villages keep the poor hungry
Valid ration card holders turned away from PDS shops as fingerprints don't match in records
Postponed
Issues concerning the earth's future took a backseat as unseemly politics ruled the day at the just concluded Earth Summit II SUPRIYA AKERKAR …
COVID-19 lockdown: Isn’t it time for the State to do business again?
The government has to step away from its role of a regulator succumbing to the pressure of businesses; it must recognise its power as procurer / …
Andhra to promote chemical free cultivation
State's rural development and agriculture departments to work together to encourage organic farming
Phulmai's walk - a day in the life of a headloader
Headloaders - collectors of fuelwood in India's woodlands. On the one hand, seen as forest destroyers, on the other, they are the sole support of …
Review finds ADB's policy doesn't hold water
Since 1998, adb has invested us $960 million in urban projects in India.
Dying for ration: Denied full benefits, 62-year-old widow eats a meal a day to survive
Around 80 households out of 250 denied PDS welfare in Baramsar
Socio-economic caste census: only 4 states, UTs complete survey
Union rural development minister, Jairam Ramesh, asks all states to sort out inconsistencies in preliminary data
B: High drama
The forest convention was the most controversial issue at the Summit. However, the G-77, a strident opposer, failed to act as a united force
Less than 500 days left, can India meet its MDG targets?
Going by current trends, the target for reducing infant mortality and improving other human development indices seem near impossible to achieve
Making India's mining sector socially and environmentally viable
A government committee wants regime change to facilitate private investment in mining. What it is oblivious to is the need for more regulation to …
Supreme Court allows SKS Microfinance to resume operations in Andhra
Micro-lender among those accused of coercive loan recovery from rural poor; court asks state not to take coercive steps against firm for now
Displaced for nothing
First Asiatic lion, then cheetah: officials struggle to decide which animal to introduce, and when, in Kuno-Palpur sanctuary. But they evict …
Ruto government has its work cut out: Kenya’s development challenges new President must address
Country hopes promises made for agriculture, healthcare, environment, water, housing, sanitation will be fulfilled