UNDP report stresses people's participation
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 1993 UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Publisher: Oxford University Press, Delhi Price: Rs 190
Poor amenities
Basic services can work against poverty but are usually elusive, shows the latest World Development Report
Back alley schools
Book>> The Beautiful Tree, A personal journey into how the poorest are educating themselves James Tooley Penguin Rs 499
Nearly 51 million internally displaced in 33 countries in first half of 2021: UN
The lethal mix of conflict, COVID-19, poverty, food insecurity and climate emergency has compounded humanitarian plight of the displaced, flags …
Poverty and emergencies keep children out of school
Every one in five children in the world are not in school, says the latest UNICEF report
India’s neglected tropical diseases
India experiences the world’s largest burden of at least 11 major non-communicable diseases
Migration for work is making matters worse for poor tribals
As people leave their villages, they also leave behind the support system of government programmes
Africa’s energy poverty: Millions in rural areas are not part of Ethiopia’s energy transition drive
Nearly 86% of Ethiopia’s energy demand is met through biomass; most people here live in energy poverty
DTE tracks trafficking: Droughts, migrating parents leave Marathwada girls vulnerable
Sugarcane cutters’ children at high risk, targeted through proxy marriages
Dilli’s dalchawal politics: The taste of power
The unabashed one-upmanship indulged by key players has made even the prospect of a joint activity a painful chore.
COVID-19: Fear factor, supply uncertainty can make second wave worse for rural India, warns Pronab Sen
Down To Earth spoke to economist Sen, India’s former chief statistician and programme director for the International Growth Centre - …
Sub-Saharan Africa’s food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain
Widespread job losses led to rise in food insecurity, most pronounced in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Uganda and Malawi
Structural pitfalls of MGNREGA
It’s time to remove inherent flaws of the guaranteed wage programme MGNREGA that limit its poverty alleviation potential
Hidden cost of global food, land use at $12 trillion: Report
This is expected to rise to more than $16 trillion a year by 2050, finds a report by Food and Land use Coalition
Jostling for jhuggi land
The Shakur Basti eviction drive calls for a thorough review of the railways’ mandate, politics of urban land and housing of urban poor
World Bank report paints contrasting picture of African economy
While poverty may be lower than what current estimates suggest, the number of people living in extreme poverty has increased since 1990
Night under a winter sky
As night falls in Delhi and mercury dips, Meeta Ahlawat ventures out with her camera to make a warm conversation with the homeless in the city. …
The saga of the big brother in a little village
FROM POVERTY TO PLENTY: THE STORY OF RALEGAN SIDDHI Ganesh and Vasudha Pangare Publisher: INTACH, New Delhi Price: Rs 85
The land rush
STRUGGLE FOR LAND AND THE FATE OF THE FORESTS Edited by Marcus Colchester and Larry Lohmann Publisher: The World Rainforest Movement, Malaysia, …
Bum deal at the summit
A lot of sound and fury signifying nothing: that was the Social Development battlefield at Copenhagen
What a mess
Should the people of South Africa be denied medicines because they are too poor to pay for them?
Gender bender
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY IN INDIA: CASES, MATERIALS AND STATUTES By Shyam Divan and Armin Rosencranz •Second edition • Published …
"An epidemic of non-communication"
David Miller is an expert in psychosocial management of hiv/aids. He has worked in developing countries since 1986 and is currently the Country …
Slum voices
BOOK>> TRICKSTER CITY, WRITINGS FROM THE UNDERBELLY OF A METROPOLIS • translated by Shveta Sarda • Penguin • Rs 499
Nepal's poor carry it off
As the Himalayan country's forestry scheme for the poor reaps rich dividends, its government entrusts more degraded areas to the underprivileged. …