Kind to Cash
A short stop motion that shows all the schemes that a human being (woman) can avil of in her lifetime.
COVID-19 relief didn’t reach Jan Dhan a/cs of many women: Survey
At least 12,500 women Jan Dhan account holders across 13 states were surveyed; 16% reported their Jan Dhan accounts were either not operational, …
World Health Assembly approves draft resolution on health action plan for indigenous people
Global plan should focus on reproductive, maternal and adolescent health, resolution highlights
Budget 2023-24: Fund allocated for MGNREGA can provide just 17 days of work
Unjust allocation by the Modi-led government is an assault on the rights of rural workers, say activists
2022 too short, too far: How food systems evolved for the hungry
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Union Budget 2022-23: Whither Amrit Kaal
Nirmala Sitharaman did not talk about the developmental targets promised for this year under the Strategy for New India@75, but set the country …
Several trade-offs impede Zero Hunger goal. A UN report explains why, and how
Achieving SDG2 will require new investments, smoothly functioning trade and changes in consumption patterns, flags UN
Book Digest: Mapping the COVID-19 story, human behaviour driving infections and more
From accounts of previous epidemics that should have prepared us for COVID-19 to history of poverty in the US, DTE tracks contemporary books on …
Budget 2017 Analysis with Sunita Narain
Centre for Science and Environment and Down to Earth analysed the 2017 Budget by Arun Jaitley. The major takeaway is that there is very little …
Highlights of 2016 UNICEF report on the state of the world's children
The UNICEF report, titled The State of the World's Children 2016, makes startling revelations on prevalence of inequity in child health, …
UN urges stronger response to address El Niño impacts
More than US $2.4 billion are needed for current El Niño responses and currently there is a $1.5 billion gap in funding
Act locally, benefit globally
This is a real life story of the world’s three wicked problems, one opportunity and a new way to confront global challenges
US, epicentre of unequal wealth
As the US completes 50 years of its "war on poverty", the country does not have much to celebrate, thinks JOEL BERG, an expert on …
Spare change
Resources devoted to health care systems are neither divided equitably nor in proportion to the distribution of health problems
A collector's item
WEALTH, POVERTY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT· David Barkin·InterAmerican Council for Sustainable Agriculture·66pp
UN sustainable development goals: Countries need bottom-up approach, urgent actions to meet targets
‘It is high time countries took urgent, extraordinary actions towards a just & inclusive recovery’
How is the Global Hunger Index ranking calculated?
India ranks 107 out of 121 countries in GHI 2022; Centre accuses it of misinformation
State of India’s Environment 2021: People and planet in peril
COVID-19 may become endemic, or will continue to erupt but in limited ways in certain geographies. But its trails are already disrupting the …
Cupfuls of misery
Nothing more than a vote-catcher, Andhra Pradesh's cheap rice scheme has resulted in an ecological disaster in its drought-prone areas
Caught in the web
Of poverty, life in India has improved little over the past decade, reports the planning commission's National Human Development Report 2001
Book review: Seeds of Contention
The good thing about this book is that it makes a clear attempt to scale down the shrill rhetoric of the gm debate. The sharp language and …
Menopaused 20-somethings
Hysterectomies on a high since the launch of insurance scheme for BPL families in Andhra Pradesh
Hunger in South Africa: Study shows one in five are at risk
Social inequalities are well documented in South Africa, but not enough is known about the link between social vulnerability and food insecurity …
Bengal MGNREGA workers lost up to Rs 6,046 crore in wages during April-December 2022
A study estimates that workers have lost income by 83%, compelling them to borrow money for survival
Black hole of public finance: Unequal fiscal burden on citizens
73% of the wealth generated in India in 2017 went to the richest 1%, while the poorest half of the population saw only a 1% increase in their wealth