Jairam Ramesh proposes making rural job scheme less labour-intensive
Revised MGNREGS guidelines to be finalised end of this week
Alien cargo
A ship's ballast water is a serious threat to marine ecosystems
Saving a reserve
India still scores low in human development in UNDP report
It is ranked at 136 along with Equatorial Guinea while Sri Lanka strides ahead
AIDED PROGRESS
India reacts sharply to human development report
CSE volunteer barred from filming public hearing for Ultratech cement plant
He was detained and his cassette was snatched away at company's behest
Latin lessons
Experiments in cash transfer in Latin America
The numbers game
Can the cold logic of statistics ever breathe life into yardsticks for deciding whether a nation has done good or bad by its people?
Good but not true
The United Nations does not take into account sustainability of the environment in assessing progress using the Human Development Index, …
Summing up poverty
The latest Human Development Report highlights the need for people- and resource-friendly development
More or less equal
God made all humans equal, but some are more equal than others when it comes to consuming the world's resources
The mess we are in
South Asia fares pathetically when it comes to basic education. The latest UNDP report has some solutions
Money matters
As the first-ever assembly of the 161-member Global Environment Facility (GEF) draws near, many non-governmental organisations are left out in …
India has pushed back poverty, still home to most poor people in world: UNDP index
Pre-pandemic data shows 228.9 million poor people in India highest in the world, Nigeria follows at 97 million
Cheaper vaccine to check hepatitis B
WHO's immunisation programme is expected to receive a tremendous boost thanks to the low-cost vaccine developed through genetic engineering
Here is all you need to know about debt-for-climate swaps
Offering debt relief in lieu of climate action could allow rich countries to pay for their acts of historical injustice, while helping the poor …
Starve a child to repay a debt
External debt has proved an albatross around the neck of African nations. At least two-thirds of their total debt will have to be written off if …
UNDP report stresses people's participation
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South wangles funds, with strings attached
The Beijing conference saw discussions on the second phase of the Global Environment Facility, which is expected to finance implementation of the …
India lifted 415 million people out of poverty in 15 years
In 2021, there were 230 million people still in poverty & nearly 19% population vulnerable to poverty, according to the latest update to the …
Climate change is real & an emergency: 64% people voted so
People living in small island developing states showed highest support for climate action
What makes one poor in India
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022 shows lack of access to nutrition, fuel, housing and sanitation keeps millions in poverty
Work with nature, not against it in Anthropocene: Human Development Report
New social norms, improved incentives could usher in a new era for humanity, without human-generated pressures on Earth
The new rise of Nauru: can the island bounce back from its mining boom and bust?
As the island aims to develop sustainably, there are signs of the green shoots of recovery