Job creation at the farmer’s doorstep
The Telangana government’s recent announcement of the Rythu Bandhu scheme has spotlighted the policy of utilising cash transfer to assist land-owning farmers with a non-agricultural income — instead of
Economy
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Carbon dioxide emissions costing India up to $210 bn every year: Study
For the US, the cost is about $50 billion per tonne Carbon dioxide emissions are costing the Indian economy up to $210 billion every year, according to a global study which found that the country is
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How can we limit climate change damage to the global economy?
The international community's ambition to fight against climate change comes at a cost: between US$50,000 billion and US$90,000 billion over the next 15 years according to the bottom-end estimates of economist
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Trade and Development Report 2018: power, platforms and the free trade delusion
The world economy remains on shaky ground a decade after the 2008 financial crisis, with trade wars a symptom of a deeper malaise, according to UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2018: Power, Platforms
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Asian Development Outlook 2018 update: maintaining stability amid heightened uncertainty
Policymakers in Asia and the Pacific have a wide range of options at their disposal to ensure that heightened global uncertainty due to monetary policy normalization in advanced economies and rising global
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Survey: India ranks 158th among 195 countries in health care investment
A study by Seattle-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation published in The Lancet says that India’s ranking of 158th in 2016 represents an improvement from its 1990 ranking of 162nd. India
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'Shutdown' planned for Cape Town roads over poverty, crime
Working class communities across Cape Town are expected to "reclaim" their streets on Tuesday morning as part of a movement called the Western Cape Total Shutdown. This was in protest against poverty,
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State of working India 2018
The biggest new challenge facing India's policymakers and administrators is rapidly rising unemployment, says a report by the Centre for Sustainable Employment of the Azim Premji University. "Unemployment
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Africa-to-Africa investment report: a first look
Opportunities for investment in Africa often outweigh the obstacles, according to leading African companies included in the African Development Bank’s first Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment Report. The
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Walking the talk: assessing companies' progress from SDG rhetoric to action
Three years after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reliable information on how companies are working to contribute to the SDGs remains sparse. This paper uses five general themes
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No water, no growth: does Asia have enough water to develop?
China, India and other countries in Asia face urgent water challenges and won’t have sufficient water to develop further while ensuring food and energy security, according to a new report. The Hindu Kush