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West Bengal’s paradox of economic transformation

People in West Bengal are not significantly worse off compared to the rest of India, because of the gains after the 1970s-1980s rural reforms. (Shutterstock)

Published 107 days ago

Why India must now bet big on animal vaccines

For millions of households, livestock are living savings accounts. A cow or a few goats are sold to finance school fees, medical care, or to buffer against crop failure. But livestock are also fragile assets. (HT Archive)

Published 174 days ago

Reform jobs scheme, but build on its gains

The key to obtaining the benefits of MGNREGS is effective implementation, which makes it a credible outside option for workers. (Shutterstock)

Updated 226 days ago

The true picture on inequality in India

India’s inequality, even when measured in income terms, is significantly lower than the US and the UK. (REUTERS)

Updated 384 days ago

Power games that the big boys play

The issue of quota reform at the Bretton Woods Institutions has been on the table for years and keeps getting pushed back. (AFP)

Published 393 days ago

Terms of Trade: Economic dogma won’t do the world any good

In the advanced economies, the economic crisis has now reached a different stage where nothing seems to be working. (Representative photo)

Updated 420 days ago

Odisha’s farm economy holds lessons for others

Odisha’s agricultural transformation was predicated on employing and utilising markets and market principles, including addressing information symmetry (REUTERS)

Updated 588 days ago

Brazil launches global anti-hunger alliance before G20 summit

Brazil launches global anti-hunger alliance before G20 summit

Published 629 days ago

‘Good infrastructure essential for eliminating poverty’: Nitin Gadkari at HTLS

HTLS: Union minister Nitin Gadkari said political parties must follow an idea-driven approach to politics.

Published 630 days ago

Dweepsree, the self-help group that helped women in Lakshadweep to become independent

HT Image

Published 909 days ago

States in focus, a budget that seeks to lift all boats

NITI Aayog is helping in several ways including assisting with visioning, monitoring, analytics, coordination and convergence. We have made tremendous progress on all fronts in the last decade. (File)

Published 916 days ago

What poverty numbers reveal

Elections aside, what is the real import of the multidimensional poverty numbers?

Published 932 days ago

Pakistan’s current economic model is not working: World Bank

Pakistan’s current economic model is not working since it has fallen behind its peers, significant progress in poverty reduction has now started to reverse. (File/AFP)

Updated 952 days ago

Democratisation of knowledge through open-access resources and online education

Online education (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published 1023 days ago

At G20 meet, World Bank chief Ajay Banga warns of growing disparities

World Bank president Ajay Banga at the G20 finance ministers' and central bank governors' meeting in Gujarat on Tuesday. (Reuters photo)

Updated 1114 days ago

U.P. leads in poverty reduction, Yogi says BIMARU tag gone

Yogi made the comment in a tweet following the NITI Aayog’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) progress review released on Monday. (Pic for representation)

Updated 1114 days ago

135 million fewer multidimensional poor in 2021 compared to 2015: NITI Aayog

The report said that India is on target to meet its SDG for multi-dimensional poverty (HT Photo)

Updated 1115 days ago

UN praises 'remarkable' India as 415 million exit poverty levels in 15 years

25 countries, including India, successfully halved their global MPI values within 15 years, showing that rapid progress is attainable. (File)

Updated 1122 days ago

African countries are fed up with being marginalised in global institutions

G20 Summit at Bali

Published 1143 days ago

The just transition framework is unjust

India’s coal economy does not lend itself to the existing structure of Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JET-P) deals. Moreover, JET-P benefits are unlikely to reach the more vulnerable workers in the sector (Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)

Updated 1193 days ago

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