The Niti Aayog recently released its National Multidimensional Poverty Index 2023, according to which the poverty headcount ratio declined from 24.85 percent in 2015-16 to 14.96 percent in 2019-21. In absolute numbers this translates to 135 million people exiting multidimensional poverty in this time period....
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Moving Upstream: Luni – Fellowship
Published on : Oct 10, 2023The Moving Upstream: Luni program is a continuation of Veditum’s Moving Upstream fellowship program which we co-host with the Out of Eden Walk. For the Luni program, we are partnering with the School of Pubic Policy at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, and this effort is supported by A4Store & Out of Eden Walk. The aim is to document the river and life in and around it, the impact of man-made...
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Published on : Jul 10, 2023Tomato prices are up through the roof. Retail prices are in the range of Rs 120-150 per kilogram in most mandis across India, making the household vegetable more expensive than petrol. Prices, which at the beginning of the year were in the range of Rs....
+ Read MoreNSSO Survey: Only 39.1% of all Households have Drinking Water Within Dwelling, 46.7% of Rural Households use Firewood for Cooking
Published on : May 2, 2023The National Sample Survey Organization's Multiple Indicator Survey - part of the 78th round - has revealed that only 39.1 percent of all Indian households have access to drinking water within the dwelling. When it come to cooking, 46.7% of rural households use firewood. These are...
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Published on : Apr 18, 2023The Status of Policing Report in India 2023 (SPIR) was released on 31 March in New Delhi by Common Cause and Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. SPIR 2023 study explores public opinions and experiences regarding digital surveillance in India. Recent developments, such as...
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Silent Chernobyl: Dry Aral Sea has made Central Asia dustier, with impacts on global climate, says study- Rajat Ghai
DownToEarth The Aral Sea, the world’s fourth-largest lake until the early 1960s, dried up...
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How climate resilient is Shimla? Not much, shows city’s ground situation - Rohit Prashar
Down to Earth Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla city has been battered following three days of...
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Tur-nomics: Prices of India’s Favourite Dal Heat Up - Akshi Chawla
Centre for Economic Data and Analysis, Ashoka University Retail prices of Tur (Arhar) dal...
Published on : Aug 29, 2023
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FCA Amendment: No Forest For The Weary - Shreeshan V , Anushka Mohite Mahale , Moonis Ijlal
Carbon Copy A freshly passed amendment to the Forest Conservation Act has created a...
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Monsoon takes pause in August after July deluge, El Nino may further weaken rains - Rural Voice
Monsoon seems to have reversed gear in August, with sustained dry spell in...
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Over 3 Lakh Hectares of Forest Land Diverted for Non-Forest Use in the Last 15 Years - Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
The recently concluded Parliament session saw the passage of the highly controversial “Forest...
Published on : Aug 21, 2023