World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
Women
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Cubas success story, further developed
The potential of urban agriculture for feeding a growing population is becoming increasingly visible. In Cuba,
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Women and food sovereignty
Most of the world
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Unleashing entrepreneurship - A woman shows the way
Mushroom production is an untapped potential source of employment and income in Kerala. Janaki who has established herself as an enterprising entrepreneur in mushroom production is now a role model for several unemployed youth.
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Grameen and microcredit: A tale of corporate success
The Grameen Bank
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Food for all
IT is not surprising that questions of food security and the right to food have become such urgent political issues in India today. The rapid growth of aggregate income over the past two decades has not addressed the basic issue of ensuring the food security of the population.
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Deadly puff: Indian women 3rd on global list
Indian women are among the worst in the world when it comes to smoking. According to the latest Tobacco Atlas, the country ranks third in the top 20 female smoking populations across the globe.
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MP equals Ethiopia in human index
MUKESH RANJAN To witness abject poverty, as it exists in subSaharan Ethiopia, one need not travel to that country. Similar situation exists in India, as Madhya Pradesh (MP) has human development indicators which match the Ethiopian reality.
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The life-saving shot
A vaccine invented 40 years ago by Baruch Blumberg has prevented millions of deaths from hepatitis B and liver cancer.
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Magsaysay for a white revolution in red belt
- Modelled on Amul, Deep Joshi
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Trees are brothers
THE protection of forests and rivers is at the heart of protecting the ecology of the Himalayas. But any long-term, sustainable effort must include the concerns of people living near forests and rivers.