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
Food Security
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Ecofriendly subsidies proposed
EU plans to give more weightage to environmental and public safety norms by amending agricultural policy
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The complete sequence
The two recently published private research efforts at decoding the rice genome do contribute to the International Rice Genome Sequencing Project, but do not detract from the significance of the yet to be completed international effort
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anantapur Nut case
Largest groundnut cultivation <br> 5,000 traditional water tanks <br> 104 farmer suicides during 2000 02
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phulbani Access to poverty
Sal forest worth: Rs 30,000 crore <br> 85% population dependent on forest <br> 65% people below poverty line
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dungarpur A common death
Once rich in forest and grazing land <br> Now known as 20th century desert <br> 68% population marginal and unemployed
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sarguja Losing battle
First district for tribal development <br> Rampant deforestation <br> Malnutrition and starvation deaths
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mandla Brimful of thirst
Average rainfall: 1,300 mm <br> Irrigation: 2% of gross cropped area
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A natural secret
Policymakers don t need to go too far to eradicate poverty. The solution is as close as is a village well to a villager
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Conspiracy of Poverty
Which districts in India are the poorest and why? Down To Earth DTE analyses the surfeit of data and information to bring forth the underlying reality of the 10 poorest districts in India environmental degradation. How has neglecting the natural reso
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Work for food
Employment guarantee means entitlement to rural livelihood and food security