looming global recession

A gloomy new year ahead with trends pointing to a global recession

The indicators point to a global recession in 2023, but its severity will depend on several factors such as the covid situation in China. Read more »
Monsoon, agriculture

Budget 2023 must focus on agriculture, rural income

Union Budget 2023 must step up funding for agriculture and rural economy which accounts for a fifth of India's GDP and employs 40% of the workforce. Read more »
Universal pension and health coverage

Public health: India must step up funding, leverage technology to improve access

As the private medical system is unaffordable to a majority of citizens, the PHC-UHC approach can be adopted to improve access to the public health system. Read more »
India-UK FTA

Gathering storms: Contraction of UK economy stokes deep recession fears

The UK economy is lagging behind other G7 countries with manufacturing and construction pulling down the headline GDP growth figure. Read more »
zero covid policy, economy,

Zero covid policy: China’s folly to haunt global economy

China and the global economy will pay dearly for the abrupt withdrawal of the zero covid policy by the Xi regime without proper guidance from public health authorities. Read more »
Himalayan ecology, joshimath

Greenland’s glaciers are melting 100 times faster than estimates

A new model for estimating the melt rates of glacial ice finds massive underestimation of ice loss from their vertical faces of Greenland’s glaciers. Read more »
Indian education system, ugc

Indian education: Low employability of students, lack of quality jobs feed each other

While the number of graduates churned out by Indian education system is impressive, their employability remains a problem. Read more »
indian economy

Indian economy shines amid global crisis, but can it emulate China?

The Indian economy will need heavy investment in infrastructure, education, health, and governance to emulate China's economic miracle. Read more »
climate change and biodiversity

Climate change may erase more than 25% of species by 2100

The planet is facing its sixth mass extinction event, triggered by climate change and spurred by co-extinctions which will lead to a rapid increase the reduction of biodiversity. Read more »
G20 seeks to promote gender parity

Bangladesh economy paying the price for exports-led growth

The Bangladesh economy is facing trouble on multiple fronts -- an energy crisis, high inflation, lower remittances, shrinking forex reserves, and poor demand for its exports. Read more »