Topic: Development

At the launch of his book, Memes For Mummyji, Desai expanded on the widening gap between urban aspirations and reality, saying that while our ambitions have grown, cities have lagged.

The Ramayana entering politics is not the collapse of reason alone; sometimes it is also the search for continuity in a decade that has moved faster than people can catch up with

Speaking at the launch of 'A Sixth of Humanity' by economist Arvind Subramanian and political scientist Devesh Kapur, Subramanian said the book has a theme of ‘precociousness’.

UNDP and ESCWA warn of severe economic impact, poverty surge, and unemployment rise.

The state government, in a new policy seen by ThePrint, has made a number of proposals to create the requisite housing, including incentives for developers and unlocking vacant land.

The measures announced in the Budget to address the problem of thwarted aspirations of young people don't seem to be a strategic response to the underlying issues.

Realising that the economic, social and environmental situation in Punjab is a matter of national concern is the first step in working towards a new arrangement.

Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat goes to polls on 13 May. Residents applaud pace of development, but emphasise need for job creation to arrest migration of labour.

The plan, which was stayed by the NGT twice, outlines the vision for the hill town’s future, with provisions for regulating construction activities in different zones and protecting the environment.

On 14 June 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's speech at the UN conference on environment in Stockholm called out the hypocrisy of rich nations that advanced due to industrialisation by exploiting natural resources and labour of colonised countries but now expect developing nations to be mindful of not causing damage to the environment.