The Neo-Liberal Era general strike and it’s constraints
The challenge for trade unions is how to confront the giant and hard State. That is a greater challenge than organizing annual rituals.
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Environmental concerns under CSR in India
Mohan Chandra Pargaien Tree planting or forest restoration has now become one of the important routes to achieve net-zero targets by 2070 as committed by India at the climate conference COP26 conducted last year in Glasgow. There is no doubt that businesses,…
How and where can ‘greener’ help Indian Rivers?
Manoj Misra The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) has recently prepared Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for the rejuvenation of 13 Indian rivers and released a document…
Realities of Unemployment in India
Even before COVID-19, the unemployment rate touched a peak in 2017-18 at 6.1%. The urban unemployment rate was 7.8% and the rural unemployment rate was 5.3%. While the unemployment rate declined to 5.8% in 2018-19 and 4.8% in 2019-20, urban unemployment declined marginally to 7.7% and 6.9%, respectively. It was stubbornly around 7-8% during 2021 and later. If we consider the current weekly status quarterly unemployment statistics for urban areas, it was 9.4% in January-March 2021 and rose to 12.6% in April-June 2021.
पर्यावरण और 2022 का बजट: अमृत काल या विष काल?
आशीष कोठारी विश्लेषण आम बजट 2022-23 को तीन भागों के ज़रिये समझने का प्रयास करता है। यह हैं- 1. पर्यावरण क्षेत्र को सीधे किया गया आवंटन 2. गैर पर्यावरणीय क्षेत्र में किया गया आवंटन जो सीधे पर्यावरण पर अनुकूल प्रभाव…
Implications and Solutions: Air Pollution in Delhi and Surrounding Cities
The IQAir World Air Quality Report: 2021, released on March 22, 2022, highlights that India's capital Delhi has been named the world's most polluted capital for the fourth consecutive year. Of the 50 most polluted cities in the world, 35 are in India and 10 of the top 15 most polluted cities in Central and South Asia are in India, four in Pakistan and just one in China. India also ranks fifth among the countries most affected by air pollution. India's air quality is deteriorating day by day due to air pollution (World Air Quality Report, 2021).
India’s Stance on Global Issues
The Ukraine crisis has emerged as another major challenge and instigator for the ongoing transition in the much-stressed global order or disorder depending on the way one looks at it. The Russian invasion or ‘special military operation’ as Moscow terms it, was a combination and culmination of the ideological contest, political beliefs, real politics and disregard for genuine concerns, entitlement and abdication of diplomatic paths. It was often perceived that the next big war would happen in Asia as the unbridled growth of China and its military-economic ambitions would herald a situation where confrontation was the eventual outcome.