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February 1, 2013
State of Watershed Payments 2012
This report by Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace, is a second of its kind effort to map out trends in watershed management. Watershed management is a way to preserve freshwater by incentivizing communities to preserve and protect their forests, wetlands and streams. The report finds that despite poor performance in keeping […]
February 1, 2013
GLAAS 2012: UN Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water
This report, by UN and the WHO highlights the advancements made in access to water. It describes the challenges in extending clean water to those who do not have it yet, and the problems of sustaining services that have already been provided. According to this report, the sustainable delivery of […]
February 1, 2013
Oxfam – Let the Africans grow their own food
According to a new report, one out of every four Africans in sub-Saharan Africa, is undernourished – up by 38 per cent from 2 decades ago. This is because of not enough impetus on letting the local smallholder farmers produce their own food. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
Inclusive innovation to help fight hunger
This post looks at alternate ways to alleviate the food crisis situations in the poorest of countries in a manageable, and nutritious way. One way is to provide to the farmers of the poorest countries like those in Africa modified and better yielding crops and technologies, […]
February 1, 2013
Global Food: Waste Not, Want Not
This report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, speaks of about 30-50 per cent of the world’s food, or about between 1.2 and 2 billion metric tonnes being waste before it can be consumed. The report has divided the globe in three broad economic regions, identifying […]
February 1, 2013
Can big businesses sell nutritious food to poor people?
This post talks about how Danone has made a successful business out of selling nutritious food to urban people in Bangladesh, side-tracked from the original purpose of selling nutritious food to the rural poor. They find that the challenge is to get the people who really […]
February 1, 2013
Hunger and malnutrition crisis affecting millions of children
According to international charity Save the Children, malnutrition is an all-pervasive problem in the world, as it is still not being correctly addressed by our world leaders. Even in the future, accessing nutritious food is uncertain for the global poor, due to climate change, volatile food […]
February 1, 2013
Nigeria: Addressing malnutrition in the country
A 2008 survey of Nigeria showed that 41 per cent of African children are stunted due to malnutrition. The situation today is no different, as predictions say that North Nigeria is at the brink of a Sahel like food crisis. Of the 147 million of pre-school children […]
February 1, 2013
Improving food security in Middle East and North Africa
Organized by FAO in Beirut, Lebanon, RAIF, or Regional Agro-Industries Forum resulted in a comprehensive report which outlines the potential of agro-industries development in both Middle East and the North African region. Read more here.
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GST 2.0 and Tax Cuts: Can They Make Growth Fairer and Greener?
India's latest GST reform, being termed as GST 2.0, is more than just slashing rates. By simplifying the tax structure, cutting levies on essentials, and supporting renewable infrastructure, it's open..
Reimagining Sports in CSR: From Tokenism to a Vehicle for Multiplying Impact
In 2023–24, Indian companies spent about ₹1,396 crore of their CSR budgets on sports — just 4% of the total ₹34,909 crore Indian corporates spent on CSR that year. Most of the rest went to edu..
Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
Under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), India has 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) spread across 27 states and 6 Union Territories. Each of these small, self-governed, and peer-co..