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July 24, 2012
A new underground irrigation technology(the buried diffuser)
Chahtech S.A is created in 2009. It is a company manufacturing innovative products for sustainable agriculture and environment. The first product of Chahtech SA, is “The buried diffuser”. It is the result of about 25 years of applied research. The buried diffuser is a worldwide patented invention. This invention received […]
July 24, 2012
Poor rain: Inflation haunts agriculture
The prices of agricultural commodities have jumped sharply in the past month, amid expectations of their output being hit this kharif season because of deficient monsoon rainfall. The India Meteorological Department has reported 30 per cent rain deficit so far this season. The benchmark Dhaanya Index, as a consequence, is […]
July 24, 2012
Farming in India – High Risk, Low Reward or No Reward?
First of all, let me apologize for the poor-quality picture. It was getting dark and was also a bit risky to get out of the car. Poor farmer, my heart goes out to the farming community in India. This farmer must have planned the crop way ahead of time, getting […]
July 24, 2012
Adaptation priorities in agriculture
Bangladesh is a deltaic plain developed under three big river systems of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. The delta borders with the Bay of Bengal in the south. The fast growing population of the country is badly exposed to flood, drought, storms and sea-level rise. Among the 16 countries listed by […]
July 24, 2012
Scaling up in Agriculture, Rural Development, and Nutrition
There is apparently a clear and growing body of evidence by IFAD, World Bank and IFPRI that states that there is a clear correlation between the developing countries with the largest reduction in poverty rates and incidence of undernourishment and those with the most rapid agricultural growth. Read the related […]
July 23, 2012
State of the World’s Mothers 2012: Report by Save the Children
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June 26, 2012
The critical window of hope
Malnutrition kills over 2.6 million children and renders millions more with lifelong physical and mental impairment each year, mostly in the developing countries. Globally, 171 million children (27% of all children) are stunted, largely due to poor nutrition in the first 1000 days of their lives according to the recent […]
April 24, 2012
“Social Cash Transfers and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Four Countries”
Across several emerging economies in the world, governments have tried to boost two key trends – one is to increase financial inclusion, and another is to increase the number of government to person (G2P) transactions through non-banking methods – or to be more specific, through the use of electronic means. […]
April 20, 2012
Sunny days forecasted for solar PV
The current oversupply situation triggered particularly by the entry of large-scale and low cost Chinese solar manufacturers coupled with the continuation of solar subsidy cuts by governments due to economic slowdown, have fuelled a recent spate of industry premonitions about solar doomsday. But a McKinsey study titled “Solar Power: Darkest […]
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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..