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Governance
COVID-19
ILO estimates reveal 1.6 million jobs lost in Myanmar in 2021
Military takeover has hammered labour market already weakened by impact of COVID-19, women workers hit hardest, says the UN organisation.
Some 1.6 million jobs were...
COVID-19
How the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Asia’s indigenous women
Lockdown measures and restrictive policies in the wake of COVID-19 have led to shrinkage of livelihood options for indigenous women and severely affected household...
Accountability
NACO has discontinued producing its annual reports since 2016
NACO has not published an annual report since 2016. Annual reports since 2016-17 appear as part of the annual reports of the ministry of...
COVID-19
Micro-estimates of wealth data ‘can help tackle poverty’
Around 97 million people were pushed into extreme poverty in 2021. Now, researchers at the University of California and the Data for Good programme...
COVID-19
Nepal faces trade deficit as COVID-19 rules
High cost of petroleum imports, lower exports and crashing in-home remittances together with a collapse of the tourism sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Accountability
With India at 85 among 180 nations, Transparency International says Asia a case of ‘grand corruption’
The 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today Transparency International by shows that corruption levels remain at a standstill worldwide – with 86 per...
Civil society
Inequality doesn’t kill. Destitution kills.
From the perspectives of developmental economics, economic equality is not the greatest of virtues; neither is economic inequality the worst of vices.
By Anuj Kumar...
Agriculture policy
New tea law brews dissent
Trade unions are up in arms against the draft Tea (Development and Promotion) Bill, 2022 mooted by the ministry of commerce and industry to...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project are not uniformly distributed, as certain villages experience benefits while...
Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review of the air quality scenario in the National Capital Region...
Educating the Mind Without Educating the Heart is No Education at All
By Yasmine Sherif
The words above, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, serve as a reminder that we still have...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project...
Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
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