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Books & ReportsAs Indian economy booms, the disabled fall behind: World Bank
A new World Bank report finds that in the decade since economic liberalisation, as India achieves unprecedented levels of economic growth, low employment and literacy rates among the disabled mean that India’s 90 million disabled people are not benefiting from that growth. The report stresses the need for a multi-sectoral and multi-faceted approach so that the full potential of India’s disabled population is realised More... Regionalism vs globalisation: Can regional cooperation support development?The Trade and Development Report 2007, released by UNCTAD recently, evaluates the relative benefits of regionalism and globalisation, highlighting the gains as well as the risks from regional cooperation and multilateral agreements, especially for developing countries More... A vital blueprint for ensuring our futureAlthough many people are outraged that nuclear power could be a substantial part of the world's future energy supply, technology is changing rapidly and constantly needs to be looked at with a fresh eye, says James Martin More... Child deaths fell below 10 million in 2006: UnicefChild mortality worldwide is at an all-time low, with fewer children under the age of 5 dying in 2006 than at any time since 199O. Millions of lives have been saved thanks to immunisation and anti-malarial measures, says the UN children's agency More... 50% of small farm households have no ration cards: NSSO surveyA huge survey on the Public Distribution System (PDS) and other government schemes aimed at improving food security in India throws up some disquieting facts. Among them, that the much-touted food-for-work programme has managed to reach just 2.7% of rural households More... 1 billion migrants by 2050, as effects of climate change kick inThe world is witnessing its biggest ever movement of people forced from their homes as a result of environmental disasters linked to climate change, says a new report by the international charity Christian Aid More... Vikram Sarabhai: Renaissance ManEven as a teenager Vikram Sarabhai knew that he could make a greater contribution to nation-building by establishing institutions of education and technology rather than entering the political arena. A review of an insightful new biography of the visionary scientist More... Global majority backs globalisation, but worries about jobs, environment persistMore people than ever think that global trade threatens their jobs and harms the environment. But there is still strong support overall for economic globalisation, which many see as beneficial to national economies and responsible for improving living standards More... Elderly population boom, AIDS death slowdown by 2050: UNThe number of people over the age of 60 is expected to triple by 2050, according to a 2006 revision of 'World Population Prospects' by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division. And India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, the US, Bangladesh and China will account for half of the world's 2.5 billion extra people by 2050 More... HIV/AIDS numbers grow, but so do positive trends: UNAIDS/WHOCountries like Thailand and Uganda which had been lauded as success stories in the battle against AIDS are witnessing a resurgence in HIV infection rates, as the number of infections are rising in almost every region of the world. However, in other nations, a decline in infection rates is being seen, as well as positive trends in young people's sexual behaviour, according to the 2006 AIDS Epidemic Update More... Human Development Report 2005: Plea for better aid, trade and security policiesIn a ten-year review of the Millennium Development Goals, the UNDP's annual development report card calls for swift and dramatic changes in international aid and trade policies, and better conflict resolution methods to fulfil the promises made by world leaders at the Millennium Summit five years ago More... Treating 3 million AIDS patients by 2005 a challenge: reportThough hundreds of thousands of poor AIDS patients in the developing world are now on life-saving anti-retroviral drugs, the majority of the 3 million people targeted by the WHO initiative have not yet been reached. With only a year to go for the programme’s deadline, obstacles to the global AIDS treatment effort remain More... Nothing natural about these disasters': UNDP reportThe UNDP's 'Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development' cautions that natural disasters put an enormous strain on development and are a serious threat to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, particularly the target of halving extreme poverty by 2015 More... Injection drug use responsible for rapid spread of HIV/AIDS: UNAIDS reportA new UNAIDS/WHO report expresses concern about the spread of HIV/AIDS in China, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, several central Asian republics, the Baltic states and north Africa More... Undone by HIV-AIDSAn ILO (India) study on the socio-economic impact of HIV on infected persons finds that the HIV-positive face the maximum discrimination within their families More... |
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