India is welcoming a trend of growth and development; at the same time the population is growing too. However, the standard of living is increasing only for a certain segment of people, environmental challenges are becoming evident, and access to resources is increasingly becoming inequitable. In order to make a …
Natural systems are crucial to the functioning of our economy and maintaining the quality of life. Biotic and abiotic resources derived from our natural systems are either used to make products, or function as sinks (soil, air, and water) that absorb emissions. However, as per statistics, 80% of India’s surface …
TARAgram Yatra 2017, eighth in the annual event series of Development Alternatives, focused on developing ‘Economies for People and Planet’. While attempting to understand the economies that are sustainable, the yatra tried to explore various driving forces that are responsible for developing an ecosystem to support a sustainable economy. The …
Indian economy, over the last one year, has witnessed announcement and execution of various schemes that has resulted in distortions in the economy, the most recent one being demonetisation. Various government schemes and programmes announced by the government including like Renewable energy, Smart City programme, Skill India Mission, Make in …
It is well known that India is a country of opposites. But not so visible is the paradox of entrepreneurship that runs through our economy. Our people are inherently entrepreneurial, yet they find it very difficult to set up and run businesses with ease. Constraints like access to technical knowledge, …