Reclaiming Wastewater: A Sustainable Path for Water Consumption in India
By effectively treating and reusing wastewater, India can quit its dependency on fast-depleting groundwater for households and industry.
MGNREGS: Rising Demand Shows Jobs & Earnings Crisis
Work demand in the rural jobs guarantee scheme (MGNREGA) has almost reached 2021 level by July this year. Remember: 2021 was the second year of the pandemic which saw a jump in demand after the deadly second wave of Covid. But the government continues to under-fund the scheme.
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Slave Trade Legacies in Britain and the Question of Reparations
The author seeks to unearth the history of slave trade in Britain, and examines the institutions that granted it political, social and economic legitimacy. He also gives a spirited call for reparations.
Corporate Profits Were Biggest Driver of Inflation in Europe, IMF Admits
“Rising corporate profits account for almost half the increase in Europe’s inflation over the past two years as companies increased prices by more than spiking costs of imported energy”, wrote IMF economists this June.
Poverty and Crisis: Sucking Humanity Dry
The World Bank says nearly 80% (560 million) of the 700 million people who were pushed into extreme poverty in 2020 due to COVID policies were from India. Globally, extreme poverty levels increased by 9.3 per cent in 2020.
U.S. Empire Named Most Murderous Killing Machine in History
A new book by David Michael Smith, ‘Endless Holocausts: Mass Death in the History of the United States Empire’ (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2023), estimates that the U.S. empire is responsible, or shares responsibility, for close to 300 million deaths.
Citizens’ Fight to Restore Goa’s Ecology: Revitalising Agriculture in Mining-Affected Areas
The tenacity and initiative exhibited by the residents of Pissurlem and Shirgao serve as inspirational examples for other communities affected by mining. Villagers can reclaim their lands, restore their environment, and regain self-sufficiency, if they stand together and commit to change.
Where Are the World’s Water Stresses?
Around the world, significant issues are negatively impacting water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some signs of relief.
Joshimath Residents Return to Their “Unsafe” Homes, Four Months After the Sinking Crisis
Due to the decreasing facilities in the relief camps, people deprived of their food and all household facilities are returning to their disaster-hit homes.
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The Roots and Consequences of African Underdevelopment
In 1979, Rodney spoke at symposium at the University of California. Rodney’s talk built on his classic study ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’, musing on how theories of underdevelopment had developed, as it were, over the recent past. A transcript of his talk.