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Deccan Herald published an op-ed by Senior research fellow Purnima Menon who writes that one could quibble with the index itself, but after all these years — all the way from 2006 — perhaps it is time to just accept that it will be released every year, and accept that it simply reflects the state of the component indicators that […]

Dhaka Tribune published an article on the recent conference where researchers, policymakers, towards improving nutrition, and it is high time to discuss how to turn the tide on malnutrition as t and policy implementers stated that the pandemic has slowed down the region’s steady progress in the region appears to be returning to some form of normalcy. Senior […]

Eco-Business (India) published an article on carbon and climate and stated that the world’s third-largest emitter (India) of the potent greenhouse gas is hesitant to join global phase-down efforts. Senior research fellow Suresh Babu said, “Though India has seen some strong determination to mitigate climate change by focusing on renewable energy. Its agriculture sector has not received much attention” […]

IPP Media published an article on the latest CAADP conference. The takeaway from the conference is that we should be reminded that hunger, beyond the physical discomfort, is a humiliating experience that deprives individuals of their dignity and basic human right. Hunger ultimately affects all aspects of our development agenda as a continent. This conference was well […]

Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an article on the recent ‘Annual BIDS Conference on Development (ABCD)’, organized by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).  Research Fellow Emeritus Nurul Islam, who is the former deputy chairman of planning commission presented the keynote paper at the inauguration event. He pointed that the RMG sector and the remittance inflow are at the […]

The Daily Star (Bangladesh) reported on Senior Fellow Emeritus Nurul Islam‘s keynote speech at the inaugural of the “Annual BIDS Conference on Development.” Although Bangladesh has been able to cut the rate of poverty in its 50 years of journey, inequality has increased. “Poverty has reduced in Bangladesh, all the statistics have proved it, but inequality has increased.” 

Nature published an article on how what we eat needs to be nutritious and sustainable. Researchers are trying to figure out what that looks like around the world. For researchers exploring future diets in some low- or middle-income nations, one hurdle is finding out what people are eating in the first place. “It’s literally like a black box […]

Scroll.in published an interview with research fellow Sudha Narayanan where she discussed what drives the demand for reforms, why the government failed to pass the farm laws, and why India needs to focus on the farmer every time it talks about changing Indian agriculture. It might be useful to think of reform as a process – something that we need […]

Eureka Alert published a press release about a new paper stating that as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration begins, almost 50 authors from diverse backgrounds set out 10 rules for addressing human and social dimensions of restoration currently overlooked in ecosystem restoration. Neglecting social and people-centered restoration models can result in land grabs, conflict, and further marginalization […]

Bernama (Malaysia) published an article describing comments from Minister, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Lingg (Nanta) about a sales promotion titled Jualan Keluarga Malaysia (Malaysian Family Sale) will be held in all of the 222 parliamentary constituencies twice a month on a monthly basis beginning December 4 as part of the government’s efforts to ensure consumers get necessities at […]