Economy

Purchasing power parities and real expenditures of world economies

This new data released by the International Comparison Program (ICP) shows that the world economy produced goods and services worth over $90 trillion in 2011, and that almost half of the world’s total output came from low and middle income countries.

Publication Date: 
29/04/2014
The World Bank
Tags:
Economy, Consumption Patterns, Statistics, India, Global
Food Policy

Revival of rural PDS: expansion and outreach

Using the recent rounds of NSS data, this paper evaluates the performance and outreach of India’s public distribution system (PDS) in the rural areas. The results suggest a significant improvement in the performance of PDS in terms of its outreach and offtake.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2014
Andaleeb Rahman
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
Tags:
Public Distribution System (PDS), India, Food Security, Consumption Patterns, Statistics, Food Policy, Rural Poverty
Environment

India’s global resource footprint in food, energy and water (FEW)

Using a nexus approach, this study synthesises current knowledge on India’s food, water and energy (FEW) footprint, and assesses the possible future global impact of India’s demand for these resources. It offers resource efficiency measures adopted in India which may find resonance with Low Income Countries.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2014
Shiv Kumar, Indira Khurana, Sobhanbabu PRK
Knowledge Partnership Programme, IPE Global
Tags:
Food Security, Food Supply, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Water Resources, Water Demand, India, Poverty, Agriculture, Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Consumption Patterns
Economy

Level and pattern of consumer expenditure 2011-12

This report presents the estimates pertaining to various facets of household consumer expenditure at National and State levels.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2014
National Sample Survey Office
Tags:
Consumption Patterns, India, Processed Foods, Edible Oils, Vegetables, Milk, Milk Products, Soft Drinks, Drinking Water, Water Pricing, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Household Energy, Electricity
Habitat And Urbanisation

Worldwide cost of living index 2014: summary

This survey is published twice yearly that compares the prices of over 400 items across 160 products and services. These include food, drink, clothing, household supplies, home rents, recreation, transport, utility bills and private school Fees.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2014
Economist Intelligence Unit
Tags:
Urbanisation, Consumption Patterns, India, South Asia, Global, Finance, Economy, Environment

Modified Mediterranean diet score and cardiovascular risk in a North American working population

Greater adherence to a Mediterranean diet is linked to lower risk for cardiovascular morbidity/mortality in studies of Mediterranean cohorts, older subjects, and/or those with existing health conditions. No studies have examined the effects of this dietary pattern in younger working populations in the United States. We investigated the effects of Mediterranean diet adherence on cardiovascular disease (CVD) biomarkers, metabolic syndrome and body composition in an occupationally active, non-Mediterranean cohort.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2014
Justin Yang, Andrea Farioli, Maria Korre & et al
PLoS ONE
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2
1-9
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Heart Diseases, Consumption Patterns, Obesity, Health Effects, United States Of America (US)
Poverty

From poverty to empowerment: India’s imperative for jobs, growth, and effective basic services

Focusing on the productivity of the agricultural sector to lift the incomes of smallholder farmers is one of the most direct routes to addressing rural poverty and India can raise farm yields by rebalancing investment and making targeted reforms in the agricultural sector says this new report by McKinsey Global Institute.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2014
McKinsey Global Institute
Tags:
Poverty, Consumption Patterns, Food Security, Education, Health Care, Drinking Water, Sanitation, Services, Subsidies, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Rural Poverty, Agriculture, Infrastructure Development, Land Acquisition Act 2013, Workers, Unemployment, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
Air Pollution

China’s international trade and air pollution in the United States

Chinese air pollution related to production for exports contributes, at a maximum on a daily basis, 12–24% of sulfate pollution over the western United States says this paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 20 Jan 2014.

Publication Date: 
20/01/2014
Jintai Lin, Da Pan, Steven J. Davis & et al
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1-6
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Air Pollution, China, Trade, United States Of America (US), Exports, Air Quality Monitoring, Atmosphere, Consumption Patterns
Health

Averting obesity and type 2 diabetes in India through sugar-sweetened beverage taxation: An economic-epidemiologic modeling study

Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been proposed in high-income countries to reduce obesity and type 2 diabetes. We sought to estimate the potential health effects of such a fiscal strategy in the middle-income country of India, where there is heterogeneity in SSB consumption, patterns of substitution between SSBs and other beverages after tax increases, and vast differences in chronic disease risk within the population.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
07/01/2014
Tony Blakely, Nick Wilson, Bill Kaye-Blake
PLoS Medicine
11
1
1-13
Tags:
Soft Drinks, Health Effects, Non Communicable Diseases, Diabetes, India, Consumption Patterns
Health

Averting obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in India through sugar-sweetened beverage taxation: An economic-epidemiologic modeling study

Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been proposed in high-income countries to reduce obesity and type 2 diabetes. We sought to estimate the potential health effects of such a fiscal strategy in the middle-income country of India, where there is heterogeneity in SSB consumption, patterns of substitution between SSBs and other beverages after tax increases, and vast differences in chronic disease risk within the population.

Publication Date: 
07/01/2014
Sanjay Basu, Sukumar Vellakkal, Sutapa Agrawal & et al
PLoS Medicine
Tags:
Soft Drinks, Obesity, Diabetes, Health Effects, India, Consumption Patterns, Soft Drinks Industry, Epidemiological Studies

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