live in areas of physical scarcity, and 500 million people are approaching this situation. Another 1.6 billion people, or almost one quarter of the world's population, face economic water shortage ...

The effects of water scarcity can be catastrophic – so much so that, since 2012, the World Economic Forum has rated water crises among its top three global risks in terms of impact, ranking them ...

While they have different needs, the effect of critical scarcity on their mental capacity to handle their problems is similar, according to a new book by Harvard economist Sendhil Mullainathan and ...

Drawing on his book, Scarcity and Frontiers, Edward Barbier argues that how economies choose to exploit natural resources is critical to both their sustainability and prosperity. In past eras, a ...

If the India-Bangladesh ties continue the current downward spiral and New Delhi decides to cut imports of essentials to Dhaka, it could result in scarcity of essential items like wheat ...

Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association has raised an alarm over looming fuel scarcity due to the activities of a group known as the Association of Distributors and Transporters of ...