Intolerance in Paris: an opinion by Sunita Narain

As I write this, it is two days to the endgame at the Paris climate conference. Despite problems, everybody is clear that there will be an …

Little progress in climate negotiations; countries urge for more transparency

Little convergence among parties could be seen under the informal consultation groups constituted by COP president

Equity remains absent from draft climate change agreement

Draft is a disappointment for developing countries like India which have been asking developed nations to take greater responsibility for their …

Snuffing out lives with pollution

Premature deaths and disease caused by a polluted environment is the most pressing problem in the world today, says a WHO report prepared for the …

Harvesting joy or sorrow?

Global warming would decrease crop production in developing countries but increase it in the industrialised world

'Poor nations need Codex education'

Sanjay Dave, director of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), was recently elected chairperson of …

UN projects food inflation to go up in 2024 due to El Nino, rising geopolitical tensions

May impact food insecurity, poverty; scaling up climate financing critical to help developing countries cope with climate impact

309,000 infants die on first day

India tops global list of first day deaths of infants; chronic malnourishment blamed

Bring farmers to farms

Another Alang in the making

Andhra Pradesh is in choppy waters over a proposed ship breaking yard at Vodarevu

WTO: a mock battle

Hungry for research

Child starvation could increase unless research is improved

GI woe

Geographical indication debate intensifies as EU ups the ante

Bad faith?

The state of regulation

Techno tracks

Emerging scenarios, new dilemmas

No Need

Requirement doesn't drive immunisation

Off Beat

Tinkering, not marking the great leap

FAO report blames developing nations for deforestation

US not keen to trade freely

The curious case of climate finance

While a recent OECD report suggested that climate finance had risen to US $110 billion, India found that the only credible finance was for US $2.…

Imbalance of footprints

Resource-rich countries remain poor, and they spend most of their income on food. Developed countries conitnue to increase their appetite

Proper diet for children should include eggs to provide good quality proteins

Veena Shatrugna has campaigned vigorously against brahmanical influence on the ‘balanced diet’. She explains the politics of …

‘Manipulate market, lower drug prices’

In times of rising costs of healthcare compounded by shortage of funds, UNITAID, a UN organisation, was set up in 2006 to improve access to life-…

Bank’s first contest

Developing countries challenge US monopoly by putting up candidates for World Bank’s presidency

The Future is Now

In 1992, the world moved several steps towards globalisation. But little attention was paid to the sharp economic, social and cultural divides. …