NaMo budget on transport and pollution: Green expectations - Dashed hopes

NDAÔÇÖs maiden budget upholds and supports UPAII blunders to protect the automobile industry while ignoring the perils of …

Setting up shop

First, the government shook scientific institutions out of their lethargy by applying the brake on funds. Now, its asking them to tie up with …

In twilight zone

Even as tribal communities' anti-Koel Karo agitation continues, there is confusion in official circles about the current status of the project

Jaswant Singh keeps up the tokenism

Breaking with tradition, Union finance minister Jaswant Singh chose not to conform to the two-part format while delivering his maiden budget …

Strings attached

Centre's purpose of reserving 50 per cent seats for women in panchayat elections defeated by puppet candidates

Rise And Rise Of MFIs

Microfinance institutions entered big lending five years ago and registered 83 per cent growth

COP28: Agrifood most climate-affected sector but finance flows to it fell by 12% in 2021, reveals FAO

FAO reveals global roadmap for food systems; experts say it fails to target fossil fuels

COP28: Rich countries must commit more climate finance for adaptation of African livestock sector, say experts

Investments necessary to sustain fastest-growing population on planet, write African leaders, scientists and experts

Chidambaram pinpoints targets ahead of polls

Offers budget sops to women, youth and the poor

Voiceless representatives

With market taking charge, MPs can do precious little to shape the Budget

Funds for more forests

The Centre plans to set up a banking institution for afforestation programmes

An official fiasco

Turncoat 'thieves'

Former teak smugglers become official forest guards

No greenhorn

FM focuses on political environment

Science against poverty

World Bank's friendship with corporate sector

Pay attention to what’s happening with the Loss & Damage Fund

Climate justice hangs in the balance, as developed countries look for exit routes and seek to narrow eligibility for receiving money  

Back to toilet school

On August 15, the government announced it had achieved the target of building toilets in all schools in India. But are these toilets functional?

Urgent measures needed for sustainable conservation, funding in Africa: Experts

Panelists of 1st African Protected Areas Congress aim to draw up guidelines to save biodiversity sustainably

Developed nations turn a blind eye to the need for sustainable climate finance

They stalled meaningful discussion on the issue of reliable and sustainable sources of finance for developing countries

Millionaire mukhiyas

Money pumped in development schemes in Bihar is giving rise to a new breed of village heads, flush with money and flexing muscles

World Bank gets jittery

As bank gears up for competition, it may further dilute environmental safeguard policies

A ritual offer of nothing

On June 16, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's exhortation to "implement the river conservation programme with a greater sense of urgency and …

Sudev Barar on open-source software

Nuchem is a company in Delhi that develops and sells water/effluent treatment technologies, chemicals and laminated panels. Sudev Barar, its …

COP28 diary (December 4): Developing countries reject GGA draft, vote of support for rechanneling Special Drawing Rights

New Global Stocktake text to be published December 5, World Bank announces 5 new initiatives