Reform global financing system, fast-track climate action: UN Chief
Supporting developing world at core of strategies outlined by Antonio Guterres
What happened at CoP26: A complete report card
Glasgow Climate Pact dismisses climate justice as a concept that is important only for some
Union Budget 2021-22: What should be the priorities for agriculture?
Increasing budgetary allocations towards Rural Employment Guarantee Act is non-negotiable
WHO's new African leader could be a shot in the arm for poorer countries
Ghebreyesus needs to use his strong mandate – notably from the Global South – to truly reform the WHO
'High GDP states have grown at the cost of the environment'
North-eastern states and Himachal Pradesh score high on environmental sustainability index, says report by Chennai non-profit
In the tax bracket again
The Orissa government has slapped a forest development tax on three minor forest produce items -- tendu leaf, timber and bamboo. Seen as a …
Peace isn't elusive
After the Pulwama terror strike, the Kashmir debate has reopened. We bring to you an older article from brighter times, which underscores the …
Study flouts basics in privatizing healthcare
CII study recommends greater private role in India's healthcare sector, but the document centres around the lucrative tertiary care market only
Waste-to-energy plants to get a boost, says Chidambaram
Scheme to encourage cities, municipalities to set up such projects to get encouragement
Farmers in Telangana protest cap on farm loan waiver
State government proposed to limit loan waiver to last agriculture season
Kingfisher and Cronies
A little green thought
No tax cuts for pesticide industry in 2007 budget
Budget leak backward districts get short shrift
Will Indian generosity help Africa?
Business bites
Setback to health insurance
Private hospitals in Chhattisgarh, Andhra refuse to treat under government insurance scheme
Africa Climate Summit: Youth and children demand climate justice, call for action now
Africa Youth Climate Assembly emphasises need for collaborative and immediate action in a declaration, reflects urgency echoed in …
Paris finance meet: Momentum builds for polluter taxes to fund green transition
Panellists discuss shipping and airline levies, financial transaction taxes and fossil fuel taxes at Pact Summit
African cities and climate change: The real debate is who should pay to fix the problem
Re-balancing the carbon equation so African cities urbanise sustainably requires immediate and major investments in infrastructure
'Fossil fuel subsidies should be deemed as negative climate finance'
Experts cite examples of many countries which have begun diverting fossil fuel subsidies towards development projects
Over Rs 2,000 crore to clean up and conserve Ganga
Government sets aside Rs 100 crore to expedite detailed project reports for its controversial river-linking plan.
Private desires, public fears
Asian Development Bank’s new plan insists on the private sector answer to water woes
Power to the people
Heads of panchayats arrived in the Capital to demand the power to effectively run the traditional self-government
Don't need subsidies, give us the right price
For most Indians, Mahendra Singh Tikait is the man who brought Delhi to its knees in 1988 with a rally that brought the national capital face to …