CDM on small industries' agenda

What COP28 must achieve: Bold and ambitious action in a fractured world

We should treat COP28 as an opportunity to scrutinise the wealthy polluters and their plans up close and ask questions

$1.5 trillion global trade finance gap affecting SDG targets: ADB

Women entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises are the worst-hit

New science policy brings in PPP

Makes provision for public funding of corporate research and development

Why Polavaram is a pointless project

The Polavaram dam involves a huge cost but its benefit will be limited

Farmers feel left out

The budget is more concerned about the consumer than the grower

Healthy advice to pharma companies

Panchayats to get poverty alleviation funds

Rural roads connectivity in India to get a fillip

Should NABARD regulate micro-finance?

Norway pulls out of World Bank facility

India rejects Microsoft's Office Open XML

Inordinate delay

Farmers in Telangana protest cap on farm loan waiver

State government proposed to limit loan waiver to last agriculture season

Waste-to-energy plants to get a boost, says Chidambaram

Scheme to encourage cities, municipalities to set up such projects to get encouragement

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

New economic model, collaborative effort needed to address environmental challenges in Africa: UNEP

Model must help Africa adapt to climate change while creating jobs for its people

Union Budget 2021-22 cuts funds for autonomous bodies under environment ministry

The allocations are also lower than the actual expenditure for 2019-20

Green Climate Fund urges countries to convert pledges into contributions

Sweden has provided the largest contribution per capita to the Fund so far

Rs 1,400 crore for setting up water purification plants

Ministry of drinking water and sanitation gets Rs 15,260 crore