87% of MGNREGA's annual fund already spent

More than a third of India is facing drought-like situation and a fund crunch in MGNREGA for the remaining financial year can perpetuate the …

She is a fighter: For now, sole survivor of cheetah litter born in India is healthy, playful and curious

Officials at Kuno National Park are constantly checking for any infections or abnormalities for her well being  

G20 Summit: New Delhi Leaders' Declaration adopted with consensus on various environmental goals

Countries committed to “urgently accelerate our actions to address environmental crises and challenges, including climate change”

Water sharing with Bangladesh: It may still be too early to talk about Teesta river

Bangladesh PM brings up Teesta during agreement for Kushiyara river; Expert says clarity on water volume still lacking   

Sugarcane farmers’ suicides: national rights body urged to intervene

Unscientific pricing of sugarcane, harassment by money lenders and delay in receiving payments are plaguing cultivators

Financial devolution

With increased funds and Centrally Sponsored Schemes, India’s states now urgently need the institutional mechanism to manage this responsibility

Forget Union budget, track state budgets now

States, already flush with cash surplus of Rs 1.6 lakh crore, will get significantly raised share from the central taxes. Along with this …

Obama-Modi and climate change

Ask not what India will do for climate. Ask what the US will do to reduce emissions to save world from climate

Jan Dhan Yojana: How the government started 15 million bank accounts in one day

The camps were mostly for accepting filled up forms, there is no guarantee when the actual account numbers would be generated

Government showing no urgency to clean Ganga, says Supreme Court

Narendra Modi government announced an additional Rs 2,037 crores for a new Ganga mission in its first Budget

Countries move away from coal even as India moves towards it

Germany, Japan, Spain and the US have all decided to move to renewable energy

Sundarbans, several areas of Kolkata incommunicado 24 hours after Amphan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit West Bengal and Odisha on May 22 

Global civil society organisations support India’s stand at WTO

Support comes just before WTO’s Nairobi meet in December 

Obama and Modi discuss climate change; make no commitments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chooses to stay focussed on renewable energy

25% accounts opened under Jan Dhan Yojana are repeat accounts, admits bureaucrat

Modi government plans to revive cash benefit transfer scheme of previous government

Swachh Bharat Mission: An outstanding achievement, but challenges remain

Including people who still lack toilets, overcoming partial toilet use and retrofitting sustainably unsafe toilets are some of the massive tasks ahead

Progress and contradictions in US-India climate relations

The recent US-India join statement takes on a one-sided narrative of India’s commitments to decreasing emissions and transitioning to a …

Clean Ganga programme gets Rs 20,000-crore budget for five years

Initiatives to clean the river will include rehabilitation of existing sewage treatment plants

Obama boosts Modi’s green energy ambitions

Visiting US president promised finance to speed up India’s green energy mission, but it has to be remembered that the US had complained to …

Modi Cabinet approves 100% FDI in medical devices sector via automatic route

Existing conditions and prior approval required in case of merger and acquisition done away with

Cola and fruit juices don’t mix

The possible industry response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s suggestion may not be fruitful for public health

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 …

Sluggish monsoon worries India Inc

If the monsoons fail this year, the Modi government will have some serious policy-making, damage control and number crunching to do

Commerce ministry recommends anti-dumping duties on solar cells imported from US, China

Renewable energy ministry may get prime minister-designate, Narendra Modi, to stall move, fearing energy price rise

Biden‘s climate leadership summit: What should 3 PMs from South Asia do

The South Asian People’s Action on Climate Crisis has issued this demand-statement for the three south Asian prime ministers who have been …