Aid cuts will defeat objectives of Agenda 21
WITH HUGE reductions in aid already under way and further cuts to follow soon, transfer of resources remains the most contentious issue in …
Blending green concerns into market economy
GERMAN environment minister Klaus Topfer has come under fire for his tough green laws such as the one against packaging. Environmental ministries,…
Breach of trust
This is not a story about floods in Bihar. This is a story about how an entire society has been corrupted by money meant to build embankments for …
Treasure in troubled land
International aid has supported the economy of Afghanistan for 12 years. With aid flow gradually declining, the war-torn country will now have to …
Sunshine sector loses sheen
About 40 kilometres from Delhi, in the bustling real estate market of Noida-Greater Noida, lies the biggest irony that the renewable energy …
Saving the World Bank
The new Inspection Panel, whose first brief is Nepal's Arun III dam, is most certainly a radical step towards self-examination. It may cure …
Science slash protested
Federal funding for scientific researches take a plunge as Republicans plan a cut in the budget
Still in the bind
Least developed countries (LDCs) are caught in a vicious cycle of debt and aid. Stiff and biased trade barriers by industrialised countries helps …
Alternative approaches to poverty alleviation
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Will the deserts retreat?
The first conference of parties for the Convention to Combat Desertification held in Rome took some important decisions to save the parts of the …
Soft target
The Orissa government makes a move to wrest control of some 2,000-odd non-governmental organisations operating in the state
Terminated abruptly
Toeing the US' line appears to be an essential prerequisite for receiving aid from it. The 'Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium' for aids …
Ground zero within
What was the social yield of the nuclear tests conducted by India? As the sensitive electronic devices measured the output of the blasts, Down To …
Move to leash NGOs
Government and political parties see NGOs with suspicion. Arm-twisting has already begun
Cash-based aid not a silver bullet, but offers flexibility, choice to beneficiaries
Cash relief brings people into the formal financial system and makes financial inclusion possible
Can aid engineer economic prosperity?
While it will not be in anyone's interest to cut off foreign aid to Africa, it is clear that countries that receive such aid must show more …
Rise in malaria cases in 2016 may be due to decline in health aid
The global fight against malaria is stalled, especially in Africa, because of a decline in health aid, says a new report
For a few dollars more
The environment ministry is belatedly setting priorities right for procuring GEF's green bundles
Can a cash-on-delivery model work for global aid?
As rich nations try to heal the scars of 2008 global financial crisis through deep budget cuts and protectionist policies, business models like …
The Korean conundrum
Demand management is better for both the environment and the economy. The sooner South Korea realises this, the easier it would be for the nation …
Bridging the gap
The World Science Conference in Budapest calls for a closer cooperation between the North and the South
What's the cost to survive climate change?
While 43 African countries plan to raise 20 per cent of adaptation funds, the remaining needs to be funded by the international community, which …
Post-election squabbles widen rift at WHO
Hiroshi Nakajima's re-election as WHO's director general is being challenged on grounds of high-handedness.
ADB woos critical NGOs
Despite the Asian Development Bank setting up a social dimensions unit to liaise with NGOs and involve them in projects the bank funds, Asian …
Gene storage bank gets major facelift
Worried by the steady erosion of India's wealth of genetic diversity, a major expansion project will quadruple storage capacity in the national …
