Under international censure

The Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station has managed to secure a World Bank loan of $400 million, but the allegations of environmental …

Conditions to aid and trade

World Resources Institute objects to criticism that Northern groups are arm-twisting developing countries into reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Big dams are bad news

Private companies investing in dams is bad news for the environment

Biodiversity fund

Starving cattle

Horn of Africa likely to witness failed rainy season for sixth consecutive time: International agencies

Humanitarian crisis brewing; communities will need years to recover from this historically severe drought

Report on developing sector shows changes in global aid patterns

New donors in developing countries will compensate for budget cuts in traditional donor countries

No way out

Officials are now promoting a new paradigm for flood control. They are pushing for a huge dam in Nepal. Does it provide scope for further …

State of despair

Criminals followed corrupt politicians into grabbing contracts related to earthworks. Today, they fund political parties and virtually run the …

The shifting sands

At first the rivers and the people were both unfettered. Then the politicians came between them

The road ahead

India with its deplorable rural roads can learn a lesson from Madagascar, which has successfully implemented a decentralised system of …

A quiet Revolution

Six years ago, the Andhra Pradesh government decided to manage forests jointly with the people. This effort is breaking new ground in Naxalite-…

Half of Maharashtra’s villages lose 50% crop

Farmers want drought to be declared; government dilly-dallies

Asking for help

Angry Ecuador to return German aid

German legislatures’ attempt to visit Ecuador rainforests to assess use of funds irks Latin American country’s president

Grant to save Syrian seas

Protection of wildlife

‘Cancel all debt’: Activists disrupt IMF, World Bank annual meet

Call for reparations as solution for stabilising global economy during debt restructuring panel

The Future is Now

In 1992, the world moved several steps towards globalisation. But little attention was paid to the sharp economic, social and cultural divides. …

The World Bank used to cause untold harm — but 30 years ago it started reforming. What went right

The bank supported some projects that were environmentally and socially damaging

Sun Pharma, Novartis settle lawsuit over Glivec

Sun Pharma allowed to launch generic version of anti-leukamia drug next year

KENYA

Funds denied

Ordering a new world

Hungry to give

US makes good business from food aid