Development banks, industry say they are climate ready
Multilateral development banks reaffirm their pledge to boost climate financing ahead of Ban Ki-moon’s Climate Summit; a report says big …
ADB’s flawed water programme promotes scarcity
As the annual meet of the board of governors of Asian Development Bank gets under way near Delhi, a critique of the bank’s approach to …
Health millennium goals neglected in Asia-Pacific region: UN report
3 million children below five died in 2010 alone
Bhattarai's power trip
Power, investments to be highlights of Nepal prime minister's first India visit
Tata Mundra power project blamed for falling fish catch
Project yet to become fully functional has already destroyed creeks and mangroves, says report
Bhutan’s experiments with happiness
The idyllic Buddhist kingdom believes that peace and happiness should take preference over material growth. In a world beset by inequities and …