Maharashtra to divert employment guarantee fund
The Gates accounts
World’s 60 largest banks pumped $5.5 trillion into fossil fuels after the Paris Agreement: Report
$673 billion spent on fossil fuel financing in just 2022; clean energy finance has been largely stagnant
Wake Up World Bank
Absolute immunity leads to impunity, and that foments lack of transparency and the reluctance to be held accountable
Budget can't bring change
The finance minister pleased the growth brigade with three letters "PPP" but failed to bring change where it was most needed. Down …
Green future
The present phase of climate change talks ends with consensus on ways to implement the Kyoto Protocol
Curative resolve
A dose of political will, backed by communication skills, can help combat infectious diseases
Panchayat Raj Half a cheer for democracy
There is a great push to make panchayats the fulcrum of rural development in India. But 16 years after the third tier of government was created, …
IFC’s green claims ring hollow
Analysis of media reports on Indian projects financed by the World Bank arm
Sinha's trick
Of forests and wealth
Indian Science Congress' failed attempt at relevance
Balding the urban landscape through shortsighted fiscal policies
Deal won, stakes lost
Cancun deal shifts burden on developing countries not developed
G20 Summit: Good progress on easing debt in Zambia, Ethiopia & Ghana, says finance minister
India releases G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration stating developing countries would need $5.8-5.9 trillion up to 2030 to …
Double standards on fossil fuel, backtracking on pledges: BASIC fires shots at wealthy countries at COP27
India, China and Pakistan to work together in climate forum over common interests of developing countries
Varied visions for new climate agreement in Lima
As developed and developing countries continue to disagree over key elements of the new climate deal in the works, civil society groups suggest …
UPA woos women and tribal voters
Finance minister lists Forest Rights Act as one of its key achievements while MGNREGA doesn't find mention.
US policy shift to hit dam funding
Shift in focus from hydropower to new renewables may impact World Bank funds for big dams
Who will repay loans for Delhi airport Metro, Reliance or DMRC?
Banks that helped build the most expensive and first public-private partnership Metro line in the country say it is a non-performing asset
G8 and tragedy of Africa
Rich nations are forcing African states to change laws to facilitate private investment in agriculture in a replay of colonial adventurism
Persistent in folly
Rice and wheat fetch a secure price and subsidies on farm inputs. Coarse grains have no place in the public distribution system, although their …
Rice: the real cost
It is said the future wars would be fought over the issue of water, not land. Yet Indian government promotes rice, which consumes water, over …
Cereal killer
By promotong rice over coarse grains, the government is promoting food scarcity and defeciency of micronutrients among India's most malnourished …
Bank at your doorstep
Technology is helping public sector banks find customers in rural India. This is part of the Centre’s efforts to include villages in the …