Cost of climate action: Africa needs $2.8 trillion from 2020-2030 to meet goals, says report 

About 90% climate finance is likely to be external

COP28 recap: Climate finance negotiations showed little progress 

New climate finance goal discussions remained limited to process, substantive elements pushed to COP29

COP28: New finance goal faces tenuous negotiations

Divergence on Paris Agreement Article 2.1c continues; Brazil points out developing countries’ needs not reflected

Wealthy nations less likely to fulfil climate adaptation finance goal: Report 

Support for gender-responsiveness was found to be lacking 

A bill for biodiversity

CoP-11 has an urgent agenda: to look for money to fund new targets

Baby's days are out

It's pack-up time for around 12,000 two-stroke baby taxis in Dhaka

Pedal power downplayed

A bicycle costs more, a scooter costs less. Thanks to the finance minister

Home makers

Women of Latur exemplify how people alone can put an end to their misery

Devolution meet a damp squib

Precious little achieved as states resist financial empowerment of panchayats

Forest fraud

Senior official in the dock

Public sector banks score over private ones

Pay hike

Labourers in Tripura plantations get a better deal

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Private sector commits to invest in green growth, mitigation & adaptation

They also committed to a just and equitable transition that ensures their supply chains, value chains

Africa got only 14% climate finance needed in 2020: Report

In 2019-2020, under 20 per cent of total climate finance to Africa came from private investors

Union Budget 2021-22: Do states have much to cheer for?

The recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission are unlikely to make much of a difference to cash-strapped states 

Current financing inadequate for universal water, sanitation coverage: UN report

Ignoring climate risks and failing to increase water investments would threaten chances of meeting this target, it said

Forest conservation receives government recognition

The 14th Finance Commission of India has reinforced the idea of incentivising states for keeping areas under forests

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 …

The deprived lot

Andhra Pradesh fails to allocate funds stipulated for Scheduled Castes and Tribes, says Cabinet panel

Little to show for crores of rupees spent

Inefficient use funds, not lack of resources, is responsible for the failure of scientific departments to meet their targets, says a recent CAG …

Is a 24-hour water supply possible?

An answer to this question was attempted at a workshop organised in Hyderabad, from September 23-24, 2003, by the Administrative Staff College of …

The link with a hole

At a time when river networking is being touted as a panacea for the entire country's water woes, the tide of opinion in Karnataka is turning …

Where are the panchayats?

Of the three farm water conservation programmes currently under way in Karnataka, the Jal Samvardhene Yojana (jsy) has completed a year of …

Climate ambition requires reform of current financial system: CSE report

Current form of financing is adding burden on developing countries, CSE and other experts discuss at webinar

COP28 diary (December 6): Santiago Network draft adopted; scientists promote tech to curb methane emissions

Ecuador negotiator talks about challenges to consolidate unified position on Global Goal on Adaptation; Spain minister calls for enlarging base …