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Food as carrot

In a world where corporate gains feed on hunger and poverty, could food be a human right?

Slow, uneven progress at Bangkok climate talks

Finance, equity and addressing interlinkages remain topics of major concern

Economics of population

The 15th Finance Commission has recommended the use of Census 2011 instead of the norm of considering Census 1971, and this change has led to …

African exporters face choppy waters in the wake of Brexit

Emerging market countries that rely heavily on commodity exports will be hit hardest by Britain's decision to leave the European Union

Panchayati bonanza

13th Finance Commission puts money in the hands of local governments

Ideas India

The book celebrates bold enterprises of ordinary Indians

World Bank gets jittery

As bank gears up for competition, it may further dilute environmental safeguard policies

In the red

The Union Budget fails to make any provisions for protecting the environment.

KENYA

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 …

"These are the times of one standard"

S P VASIREDDI, Chairperson and Managing Director, Vimta Labs Ltd, Hyderabad was recently in Delhi. NIDHI JAMWAL caught up with the scientist

Mountain biodiversity tops Montreal meet agenda

The entire gamut of activities that threaten ecosystems in the mountain regions dominated discussions at the meeting of the scientific advisory …

Online: Northern response

Online: Northern response

Not ready for rabi

Claiming water

The fundamental right to water intends to alleviate suffering. It fails miserably to meet its intention. Feel the lives of those who suffer and …

Supreme Court allows SKS Microfinance to resume operations in Andhra

Micro-lender among those accused of coercive loan recovery from rural poor; court asks state not to take coercive steps against firm for now

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

The deprived lot

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

A bill for biodiversity

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

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 …

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 …

Baby's days are out

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