Lost lakes

Karnataka High Court expected to uphold agreements that allowed private firms to develop lakefronts and charge entry fee

After the People met

The Union ministry of home affairs wants to know: what is the Meghalaya government going to do about the 'People's Budget'?

The bare essentials

To make community forest management a success

Not brewing right

Tea in the Darjeeling hills is losing its flavour

CDM on small industries' agenda

$1.5 trillion global trade finance gap affecting SDG targets: ADB

Women entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises are the worst-hit

पानी के अंधाधुंध इस्तेमाल पर 2.5 अरब रुपए की सालाना छूट

जल उपकर अधिनियम, 1977 खत्म किए जाने के बाद औद्योगिक ईकाइयों और स्थानीय प्राधिकरण पानी के इस्तेमाल के बावजूद सालाना 2.5 अरब रुपये बचा ...

Peace isn't elusive

After the Pulwama terror strike, the Kashmir debate has reopened. We bring to you an older article from brighter times, which underscores the …

Why Polavaram is a pointless project

The Polavaram dam involves a huge cost but its benefit will be limited

WHO's new African leader could be a shot in the arm for poorer countries

Ghebreyesus needs to use his strong mandate – notably from the Global South – to truly reform the WHO

'High GDP states have grown at the cost of the environment'

North-eastern states and Himachal Pradesh score high on environmental sustainability index, says report by Chennai non-profit

New science policy brings in PPP

Makes provision for public funding of corporate research and development

Farmers feel left out

The budget is more concerned about the consumer than the grower

In the tax bracket again

The Orissa government has slapped a forest development tax on three minor forest produce items -- tendu leaf, timber and bamboo. Seen as a …

Healthy advice to pharma companies

Study flouts basics in privatizing healthcare

CII study recommends greater private role in India's healthcare sector, but the document centres around the lucrative tertiary care market only

Panchayats to get poverty alleviation funds

Rural roads connectivity in India to get a fillip

Norway pulls out of World Bank facility

India rejects Microsoft's Office Open XML

Inordinate delay

Where votes meet volts

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's political future would depend much on fixing the country's power crisis

Should NABARD regulate micro-finance?

Don't need subsidies, give us the right price

For most Indians, Mahendra Singh Tikait is the man who brought Delhi to its knees in 1988 with a rally that brought the national capital face to …

'Fossil fuel subsidies should be deemed as negative climate finance'

Experts cite examples of many countries which have begun diverting fossil fuel subsidies towards development projects