Issues in privatisation and commercialisation of water

Book>> Water: Private, Limited - Issues in Privatisation, Corporation and Commercialisation of Water Sector in India by Gaurav Dwivedi, …

What COP28 must achieve: Bold and ambitious action in a fractured world

We should treat COP28 as an opportunity to scrutinise the wealthy polluters and their plans up close and ask questions

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

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

New science policy brings in PPP

Makes provision for public funding of corporate research and development

Why Polavaram is a pointless project

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

Farmers feel left out

The budget is more concerned about the consumer than the grower

Healthy advice to pharma companies

Panchayats to get poverty alleviation funds

Rural roads connectivity in India to get a fillip

Should NABARD regulate micro-finance?

Norway pulls out of World Bank facility

India rejects Microsoft's Office Open XML

Inordinate delay

World not on track to meet long-term climate targets, shows largest-ever UN assessment

Climate impacts “eroding past human development gains” & lack of adaptation action will make it difficult to make such gains in future

Explaining climate clubs: Rich countries are turning to climate, industrial deals with ‘friendly’ countries

These multilateral deals are premised on cooperation between like-minded countries on industrial and climate policy, but are concerned with …

Senegal signs Just Energy Transition Partnership deal after South Africa, Indonesia & Vietnam

The deal will mobilise 2.5 billion euros for Senegal & will help increase the share of renewable energy installed capacity to 40% 

High road to Dubai COP28: Developing countries demand ambition on financial support in Bonn

There can be no discussion on enhancing mitigation ambition in developing country Parties without an accompanied discussion on enhancing …

India should receive $57 trillion in compensation from Global North for climate damages: Study 

US should provide a cumulative compensation of $80 trillion, the European Union and the United Kingdom owe $46 trillion & remaining …

Budget 2023-24: What can it offer for the development of Indian cities?

Strengthening urban local bodies & capacities of citizens, communities key for sustainable development of Indian cities

Reform global financing system, fast-track climate action: UN Chief

Supporting developing world at core of strategies outlined by Antonio Guterres         

What happened at CoP26: A complete report card

Glasgow Climate Pact dismisses climate justice as a concept that is important only for some

Union Budget 2021-22: What should be the priorities for agriculture?

Increasing budgetary allocations towards Rural Employment Guarantee Act is non-negotiable   

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

Where votes meet volts

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

'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