Meghalaya limestone quarries closed

Poor regulators do not a rich country make

Sun block

Financial woes, delay in raw material supply stall most of the concentrated solar power projects

Diesel price hike: no scope for roll back

'Not raising diesel prices would harm economy much more'

Non-profit diseases

There is a logic to the idea of neglected diseases. Historically the diseases poor people get--largely in the poorer parts of the world--haven't …

EU admits development funds also cover climate grants

Non-profits cry foul over two in one fund; say climate finance should be over and above development funds

Sign free treaty, Indonesia told

SOUTH ASIA

European Commission sets up fund for green projects

Is JFM relevant?

Two Acts give people rights. JFM only promised partnership

Latin lessons

Experiments in cash transfer in Latin America

IFC erred in funding Tata Mundra power project, says its compliance advisor ombudsman

World Bank, IFC dismiss report findings of their own watchdog body

Transition failure

With an eye on the 2014 general election, the UPA government is expanding its ambitious Direct Benefit Transfer programme that promises welfare …

Letters

Letters

World Bank decides to stop financing coal-fired power plants

EXIM Bank follows suit. India unfazed by decisions. Other poor developing countries may be hit

Andhra government fails to present much-hyped agriculture budget

It presents only an action plan for agriculture; Rs 25,962 crore earmarked for agriculture and allied sectors

Afforestation interrupted

Environment ministry fails to use funds for afforestation, monitor forest diversions: Comptroller and Auditor General

PMO orders huge cuts in social sector spending for 2015-16

Employment guarantee, rural road and sanitation schemes among those likely to be affected

Suzlon, Lavasa raised loans from the company named in bribery scam

Scam led to arrest of several top officials of public sector banks

Cop-out

Hopes were pinned on the latest UN climate summit at Lima. It was supposed to prepare the ground for a new climate deal that will replace the …

Science under siege

Agricultural science has ossified in India. Despite a vast network of public research institutions and agriculture universities across the country,…

Reluctant funding

Compromise on resources salvages CBD conference; marine protection gets big boost

Universal health scare

The country’s planners are debating how to provide healthcare to all. In a drastic shift from the 65-year-old public health system, the …

Tata Mundra power project blamed for falling fish catch

Project yet to become fully functional has already destroyed creeks and mangroves, says report