How this Gujarat man came to be celebrated as a Biblical character

Bharat Patel gets the fisherfolk of Kutch, affected by a coal power plant funded by the World Bank, a historic victory in the US Supreme Court

Will India have its green moment in politics?

The fact that these issues are still remote from our understanding is evidenced by a survey which revealed that more than 74% people between the …

Youth's demand for climate action an 'unmistakable message': UN climate chief

At the ongoing UNFCCC conference in Bonn, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa asked everyone to take part in this 'fight of …

How good are green bonds

There has been a steady pick-up in green bonds in the last half a decade. Half the volume, however, came from only 5 countries

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

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

UNCCD CoP: Centre unclear how states are spending money allotted for forests

The 14th Finance Commission had given 7.5 per cent weightage to forest cover

Factsheet: Climate finance

Climate finance involves flow of funds from developed to developing countries to help them cut  their emissions and adapt to climate change. …

News: China pushes back on adaptation finance

Rejects EU's $3 billion pledge as a paltry sum

Climate Finance - Update I

EU leaders agree on climate finance

Typical US

Anyone but US is the problem

Politics is a party

Shift health to concurrent list: Expert group to Finance Commission

Activists voice concern about some recommendations by panel

Cess excess: How India’s states remain deprived of what revenue Centre collects

Collection of cesses, surcharges strong tool for central govt to generate revenue, but at cost of states’ share

Economic Survey 2019-20 bets on ‘nexus approach’ for meeting SDG

India needs to focus on goals like hunger and gender parity, where it still scores low

Union Budget 2020-21: Finance Minister promises Rs 4,400 cr to fight air pollution

But the budget document does not reflect the bold increase  

Gram panchayats get more funds for Swachh Bharat activities

Mandatory for lowest tier elected bodies to use half the funds allocated under 15th Finance Commission

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

COVID-19 lockdown shows why India needs social rental housing

Poor, low-income population needs rents below market rates

COVID-19 tanked India’s carbon emissions, but stimulus will drive them up again

The Rs 90,000-crore stimulus for power distribution companies fails to consider emissions reductions

COVID-19 stimulus: Coal auctioning move along the lines of January ordinance

The Centre had relaxed norms required for mining and sale of coal in January 2020

Forest depts as nodal agency for community forest resources: A political blunder

The Chhattisgarh government issued an order on May 31, making the state forest department the nodal agency for Community Forest Resource Rights 

Centre’s decision on schemes reflects its conservative approach to economic revival

It will also impact the vulnerable who are already bearing the brunt of COVID-19 and the countrywide lockdown, they said

Solar power tariff hits record low, sparks worry about coal’s future

The solar power tariff bid of Rs 2.36 per kilowatt / hour is 3.3% lower than the previous record

Wanted: An urban equivalent of MGNREGA

Such a programme is the need of the hour not only as a measure to revive the urban economy now, but also to mitigate any further shocks to …

Why one of three African candidates fits the bill as the new head of the WTO

Africa represents a key bloc within the WTO and accounts for nearly 27 per cent of membership and 35 per cent of members from developing countries