No infrastructure for universal health coverage in India, says report

Infrastructure for primary healthcare has decreased in the past decade

World bodies to push for bringing Africa into carbon trade net

African Carbon Forum meet an opportunity to review progress on climate change mitigation in the continent'

It is not about farmers

Budget 2013 pushed up allocations for agriculture, but it will not help farmers

Budget 2013-14: provisioning for universal healthcare or moving away from agenda?

The world trend is to move towards public health systems, but developments in India seem to be in the opposite direction

INDIA

EPA puts resources in cold storage

How green is the budget?

CAG raps environment ministry over ‘illegal’ appointments

Central Pollution Control Board created or upgraded posts without approval of finance ministry

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Science & Technology - Briefs

Bihar hopes Union Budget will set right Finance Commission’s ‘wrong’

Finance Commission recommended curtailing funds under Backward Region Grant Fund

Emergence of South

2013 human development report applauds efforts of developing nations. Is India on track?

News 360° - Briefs

News 360° - Briefs

International banks lobby for Lafarge

Amounts to influencing ongoing Supreme Court case, say activists

Raise tax on diesel cars

Proliferating diesel cars are a public health risk and drain the exchequer

WORLD BANK'S WOES

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Concentrated solar power projects may get second extension

Lack of experience in handling new technologies and dearth of funds have been cited as reasons for delay in commissioning projects

Protests grow in Bangladesh over splitting Grameen Bank

Opposition, microfinance activists and US senator voice concern over move

On mitigation

Who will take the lead in mitigation? Will developed countries, with their historical responsibility, take the lead? Or, will it fall on emerging …

On means of implementation (finance, technology transfer and capacity building)

As outlined in Article 4.7 of the Convention, developing countries need support for finance, technology and capacity. Without these, the …

On Adaptation

Adaptation must be central to the new deal, everyone agrees. Differences arise when the issue of financing adaptation arises. If past experience …

On the principles of the Convention

On the principles of the Convention: The essential disagreement is over what principles will apply in the 2015 deal. Does that mean the existing …

CAG slams government over ultra mega power projects

Anil Ambani’s Reliance Power made profits worth Rs 29,033 crore as it was allowed to divert coal