WHO seeks increase in AIDS funds
The World Health Organisation has called for enhanced spending and a joint UN initiative to combat the threat of AIDS.
Coalition lor a cause
US activists demand a say in the government's modus operandi in using funds for breast cancer research
Grassroots NGOs by women for women
Book>> Grassroots ngos by Women for Women by Femida Handy, Meenaz Kassam, Suzanne Feeney, Bhagyashree Ranade
Intrepid non-learners
Indian politicians travel on public money—for what they can learn from the click of a mouse
Green money
Financial institutions may soon lend a helping hand to the environment sector, says the Indian environment minister
Net equality
A campaign to protect Net neutrality has sparked a debate on how to keep the Internet open to all. There are differing views on what neutrality …
Global health systems receive only 4.9% international funds to adapt to climate change: Study
Funds required in early warnings, climate-resilient health infrastructure, say researchers
91% of sub-Saharan African workers don’t save for old age: Why that’s a problem and how to fix it
A well-developed pension system that provides adequate income to the elderly will help sub-Saharan countries in many ways
Gender decides how healthcare expenditure is financed in India
Females are always at a more disadvantaged position in terms of healthcare financing, according to our analysis
News: China pushes back on adaptation finance
Rejects EU's $3 billion pledge as a paltry sum
REDD+ has failed to achieve its objectives: CSE report
Not only does large-scale financing remains a major issue, REDD+’s performance in halting or reversing deforestation also remains questionable
Funds for research on neglected diseases lowest in 2015
Over 1 billion people in 149 countries worldwide suffer from one or more neglected diseases
Economic Survey tells government to utilise public finance to combat climate change
Green finance from private sources is not available so the government must leverage public finance to stop global warming
Rs 60 crore for 250,000 panchayats
The Centre's decision to reduce Panchayati Raj Ministry's budget and transfer its schemes to states has left the ministry bewildered about its …
The rulers nouveaux
Madhya Pradesh took a head-start in implementing the 3-tier panchayati raj. But lack of finances might just undo the transfer of power to the people
Where will the moolah come from?
The Third World feels that the move by the industrialised countries to link ADB's lending policies to social objectives may hamper growth in Asia
Squabbles thwart Third World projects
North vs South differences of opinion and the donor countries' control over funds has impeded the phasing out of ozone-depleting substances in …
Healthy, wealthy and wise
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Bickering stalls formation of R&D authority
Scientists and industrialists are trying to give final shape to a body that will select and fund projects.
Glamorous and profitable, too
Biotechnology, which holds the answers to many persistent problems such as controlling disease and increasing food production, has tremendous …
Reviving Kottayam
The healthy city project is, if nothing else, a pointer to the direction that Indian cities need to move in
Incomplete irrigation projects overshoot budget
The state governments' failure to complete irrigation projects has led to an escalation of their combined cost by close to a whopping one lakh …
The curious case of climate finance
While a recent OECD report suggested that climate finance had risen to US $110 billion, India found that the only credible finance was for US $2.…
Despite growing demand for climate fund, nations fail to agree on replenishment process
Discussions on funding proposals could not happen due to process-related disagreements among Board members
COP27 diary (November 12): ‘US won't support legal structures for loss and damage liabilities’
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit