How green is the budget?

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 

Climate deal signed in Paris is weak and unambitious: CSE

The phrase ‘historical responsibility’ has been erased from the Agreement. This weakens the obligations of developed countries, says …

Power of concentration

India has every reason to push for concentrated solar power projects. But the technology has failed to pick up because of poor planning

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'

UN climate talks: Money for Green Climate Fund to be raised from market

Finance agency goes ahead with decision in spite of demand from developing nations to keep private investments out

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

Hidden industry hand

Attempts are on to derail UN initiative to declare noncommunicable diseases a global priority

Job half done

25 per cent funds allocated to national rural employment scheme remain unspent

What it takes to deliver midday meal

More bus rides

Science & Technology - Briefs

WASH: UN report finds 2030 SDG targets may just be a dream

Plans in place to address water and sanitation issues, countries face hurdles in implementation, says GLAAS report 

Climate financing adds to poor countries’ debt pile: Oxfam

Eighty per cent of climate financing was provided as loans in 2017-18, according to study

Salvage science

Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister seeks more funds and education reforms in science sector

CAG raps environment ministry over ‘illegal’ appointments

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

Elementary failure

Since the Right To Education Act came into force on April 1, 2010, India has been witnessing an experiment that involves parents in enforcing a …

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

Finance Commission recommended curtailing funds under Backward Region Grant Fund

Budget 2013: the path remains the same

News 360° - Briefs

News 360° - Briefs

International banks lobby for Lafarge

Amounts to influencing ongoing Supreme Court case, say activists

Emergence of South

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

Cancun redux

Reflecting upon the fifth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization at Cancun, a Down To Earth editorial (see: "How not to lose …

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