On the defensive at Cancun?
Recently Arun Jaitley identified agriculture and investment as the two main issues for next month's World Trade Organization ministerial …
Bihar set to increase size of its green budget for next financial year
After education and health, major provisions will be made for the green budget, said officials
COP28 Dubai: Climate finance to developing countries needs to quadruple by 2030 to reach Paris goals, says new report
Developed countries must lead by tripling the amount of bilateral concessional finance by 2030, say authors
Africa needs to double energy investments to achieve energy, climate goals by 2030: IEA
Full access to modern energy by 2030 will require investment of $25 billion per year
Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt burden increased to record $702 billion in 2020 — highest in a decade
The region has more debt than it can pay off
Berlin’s grassroots plan to renationalise up to 200,000 ex-council homes from corporate landlords
Pre-2020 action and climate finance need of the hour: BASIC
Adaptation fund and finance are issues that are still to be discussed and resolved
RIP Panchayati Raj ministry
The new-found `cooperative federalism' will kill the third tier of government in India
Solace in money plant
Forestry rescues recession-ridden investors in Europe and North America
For the record
No banking on the World Bank
... when its controversial actions invariably invite flak
A luxury no more
Kaziranga nightmare
Power cut
Maharashtra's decentralisation plan gets derailed even before it can take off
Tough measure
No lifesaver this
Still no viable alternative for drugs price control
India underestimating heatwave impact, more than 90% of the country at risk: Study
Climate experts and policymakers should re-evaluate the metrics for assessing the country’s climate vulnerability as heatwaves in India …
Innovative finance mechanisms can scale up clean cooking
Developing countries should integrate clean cooking into their Nationally Determined Contributions to address climate change
India saw natural disasters almost every day in first 9 months of 2022: CSE report
Highest toll in Himachal Pradesh; official data inadequate to show real extent of loss & damage
SEBI’s green and blue bonds: Are they the sustainable finance that India needs?
Developing countries like India are more likely to be affected by the climate crises; financial institutions will play a crucial role in such a …
Africa needs at least 9 times more climate finance to meet 2030 goals
Africa requires $277 billion annually to implement its Nationally Determined Contributions towards mitigating greenhouse gas emissions
Union Budget 2022-23: Good step forward but levers needed to make clean air, climate action more real
The spotlight on energy transition, climate action and electrification in the latest Union budget is encouraging; but needs committed strategy …
CoP26: Net Zero within Africa’s reach
Nationally determined contributions well set, but finance may be a problem
Glasgow CoP26: Climate finance pledges from rich nations are inadequate and time is running out
If developing countries do not receive financial assistance to reduce emissions, it is unlikely we will meet the commitment of the Paris …
Over $1 trillion needed by 2030 to put world on track to reach net-zero by 2050
Unless much strong action than current investment levels is taken, energy-related CO2 emissions in emerging economies will grow by five billion …