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

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

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 …

Heading towards a cliff

As India elects new government, the 12th Five Year Plan may no longer be pro-poor

Eco-cabs join Chandigarh's public transport service

Plans afoot to increase demand for cycle rickshaws, reduce use of motor vehicles

Crores to gamble

National fund for research in clean energy ill-utilised

Raise tax on diesel cars

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

Is India ready?

Effective social schemes need more than cash transfer

WORLD BANK'S WOES

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

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

WHO's problem

As most developed countries shy away from increasing their contribution, a cash-strapped World Health Organization is forced to rely on private …