Lost and damaged
Negotiations on loss and damage signal a weak deal
Victim of its success
MGNREGA blamed for causing labour shortage; cut in budgetary support likely
Stupid growth
UN launches 10 principles to close Asia-Pacific sustainable finance gap
Aimed at mobilising and deploying financing for key Sustainable Development Goals, particularly around climate action
Our cities need big funds to fight climate risks: World Bank
The COVID-19 pandemic added strain to cities’ finances in cities in developing countries; the disruption continues to make planning for …
COP28 recap: 5 insider highlights from negotiation rooms of Global Stocktake text
The two-week long battle of negotiations saw many competing priorities from countries influencing the text
COP27 diary (November 15): Political support to loss and damage facility critical, says Pakistan
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
Enter green bond
Market for green bonds picks up; experts urge caution
Paris finance meet: What is the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact about?
Discussions on how to reform Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) to better serve the needs of the Global South will be in spotlight
COP27 diary (November 10): Rich countries admit funding gap in addressing loss & damage
COVID-19 tanked India’s carbon emissions, but stimulus will drive them up again
The Rs 90,000-crore stimulus for power distribution companies fails to consider emissions reductions
What negotiations mean for least developed countries
They insist that loss and damage is a non-negotiable element of the Paris agreement
Swachh Bharat cess: A few states may not agree on it
Except Andhra Pradesh and Uttarakhand, no other state has directly agreed to the central proposal
Revamping US healthcare
US politicians and insurance companies claim to offer the best healthcare services in the world. Recently, however, top US experts have admitted …
Debt crisis and gap in affordable climate finance in focus at IMF, World Bank meeting
Spring Meetings 2023 took place from April 10-16, 2023 in Washington DC
Money set aside to build institutions, not public health
Preventive and primary healthcare get a miss in the budget 2014
World Bank axes coal-power funds
While India is unfazed by the decision, other developing countries may be hit hard
For a place in the sun
Doubts persist over Green Climate Fund taking off at Doha
Workshop on climate finance gives hope, but a lot of work remains to be done
Nothing to smile about!
Yashwant Sinha pleases the industry by playing a rude joke on the environment
Panchayats to spend Rs 1.42 lakh crore on water and sanitation
Spend 60% grant on water and sanitation: 15th Finance Commission recommends to rural local bodies
Agriculture: wrong prescription for right diagnosis
Finance minister’s decision to increase farm credit corpus and give more autonomy to states for agriculture schemes unlikely to help farmers
Ban FDI in brownfield pharma, says Parliament standing committee
Panel raises alarm over continuing takeover of Indian generic drug firms by multinational companies
Question of safety
The Bangkok conference on the risks of genetically modified corps advocated greater investment of public funds in bio-safety research