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 …
Green money
Financial institutions may soon lend a helping hand to the environment sector, says the Indian environment minister
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.…
Run up to COP27: Only a quarter of global climate finance flows into Asia; much of that in loan
India received a total of $37.1 billion in climate finance during 2013-2020
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
Corporate social responsibility practices in the times of COVID-19: A study of India’s BFSI sector
Banking, finance and insurance firms must understand the areas in which the society needs action and focus on them
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
Adaptation is key if Africa is to tackle climate change
Africa needs to work on adaption strategies if it is to overcome the harmful effects of climate change
Rao wants more opportunities for young talent
Twenty-five scientists met the Prime Minister recently and appraised him of the issues confronting scientific research in India
No money for labs in antibiotics research
Though increasing bacterial resistance to antibiotics is making it difficult to treat diseases such as malaria, pharmaceutical companies do not …
Toyota pays up
Toyota Motor Corp will spend US $34 million to finance the improvement of anti-pollution controls on old, publicly-owned buses in the US even …
High road to Dubai COP28: 6th Technical Expert Dialogue on New Collective Quantified Goal held at Bonn
Quantum of new climate finance goal should be based on needs of developing countries, backed by science & tied to specific outcomes, …
Funds for clean air: Get the blueprint right
Committed funds for clean air action excites hope. Needs strong performance metrics. But there are also risks of underfunding some key sectors of …
Civil society seconds rural development ministry’s demand for MGNREGA funds
The rural development ministry had recently demanded an additional allocation of Rs 5,000 crore to maintain the momentum of MGNREGA
How good are green bonds
There has been a steady pick-up in green bonds in the last half a decade. Half the volume, however, came from only 5 countries
New report puts a $759 billion price tag on decarbonising global petrochemicals sector
BloombergNEF study explored how to cut emissions from fossil fuel’s non-energy uses
Government funds are not ‘taxpayer money’ — media and politicians should stop confusing the two
Kowtowing to a myth of ‘taxpayer money’ may act as a handbrake on decisive action
India needs to invest urgently in climate action
The government should engage with sector experts and increase participation of leading organisations in the field of climate finance
Climate Finance - Update I
EU leaders agree on climate finance
International Solar Alliance plans bank to fund energy access
Priority focus 1.2 billion with no access; next step: 2.4 billion without access to clean sources
Asia received largest share of climate finance in 2017: report
The report by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development adds that public climate finance from developed to developing countries&…
Build bridges between climate tribes and real economy people to bring finance in adaptation, says Christina Figueres
There will be a high level ministerial dialogue at CoP 22 at Marrakesh on adaptation finance