Food as carrot

In a world where corporate gains feed on hunger and poverty, could food be a human right?

Project marred

Lost case?

Will more funds induce Uttar Pradesh to combat pollution?

Slow, uneven progress at Bangkok climate talks

Finance, equity and addressing interlinkages remain topics of major concern

Ideas India

The book celebrates bold enterprises of ordinary Indians

In the red

The Union Budget fails to make any provisions for protecting the environment.

KENYA

COP28 recap: Climate finance negotiations showed little progress 

New climate finance goal discussions remained limited to process, substantive elements pushed to COP29

COP28: New finance goal faces tenuous negotiations

Divergence on Paris Agreement Article 2.1c continues; Brazil points out developing countries’ needs not reflected

Wealthy nations less likely to fulfil climate adaptation finance goal: Report 

Support for gender-responsiveness was found to be lacking 

Cost of climate action: Africa needs $2.8 trillion from 2020-2030 to meet goals, says report 

About 90% climate finance is likely to be external

A bill for biodiversity

CoP-11 has an urgent agenda: to look for money to fund new targets

Baby's days are out

It's pack-up time for around 12,000 two-stroke baby taxis in Dhaka

Pedal power downplayed

A bicycle costs more, a scooter costs less. Thanks to the finance minister

Home makers

Women of Latur exemplify how people alone can put an end to their misery

Devolution meet a damp squib

Precious little achieved as states resist financial empowerment of panchayats

Forest fraud

Senior official in the dock

COP28 diary (December 6): Santiago Network draft adopted; scientists promote tech to curb methane emissions

Ecuador negotiator talks about challenges to consolidate unified position on Global Goal on Adaptation; Spain minister calls for enlarging base …

Union Budget 2021-22: Finance Minister launches Rs 4,000 crore deep ocean mission

The project will cover deep ocean exploration and conservation of biodiversity 

Economic Survey 2019-20 bets on ‘nexus approach’ for meeting SDG

India needs to focus on goals like hunger and gender parity, where it still scores low

MGNREGS falls short of funds again despite increased allocation in rural sector

Pending liabilities in the scheme means that workers’ wages are unpaid

25% accounts opened under Jan Dhan Yojana are repeat accounts, admits bureaucrat

Modi government plans to revive cash benefit transfer scheme of previous government

Midday meal may be outsourced

Schools in Maharashtra do not want responsibility, say the scheme hampers teaching

CAPART up for overhaul

Funding agency for rural NGOs may be on its last legs

Let states decide