Does government favour land pooling over land acquisition?
Government decides to exempt Amravati residents from paying taxes for giving their land for the new capital
Smart city financing laden with trouble
Allocation of funds is not equitable even as local bodies face difficulties in generating money
Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm to cut fossil fuel use in construction
Bringing changes to the construction industry can help decrease emissions 44% by 2050, according to a report by C40 Cities
NITI Aayog’s PPP model for district hospitals pushes for privatisation of health sector
The move is in line with the Centre's agenda to push government health sector towards privatisation on the grounds that public health …
Bond, green bond
India has finally entered the green bond market, but at a time when the bonds are not doing well globally. Have we missed the bus?
Climate change: Is UK prepared for increased flood risks? No, says new report
UK has been hit by flash flooding 51 times since 2007
How to make sure Biden’s infrastructure plan can hold up to climate change — and save money
Several US cities are now considering hurricane defense systems, and the future protection they will actually need to prevent flooding is unknown …
Climate crisis: A quarter of all critical infrastructure in US may become inoperable in 2021
At least 2 million miles of road face the risk of becoming impassable due to floods
By spending just 3% more on infra, developing nations can save $4.2 trillion: World Bank
Making assets climate resilient can help these countries earn $4 for each $1 spent, according to the report
Too early to celebrate
COVID-19: Virus and vaccine lessons from 2021 for better 2022
Inoculation, restrictions, infrastructure and memory are effective tools in mitigating COVID-19 infection and easing restrictions on …
Elephants continue to die: CAG slams forest department, railways in its audit
Some 61 elephants died due to rail collisions between 2016 and 2019, according to CAG, due to non-compliance with norms
Ecological well-being of Jammu & Kashmir stands at a critical juncture
Impending deforestation, shrinking lakes and potential lithium mining pose significant environmental challenges
No infrastructure for universal health coverage in India, says report
Infrastructure for primary healthcare has decreased in the past decade
Green nod to 87 development projects in 2 years; 2.3 million trees to be felled: MoEFCC
Of these infrastructure projects, three highway projects will fall in Protected Areas
Ideas India
The book celebrates bold enterprises of ordinary Indians
Drying up of an empire
Water crisis behind the decline of Angkor Wat
From the blurbs
Indian finance minister urges states to attract industry and market
Panchayats have to attract industry and market
Delhi government budget: are we losing public transport agenda of aam aadmi?
The new budget is a step back and a gross deviation from some of the early budgetary promises we got in June 2015
Kerala’s high-speed rail project may turn into environmental disaster, flag experts
The high-speed railway line will reduce travel time between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod district to four hours; but experts have …
Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Himachal top Down to Earth’s governance rankings
Down To Earth’s State of India’s Environment 2020: In Figures releases on June 4, 2020
Financial institutions back G20 plans for global infrastructure initiative
World Bank, IMF, multilateral development banks say infrastructure key to tackling poverty
Destination Bihar
Migration trends in Bihar are changing, causing labour shortage in several states. A few studies investigate the reasons and patterns
Voting in the global marketplace
Sustainable public procurement is about governments using their large spending power to send a signal to markets that they are interested in …