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India needs 30,000 agri-markets to give fair deal to farmers

For 47 years, government has not acted on recommendation of upgrading rural markets into business hubs  

DTE Call For Action: What is voluntary carbon market? How does it work in India?

India, which generates one-fifth of the world’s carbon credits, is at the forefront of carbon investment. The current carbon markets could …

Carbon Credit and Trading Scheme for Indian Carbon Market to be amended soon

Recent BEE workshop lays foundation for ICM

Demonetisation week two: how Azadpur market traders are reacting

In the second week after demonetisation was announced by the Centre, Down To Earth visits Azadpur market to find out how things are going

India to set up 10 pharma clusters across country

The move will reduce cost of production of medicines by up to 25 per cent

Investigation: Indian voluntary carbon market may not benefit people, climate

A probe into the carbon market and offsetting projects in 40 locations across India

Making Energy Efficiency Bankable in India

Sustainable Finance Project Officer

Shear desperation: How can India’s wool sector be revived

India’s once thriving wool economy now depends on imports to sustain demand. Will the recent import of Australian Merino sheep for …

Climate crisis: 3 financial firms can make an effect

Corporate ownership has become concentrated in the hands of the 'big 3' passive asset managers: BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street

Competitive policies

The Ericsson case highlights the uneasy interface between competition policy and patent law

Why investigating the origin of COVID-19 is important — and tricky

Experts, including WHO, have argued insufficient data from China hampers our understanding of the disease   

Emissions trading: ‘Permanence of carbon credits, human rights protection needs focus at COP27’

Jonathan Crook, policy officer at Carbon Market Watch, on carbon market negotiations in the first week of COP27

In photos: Hard times for India’s wool industry

India’s wool industry may have set off on a decline: Degrading pastureland and an increase in agricultural activity has affected sheep herding …

Globalisation and its discontents: Why there's a backlash and how it needs to change

The electoral victory of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote and the rise of an aggressive nationalism in Europe are all part of a backlash to globalization

Lessons from PAT scheme can shape Indian carbon market

Carbon Credit and Trading Scheme must set ambitious targets and robust framework; compliance must be timely and with real penalties  

What is the new theory of COVID-19 originating from raccoon dogs at the wet market in Wuhan?

Analysis of genetic data from in and around Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market shows that raccoon dogs, which were being sold illegally at the market,…

Global non-cooperative movement

Insecurity in the supply of basic materials, from energy to food, is making countries shun global interdependence and shut doors

National Green Hydrogen Mission will establish India as global market leader: Experts

Target of 60-100 gigawatts (GW) of electrolyser capacity by 2030, heavy investment needed

Why Punjab stands to lose from farmers’ produce trade and commerce ordinance

Instead of putting Punjab farmers at the mercy of big corporates and private players, there is a need to strengthen existing infrastructure 

COP28 Diary (December 10, 2023): New GGA draft weaker than previous text, countries talk about finance gaps at Majlis

Parties still not on same page about responsibilities in GST text; final texts on carbon market expected December 11

New study reveals sturgeon caviar sourced from illegal trade, labelled to mislead

Researchers found international market flouted CITES and EU wildlife regulations, other laws

Climate Emergency CoP 25: What to expect from the second week

Political representatives are faced with some clear, but tough, choices

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Technicalities of carbon markets continue to evade consensus

Markets need to be transformative, not just efficient

Climate Emergency CoP 25: It is market versus market in Madrid

Carbon market mechanism is turning into a big negotiation thorn