Pollution glorified

World Bank arm finances polluting steel mill in Jharkhand

Letters

Bangladesh's GM gamble

Anil Chandra Mahanta, one of the first 20 farmers to cultivate genetically modified brinjal in South Asia, does not understand the new technology.…

A continental crisis, and a few green shoots

African countries are fighting an addiction: import of food items, which happens at the cost of domestic farmers. Despite the unprecedented …

What’s the role of external financing in Indian Railways?

Let’s understand the growing prominence of external institutions in helping the government supplement its efforts to establish railway projects

Government hospitals on sale!

India is eagerly handing over its public health facilities in towns and villages to private players. Is this the end of public healthcare?

37 African countries continue to face food deficits, finds report

Agricultural slowdown in the continent is directly affecting 70 per cent of its population, who depend on the sector for livelihood

The price of Power

The powerful monopoly caucus that rules electricity supply industry a heavy-handed ragulatory -structure to protect the consumer interest

Boost to ecofriendly farming

A department of biotechnology project to popularise the production of biofertilisers has recently been approved.

Fighting the bug

How badly will the millennium bug hit India? While the Y2K Action Force says most government institutions will be able to meet the deadline, …

Start-ups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Africa's energy potential remains under-exploited, the energy entrepreneur is well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunities presented by …

New Mineral Policy gets Cabinet approval

Citing limited exploration of mineral reserves, Modi government opens up reconnaissance permits to private companies

Health care needs state control

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Banking disasters

A one-stop shopping facility at the World Bank for private corporations to meet their project financing and insurance needs in developing …

PIPRA: An attempt to hoodwink the Third World

The ongoing attempts to strengthen intellectual property protection regimes through the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) …

Blueprint for DJB privatisation?

The proposed Delhi Water Supply and Sewage project -- which will be funded by the World Bank and whose draft has been prepared by …

Why is private healthcare opposing the Clinical Establishments Act?

Enforcing the act is troublesome as health is a state subject and states are succumbing to the pressure of the private healthcare sector, driven …

Holes in the pipeline!

Water supply in urban areas is met partly by public systems and partly, by the private sector

The not-so-evident truth about R & D

Research by private companies has not grown in proportion with economic liberalisation because of a lack of innovative character.

Karnataka hangs on to its sandalwood

The Karnataka government ostensibly allows private production of sandalwood, but actually maintains a tight rein on the trade. In fact, eight …

A grand water helpline

the timing, and background, of the recently concluded 3rd World Water Forum in Japan ensured that water be seen through the lens of conflict. …

Agrifood companies’ efforts to become carbon neutral uneven, says report

Both, farmers and agribusinesses face barriers to carbon neutrality; also, consumers are often unwilling to pay a premium for carbon-neutral …

Revised rates of Ayushman Bharat insufficient for private sector: IMA

A day ahead of a mega event to celebrate one year of Ayushman Bharat, IMA says it is a failure  

Why the Budget should increase allocation towards health and family planning

Low spending by India in these two areas has caused growing inequality, insufficient access and poor quality of healthcare services

Private sector gives urban rubbish a new look

With government efforts proving inadequate, private organisations recycle the lion's share of urban waste in India.