Banks expand arms, but not through branches

Smart cards, biometric ATMs, mobile phones the new tools

Bridging the gap

Pressured by a highly active civil society, the Kerala state government is actually giving power to the people. The decentralisation theory has …

Food security bill forgoes nutrition security

The bill will ensure food for millions of hungry Indians. But has the government identified them?

From forestry to productive forestry

Lessons from Kakarapalli

Islamic banking with a twist

A cooperative in Bihar offers interest-free loans, but only to its poor members

Think differently, Mr Finance Minister

Heading towards a cliff

As India elects new government, the 12th Five Year Plan may no longer be pro-poor

Prayers for a little

Rivers’ flows must be maintained to protect the services they provide, but India has no legislation  

Paying farmers for ecological services

No freeloaders

Green rider for GDP

World is moving towards natural capital as a measure of economic growth

Nets but no strings

An informal banking scheme designed to assist the fisherwomen of Kerala has gained momentum within its short period of operation

Money plants?

How green is your money? Investors try to figure out as plantation companies take them for a ride

Shelf Destruct

Going Dutch

The Netherlands leads the way in sustainable investments -- funds that go towards the setting up of projects that are ecologically viable

How the state fails its little ones

Jyotsna Singh visits anganwadis to find out why a large number of children suffer from malnutrition despite welfare programmes for them

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 …

Brazilian lessons for Modi

Dilma Rousseff's re-election as president is a lesson on facing development challenges in an unequal economy

A tab on wishlist

As firms explore applications for Indian consumers, the country is set to drive budget tablet market

Should NABARD regulate micro-finance?

Private sector wants to adopt public health bodies

Is tackling climate change economically viable?

Sri Lanka grapples with elephant-human conflict

Innovative administrator

IAS officer R Gopalakrishnan made development work for people