India’s G20 Presidency: As a major emitter, bloc is obliged to address climate change, sustainable development

Climate finance remains an area of contention within the G20 as there is an uneven distribution of financial resources to countries that are most …

Wind energy industry in a tizzy over Jaitley's budget speech

The Hindi version proposes reintroduction of a tax break, but there is no mention of it in the English version online

Richest 1% emit twice as much carbon as poorest 50%: Oxfam report

The richest 10% accounted for 46% of emissions growth; the poorest 50% accounted for 6%  

Treating tobacco-related diseases cost India Rs 16,800 crore in 2011: report

Spending on treating such diseases is just a little less than revenue from tobacco products; Union health minister, Harsh Vardhan, says he would …

Wishful thinking

The finance minister's budget speech has come and gone. As analysts sit down to shred it to bits, Down To Earth looks at a wish list of …

Affected people can even approach the criminal court

JUSTICE N VENKATACHALA former judge of the Supreme Court, is currently chairperson of the National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA). Set …

Tax sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce obesity and diabetes, says study

On an average, diabetes is responsible for two per cent of total deaths in India

Disasters galore

Common energy tax for EU countries

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Green bonds: Is it green finance or green-washing?

A foremost requirement to develop a robust green bond market is to harmonise international and domestic guidelines and standards for …

Axe subsidy, not the bus

Supreme Court order upholds diesel price hike for bus corporations, but ignores the subsidy still enjoyed by cars, SUVs. What happens to the …

Critical conversation on climate change

BOOK>> Carbon Trading A Critical Conversation on Climate Change, Privatisation and Power The Corner House The uk 2006

Australian farmers oppose carbon tax to check GHG emissions

Revamp ordered

Fine the rulers

MoEF writes off Army dues for using forestland for training

Union Budget 2019-20: Blue sky thinking hits grey sky limit

New budget gives miss to blue-sky mission. Offers only a few sectoral hooks in transport and energy to nudge clean air action

Share iron ore mining profits with communities: Patnaik

Writes a letter to PM

PAYING FOR POLLUTION

One of the world's oldest refineries, Digboi, faces closure

Net Zero by 2070: India still has 99 coal projects in pipeline

India has a 36% underutilised coal capacity in existing mines

Nothing to smile about!

Yashwant Sinha pleases the industry by playing a rude joke on the environment

Three steps for India

Bring buses, hike parking rates, levy congestion tax

ANNA TO BINAYAK AND TATA

Mass movement