Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
West Africa has unprecedented opportunities for agricultural growth, but making the most of them will require more effective regional integration, says a new report by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). To …
The role of the transport sector in achieving climate change and sustainable development action is indispensable. Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) can be an alternative financing source for sustainable transport. The study evaluates current models of PPP financing into transport systems to remove political, legal and economic obstacles for more effective investments.
When the international negotiations take center stage in Paris this December in the hopes of reaching an agreement to rein in climate change beginning in 2020, negotiators will be able to draw on the lessons learned in the voluntary carbon markets, according to a new report from Forest Trends’ Ecosystem …
The vision of the Policy is to transform Kerala into a vibrant entrepreneurial society through inclusive, eco-friendly and sustainable economic growth. The Policy endeavors in reaching its objective through quality industrial infrastructure, encouraging eco-friendly enterprises, promotion of MSMEs, entrepreneurship development, enhancing skills, simplification of procedures etc.
Agriculture and agro-industry are important sectors in the economies of most developing countries, where they provide the main source of livelihoods for the majority of the poor. The lack of a sustainable supply of affordable energy is a major constraint to the development of these sectors in developing countries. Traditionally, …
The deaths in Chhattisgarh during a state-sponsored family planning camp held in November 2014 show, yet again, that the lack of checklists and an ad hoc style of functioning can and does result in disaster. This article explains the need for standardisation and protocols in key government processes and talks …
The first full-year budget of the National Democratic Alliance government announced a sharp focus on investment, growth and social security. In addition, Budget 2015-16 claims to have given a boost to cooperative federalism. The budget indeed makes numerous impressive-sounding announcements, but stumbles in the details. This article focuses on the …
Lok Sabha on 4 March 2015 passed the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015. This bill will replace the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) second ordinance, 2014. The bill has provisions for allocation of coal mines through a transparent bidding process i.e e-auction. The e-auction of coal blocks will ensure the …
In spite of significant progress made in tuberculosis (TB) control, nine million people developed TB disease in 2013, and 1.5 million died of TB. While implementation of the Stop TB (DOTS) Strategy has cured millions of patients with TB, and undoubtedly saved lives, the impact of this strategy on reducing …
As India sets ambitious targets and turns the handle on market reform to attract foreign investment, opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa are being unlocked as public and private sectors work together to break down barriers. This issue’s special features explore the dynamics of the energy revolutions currently underway in India and …
The middle-income trap is a situation in which middle-income countries face a slowdown of growth. It tends to occur when middle-income countries get caught between low-wage manufacturers and high-wage innovators—their wage rates are too high to compete with low-wage exporters and their level of technological capability is too low to …
The 14th Finance Commission has recommended a record 10% increase in the states' share in the Union taxes to 42%, which has been accepted by the Centre and will give the states an additional Rs 1.78 lakh crore in 2015-16. The report of the Commission, headed by former RBI Governor …
This report published by NITI Aayog talks about the current scenario of renewable energy in India and what needs to be done for its accelerated deployment to address energy security concerns. It was released at the Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet & Expo (RE-INVEST 2015) on 15 Feb, 2015 at …
The handloom sector has been continuously denied public funds. An analysis of budgetary allocations since 1997-98 shows that the handloom sector funding has not kept up with costs of production, and inflationary increases during the period.
The National Mission on Small Hydro will be a joint initiative of the Government of India and State Governments to enrich remote and rural areas in power generation. The mission would give unique opportunity of entrepreneurship development, lively hood opportunities in rural areas and would be an effective tool to …
Urban infrastructure insights 2015 examines the city infrastructure systems that require the most attention as well as what city leaders can do to develop solutions for their citizens and businesses. The report investigates infrastructure's importance for urban economic growth as well as the social, political and financial obstacles to effective …
Influenza vaccines have been used for >60 years and have proven safe and effective. However, use of seasonal influenza vaccine in South-East Asia is sparse, with the majority of doses available for cost in the private sector. In 2012, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) …
In India, institutional arrangements around climate finance have mostly followed national policy responses to climate change. This paper maps the emergence of climate change policy in India and subsequently traces the evolution of arrangements around climate finance. An early assessment of the climate finance landscape in India suggests that it …
