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India’s carbon strategy to counter climate change
Low oil prices make it the right time to introduce a variable stabilizing carbon tax
3 min read17 Mar 2016Solar power: truth versus hype
There are hidden costs to India's ambitious solar energy programme and serious doubts about its feasibility
4 min read19 Jan 2016COP21: Whither consensus!
The fineprint in the much-touted climate change agreement has very little legally binding for the parties to adhere
4 min read30 Dec 2015Climate action after Paris
A different approach to development and a clean-energy transformation are among the important steps that must come next
3 min read21 Dec 2015India’s climate leadership at Paris
India has done well to defend its development priorities, while detailing its ambitious renewable energy targets
4 min read17 Dec 2015We have hit ‘peak carbon’
Three major factorstechnological, economic and political will conspire to hold down carbon emissions in the decades ahead
3 min read16 Dec 2015Paris climate deal: Winners and losers
US, France, small islands and China get almost everything they had hoped for; India, EU and Saudi Arabia couldn't negotiate a deal to their liking
3 min read15 Dec 2015Narendra Modi says climate justice won in Paris climate accord
Narendra Modi says outcome of Paris agreement has no winners or losers
1 min read13 Dec 2015Barack Obama calls Paris climate pact ‘best chance’ to save the planet
Barack Obama says the accord shows what is possible when the world stands as one
2 min read13 Dec 2015Climate deal a new ‘chapter of hope’, says Prakash Javadekar
Javadekar says the deal supports India's right to development and acknowledges its efforts to harmonize development with environment
2 min read13 Dec 2015Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared