In this paper Marieke Adank presents the main features and understanding of what constitutes "small towns" to determine the most appropriate water service arrangement. It points to the challenges in developing a clear typology for small towns and assigning one single model for delivering small town water services.

The scheme of Affordable Housing in Partnership aims to encourage private sector participation in creation of affordable housing stock recognising that mere efforts of Government would be insufficient to address the housing shortage.

The purpose of this study by Centre for Development Finance is to develop financing strategies that would assist the Central and State Governments in implementing the State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) in an effective and efficient manner.

The Landscape of Climate Finance 2013 (Landscape 2013) report is the third edition of Climate Policy Initiative’s (CPI) annual inventory of the climate finance that is flowing in, to, and between countries each year.

The expert committee for Evolving a Composite Development Index of States—headed by Raghuram G Rajan, governor of the Reserve Bank of India and the former Chief Economic Advisor submitted this report to the government. It recommends a new mechanism for allocation on the basis of composite development index for states. According to this, Odisha and Bihar are the least developed states.

Since 2008, when rapid increases in the prices for major grains helped to trigger outbreaks of civil unrest in more than 40 countries, scholars and policymakers have paid increased attention to the potential influence of global food prices on social and political instability.

Government has formulated this policy with a view to provide an overarching framework for streamlining the process of infrastructure development with a primary focus on improving provision of public service delivery in a sustainable manner.It is expected that this policy would supplement the Government’s efforts in bridging the gap between deman