South Africa delayed introducing a carbon tax until 2015 after objections from metals companies such as ArcelorMittal South Africa and Gold Fields.

International aid for health may be in billions of dollars, but it is a fraction of what most recipient country governments spend on healthcare for their people.

The green group says by the end of the year it will have deployed 'eyes in the sky' in one country in Africa or Asia

The green group says by the end of the year it will have deployed 'eyes in the sky' in one country in Africa or Asia

Poachers have slaughtered 32 South African rhinos in the first three weeks of 2013, marking a disturbing start to the year for a country battling crisis level killings of the beast, government said

Cabinet may clear proposal today to boost agri exports

In a major fillip to India’s processed food exports, the Cabinet is set to clear a policy under which processed foods from agricultural commodities such as wheat, rice, onion and milk would not be subject to any export ban or restrictions. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is set to clear the proposal on Thursday to exempt 14 types of processed food from the purview of export restrictions including oats, milk products, dehydrated onions, wheat and rice products.

Clean energy investment slid 11 per cent last year after governments in industrial nations slashed subsidies for technologies ranging from wind turbines to solar power and biomass.