Best of BS Opinion: A market for carbon credits, women and Indian society

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

The first edit talks of the benefits and perils of carbon trading. The second edit highlights that innate conservatism in Indian society is widening gender gaps

Tamal Bandyopadhyay says: Microfinance institutions should be allowed to give secured micro loans, depending on the end use and amount, if we want to change the poverty landscape

The system of environment clearances is broken. Sunita Narain describes how it can be mended

What happens when a central bank’s assets are frozen? Ajay Shah says it’s just that it