Competition over land resources rising in India, top 10% own 45% of farmland : Report
Globally, soaring land prices, land grabs, and carbon schemes are creating an unprecedented ‘land squeeze’…
Policy and Finance
The Indian economy is in danger of suffering a heatstroke
As it rolls out the world’s biggest-ever election, there’s a bigger challenge confronting India’s governance…
Centre rebuilds hydro power project that ‘aggravated cloudburst disaster’ in 2013
The Centre started granting environmental clearance to rebuild a hydropower project in the upper reaches…
IMF’s policy in Argentina pushing country away from attaining 1.5°C limit target: Report
IMF is placing exploitation for the export of hydrocarbon raw materials at the centre of…
CBAM: Just another brick in the contentious global trade wall?
Europe’s new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has triggered retaliatory announcements from China and India, which…
Right to be free from effects of climate change part of right to life: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India for the first time recognised the right to be free…
World Bank analysis of blended climate finance in India reveals some loopholes
Knowledge gaps among relevant stakeholders, the absence of a regulatory framework and lack of clarity…
India’s Green Credits programme: Choosing creative accounting over credibility?
The final methodology for green credits for tree plantation activities seems to legitimise greenwashing, raising…
Critical mineral auctions face set back, almost no takers for 7 blocks under hammer
Most of the first tranche of auction of seven critical mineral blocks had no takers….
India’s coal gasification plans: More glitter than gold?
The country has abundant reserves of coal to achieve its 100 MT by 2030 gasification…