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…
Policy and Finance
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…
India calls for $1 trillion per year climate finance from next year, submits its proposal to the UNFCCC
India has asked the UN climate body to get developed countries to provide “at least”…
Loss and Damage Fund: Delays leave countries waiting and wondering
Vulnerable countries like Malawi are not much closer to understanding how the historic new fund…
India’s total energy subsidies reached a 9-year high in 2023, fossil fuel biggest beneficiary: Report
Clean energy subsidies accounted for less than 10% of total energy subsidies in 2023, while…
SC order to go by 1996 definition of forests a good move, but not ambitious enough: Experts
In a win for environmentalists and forest communities, the Supreme Court, on February 19, directed…
SC order to go by 1996 definition of forests a good move, but not ambitious enough: Experts
While Supreme Court’s order to return to dictionary definition of forest is a good news…
