Global Climate Action Day: The Chasm Between Promise and Practice
India’s climate action is driven by aggressive RE targets and emission reductions, but exhibits critical gaps in policy, financing and technology deployment.
Tata Communications Connects People, Planet, and Purpose Through Lake Revitalization
Tata Communications’ Lake Restoration Benefits 12,000 People transformed the Nagan Thangal Lake into a resilient habitat.
HUL Merges ESG, CSR for Stronger Governance
HUL has merged its ESG and CSR committees for streamlined sustainability governance; Tarun Bajaj chairs the new body
ADB, NDC Launch Guide to Unlock Urban Climate Finance
New NDC Partnership and ADB guidance tackles the urban finance deficit by linking local, high-impact projects with public and private climate finance
OMC Policy Strands Ethanol Plants in Surplus Zones: GEMA
India’s ethanol blending program faces a disruption as the OMCs’ procurement strategy favors new units in deficit regions, sidelining hundreds of existing surplus-zone distilleries
Cooperation Vital to Bridge $1.5T Green Finance Gap in Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific needs multilateralism, clear standards, and robust data to unlock capital for sustainability
Surat Sets National Benchmark for Urban Climate-Resilient Funding
Surat’s $24M green bond, India’s first internationally certified, was eight-times oversubscribed, funding solar and water projects
IATA Launches Integrated Sustainability Program
The IATA Integrated Sustainability Program offers airlines a certification framework covering ESG performance
Correios Selects Rhenus Group to Manage International Logistics for COP 30 in Brazil
Rhenus Group has been selected by Correios to lead the global logistics operations supporting the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30).
China Sues India at WTO Over Auto, EV Production Incentives
China files WTO complaint, alleging India’s auto and EV incentive schemes unfairly favor domestic production
OQAE Launches Oman’s First Superesco Project
OQAE has launched Oman’s first Superesco project, promising 22.5 GWh annual savings and 9.4 kilotons CO₂ reduction
The Groundwater Paradox: Why Record Rain Fails to Refill Aquifers
India faces a paradox: intense monsoon rains are failing to replenish aquifers, fueling the worst groundwater crisis in decades due to relentless, unsustainable extraction
