The $125-billion Brazil-led Tropical Forests Forever Facility uses blended finance to reward developing nations for verified forest conservation. It channels 20% of funds to Indigenous communities and shifts focus from grants to performance. India participates as an observer, supporting this South-South climate effort.
Click to View MoreIndia’s rapid growth of data centres, especially in tech hubs like Karnataka, offers economic opportunities but poses significant challenges for water resources. Policies such as the Karnataka Data Centre Policy 2022–27 promote investment and renewable energy use, while water-management initiatives like geotagging water bodies, the Atal Bhujal Yojana, and groundwater regulations aim to conserve and monitor water. Moving forward, sustainable development requires integrating water-efficient technologies, regulatory enforcement, community engagement, and policy incentives to balance digital infrastructure growth with long-term water security.
Click to View MoreREDD+ assigns economic value to forests to combat climate change, but flawed implementation in voluntary carbon markets has turned it into an ethical crisis enabling greenwashing. Reform must ensure genuine, verifiable, and equitable outcomes, as the credibility of forest-based climate action depends on transparent and accountable systems.
Click to View MoreThe Environment Ministry has established the National Designated Authority (NDA) to govern carbon trading, a requirement under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The new framework will incentivize industries to reduce emissions by allowing them to trade carbon credits, linking economic growth with environmental responsibility. This development demonstrates India's proactive stance on climate action.
Click to View MoreThe Environment Ministry has notified new guidelines under the Environment Protection Act that provide a procedure for dealing with chemically contaminated locations. The Environment Protection (Management of Contaminated Sites) Rules, 2025, provide a legal framework for tackling chemical contamination that was previously lacking, although several such sites have already been discovered around the country.
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