India

Push for sustainable substitutes for single use plastics
Seven startups working on sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics in the food and beverage industry incubated by GoMassive Earth Network Posted on 22 Jun, 2022 05:23 PM

GoMassive Earth Network, an investment network for investing in startups in the sustainability space had in November 2020, GoMassive launched Climate Angels, which is an early-stage investment syndication platform for pollution reduction and climate tech.

Mobile refill stations help Mumbai's citizens go zero-waste (Image: BetterIndia)
Financing clean energy transitions to meet India's climate goals
India must significantly step-up clean energy subsidies to meet its 2030 targets: CEEW-IISD Posted on 20 Jun, 2022 08:40 PM

In 2021, at global climate negotiations, the government established a new commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2070. It also reaffirmed its aim to install 500 GW of non-fossil power capacity by 2030.

India needs to further shift support away from fossil fuels and towards clean energy technologies (Image: Kenueone, Pixabay)
Sustainable investing to surge to US$125 billion in India by 2026
Sustainability investments in India will make up around 40% of AuM by 2026, from the current 15%, as per a report by Benori Knowledge Posted on 18 Jun, 2022 09:59 AM

Climate change consciousness has led to global investment firms prioritising sustainable investments, not only for long-term financial returns but to also provide positive social effects.

Sectors attracting sustainable investments are renewable energy, e-mobility, agritech and waste management (Image: Roadlight, Pixabay)
Re Sustainability announces mega Innovation Fund to incubate the best waste management, recycling, and circular economy ideas
Company reiterates its commitment to the Earth this World Environment Day, and solicits entries from within India and around the world
Posted on 08 Jun, 2022 10:23 AM

Re Sustainability Limited, a KKR-backed company that is Asia

ITC scales up its 360-degree interventions for a greener earth
Heavily invests in renewable energy, water conservation, waste management, afforestation, and climate-smart agriculture to record landmark achievements Posted on 04 Jun, 2022 05:13 PM

On this World Environment Day, ITC reaffirmed its commitment towards a greener Earth through its bold Sustainability 2.0 agenda. 

Reaffirms its Sustainability 2.0 commitments on World Environment Day (Image: ITC)
Six priorities for decarbonization in industrialized and emerging economies
Navigating the tension between industrialized nations and emerging economies for global decarbonization efforts requires a diverse portfolio of solutions. Posted on 01 Jun, 2022 02:05 PM

There is an unprecedented level of awareness of the role of decarbonization in enabling environmental sustainability moving forward.

There is a need to facilitate the shift more efficiently towards renewable energy adoption globally (Image: Pixabay)
Implementing construction waste management in India
The taxes on recycled products may increase the degree of perceived constraints, says study Posted on 26 May, 2022 11:55 PM

Individual’s attitude and behaviour is crucial for implementing sustainable construction & demolition (C&D) waste management.

Construction waste management has become a major environmental concern in most of the Indian municipalities (Image: Petr K, Wikimedia Commons)
Climate change and transition in cropping patterns in West Bengal
Crop choice decisions made by the farmers largely depend on the infrastructure facilities, technology applied and ecological conditions Posted on 26 May, 2022 01:35 PM

With changing climatic and market conditions, Indian agriculture sector needs appropriate transition in cropping patterns to ensure sustainability in growth of the sector and inclusiveness of land-constrained farmers in the intensification process.

The presence of infrastructure facilities influence crop choice in favour of non-foodgrains (Image: UN Women/Ashutosh Negi)
One water, one data
Enabling a culture of data sharing between programs and reuse of data Posted on 25 May, 2022 02:58 PM

Any large-scale water security program by the government needs two things: [i] continuous data - given the dynamic nature of water - its annual replenishment depends on how much rainfall occurs and what farmers decide to grow in that agricultural cycle; and [ii] people who understand this data and continue to maintain the implementation post-intervention.

Participatory programs such as JJM require a large amount of village-level information on water (Image: Arpit Deomurar, FES)
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