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The Uttar Pradesh government announced a statewide plan under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) to restore 100 model ponds in every district, kept free of plastic waste and untreated grey water. The s…
7 Mar 2026
India recorded the largest drop in greenhouse gas emissions among all major countries in 2025, driven by a 2.6 per cent decline in power sector emissions — the first such fall since 2020 — according t…
6 Mar 2026
Global greenhouse gas emissions reached an all-time high of 60.63 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2025, rising 0.5 per cent or 303.19 million tonnes compared with 2024, according to the independen…
6 Mar 2026
EU member states have voted to approve amendments to the EU Climate Law establishing a binding target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, while introducing the ability to use internatio…
5 Mar 2026
The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change's US$13 trillion Asian Utilities Engagement Program has assessed eight systemically important Asian power utilities and found that while board-level climate o…
5 Mar 2026
South Korea's Financial Services Commission has released a draft roadmap for mandatory sustainability disclosures, with large KOSPI-listed companies expected to begin reporting based on 2027 data from…
5 Mar 2026
Netherlands-based cleantech startup RIFT has raised €113.8 million (USD 132 million) through a Series B round and an EU Innovation Fund grant to scale its Iron Fuel Technology for decarbonizing indust…
5 Mar 2026
Climate-focused investment firm Galvanize has completed the final close of its Galvanize Real Estate Fund I, raising USD 370 million to invest in commercial real estate decarbonization in supply-const…
5 Mar 2026
India will require approximately US$22.7 trillion in cumulative investment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070, implying an incremental requirement of US$8.1 trillion above a current-policy trajecto…
5 Mar 2026
On March 2, 2026, the 21st Central Monitoring Committee meeting convened in New Delhi to assess nationwide river rejuvenation and sewage management against the CPCB's 2025 polluted-river report. The r…
4 Mar 2026
Scientists analysing US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from 1999 to 2020 have found that serum bicarbonate levels in approximately 7,000 tracked individuals rose by roughly 7 pe…
4 Mar 2026
The European Commission has released its Industrial Accelerator Act proposal, introducing made-in-EU and low-carbon requirements for procurement of clean technologies including batteries, solar, wind,…
4 Mar 2026
Innovation acceleration platform XeleratedFifty has acquired Terrascope, an AI-powered enterprise carbon management platform, from Olam Group's sustainability venture business Nupo Ventures. Terrascop…
3 Mar 2026
Uttarakhand enacted token amendments to 15 rules of the Panchayati Van Niyamawali 2005 in March 2024, setting aside a comprehensive 2023 draft that had incorporated 58 progressive reforms including el…
3 Mar 2026
Standard Chartered has reported USD 1.07 billion in sustainable finance income for 2025, growing 9% year-over-year and surpassing its target to reach USD 1 billion annually from sustainable finance. T…
2 Mar 2026
On February 24, 2026, the Council of the European Union finalized the Omnibus Directive amending the CSRD and CSDDD, limiting mandatory sustainability reporting to firms with net turnover above EUR 45…
1 Mar 2026
European sustainability leaders are intensifying adoption of closed-loop water systems that reuse water within industrial, agricultural, and urban value chains to cut freshwater extraction and wastewa…
27 Feb 2026
Three cheetah cubs born to South African female Gamini at Kuno National Park on February 18, 2026 raised India's cheetah count to 38 under Project Cheetah. The milestone strengthens India's species-re…
27 Feb 2026
India curtailed 2.3 terawatt-hours of solar power between May and December 2025, enough to supply nearly 400,000 homes for a year, as grid flexibility failed to keep pace with record renewable additio…
27 Feb 2026
India has no national sulphur dioxide emission standards for key steel plant units, including sinter plants and refractory material facilities, according to a health impact assessment by the Centre fo…
27 Feb 2026
A survey by the Centre for Science and Environment and Down To Earth found that 88 per cent of Indian youth aged 16 to 25 perceive climate change around them, with 67 per cent saying it already affect…
27 Feb 2026
On February 25, 2026 in New Delhi, India and Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a legal framework for cross-border cooperation on forest and wildlife management. The agreement sig…
26 Feb 2026
Invasive alien species are influencing vegetation expansion in India's Western Ghats, potentially altering local hydrological cycles and soil biogeochemistry in ways that affect regions hundreds of ki…
26 Feb 2026
New and historically unprecedented climate conditions are forming across India as rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns combine to create drought conditions outside known historical …
26 Feb 2026
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