India-anchored ESG intelligence
Scientists studying coral holobionts in the Andaman Sea have identified rich and previously undescribed microbial diversity, including bacteria with potential applications in biotechnology, biomedicin…
6 May 2026
A national conference convened by NITI Aayog on May 4, 2026 has proposed national quality standards for tyre pyrolysis oil and recovered carbon black, separate HSN classification codes and a reduction…
6 May 2026
The National Sample Survey Organisation's 80th round health survey reveals Kerala has the highest morbidity rate in India at 39.7 per cent, measured as the proportion of people reporting illness in th…
6 May 2026
As of May 2026, Financial Reporting and Assurance Standards Canada reaffirmed SASB Standards as a foundational resource for entities navigating sustainability disclosure. The endorsement reinforces SA…
5 May 2026
Odisha harbours 186 recorded freshwater native fish species, including 48 endemics, that support food security, livelihoods and cultural practices for millions of residents, but habitat loss, pollutio…
5 May 2026
Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has opened its 2026 bidding round for carbon contracts for difference, expected to channel up to €5 billion this year to support decarbonisat…
5 May 2026
Sustainability software provider Persefoni has launched the Persefoni Analytics Agent, a new agentic AI feature enabling users to interact with their emissions data through plain language prompts dire…
5 May 2026
Persefoni AI has launched the Persefoni Analytics Agent, enabling sustainability and finance teams to analyse emissions data using plain language prompts without leaving the platform. The agent is des…
5 May 2026
India's AI market, valued at 9.51 billion US dollars in 2024 and projected to reach approximately 130 billion US dollars by 2032, is driving rapid data centre expansion with significant environmental …
5 May 2026
The UN Environment Programme's Methane Alert and Response System will be expanded to cover coal mines and waste facilities, following satellite analysis that identified an Indian landfill in Kanjurmar…
5 May 2026
The International Energy Agency estimates that plugging methane leaks from the energy sector could return around 200 billion cubic metres of gas to global markets each year over the long term — roughl…
5 May 2026
African transport and energy ministers endorsed the African Common Position on Energy Access and Transition and the African Integrated Strategy on Sustainable Transport at an early-May 2026 summit in …
4 May 2026
Scientists collecting one litre of water weekly from New York City's East River over a full year have used vertebrate environmental DNA metabarcoding to detect 71 local marine fish species, more than …
4 May 2026
IBM has announced the launch of IBM Envizi Emissions Calculations in Excel, a new solution designed for sustainability teams that rely on spreadsheets to calculate greenhouse gas emissions. The tool e…
4 May 2026
The Asian Development Bank has launched the Critical Minerals-to-Manufacturing Financing Partnership Facility, a new initiative aimed at supporting the development of critical mineral supply chains ac…
4 May 2026
Down To Earth magazine enters its 35th year of publication with a focus on development that is inclusive and therefore sustainable, covering themes from hereditary poverty and India's geography of dis…
4 May 2026
Energy management solutions provider Arcadia has acquired Engie's Utility Expense and Data Management, Energy Procurement, and Sustainability Advising business, known as Engie Impact, to create a unif…
4 May 2026
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is developing a common Extended Producer Responsibility portal to streamline compliance, improve traceability and scale India's recycling e…
4 May 2026
The French government has released its Roadmap for Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels, outlining plans to end coal consumption by 2030, oil by 2045, and natural gas by 2050. Fossil fuels currently a…
1 May 2026
Jammu has recorded a temperature increase of nearly 3°C over the past fifteen years alongside a 64.7 per cent decline in annual rainfall, placing the region in a high-risk climate category. Educators …
1 May 2026
India imports all of its lithium, cobalt and nickel requirements, and critical mineral supply chains remain concentrated among a handful of countries, amplifying energy transition risks, according to …
1 May 2026
Spanish clean energy developer Solaria Energia has raised €300 million through an equity transaction representing 10% of its share capital, with proceeds aimed at accelerating a multi-gigawatt Europea…
1 May 2026
A decade-long study in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba recorded 580 polar bear visits to trail camera sites and found that the length of the ice-free season, not the body condition of individual bears,…
1 May 2026
Carbon removal marketplace Supercritical has announced a new agreement with Boeing for the purchase of 20,000 tons of durable carbon dioxide removal credits sourced from biochar and enhanced rock weat…
1 May 2026
Regulatory briefs, standards analysis and BRSR insights — verified, India-anchored.