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- Disclosure Analytics
California finalizes SB 253 climate disclosure deadline of August 2026
The California Air Resources Board approved the initial implementing regulation for climate transparency laws SB 253 and SB 261 in late February 2026, setting an August 10, 2026 deadline for large com…
- Disclosure Analytics
UK issues Sustainability Reporting Standards UK SRS S1 and S2
The UK Department for Business and Trade issued the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards UK SRS S1 and S2 in February 2026, closely aligned with the ISSB framework and requiring disclosure of sustain…
- Climate & Nature
APSPDCL plans 2,200 MW solar and battery storage by 2029-30
Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited unveiled a roadmap to add roughly 550 MW of solar annually from FY2026-27 through FY2029-30, reaching about 2,200 MW, alongside a 500 MW/1,00…
- Climate & Nature
India notifies Green Ammonia and Green Methanol emission standards
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy notified Green Ammonia and Green Methanol Standards on February 27, 2026, under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, setting emission thresholds of 0.38 and 0.…
- ESG Movers
EcoVadis and Watershed Partner to Provide Supplier-Specific Scope 3 Emissions Data
Business sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis and climate platform Watershed have announced a strategic partnership to integrate EcoVadis' primary carbon metrics directly into Watershed's carbon a…
- ESG Movers
Rolls-Royce SMR and Equilibrion Assess Nuclear-Powered Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
Rolls-Royce SMR and project development company Equilibrion have signed a memorandum of understanding to assess the technical and economic feasibility of producing sustainable aviation fuel using smal…
- Climate & Nature
Women-led plantation drive launched in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Rural women in Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, launched a grassroots environmental campaign on International Women's Day under the group Paryavaran Sena, planting saplings and pledging conservatio…
- Climate & Nature
India Generated Nearly 14 Lakh Tonnes of E-Waste in 2024-25, Parliament Told
India generated 13,97,955.59 metric tonnes of e-waste in 2024-25, of which 11,59,228.25 metric tonnes were recycled, according to data presented to the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Environment, Forest…
- Climate & Nature
February 2026 Ranked Fifth Warmest on Record at 1.49 Degrees Above Pre-Industrial
February 2026 recorded a global average surface air temperature of 13.26 degrees Celsius, 1.49 degrees above the estimated 1850-1900 pre-industrial average, making it the fifth warmest February on rec…
- Climate & Nature
Warmer Wetter Conditions Drive Surge in Tanzania Disease Outbreaks
Climate change is reshaping Tanzania's disease landscape as warmer temperatures, erratic rainfall and longer humid seasons create conditions for viruses, bacteria and disease-carrying insects to thriv…
- Climate & Nature
Position Green Launches ROI Calculator to Quantify Financial Returns from Decarbonization
Sustainability software and advisory company Position Green has launched an ROI Calculator, a tool that enables companies to quantify the financial and emissions impact of decarbonization investments.…
- Climate & Nature
Telangana hosts over 1,245 green building projects, IGBC summit reports
Data shared at the IGBC Green Telangana Summit 2026 showed the state hosts more than 1,245 registered green building projects covering over 1.67 billion square feet, much of it concentrated in Hyderab…
- Standards & Frameworks
MNRE issues Green Methanol and Green Ammonia standards via memorandums
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy issued the Green Methanol and Green Ammonia Standards through official memorandums dated 27 February 2026 under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, defining e…
- Sustainable Finance
Kenya's Stricter Carbon Rules Bring Down KOKO Networks After Inflated Credit Claims
KOKO Networks, a bioethanol fuel provider serving over 1.3 million Kenyan low-income households for 11 years, collapsed after Kenya's government denied it a Letter of Authorization to sell carbon cred…
- Regulations
India's Proposed EIA Amendment Creates Bypass Route Around State Expert Committees
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published a draft notification on March 5, 2026 proposing amendments to the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 that would create tw…
- Regulations
Draft MMDR Amendment Would Remove Caps on Mining Lease Area Across India
India's draft Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill 2026 proposes to eliminate area limits on mining leases, currently capped at 10 square kilometres per lessee for major minerals under Section 6 of the M…
- ESG Movers
Boeing Signs 40,000 Tonne Biochar Carbon Removal Deal with Carbonfuture
Carbon removal solutions provider Carbonfuture has signed a multi-year agreement with Boeing for a minimum of 40,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal credits, sourced from a diversified portfo…
- Climate & Nature
LSEG Launches New ESG Scores and Sustainability Analytics Platform Covering 16,000 Companies
The London Stock Exchange Group has launched LSEG Sustainability Ratings and Data, a new suite of ESG scores and sustainability analytics covering more than 16,000 companies and over 1 million fixed i…
- Climate & Nature
India's Chief Justice Acknowledges FGM Persists as PIL Seeks Complete Ban
Chief Justice of India B R Gavai acknowledged during proceedings that many girls continue to face Female Genital Mutilation, as a public interest litigation filed by human rights advocate Sunita Tiwar…
- Standards & Frameworks
Nigeria's FRC unveils 2026 IFRS sustainability reporting roadmap
The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria unveiled its amended IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards roadmap and Sustainability Reporting Guideline 1 on February 23, 2026, mandating phased ISSB-al…
- Climate & Nature
Blue Dart reaches one million trees planted under climate initiative
Blue Dart Express Ltd. announced it has planted one million trees across India under its tree plantation initiative, expected to sequester approximately 20,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually at ful…
- ESG Movers
ACC and Adani Foundation deploy Mobile Health Care Unit in Maharashtra
ACC, part of the Adani portfolio, and the Adani Foundation launched a Mobile Health Care Unit at the ACC Chanda plant in Maharashtra to serve 18 surrounding villages with primary and preventive health…
- Climate & Nature
Uttar Pradesh to develop 100 model ponds per district
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…
- Sustainable Finance
FRC updates 2026 Companies Act scoping tables and reporting guidance
On February 4, 2026, the UK Financial Reporting Council released updated Companies Act 2006 Scoping Tables and revised Guidance on the Strategic Report, integrating new payment-reporting rules effecti…