India’s Sustainable Development Framework
03 Sep 2021 Did you know that the Shore Nuisance (Bombay and Kolaba) Act, 1853 and the Bengal Smoke Nuisance Act, 1905 were meant to protect the environment? Before Independence, the environment-related laws in India were mostly associated with various types of pollution. To give some perspective, the Shore Nuisance (Bombay and Kolaba) Act, 1853 […]
Climate Change, State Emergency and Stakeholder Pursuit
14 Sep 2021 “Environmental Stewardship” is pivotal to planet sustainability. Focus must dramatically shift to absolute reductions in quick time. The latest European Green Deal “Fit for 55” is set to influence a wide range of policies aligning them to cut EU’s emissions by 55% by 2030. The US federal administration qualifies its announcement to […]
Encouraging Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture Practices
24 Sep 2021 Globally, food production declined in the last one year due to the pandemic but the Indian farm sector has stayed largely unaffected by the pandemic, as it grew consistently over the same period. It recorded a 3.5% growth in the first quarter of 2020-21; declined marginally to 3% in second quarter and […]
The India Plastics Pact: Paving the Way for a Circular Plastics Economy
11 Oct 2021 India marks a significant stride towards a circular plastics economy through the launch of the India Plastics Pact, taking forward the mission of sustainability. As the world grapples with the growing plastic pollution crisis, several governments are speaking out in favour of a legally binding global treaty to combat plastic pollution. The […]
World Environment Day 2022 – Only One Earth
03 Jun 2022 The first global conference on environment, held in Stockholm in 1972, was an initiative to place environmental issues at the forefront of the international community. It was also the start of a dialogue between industrialized and developing countries. The conference slogan ‘Only One Earth’ became the catchphrase for environmentalists all over the […]
Tackling Climate Change at COP26 Summit: Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
27 Oct 2021 Across the world, countries have been battling the impact of climate change. At the Earth Summit or the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was agreed and its leadership body, Conference of Parties (COP) has […]
Contributing to the National Agenda with Green Buildings
28 Oct 2021 On the last day of this month, over 190 leaders from various countries will gather in Glasgow to discuss and finalize climate action at the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26). The goal is to minimize the damages of climate change by limiting global warming to 2 degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and ultimately […]
Moving Towards a More Sustainable Business Environment
02 Nov 2021 Sustainable business practices are essential for bringing a balance between development and growth on the one hand and the imperatives of Nature on the other. Climate change is a huge concern for governments across the world. The COP26 summit is one such initiative driven at the global level to tackle the effects […]
Promoting Water Management Tools and Techniques Across India
03 Nov 2021 The 26th United Nations climate change conference, COP26, will see discussions on the Paris Agreement as well as on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It will also highlight the impact of climate change on water resources, as the issue of water stress and security has been affecting several countries across […]
Climate Change Resilience: Reducing Air Pollution Through Crop Residue Management
05 Nov 2021 On 26 October, CII’s work on crop residue management to curb air pollution received the ‘Global Development Award 2021’ under the Most Innovative Development Programme category (Theme 2: Community-driven Climate-related Disaster Risk Reduction in Rural Areas). The award recognised CII’s work for “a promising approach to impact the life of local communities […]