Sustainability Karma Desk

The agreement omits any reference to the UK's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), despite India's push for an exemption and assertion that it may retaliate if Britain imposes carbon-related import taxes.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal highlighted India's climate leadership, noting it met its 2030 renewable energy target of 200 GW in 2022—eight years early—while accounting for only 3% of global emissions.

In 2024, two- and three-wheelers accounted for over 93% of India's on-road EVs, with electric four-wheelers at 6% and electric buses and trucks under 1%, notes the report titled, 'India Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Market Overview'.

Nestlé India launches digital, paperless DC in Bhiwandi with AI tools and alternate fuel logistics to support efficient, secure, and sustainable operations.

Inland waterways present a significant opportunity to build a greener, more cost-effective, and efficient logistics network, with the ministry committed to leveraging this potential to drive sustainable development and robust economic growth across the hinterland.

Although financial inclusion broadens access to financial services, its current association with rising carbon emissions highlights the need to redirect resources toward green investments, supported by financial literacy, policy incentives, and institutional reforms to ensure a just and sustainable...

These varieties represent a breakthrough in precision agriculture, using genome-editing techniques that introduce no foreign DNA and comply with approved biosafety regulations, distinguishing them from traditional GMOs.

India is set to take a leading role in the global dialogue on land governance and climate action by presenting its flagship SVAMITVA Scheme and Gram Manchitra platform at the World Bank Land Conference 2025, being held from May 5–8 in Washington.

India aims to double its wind energy capacity to 100 GW by 2030 through expanded manufacturing, innovation, and workforce development, positioning the sector as a key driver of clean energy goals and major job growth, according to IWTMA.

Gender inclusion is a strategic focus of the Powering Livelihoods initiative, which tackles design, awareness, and financing barriers through targeted outreach and advocacy for collateral-free loans, impacting livelihoods of 16,000 women, says Abhishek Jain, Director of Green Economy and Impact...