Sustainability Karma Desk

Cabinet clears flagship programme to deploy floating solar projects across reservoirs, backed by 10 GWh of battery storage, as India seeks to strengthen grid reliability, reduce emissions and expand renewable energy capacity.

The CAQM Sub-Committee revoked Stage-III of the revised GRAP in NCR due to improving air quality. However, Stage-II and Stage-I measures remain in place, with ongoing monitoring and strict enforcement.

In an interview with Sustainability Karma, Erik Solheim, former Executive Director of UNEP, talks about one of the main achievements of COP29 like the establishment of global carbon market rules and related issues like:

India needs sustained economic growth of 6–7% or more for decades to become a developed country by 2047, which will naturally increase emissions. In an interview with Sustainability Karma, Pratyush Thakur, Investment Director and Country Head (India) at Blueleaf Energy, says the focus should be...

CDRI shot into limelight at COP29 at Baku in Azerbaijan with its active participation and announcement of $8 million funding to SIDS for climate resilience funding. In an interview with Sustainability Karma, Amit Prothi, Director General of CDRI throws light on CDRI’s role at COP29 and beyond.

Study forecasts massive investment, jobs and market growth across India’s emerging green value chains

Initiatives ranging from inculcating the ethos of green education in children, to using biochar and plasma-ized water, and enabling FPOs to embrace sustainable practices were deliberated for two days at a Hyderabad event.

In an unconventional launch, children of Jaishankar Memorial Centre unveiled the magazine, embodying its mission to amplify unheard voices, spotlight lived experiences, and champion slow, purpose-driven journalism for social change.

Industry body pushes for bold reforms to scale green growth

CleanMax's carbon credits programme sells cleaner burning cookstoves at subsidised rates in underserved areas like Gadchiroli in Maharashtra, reducing emissions, improving women's and children's health, and powering a socially impactful for-profit business model, says Kuldeep Jain, founder and...