Environment
Water crisis could hit India’s credit rating, wa...
May 12, 2026
You have just released a report on the Asian water infrastructure. What is the most critical finding of that report? The most important finding or outcome, if I were to choose one, is that we need to think of the water cycle as an important infrastructure, as something we need to...
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AIIB calls for water to be treated as critical inf...
April 30, 2026
Global water security is emerging as a critical macroeconomic and development challenge, with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) calling for the hydrological cycle to be treated as essential infrastructure, as rising pressures of scarcity, excess, pollution and varia...
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Spotlight on controversial Great Nicobar Island pr...
April 29, 2026
Attempts by Indian authorities to obstruct Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, from visiting Great Nicobar Island failed as Gandhi managed to reach the ecologically-sensitive area to highlight concerns over a major project that the government claims will make the...
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With mounting cost of fossil fuels on households, ...
April 16, 2026
Amid rising global concerns over energy affordability and ongoing oil price shocks, climate campaign group 350.org has launched its report Out of Pocket: How Fossil Fuels Are Draining Households and Economies, highlighting how continued dependence on fossil fuels is placing a sig...
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India’s updated NDCs fall short of transformativ...
April 11, 2026
On March 25, more than a year after it was due, the Union Cabinet quietly approved what may be the most consequential document India has submitted to the international community in recent years. India’s third Nationally Determined Contribution, its updated climate action pl...
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Major tourism stakeholders join UN Tourism initiat...
April 1, 2026
At a Global Roundtable on the International Day of Zero Waste, United Nation Tourism, in collaboration with the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP), advanced the ‘Recipe of Change’ initiative, with major tourism players who cater to over 600 million pesons committing...
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350.org urges Asian nations to tax oil windfalls a...
April 1, 2026
As the Iran conflict enters its second month, climate advocacy group climate campaign group 350.org and its partners have called on Asian governments to impose windfall taxes on profits of oil and gas companies and accelerate the transition to renewable energy to contain rising ...
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UN wildlife summit COP15 expands protection for mi...
March 30, 2026
At the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS), COP15, that was held in Brazil, governments agreed to expand global conservation efforts by granting new or enhanced protections to 40 migratory species and populations, as fresh scientific evidence warned of ac...
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World Water Day meet highlights gender parity in w...
March 28, 2026
On the occasion of the World Water Day 2026, Green Terre Foundation of India, a Pune-based non-government organisation (NGO), in association with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), hosted Global Online Forum on Water and Gender Equality, a ...
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350.org slams Trump for USD 1bn payout to TotalEne...
March 25, 2026
Amid growing criticism over energy policies of the United States President Donald Trump, climate campaign group 350.org has condemned reports that the Trump administration plans to pay USD 1 billion to a French multinational integrated energy firm, TotalEnergies, to exit two offs...
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