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Climate tech in India is ripe for global venture capital inflows
One of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters is trying to clean up. Global venture capitalists looking to put their money to work should keep an eye on it. The Indian capital region of Delhi is abuzz with activity. Rusty metal signs that tout "Electric Charging" stand out, along with stations that power electric two-and-three wheelers.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav......
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav addresses the Inaugural session of Sustainable Mountain Development Summit-XI. Ease of living is as important as Ease of doing business: Shri Yadav.
Does ESG Actually Matter? A McKInsey Report Says So!
Since the acronym "ESG" was coined in 2005, and until recently, its fortunes were steadily growing. To take one example, there has been a fivefold growth in internet searches for ESG since 2019, even as searches for "CSR"-an earlier area of focus more reflective of corporate engagement than changes to a core business model-have declined.
Climate Change is Invasive Species' Fertilizer
It has also snagged a spot on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's 100 of the world's worst invasive alien species and emerged as one of the biggest threats to the indigenous snow trout and 150 other native fish species found in the Himalayan waters.
Climate scientists featured in YouTube film with Pope Francis
The documentary features voices representing Indigenous communities, people living in poverty, young people and the science community, and follows their journey to Rome to meet with the pope and share their stories on the planetary crisis and the toll it's taking on nature and people.
Google, YouTube to prohibit ads and monetization on climate denial content
Google and YouTube on Thursday announced a new policy that prohibits climate deniers from being able to monetize their content on its platforms via ads or creator payments. Why it matters: It's one of the most aggressive measures any major tech platform has taken to combat climate change misinformation.
Bill Gates says investment in innovation is the important part of ESG
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday addressed the issue of businesses that exaggerate environmental, social and governance credentials, arguing that though corporate sustainability credentials are often controversial, they are still critical for assessing whether to invest in a company.
India gives environmental clearance for genetically modified mustard
A government panel has approved an application seeking environmental clearance of indigenously developed genetically modified mustard seeds, experts said, paving the way for commercial use of the country's first GM food crop. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, a unit of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has approved the GM mustard seeds, said a top scientist and an agricultural expert in India.
IIT Bombay, Delhi, JNU most sustainable institutes in India according to QS World University Ranking
IIT-Bombay is the best educational institution in India in the inaugural QS World University Rankings: Sustainability released today. A total of 15 Indian universities ranked in the list with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay featuring in the 281-300 rank range, followed by IIT-Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University at the third rank. QS World University Rankings: Sustainability ranking is a new framework to evaluate how universities are taking action to tackle the world's most pressing environmental and social issues.
A documentary series of 16 stories of resilience shot in five of India’s most climate-vulnerable states
'Faces of Climate Resilience' - a short documentary series of 16 films - pans in on the stories of communities in five States adapting to climate change Women from 10 self-help groups from Tandahara village in Odisha's Puri district have been nurturing a forest, which will provide a measure of protection from the water, especially seawater intrusion, that destroys their fields.
How India is shifting from Fast Fashion to Natural Fibers and Slow Fashion
In the land of natural fibers, fashion is slowly evolving to become more inclusive and sustainable across India. Considered the backbone of India's textile industry, despite competition from synthetic versions, the demand for natural fibers is increasing steadily. Natural fiber composites have varied uses in the textile, packaging, furnishing, building, and construction industries.
Investment avenues that will be game changers by 2025
Amid a climate weighed down with uncertainties and financial challenges, the last few years have demonstrated intelligence and resilience by Indian investors who have tightly held on to their existing investment portfolio and not taken panic-stricken decisions.
Sustainability standards: Finmin urges banks to incentivise MSMEs
The finance ministry has advised banks to support those micro, small and medium enterprises that have adopted certain sustainability standards for manufacturing with a raft of incentives, including cheaper credit, at a time when interest rates are on the rise, official and banking sources told FE. The move is part of the government's broader efforts to encourage MSMEs to become "Responsible manufacturers" and improve credit flow to these units that account for a bulk of the country's job creation.
The ‘tiger widows’ of Sundarbans: Caught between the jungle and the rising sea
More than a year on, his wife mourns the unhappy collision of circumstances that led her 68-year-old husband quite literally into the jaws of death - climate change that turned the waters saline, making agriculture unviable, shrinking tiger habitat in the ecologically fragile region and the Covid aftermath that robbed her children of their work.
World-famous teas from India's rolling Darjeeling hills are facing an existential threat
World-famous teas from India's rolling Darjeeling hills are facing an existential threat, as producers reeling from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and climate change struggle to stay afloat.Tea plants in Darjeeling district, a region that sprawls across several towns including its namesake, were first introduced by the British during its colonial rule to counter the growing dependence on Chinese tea.
